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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/02/2006 - RESOLUTION 2006-047 APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM TH ITEM NUMBER: 15 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: May 2, 2006 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: Ellen Martin SUBJECT Resolution 2006-047 Approving Expenditures From the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund to Commission an Artist to Create Art Elements for the Police Facility 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-tern care of the APP art collection. The Police Facility Project art budget is$249,037 to be used for design,materials, installation, and contingency for this project. g Y P J EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Resolution approves expenditures of $249,037 for design, materials, installation and contingency for a project with artist Andrew Dufford of Chevo Studios to create multiple art elements for the Police Facility Project. BACKGROUND Section 23-303 of the Code, which was added in 1995, established the Art in Public Places (APP) 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. The Art in Public Places Board selected an artist for this project using an RFP process through the City's Purchasing Department. Artist Andrew Dufford of Chevo Studios was selected to work with the project team. Mr. Dufford worked with the team to develop design concepts that met the goals May 2, 2006 -2- Item No. 15 of the project and were appropriate to the site. This design concept was reviewed and recommended by the Police Facility Team and the APP Board. The APP Board reviewed and approved the design for this project at the Board's regular meeting on March 22, 2006. From the beginning, the team established three broad goals for the project. First, the art should foster a community connection. The artwork will help educate the community about the Police Department, creating an understanding and respect, and will serve a memorial function for police officers who have fallen in the line of duty. Secondly, the art will enhance the overall setting; the art and architecture will create a sense of beauty and comfort. And finally, the art will support all other police program elements. The goal is to make the art a vital part of the Police Museum and the community functions of the police facility,while remaining sensitive to all other program needs and security concerns. The team identified the front access to the building and the interior lobby as the main connecting points for the community. This proposal integrates art into three main locations at the Police Facility:the columns along the main walkway approaching the Police Facility lobby; the memorial garden adjacent to the main walkway; and the interior lobby. The main lobby interior will function as the Police Museum. ATTACHMENTS 1. A written description and drawing of the proposed work of art - the final piece may vary from this description. 2. Minutes from the Art in Public Places Board meeting of March 22, 2006. ATTACHMENT 1 THE FORT COLLINS POLICE FACILITY PROJECT � t r r H, b J 5 P hr S Mj+ � 4 AAyi (� f y R w a yams' .r ' by Chevy Studios, L.L. G. CITY OF FORT COLLINS Art in Public Places Program 2006 II The City of Fort Collins Art in coxict�Ixx Public Places Program is honored to present a public art project for the new Police Facility by Chevo J¢$72CH Studios of Denver, Colorado. For this project, artist Andy Dufford of Chevo Studios has worked with the c SCONCE design team that includes Police — — Facility staff, City of Fort Collins Project Manager Ron Kechter, PEOPLE v Designers from Humphries Poli Architects (Exterior), Brinkley Rendering of main exterior walkway with low-relief carvings. Sargent Architects (Interior), and The Neenan Company(General Contractor). From the outset, the team established three broad goals for the project. Firstly, the art should foster a community connection. The artwork will help educate the community about the Police Department, creating for it an understanding and respect, and will serve a memorial function for police officers that have fallen in the line of duty. Secondly, the all will enhance the overall setting; the art and architecture will create a sense of beauty and comfort. And finally, the art will support all other police program elements. The goal is to make the art a vital part of the Police Museum and the community functions of the police facility, while remaining sensitive to all other program needs and security concerns. The team identified the front access to the building and the interior lobby as the main connecting points for the community, and hence the focus for a synthesis of art and design. This proposal integrates art into three main locations at the Police Facility: the columns along the main walkway approaching the Police Facility lobby; the memorial garden adjacent to the main exterior walkway; and the interior lobby. The artwork will consist of: • Four low relief stone carvings on the main walkway ,. columns, each treated with a separate theme • A memorial garden with seating, water elements, and landscaping • An interior water element inscribed with the names of officers who have fallen in the line of duty • A large etched-glass image panel depicting officers throughout Fort Collins history • The Main Lobby will become the Museum with a collage of various visual elements with police-oriented themes The front walkway is the only public