A letter from Mayor Gary A. Podesto, written to whoever will be mayor in 2050, will also be placed in the capsule. Chair of the Time Capsule Committee, Councilmember Larry Ruhstaller will speak, as will committee member and Cultural Heritage Board Chairperson Leslie Crow. The mayor and Council Member Gary S. Giovanetti are also on the agenda and some of the students' essays will be read. The event will end with the capsule being placed in the ground at the head of the children's play area. It will be covered temporarily with a manhole cover and grass.
Plans call for a piece of public art to eventually mark the location.
The capsule honors the City's 150th birthday, which officially occurs the day before, on July 23.