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Report regarding a resolution approving a Public Art Agreement with J Muzacz in the amount of $168,000 to design, fabricate, and install three mosaic art components at the New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue. (Erin O'Brien, Business Program Manager)
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Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a Public Art Agreement with J Muzacz in the amount of $168,000 to design, fabricate, and install three mosaic art components at the New Park at Linden Avenue and Pine Avenue.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Starting in the spring of 2024, the City engaged the community in a series of visioning events to help shape the design of a new park and plaza in the Old Town neighborhood at 616 and 700 Linden Avenue. Through these visioning workshops, community members provided feedback to help inform a design that would convert the existing space into a new vibrant gathering and recreation area. During this process, three art opportunities emerged as community priorities: interactive art, murals, and entry/identity art. The design team incorporated the community's input by including three separate art components, each distinct but coordinated in a mosaic design:
* Mosaic columns at the plaza
* Pavement mosaic inlays at the plaza
* Mosaic climbable playground sculpture
A request for qualifications (RFQ) for artists was issued in June 2025 to identify qualified professionals experienced in large-scale, durable, and site-responsive public art. The call was both invitational, reaching artists listed on the City's Public Artist Inventory, and publicly posted on CAFE (CallForEntry.org), a national online portal for public art opportunities.
The opportunity was promoted through the City's website, newsletter, and social media channels, resulting in 34 artist submissions from across the Bay Area and beyond at the closing of the RFQ in July 2025. The project's Public Art Consultant and City staff vetted and recomm...
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