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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 07/05/2005 - RESOLUTION 2005 -069 APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM T ITEM NUMBER: 20 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: July5, 2005 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ellen Martin SUBJECT Resolution 2005 -069 Approving Expenditures from the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund to Commission an Artist Team to Create Art and Flood Alert Elements for Walls on the Fossil Creek Trail Project. RECOMMENDATION Staff and the Art in Public Places Board recommend adoption of the Resolution. FINANCIAL IMPACT The funds for this item have been appropriated in the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund.The Art in Public Places program has a maintenance fund for the long-term care of the APP art collection. The Fossil Creek Trail Project art budget is $16,340 to be used for design, materials, installation, and contingency for this project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Resolution approves expenditures of$16,340 for design,materials,installation and contingency for a project with artist Mario Miguel Echevarria of Design Tria to create walls that will serve as a visual warning system to identify the water levels of the adjacent creek and also speak to the prehistoric history of that area. BACKGROUND Section 23-303 of the City Code,which was added in 1995,established the Art in Public Places Reserve Account,and designated it for use in acquiring or leasing works of art,maintenance,repair or display of works of art,and administrative expenses related to the Art in Public Places Program,in accordance with the Art in Public Places Guidelines adopted by the Council in Ordinance No. 020, 1995. The Council permanently adopted the Art in Public Places Program,and reenacted City Code Chapter 23,Article IX, with certain modifications in 1998. July 5, 2005 -2- Item No. 20 The Art in Public Places Board moved to select an artist/team for this project using the Design Consultant Resource List.The Fossil Creek Trail team selected the artist team of Design Tria. Artist Mario Miguel Echevarria of Design Tria worked with the project team to create a design concept appropriate to the site. This design concept was reviewed and recommended by the Fossil Creek Trail Team and the APP Board. The APP Board reviewed the design for this project at the board's regular meeting on June 15, 2005. The artist will design and produce the artwork and a visual warning system on 32 linear feet of wall on each side of the culvert (64' total). The wall will identify the water levels of Fossil Creek and alert pedestrians to possible dangers. Rising water levels will be able to flow over the undulating top wall surface and the pedestrians will also be able to view the water levels through a window in the wall. Along with this functional warning system, the artist will depict prehistoric ocean creatures from the prehistory of Fossil Creek in mosaic tiles on the walls. A written description and drawing of the proposed work of art are attached. The final piece may vary from this description. ATTACHMENTS 1. Art in Public Places Board Meeting Minutes-June 15,2005 2. Written description and drawing of the work ATTACHMENT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES MINUTES Regular Meeting-Wednesday,June 15,2005 Lincoln Center Council Liaison:David Roy Staff Liaison:Ellen Martin Chairperson:Ray Tollison Vice Chair.Lee Needham MEMBERS PRESENT: Libby Dale,Ray Tollison,Alan Howe,Roger Sherman,Anne Wilmsen(CRB) MEMBERS ABSENT: Cori Hixon-Cutmingham,Lee Needham,Ann Carr STAFF PRESENT: Ellen Martin,Cory Gundlach,Marty Heffernan,Jill Stilwell I. Call to order 3:55 pm. -Mr.Tollison II. Consideration of the current agenda Order of items in the agenda changed because of lack of quonun. Mason Street Corridor Project pulled from the agenda III. Citizen Participation:none IV. Budgeting for Outcomes Overview Mr.Heffernan explains to the Board the new Budget for Outcomes (BFO)process in relation to the APP program. This process which is being used by the city requires that the APP program submit an offer for future support of the program. The board discussed some of the current concerns in the program and the BFO process, along with ways to promote the work of the APP program. V. Mason Street Corridor Project: Postponed VI. Fossil Creek Trail Presentation: Artist Mario Echevarria/Design Tria presents project proposal with Jason Stutzman of the City's Park Planning Department. Mr.Smtzman presents location details;flood flow issues particular to the site. 2-5 year floods would flow over the trail wall. Mr.Stutzman is working with CDOT on safety issues pertaining to the site. It is a remote area;cannot be easily maintained with traditional flood-warning devices. There is a need to reveal warnings to those who cant read,such as small children. Artist Mr.Echevarria presents art with safety issues addressed. The wall shape will act as"wier." Colors act as wanting signs relative to the way the colors of a stop light work. A viewing window will allow passers by to see water levels behind the retaining wall. Sidewalk line patterns designed by the artist will increase in frequency as pedestrians approach the tunnel—it encourages people to slow down as they approach the area. Jellyfish&squid imagery in the artwork proposal is a reference to the sea life that once occupied the area many millennia ago. Tile-work creating the sea creature's shapes will be inset in the concrete. Motion to approve the project: Mr.Sherman motions to support the proposal of the Fossi 1 Creek Trail Project Mr.Howe seconds the motion. Unanimously approved VII. Staff Reports: Ms.Martin updates the Board on current APP projects. VIII. Other Business: none IX. Adjournment:5:03 pm. Respectfully Sub lCo�//tyyun�2dlach Att Public Places Program Assistant ATTACHMENT -77 f • R� Ica T k la v'i+a T� 1 (Vila Concept drawing for"Prehistoric Jellies"mosaic inlay on wall and scored water patterns on trail west of US 287. In cooperation with the City's Park Planning