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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/20/2021 - FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 093, 2021, APPROPRI Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY July 20, 2021 City Council STAFF Nina Bodenhamer, City Give Director Ingrid Decker, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 093, 2021, Appropriating Unanticipated Philanthropic Revenue Received by City Give from Bohemian Foundation for the Art in Public Places Program. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to consider an appropriation of $45,193 in philanthropic revenue received by City Give for the Art in Public Places program in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund. This grant award was received from Bohemian Foundation for the designated purpose of Pianos About Town, a collaborative effort among the City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places program, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Au thority, and the donor, Bohemian Foundation. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Pianos About Town is a collaboration between the City of Fort Collins’ Art in Public Places program (APP), the Downtown Development Authority's Art in Action program, and Bohemian Foundation. The project involves local artists painting or artistically decorating pianos at the Art in Action tent in Old Town Square where the public can watch the creative process and interact with the artists. Pianos About Town contributes to the vibrancy of Fort Collins, making art and music fun and accessible for all. These colorfully painted pianos are rotated throughout Fort Collins for the public to enjoy as both music al instruments and works of art. The $45,193 in philanthropic revenue is a partial award toward the total 2021/2022 grant of $94,025. The first pianos were placed in Old Town in 2010. Since then, more than 130 donated pianos have been decorated and placed into rotation at sites throughout Fort Collins. The painting and decorating of pianos take s place throughout the year but is moved to indoor venues during the winter months. Area businesses play a key role in the success of the project by "adopting" the painted pianos and covering them during inclement weather. The City’s responsibilities for the funding include but are not limited to: annually acquiring, repairing, pre - painting preparing, and tuning twelve to thirteen pianos; the coordination of placem ent, moving and piano tuning; working with appropriate City departments, the DDA and property owners on logistics for placing pianos in desired locations; selecting and managing the visual artists; managing logistics with area partners or other entities to cover and uncover pianos; and collaborating with Bohemian Foundation to host Pianos About Town related events. Agenda Item 9 Item # 9 Page 2 The grant is awarded by Bohemian Foundation, a Fort Collins -based private family foundation that supports local, national, and global efforts to build strong communities. Funding for Equity Indicators was awarded by Bohemian Foundation’s Community Programs which is committed to the care and enrichment of our local community. The City Manager recommends the appropriation described herein and det ermined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund during this fiscal year. CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS If adopted, this Ordinance will appropriate $45,193 in unanticipated philanthropic revenue in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art in Public Places program. The funds have been received and accepted per City Give Administrative and Financial Policy. ATTACHMENTS 1. 2021-22 Pianos About Town Location Map (PDF) Pianos About Town Location Map Grant Agreement 2021/22 ATTACHMENT 1 -1- ORDINANCE NO. 093, 2021 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED PHILANTHROPIC REVENUE RECEIVED BY CITY GIVE FROM BOHEMIAN FOUNDATION FOR THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Pianos About Town project was started by the City’s Art in Public Places (APP) program in 2010 and involves local artists painting or decorating pianos in Old Town Square, with the finished pianos being rotated throughout Fort Collins for the public to enjoy; and WHEREAS, Pianos About Town is now a collaboration between APP, the Downtown Development Authority's Art in Action program, and Bohemian Foundation; and WHEREAS, Bohemian Foundation has donated $45,193 to support Pianos About Town in 2021, and this Ordinance would appropriate the donated funds for that purpose; and WHEREAS, this appropriation benefits the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of Fort Collins and serves the public purpose of contributing to the vibrancy of Fort Collins by making art and music fun and accessible for all; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9 of the City Charter permits the City Council, upon recommendation of the City Manager, to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the fiscal year, provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations, in combination with all previous appropriations for that fiscal year, does not exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended the appropriation described herein and determined that this appropriation is available and previously unappropriated from the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund and will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues and all other funds to be received in that Fund during this fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated philanthropic revenue in the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund the sum of FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY-THREE DOLLARS ($45,193) for expenditure in the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund for the Art in Public Places program. -2- Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published thi s 20th day of July, A.D. 2021, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of August, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of August, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk