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BACKGROUND Each year, 20 City employees participate in the City's "Leadership Academy." Outstanding employees from throughout the City's various departments are selected to receive advanced training in City operations, policies, and personal professional development. The long -range goal for the Leadership Academy is to develop in -house candidates for mid management and high -level management positions. An important element of the Leadership Academy class is working together to accomplish a culminating project. The 2009 class chose two: 1) the development of a comprehensive on -going mentoring program; and 2) the design, creation and installation of a public art piece entitled "Vision Cube." The three dimensional artwork is a stainless steel /ceramic tile pedestal measuring approximately 3'x3'x2' in size. Individual 12" ceramic tiles designed by each of the participants of the Leadership Academy and were combined with steel framing to create a seat -high pedestal. Each tile reflects each class member's thoughts about the Academy and his /her reflections upon the City of Pleasanton. The class proposed that the pedestal be placed in the planting area near the main entrance to 123 Main Street. Leadership class members Jim Gotcher and Tom Fullam presented the project at the May 4, 2009 Civic Arts Commission meeting and received unanimous support from the Commission. The Commission's only suggestion was to enhance the colors in the tiles during the firing process. Staff suggested that Mr. Gotcher and Mr. Fullam return to a future Civic Arts Commission meeting to present the finished pedestal. The final project was presented to the Commission on January 4, 2010 and was approved. DISCUSSION The Project Committee of the 2009 Leadership Academy asked each participant to create an individual design for a tile that represents their feelings about Pleasanton, which would be affixed to a sturdy framework and displayed with the other tiles as a rectangular pedestal bench. Staff member Tom Fullam created the framework and designed the pedestal to be rotated periodically in order to view all sides over time. The proposed location was selected because the art piece will add color to an otherwise relatively plain building entrance and there is enough space surrounding the piece to allow for sufficient pedestrian access. Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approve by: Susan Andrade -Wax avid P. Culver Nelson Fialho Director of Parks and Director of Finance City Manager Community Services Attachments 1. Picture of the proposed public art piece /pedestal Page 2 of 2