HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 2h: Pedestal design and dedication plaque for Lucky Baldwin statue.Office of the City Manager
DATE: January 15, 2013
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manage-r''�
By: Linda Garcia, Communications, Marketing and Special
k.
Projects Manager45,
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF A PEDESTAL DESIGN AND DEDICATION
PLAQUE LANGUAGE FOR THE LUCKY BALDWIN STATUE
DONATED TO THE CITY OF ARCADIA BY MARGAUX VIERA
AND HEATHER GIBSON
Recommendation: Approve
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When the City Council accepted the donation of a statue of Lucky Baldwin from his
great, great, great granddaughters, staff advised that the pedestal portion of the project
would be brought to the City Council for approval at a future date. This report requests
approval of the proposed pedestal design; It also provides additional details about the
site where the statue will be located, and requests approval of the language that will go
on the dedication plaque attached to the pedestal.
DISCUSSION
Attached is the proposed design for the statue pedestal, which approximates the color
the donors and artist are suggesting (Kemiko Malay Tan). A second attachment Is a
computer-generated depiction of what the statue will look like in the rose garden. The
statue is 9 feet tall and the pedestal is proposed to be 4 feet high x 3 feet wide,
constructed with stained concrete. With the City Council's approval, the dedication
plaque on the pedestal will Include, in the noted order, the following information:
Mayor and City Council — Baldwin Statue Pedestal and Dedication Plaque
January 15, 2013
Page 2 of 3
"A Dawn in the West"
Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin
1828-1909
Dedicated XXXXX XX, 2013
Sculpture by: Alfred Paredes
This statue was commissioned by and donated to the City of Arcadia by
Lucky Baldwin's great, great, great granddaughters:
Margaux Gibson-Viera Heather Gibson
Arcadia City Council
Mayor Robert C. Harbicht Mayor
Mickey Segal, Mayor Pro Tern
Council Member Peter M. Amundson
Council Member Gary A. Kovacic
Council Member John Wuo
City Clerk Gene Glasco
The third attachment to this report is an illustration showing the location of the statue in
the rose garden and the approximate location of the Arcadia Historical Society's
Historical Marker. A new decomposed granite path will be created on either side of the
statue, the rose bushes in the garden will be refreshed, new mulch will be added around
the bushes, and a 4 foot wide horizontal ground-level light fixture will be installed on the
front and back sides of the statue. The existing hedges will remain in place.
FISCAL IMPACT
In November 2011 the City Council approved the use of $25,000 in designated public
art funds for this project. The cost for the pedestal and site improvements is estimated
at $15,500 with City staff doing the majority of the work. Other expenses include the
cost of the dedication plaque, transporting the statue to Arcadia, and installing the
statue on the pedestal. While staff has been exploring various options for transport and
installation assistance, an exact figure for such was not available at the time this report
was written. It is anticipated however, that the entire cost of the project will be within the
allocated $25,000.
Mayor and City Council — Baldwin Statue Pedestal and Dedication Plaque
January 15, 2013
Page 3 of 3
MAEN���r .
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Lucky Baldwin Statue pedestal,
and the language to be placed on the statue dedication plaque, as outlined in this
report.
Attachments: Computer drawing of the statue pedestal
Computer image showing the statue in the rose garden
Illustration of the rose garden site layout
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