Dolhareubang Statue
near Santa Rosa Civic Center
The Dolhareubang or
Stone Grandfather has long been a part of Jeju Island history and
culture. The original statures were traditionally used as boundary
markers and placed at the entrances of the villages. We Buk jeju
citizens, present the statues to the City of Santa Rosa to foster a
long and mutually beneficial relationship between two regions. The
height of the the stature is 250 cm and the stand is 60 cm.
Agenda Item # 11.3
For Council Meeting of: May 2, 2006
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
SUBJECT: APPROVAL TO ACCEPT SISTER CITY GIFT STATUE
STAFF PRESENTER: MARC RICHARDSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER/
DIRECTOR OF RECREATION AND PARKS
RECREATION AND PARKS
AGENDA ACTION: RESOLUTION
ISSUE(S)
Should the city accept a basalt statue of “A Woman with Water Jar”
as a gift from our Korean Sister City Bukjeju and assume
responsibility of its installation and maintenance in downtown Santa
Rosa?
BACKGROUND
• Santa Rosa and Bukjeju of South Korea have been sister cities
since 1996. The
purpose of the sister cities program is to increase international
understanding and
foster goodwill and world peace by furthering international
communication and
exchange at the person-to-person level through city-to-city
affiliations. Such
exchanges are achieved in a wide variety of cultural, educational,
youth, sports,
municipal, professional, and economic projects.
• The Bukjeju Sister City Committee puts together two exchanges a
year, one for the Fire Festival in February and one in the summer
for student exchanges.
• On May 15, 2003, a delegation of Bukjeju County officials unveiled
and dedicated
two massive Jeju Dolhareubang (stone grandfathers), which now stand
together in
the grassy portion of Sonoma Avenue Park, facing Santa Rosa City
Hall.
ANALYSIS
1. The year 2006 marks the 10th anniversary of Santa Rosa’s sister
city relationship
with Bukjeju. Both cities have planned very special projects. Santa
Rosa has a
plan to send a group of Artstart students to paint a mural in
Bukjeju in June, and
art students from Bukjeju will come here in July to paint a mural in
Santa Rosa.
This project will be a wonderful and unique artistic and cultural
experience for all
who participate.
City Council Meeting of May 2, 2006 Page Two
Approval to Accept Sister City Statue
2. Bukjeju, South Korea, is offering to give a basalt statue of “A
Woman with Water
Jar” as a gift to commemorate the 10 years of a wonderful
relationship. The
delegates will be attending this year’s Rose Parade on May 20, 2006,
and unveil
the statue as a part of that event.
4. At its March 6, 2006, meeting, the Art in Public Places Committee
voted to
support the sister city committee’s request for Council to accept
this statue and
discussed possible locations, including the Sonoma Avenue Park in
the vicinity of
the “grandfather” statues and on 4th Street in downtown Santa Rosa
(midway
between D and E Streets). Because the statue has a water feature
possibility,
the committee members agreed their preferred location would be the
4th Street
site where it could replace an old, existing fountain.
5. Costs for installation, including applicable permits, structural
and engineering
analyses, demolishing and removing existing sculpture,
replacing/upgrading site
plumbing, creation of new base or elevating current base,
transportation and
placement of the sculpture, are estimated to be between $15,000 and
$30,000.
The significant range in costs depends on whether or not the
existing water
feature’s plumbing and pump assembly can be reused or will need
replacement.
6. At its April 3, 2006, meeting, the Art in Public Places Committee
discussed this
item further, including estimated installation costs. The Committee
recommends
funding those costs from the Art in Public Places account (#8442).
It is recommended
by the Art in Public Places Committee and the Recreation and Parks
Department that City Council, by resolution, accept the “A Woman
with Water Jar” statue and authorize staff to place the statue in an
appropriate downtown location with the source of funds being the Art
in Public Places account (#8442).
Author: Vicky Kumpfer
