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File Number: 15-293 <br />Advantages: <br />·All artists and art mediums can be presented with digital graphics; <br />·Cleaner appearance and quicker installation; <br />·Easily replaceable if damaged or when the box is replaced; <br />·Artist keeps original artwork after digital conversion. <br />Disadvantages: <br />·Cost: $1,500-$2,500; ($750 artist stipend, $750-$1,750, administration, call-for-artists, <br />selection process, graphic design, photography, printing, and professional installation); <br />·Not the original artwork, but a digital graphic. <br />Adjacent City Paint/Wrap Policy <br />Hayward Paint only <br />Livermore Paint only <br />San Jose Paint (Wraps not prohibited, but not encouraged) <br />Oakland Wrap only <br />Berkeley Wrap only <br />Alameda Wrap only <br />Redwood City Paint only <br />Fremont Paint (Wraps not prohibited, but not encouraged) <br />The majority of utility boxes around the City are owned by Caltrans, PG&E, AT&T or the City. <br />AT&T does not permit any artwork on their boxes. Caltrans and PG&E may permit painted <br />boxes on a case by case basis subject to their approval and standards. Both agencies require <br />the City to maintain the artwork and reserve the right to remove it when replacement is <br />needed. It is recommended that only City owned boxes be painted, considering that a painted <br />box will be the original artwork and irreplaceable. The City can control whether or not a box is <br />replaced and how the art will be handled. <br />Use of Paint and Wraps for the Next Phase of the Project <br />For the next phase of the utility box art project, staff recommends that both wraps and paint <br />will be considered. The determination of the best approach will be made on a box-by-box <br />basis based on the nature of the art selected, the preference of the artist and the ownership of <br />the box. <br />Previous Actions <br />·On April 20, 2015, by Resolution No. 2015-086, the City Council approved a budget of <br />$25,000 for the next phase of the utility box art program as part of a larger appropriation <br />for economic development and public art projects. <br />·The Council also directed staff to provide an outline of a selection process that includes <br />the Arts Commission and an analysis of painting the boxes versus the 3M wrap material. <br />Budget Authority <br />The second phase of the Utility Box Art Program will cost $25,000. Funding was appropriated <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/27/2015