Department, artist group Design TRIA has developed an exciting and unique solution for a project site with unusual needs. The planned Fossil Creek Trail extension plan will extend an existing trail currently east of Highway 287. The new trail will parallel Fossil Creek, and then carve its way under College Avenue through a modification to an existing box culvert. Then it will come out the other side and head north to link to another trail. The site is unique in that there will be a retaining wall shielding the trail from the regularly occurring floods of Fossil Creek. If the creek flows over this wall and into the tunnel, it could be dangerous for pedestrians using the trail. •Design TRIA artist Mario Miguel Echevarria has designed a visual warning system that will identify water levels of Fossil Creek and alert path-users to its possible dangers. In tandem with this system is a grouping of art that will serve as a "place maker" (an artwork that links the participant to the site and the prehistory of Fossil Creek, an artwork that is uniquely synonymous with this site and this site only). In addition, the artwork will enhance the safety system and an otherwise mundane concrete wall with exciting and J meaningful visuals. Example of mosaic work by Mario Miguel Echevarria. The artist has selected prehistoric ocean creatures, namely jellyfish and squid, to be crafted in mosaic the and then inlaid into recesses in the concrete. Fort Collins and the Front Range of Colorado was once a coastal region, a submerged seascape, and has also been a great coastal delta. Although it is rare to encounter a fossil record of Jellies and Squid anywhere in the world (because Concept drawing for"Prehistoric Squid" mosaic inlay on wall east of US 287. 4 �j4,a G3, of their soft bodies), a remarkable discovery of '' ;` t' , 4.= scores of fossilized jellies was recently discovered in Wisconsin, which was part of the same inland ocean. To set the stage for the floating and oscillating sea creatures, the artist proposes an undulating wall, indicative of the inland ocean and the massive ocean currents that once flowed through this space. The undulating silhouette of the wall also implies that there is water behind it, enhancing Current view(west side)of the project site. the alert system. At strategic points along the silhouette, the wall will dip below a flood level, creating a "weir" for path users to peek over and see the creek or to allow for flood spillage to alert the user to a present danger. The design team is also planning a vertical viewing panel of clear material to expose the current water level in the creek. Next to this window will be bright signs/indicators delineating the relative danger or caution required to navigate the tunnel. The artist is also proposing scored water patterns into the sidewalk which will become more frequent as the trail user approaches the tunnel and the visual alert system. More stimulation causes people to slow down, and in this case, to examine the situation. The artist will help design safety features, design proposed art package to cover 32' linear feet of wall on each side of culvert, design wall silhouette, help design signage, create form liners to create •recesses in wall, provide templates for path control joints, and create mosaic tile artwork in recesses on site. n 6" e r Concept drawing for mosaic wall west of US 287. • RESOLUTION 2005-069 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TEAM TO CREATE ART AND FLOOD ALERT ELEMENTS FOR WALLS ON THE FOSSIL CREEK TRAIL PROJECT WHEREAS,the City will soon begin work on the Fossil Creek Trail project(the"Project"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-304 of the City Code, one percent of the funds appropriated for the Project was required to be set aside in the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund, for use in the acquisition or leasing of works of art; maintenance, repair or display of works of art; and administrative expenses related to the Art in Public Places Program,in accordance with the Art in Public Places Guidelines adopted by Council in Ordinance No. 47, 1998 (the "Guidelines"); and WHEREAS,the Art in Public Places Board(the"Board"),moved to select an artist from the pre-approved Design Consultant Resource list; and WHEREAS, the Fossil Creek Trail Project Team selected Design Tria (the "Artists") to create a design concept appropriate to the Project site; and WHEREAS, the Board evaluated the Artists' final design at its regular meeting on June 15, 2005, pursuant to the Guidelines; and WHEREAS,based on that evaluation,the Board voted to recommend the Artists' proposal for artwork that will include a visual flood warning system and mosaic tiles depicting ocean creatures from the prehistory of Fossil Creek on walls at the Project site (the "Art Project"); and WHEREAS,the estimated cost to create the Art Project,including commission of the Artists, fabrication, installation and contingency for the Art Project, is $16,340; and WHEREAS, those funds are available in the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,and are appropriated as part of the 2005 budget,to provide for the artist design fees, fabrication, installation and contingency for the Art Project; and WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code requires that the Board's selection of the recommended art be presented for Council review and approval,because the cost of the art exceeds $10,000. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the Council hereby authorizes the expenditure of up to SIXTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($16,340) from the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art Project consisting of a visual flood warning system and mosaic tiles depicting the prehistory of Fossil Creek on walls at the Fossil Creek Trail Underpass, which project is proposed by the artist team Design Tria and the conceptual design of which was reviewed and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on June 15, 2005. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 5th day of July,A.D. 2005. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk