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6.C. - Page 2 of 11 Jersey. The intent is to re -assemble and install the interactive cedar wood art structure at the Redwood Shores Library. The Pirate Ship is included in the City's Public Art Master Vision Plan; and the Redwood Shores Library was identified as the most appropriate location for the interactive art piece. It addresses the ongoing requested need by library patrons, the Library Board, and the Library Foundation, to have access to adjacent outdoor active space for youth and families, and to host special Library programs. The Library Director and the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director also met with the Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA), the Redwood Shores Owners Association (RSOA), as well as the Pelican Cove Homeowners Association and the Peninsula Landing Homeowners Association, about the project and to gain insight on concerns and opportunities through the design process. As a result of feedback through this process, staff modified the design plans to add perimeter fencing around the site, and connect the site to the children's side of the library, which would enable the City to close off the site after hours for security purposes. In May 2018, the City Manager approved a design services contract with Balmori Associates, the Landscape Architect who worked on the Atlantic City project, to design a space that could accommodate the Pirate Ship at Redwood Shores Library in compliance with BCDC regulations and San Mateo County C.3 stormwater requirements. For the past year, City Staff and Balmori have been working on the construction drawings and with BCDC to obtain a permit for the project. Balmori, whose office is out of New York, has worked closely with Langan Engineering Services, Inc., based in California. Langan will be the Landscape Architect of Record and has had a particular focus on the storm water design. ANALYSIS BCDC has recently approved the project, although the permit has yet to be finalized. The next step is to incorporate the ship restoration portion of the ship into the construction documentation and the technical specifications. This is anticipated to be finalized in the first quarter of 2020, and the project to go out to bid in early April. In the original scope, the primary objective was to site the Pirate Ship. The design includes new grading that shapes the landscape into two stormwater detention ponds, large berms and gabion walls. These surround the 27 foot x 84 foot sculpture and its footing to make sculpture appear like a sunken ship. The Scope of Services in the original agreement with Balmori covered tasks including, but not limited to: • Develop a site program with the design team • Develop an overall vision for the library grounds that connect to the existing pathway along the levee, library and the adjacent thoroughfare • Establish the aesthetic objective and design criteria • Concept design diagram options for the community to provide feedback at community meetings • Plant and finish material selection • Bid -ready construction documents Page 2 of 4 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore 87