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City Council authorizes bidding on Legacy Park Phase 1; commission readies calls for artists for sculpture walk pedestals
Summary
Staff reported City Council authorized bidding for Tustin Legacy Park Phase 1 improvements, which include five sculpture-walk pedestals. Phase 2 is in value engineering and likely to finish in mid–late 2027; commissioners noted available earmarked funds and next steps for artist calls when pedestals are installed.
Staff told the commission that the Tustin City Council authorized the bid process for Legacy Park Phase 1 improvements at a recent meeting. Phase 1 includes landscape work and five sculpture-walk pedestals (three large, two small) at previously identified locations; staff expects bidding in about a month and said construction could start in summer depending on bid outcomes.
Phase 2 of the Legacy Park project is undergoing value engineering to reduce earlier cost estimates and has been pushed back for bidding until the fall; staff estimated Phase 2 completion in mid- to late-2027 because of the project scale. Commissioners discussed whether pedestal installation would require commission funds; staff said pedestals were being provided as part of the public-works project and that the commission currently has earmarked funds for art (about $25,000 from Brookfield and an earlier TACFA promise of roughly $25,000). The commission agreed it can revisit sponsorship conversations with the city manager if additional funding is needed later.
Staff indicated that once pedestals are in place, the commission will start a call for artists to select sculpture pieces for the walk. A future staff report will return with timing and details about the call for artists when the construction schedule is clearer.
