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5. "Twilight" — artist, Diana Diaz a. Artist Description: Pleasanton's trees have been inspiring me for many years. I grew up here and it never ceases to amaze me; their color, their size. Mainly the view is of the Pleasanton Ridge, but very much inspired by Kottinger Community Park. (Refer to attachment 6 for more details.) b. Comments from the Civic Arts Commission: The commissioners liked the design very much. They particularly favored the golden tree and would like that to be in the front panel. If approved they would like the City to talk with the property owner and see if all bushes around the box can be removed so the entire design can be painted and seen. c. The Civic Arts Commission is recommending placement of this design on the utility box located at Kottinger Drive and First Street. 6. "The Most Pleasant Hills" —artist Robert Heubel a. Artist Description: The design would be an abstract landscape painting based on my previous work. The color scheme for the hills would be either shades of orange/reds or green/blues at the discretion of the committee, with a sky of blue with clouds. (Refer to attachment 7 for more details.) b. Comments from the Civic Arts Commission: The members stated they would like to see the drawing reflect the ridge as much as possible, they prefer the gold/blue color concept and would like the clouds that are represented in the red version. c. The Civic Arts Commission is recommending placement of this design on the utility box located at Sunol Boulevard and Mission Drive. 7. "Hummingbirds" — artist Irma Grant a. Artist Description: the design depicts two hummingbirds eating nectar from red Crocosmia flowers. Crocosmia is a hardy flower and very common in the Pleasanton area and San Francisco Bay Area. (Refer to attachment 8 for more details.) b. Comments from the Civic Arts Commission: the members loved the depiction of the birds and the flowers. They felt the background was a little two dark and tropical. They have asked the artist to present additional lighter shades of green in the final design painted on the box. c. The Civic Arts Commission is recommending placement of this box at First Street and Stanley Boulevard. The Civic Arts Commission has approved all of the aforementioned seven (7) designs and is recommending all seven (7) designs to the City Council for their review and consideration. Once the designs and locations are approved and agreements with the artists are completed, the artists will have a four (4) week period to complete their work. However, that schedule may be lengthened due to inclement weather or other unforeseen delays. Page 4 of 5