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Public arts committee outlines site work, budget and schedule for new sculpture installation
Summary
The committee reviewed site plans, agreed to coordinate a site visit with Public Works, and expects county approval of the art agreement at its Sept. 24 meeting; installation timing is contingent on weather and Public Works scheduling, with staff estimating work in early next year.
Committee members reviewed technical preparations and a tentative schedule for an upcoming public sculpture installation and asked staff to coordinate site work with Public Works.
The county is expected to review the art agreement at its Sept. 24 meeting; once approved and signed by the county Parks board, staff said the city will receive a final signed agreement and the project can proceed to installation planning. The committee agreed to schedule a follow-up joint site visit with Public Works and the artist after mid-October, when one committee member returns from travel.
The artist and staff reported a recent site visit produced a near-final site plan. The committee discussed site-preparation details including grading, removal of a short asphalt section, and installing about 4 inches of 3/8-minus compacted base (the artist preferred a brown base). Staff estimated roughly six yards of Canyon rock at about $15 per yard would be needed for the base. Public Works indicated it would perform grading and asked that some prep wait until after a rain event so soils are workable.
Budget items discussed included a $25,000 allocation for the artist and approximately $6,000 set aside for outstanding site costs; the committee discussed the bench design and whether the city or the artist would provide hardware. The artist said she expected to supply a redwood slab for the bench and offered to assemble the bench, and the committee discussed reimbursing hardware costs if needed.
On installation logistics, staff said the sculpture will sit on a solid poured concrete pad roughly 6–7 feet in diameter and about 2.5 feet tall; the sculpture’s steel base is expected to rest on that pad without bolting because of the work’s weight. The contractor identified for site work and installations is known to committee members, but the committee reserved final scheduling to Public Works given limits on grading season. Members estimated an installation target of January–February next year, but emphasized the timeline depends on weather and Public Works availability.
The committee also discussed planting and irrigation for adjacent landscaping, noting Toyon shrubs were proposed and estimating five-gallon plants at about $32.50 each; if irrigation access from an adjacent lot is not available, the group said volunteers or master gardeners could help establish plantings.
The committee requested staff return with a confirmed timeline, the finalized site plan, and a schedule for the joint site visit with Public Works. The meeting closed with the committee noting additional coordination needed before firming an installation date.
