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File Number: 15-197 <br />·Advising bidders of the requirements of the CWA and responding to contractor & trade <br />queries throughout each project; <br />·Coordinating Pre-Job meetings with trades and contractors for each project and <br />participating in Pre-Construction meetings; <br />·Staffing the Joint Administrative Committee meetings of City, union, and contractor <br />representatives; <br />·Preparing, analyzing and/or reviewing monthly workforce utilization reports; <br />·Coordinating referrals to apprenticeships with workforce development programs; <br />·Responding to Public Records Act requests and building a database; and <br />·Coordinating and participating on a grievance committee as needed. <br />Arts Master Plan <br />The City’s first Arts Commission was created by the City Council in 2014 in recognition of the <br />growing importance of art and culture in the City. The Commission, consisting of nine <br />members, began meeting in November with the mission of developing and promoting public <br />art to enrich the City. The newly created Commission requested funding for the development <br />of an Arts Master Plan. A Master Plan will identify strategies and priorities for the future <br />development of art and will strategize plans for engagement and implementation. The Master <br />Plan will create a framework from which the Arts Commission will operate and evaluate the <br />role of art in current plans and future development. The Master Plan will create a structure to <br />identify projects and priorities once a source of funding is identified. <br />$50,000 in funding is requested for the development of an Arts Master Plan facilitated by the <br />City’s Recreation and Human Services Department. <br />Utility Box Art Wraps <br />Beginning in 2014, the City of San Leandro successfully partnered with Streets Alive on a <br />demonstration project to develop artistic enhancements for seven groups of utility boxes in the <br />City. The selected locations, mostly clustered downtown, were chosen based on visibility. <br />Over the past several months, each of the boxes were wrapped with artwork that have added <br />creativity and color to boxes that were previously dull, gray, eyesores. The project receives <br />positive attention from both residents and the press. <br />To facilitate the installation of additional art wraps, staff began outreach aimed at identifying <br />businesses willing to sponsor boxes to fund additional art wrap installations at a cost of <br />approximately $2,500 per box. Although some sponsorships are expected in the upcoming <br />year, additional funding is requested to significantly expand the reach of the program. In <br />addition to Downtown San Leandro, staff believes that art wraps could make a positive impact <br />in neighborhood-oriented retail districts and the industrial area. An appropriation of $25,000 <br />would be sufficient to install wraps at 7-10 additional locations, more than doubling the scope <br />of the original project. Based on the results of the first round of installations, staff believes that <br />the art wraps are a cost-effective tool for expanding public art in the City. <br />Decorative Street Banners <br />The City implemented a decorative banner program on street poles in numerous areas <br />throughout the City in the mid-1990s. These areas include: Bancroft Avenue (near Dutton), <br />the Civic Center kiosk, Davis Street, San Leandro Boulevard, Wicks (near the Marina <br />Community Center) and at the shoreline. The budget for the first eight years of the program, <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/14/2015