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BACKGROUND Through the Harrington Art Partnership (Another Harrington Arts Partnership Piece for You), Nancy and Gary Harrington would like to donate the cold weld steel sculpture "Eventide"; by artist Parker McDonald, to add to the City's public art collection (Attachment 1). On December 6, 2011 at its regular meeting, City Council approved the purchase of several public art pieces as part of the Harrington Public Art Acquisition Plan Phase II. Five of the pieces approved in this phase are yet to be donated to the City. Due to the time that has passed since original approval, the Harringtons have indicated that for a variety of reasons, it is becoming increasingly difficult to donate the remaining pre - approved pieces. At a meeting in October 2014, city staff agreed to allow the Harringtons to find suitable replacements for the remaining five pieces. The Harringtons would like to donate "Eventide," a cold weld steel replica of a mountain lion, to be installed the Alviso Adobe Community Park located at 3465 Old Foothill Road, instead of one of the remaining pre -approved five pieces. In accordance with the City's Public Art Program, "Eventide", was reviewed by the Public Art Selection Subcommittee on September 28, 2018. The donation and location was approved by the Civic Arts Commission at the November 5, 2018 commission meeting. The matter was then forwarded to the Parks and Recreation Commission at the January 11, 2019 commission meeting where the commission requested that staff find another location at the Alviso Adobe Community Park or at another Pleasanton park with the concern that the original location would be scary for young school children. DISCUSSION Originally suggested by the Harringtons, the proposed site for the permanent location of "Eventide"; inside the Alviso Adobe Community Park, has great appeal due to its 'approachability' by patrons and yet is not visible to street traffic. The piece also has connection to the type of environmental programming that occurs at the site. Seeing the natural connections between the property and the art piece, the Public Art Selection Sub -Committee (PASS) recommends acceptance of this donation and placement at the Alviso Adobe Community Park. PASS recommends the location in Attachment 3, inside the park, Northwest of the orchard. The committee agrees that this location is preferred because of its location away from Foothill Road. PASS also thought the amount of dense evergreen Oak trees would prevent the piece from being seen from Old Foothill Road. Limiting glimpses from roadways prevents drivers from mistakenly identifying the art as a real mountain lion. The PASS committee agrees that this location is accessible by trails for the public to enjoy. The committee also prefers that the piece not be lit to not create a shadow. The committee would like the piece to be placed on a lower pedestal where you must be in the park to view the piece. The PASS committee suggests that the pedestal be a concrete or boulder shaped base so the piece would be off the ground. Page 2 of 3