DATE: March 21, 2016
TO: South Hayward BART Station Access Authority Board
FROM: Assistant City Manager
Real Estate and Property Development Manager
SUBJECT
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Approval of Resolutions directing the Executive Directors to Negotiate and Execute Contracts to Facilitate the Completion of Five Murals within the JPA Boundaries
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Board approves the attached resolution directing the Executive Directors to negotiate and execute contracts in an amount not to exceed $81,500 to facilitate the completion of five murals within the JPA boundaries.
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BACKGROUND
At the October 21 and December 14, 2015 JPA Board meetings, the Board received two presentations on potential beautification improvement opportunities within the JPA boundaries. Specifically, the Board recommended moving forward with the completion of mural projects for the BART Tennyson Underpass, Tennyson Soundwall, and three utility boxes (located at 12th/Tennyson, Cole/Pacific and Tennyson, and Dixon/BART Street.
The City of Hayward will handle the management of these projects through its Mural Arts Program.
Last December, City staff spent three hours at the South Hayward Station surveying BART rides on what improvements they would like to see at the station. The 67 survey respondents identified public murals and art as one of their top three improvements they would like to see.
DISCUSSION
Per Board feedback, the staff is to facilitate the completion of five mural projects which include three utility boxes, the BART-Tennyson Underpass, and the Tennyson Soundwall. These murals will enhance pedestrian access by reducing graffiti and improving aesthetics by creating a physically inviting environment that will make BART users and the surrounding neighborhoods feel safer. Additionally, the murals themselves serve as a very effective graffiti deterrent and have proven to help ...
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