REPORT TO ARTS COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Jay Paul Company/Moffett Gateway Public Art Component
Report
BACKGROUND
Under the City's Art in Private Development Ordinance, the Moffett Gateway development at 1221 Crossman Avenue is required to provide public art. The public art component must be equal in value to 1 percent of the building permit valuation. The procedure established for reviewing the artwork is as follows:
1) Review the artist's background to ensure he/she has the experience and knowledge to design, fabricate and install large-scale artworks;
2) Review the artwork itself to determine whether or not the nature and style of the artwork is appropriate to the architecture and site;
3) Determine whether or not the proposed artwork is appropriate in scale for the overall development; and
4) Review the location of the artwork for visibility to the public.
The purpose of this report is to provide information about the proposed artwork and to request Arts Commission approval of the proposed artwork. The City Council is not scheduled to consider this item. Under the Art in Private Development Ordinance, the Arts Commission is authorized to make a final determination of the proposed artwork. The Commission's decision may be appealed to the City Council by the developer.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale Municipal Code 19.52 - Art in Private Development
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
N/A
DISCUSSION
Project Location: This project is a 15.5-acre site located in north Sunnyvale (Attachment 1 - Street Map). It is bordered by Innsbruck Drive on the west, Java Drive on the north, Crossman Avenue on the east and Moffett Park Drive and State Route 237 on the south. The site is located in an industrial area, surrounded by office buildings, including the NetApp campus across Java Drive. It is also directly adjacent to the VTA's Crossman Light Rail Station.
Project: The Moffett Gateway project consists of two new 7-story office buildings, 264,607 sq...
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