Project Milestones and Timeline
Phase
Date: Meeting Actions
Phase I: Project Research (2021)
3/23/21 – 3/8/22: Over the course of project initiation and project approval, City Staff conducted research on similar projects and potential candidates for project implementation to ensure that the final project scope was comprehensive and in alignment with City of Napa Public Art Master Plan and Public Art Ordinance. This included multiple interviews with potential Fabricators and Installers, as well as City agencies who have administered similar projects. This resulted in an in-depth background to direct project goals and the proposed implementation strategy.
Phase II: Project Initiation (2021)
3/23/21: PASC agreed with City Staff recommendations for FY2021/22 Public Art projects which included the “Arts in Parks” program. The goal of the program is to diversify the City’s permanent public art and expand into the City’s parks system. 5/25/21: PASC recommended “Community Parks” as the park type to focus on given their purpose of serving the entire community. 7/27/21: PASC agreed with City Staff recommendation to select Fuller Park as the project site given its rich history, park design and central location to residents. 9/28/21: PASC agreed with City Staff recommendation to focus on the Fuller Park playground and build Napa’s first-ever playable art playground that reimagines play environments for youth and families. 11/16/21: City Council authorized City Staff to apply for Proposition 68 Grant Funds to support the replacement of the poured-in-place rubber surface at Fuller Park along with the description of other project elements, including the utilization of Public Art Funds for the replacement of the playground equipment to create Napa’s first-ever Playable Art structure.
Phase III: Project Approval (2022)
3/8/22: PASC agreed with City Staff recommendation for project goals, proposed project outcomes, and next steps for the project. PASC also reviewed Staff’s preliminary research on Fabricator and Installer (prospective firms that specialize in these projects). 4/5/22: City Council reviewed the project budget for the Arts in Parks program as part of the Capital Improvement Program Project List. 5/17/22: PASC agreed with City Staff recommendation for selection criteria of the Fabricator and Installer. 5/18/22: PRTAC agreed with City Staff recommendation for the project goals and direction. 6/7/22: City Council reviewed the project budget as part of the budget public hearing. 6/21/22: City Council approved the project budget as part of the FY 2022/2023 budget adoption. 8/16/22: City contracted with a local landscape architect (GSM) to support community engagement, project planning and overall project site drawings and engineering. 9/21/22: PRTAC nominated two Commission-members to participate in the projects Thematic Committee, who will help define the project theme and concept direction. 10/25/22: PASC nominated two Committee-members to participate in the projects Thematic Committee, who will help define the project theme and concept direction.
Phase IV: Project Implementation (2023-2024)
3/28/22: City Staff reviewed the selection process, the role of the selected Artist and Thematic Committee, as well as the anticipated project schedule with the PASC. 5/9/23: Art Selection Panel met to review Fabricator and Installer qualifications, ranked based on scoring criteria, and recommended Specified Play Equipment Co. (SPEC) as the finalist. 6/27/23: PASC agreed with City Staff recommendation to select SPEC as the project’s Fabricator and Installer. 9/20/23: City Staff reviewed the implementation steps with the PRTAC including the selected Fabricator and Installer Firm, Artist, and draft Thematic Committee.
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