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BACKGROUND The City of Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 13.16.05—Public Art in Private Places Program states, "the city strongly encourages private individuals or corporations to participate in the public art in private places program by placing original works of art in publicly accessibly areas in new commercial, office or industrial developments." According to section D of the same municipal code chapter, the civic arts commission shall review the artwork portion of the project and provide guidance to the City Council on the artwork. The following information about the art piece, "The Carpenter" was submitted by David Crawford from RMW Architecture: • In 1989, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners commissioned "The Carpenter" from the artist Robert Gottshall for placement in the national headquarters in Washington, D.C. and the International Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Northern California Carpenters Regional Council intends on commissioning "The Carpenter" for the new Pleasanton Training Center. • "The Carpenter" is a heroic life-size bronze sculpture depicting a carpenter in the act of hammering. The piece is approximately 3'-10" high, 4'-8" in length, and 3'-6" wide. The sculpture is cast silicon bronze, approximately .25 inches thick, with a patina of potassium sulfate, cupric and ferric nitrate. It would be placed on a pedestal or base that is finished in porcelain tile that looks like wood (similar to the tile that is on the building). In addition to the sculpture, the carpenters are considering placing "The Carpenter" in front of a backdrop of rusted metal panels to help set it apart from the surrounding landscape. • The location being considered for "The Carpenter" is near the main entry driveway to the Training Center along Santa Rita Road. DISCUSSION In compliance with the Municipal Code, the Civic Arts Commission reviewed this piece to determine whether the architect/corporation met the following criteria with the piece: 1. Is this proposed piece appropriate for the building/business? 2. Is this piece commensurate with the scale of the proposed buildings? 3. Does this piece complement and enhance this building project? The Civic Arts Commissioners had the following comments regarding the piece and the location at their June 14, 2018 meeting: • The Commissioners appreciated the design of the piece and the landscape that the Carpenters Training Center is proposing to place around the piece • The Commissioners requested that the piece be angled so that it optimize visibility from the roadway • The Commissioners wanted to assure that a plaque would be created to indicate the artist and name of the piece and that the plaque be placed near the piece • The Commissioners were concerned with maintenance and vandalism and the Carpenters Training Center indicated that they could place a camera in the area but felt with the number of visitors to the center that they would naturally have strong visibility on the piece which would help mitigate issues Page 2 of 3