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Oakland, CAPermit #2508
COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2016
Charming Neighborhoods
Engaging Open Spaces
Inviting Public Parks
Community Focused Trails
Small Town Atmosphere
YOUR OAK KNOLL COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN
City of Oakland Public Art Ordinance
Public Art at Oak Knoll
Art Project and Site Summary
IN THIS ISSUE:
IMPORTANT CONTACTS If you support the community we would like to hear from you, and so would your councilmember. Please consider signing a letter of support for the Oak Knoll community or calling your councilmember or mayor and expressing your support for this project.
Mayor Libby Schaaf (510) 238-3141 [email protected]
Councilmember Dan Kalb District 1 (510) 238-7001 [email protected]
Councilmember Abel J. Guillen District 2 (510) 238-7002 [email protected]
Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney District 3 (510) 238-7003 [email protected]
Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington District 4 (510) 238-7004 [email protected]
Councilmember Noel Gallo District 5 (510) 238-7005 [email protected]
Councilmember Desley Brooks District 6 (510) 238-7006 [email protected]
Councilmember Larry Reid District 7 (510) 238-7007 [email protected]
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan Councilmember At-Large (510) 238-7008 [email protected]
Associated Residents of Sequoyah Heights HOA MeetingOak Knoll Heights Townhomes HOA Meeting
Shadow Woods HOA Meeting
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 400 Meeting
Oak Knoll Coalition Meeting
Sheffield Village HOA Meeting
Hillcrest Estates Improvement Association
2016
Oak Knoll Community Tour
June/JulyJanuary February March April
Oak Knoll Public Meeting
May
VILLAGE CENTER PLAZA - Artists will be responsible for the design, fabrication and installation of public art at the retail plaza. The site is approximately 5,000 square feet. The plaza will remain open space for community events, and the selected artists will be encouraged to design art that either resides overhead or is incorporated into the hardscape.
OAK WOODLAND - A 120-foot-wide by 930-foot-long woodland adjacent to Rifle Range Creek, populated with mature oaks, will be preserved during development. The site will be cleared of French Broom and other invasive species, and a footpath of decomposed granite will be installed through the length of the woodland parallel with the creek. Site-specific, three-dimensional environmental art must complement the oak woodland. While environmental art often has ephemeral implications, this project will require materials that are permanent, durable, weather resistant and low maintenance.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED SunCal is interested in seeking the largest pool of qualified artists or artist teams as possible. Therefore, we will be employing the request for qualifications call for entry and selection-panel process. RFQ calls with site and budget details will be posted during the design phase of the project so that artists can work with the architects and engineers to incorporate their concepts into the construction documents. For more information, please go to www.oakknollcommunity.com/public-art.
In 1989, the City of Oakland adopted a Percent for Public Art Ordinance for publicly funded projects. In
2014, the Oakland City Council amended the Public Art Ordinance to include privately funded residential (20 or more units) and commercial (2,000 or more square feet) projects. In January 2015, the amended ordinance became effective.
PUBLIC ART AT OAK KNOLL SunCal recognizes the value of public art and embraces the objectives of this ordinance. It is our goal to engage our community to help us create a sense of place, a focal point and a destination—all of which will contribute to the identity of the Oak Knoll Community.
In addition, it is our goal to involve the arts community as early in the planning stage as possible so that the selected artists or artist teams can develop proposals and designs that will be seamlessly integrated into the larger Oak Knoll Community plans.
ART PROJECT AND SITE SUMMARY There are five areas within the development that will be a part of our community art project. The following sites will be included in the project:
CREEKSIDE ENTRY PARK - The two-acre triangular park bordered by Rifle Range Creek,
Mountain Boulevard and Creekside Parkway will be landscaped with a native California palette. The charge will be to create public art that is inspired by the experiences of those who practiced healing arts at the Oak Knoll Naval Medical Center during its fifty-year history. Personnel there pioneered medical advances from prosthesis design to pediatric care. The art may be composed of landscape, hardscape and three-dimensional form.
PUBLIC AMENITIES - Six bicycle racks and six benches will be located throughout the development site. Artists will be responsible for design, materials, fabrication and installation of these utilitarian, yet, sculptural fixtures. Unique design for all twelve fixtures is encouraged.
RIFLE RANGE CREEK BRIDGE - Located at the intersection of Creekside Parkway and Creekside Loop, the bridge serves as the primary multi-purpose access to a majority of Oak Knoll housing. In addition, the bridge will be encountered by pedestrians enjoying the riparian setting of Rifle Range Creek. The design will exhibit strengths from a variety of perspectives and be sensitive to the natural setting. Artists will be responsible for the design, materials, fabrication and installation of art at the approaches to the bridge.
DRC Workshop
August
SDEIR Released
September
Public Comment Period Ends
October
Anticipated Response to Comments
December
CITY OF OAKLAND PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE
RIFLE RANGE CREEK BRIDGE
OAK WOODLAND
VILLAGE CENTER PLAZA