access to the Police facility interior lobby/museum. A series of stone columns frame the right-hand side of this approach to the building, upon which four large low-relief carvings in Pennsylvania bluestone Model of lobby interior showing will greet visitors and introduce themes found in the lobby seating around interior water element interior/Police Museum. By extending the reach of the themes with paver-line extending through the found inside the museum into the main walkway, interior and window to the outside of the memorial exterior spaces become thematically integrated. garden. Adjacent to the front walkway is a memorial garden. It is located between the main walkway and the fagade of the community room. This long corridor garden can be viewed from the museum lobby through a large glass wall. In this space a series of water elements, seating, and planting elements are proposed to fully develop the garden and lobby. A paving line runs up the center to set structure and rhythm. The line runs from the parking lot sidewalk through the memorial garden and museum lobby exterior wall, and terminates in the waiting area of the museum lobby—physically integrating the exterior and interior space. This paving line will be p g punctuated with a series of sculptural p granite medallions. Each medallion contains a water element, which animates the garden with sound and f „q movement. A series of granite seats run along the two sides of the garden. These paired seats are oriented toward the water elements and provide places for conversation and repose. The seats and water elements rw are complimented by a row of flowering trees that punctuate the rhythm of the paving line. The trees also provide shade and seasonal color. Additional plantings Model view of memorial garden are integrated into the benches that run along the community room fagade. The paving line extends inside to the museum s __ lobby through the main glass wall and terminates at an indoor water element. This water element 4 f takes the shape of an elevated sculptural bowl sitting in a low basin. The coping of the basin will carry the inscription of the names of officers who G� have fallen in the line of duty. The layout of thex {� fountain has two purposes: one is to integrate the outdoor and indoors aces through p gh its placement in relation and similarity to exterior water elements, and secondly, it organizes the seating arrangement and pedestrian flow inside the museum lobby. Drawing of memorial garden showing benches, water elements, and landscaping. On k n :g sF.'y Model for benches placed along Community Model for benches integrated into exterior Room fagade. colonnade. s r Rendering of lobby interior/Police Museum showing large etched glass panel (left), and collage of multi-media visual panels (right). The original plans for the Police Facility lobby included a separate room for a police history museum. During the process of design, the museum function became integrated into the entire lobby interior. Some of the design consultant funds were used to develop the interior lobby wall spaces into a collage of display cases, archival images and video displays. Additional money from the project budget will be used to support this art component. Model of art concepts integrated Into the main walkway exterior and lobby interior. ATTACHMENT 2 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES MINUTES Regular Meeting-Wednesday,March 22,2006 Lincoln Center Columbine Room Council Liaison:Karen Weitkenaut Staff Liaison:Ellen Martin Chairperson:Lee Needham Vice Chair.Craig Russell MEMBERS PRESENT: Alan Howe,Ann Carr,Jane Liska-Smith,Craig Russell,Lee Needham,Ann Whnsen MEMBERS ABSENT: Ray Tollison,Cori Hixon-Cunningham STAFF PRESENT: Ellen Martin,Cory Gundlach,Rita Davis,Ron Kechter,Thomas McLellan.,Jill Stillwell, MartyHeffeman I. Call to order. 3:32 p.m.-Mr.Needham II. Consideration of the current agenda III. Review of Minutes from Feb 15,2006 Motion to approve by Ms.Carr Mr.Howe seconds the motion Unanimously approved IV. Citizen Participation:none V. Police Facility Design Presentation: Project Manager,Mr.Kechter introduces the project and shows architectural renderings. The art will be located at the North-East entrance. AndyDufford introduces his work;shows past work;how he has used stone and worked with different subjects in relation to a site. At the Police Facility,the arc is located in the public areas of the site. Mr.Dufford proposed to locate the arc components in the memorial garden,on the columns up to the main doors and within the main lobby. He discusses the facility's ability to perform outreach,which also ties into the focus of his artwork He mentions the architectural collage of windows as an aesthetic inspiration for the work;discusses his vision of a communiTconnection relationship,education/respect and remembrance. He seeks to create a positive tone through the beauty of the architecture and art,which will also support all program elements inherent to the facility. Artwork located in the memorial garden:the design is integrated in to the flow of architecture where there is a series of columns under a canopy,a series of relief carvings will be placed here. The themes to be used for the relief carvings:People,Science,Justice,and Community. Inside the entrance:Mr. Dufford evokes a museum experience;the lobby is the museum;he proposes a large image of officers over the years in one glass etched panel;this leads to another collage of image panels and video displays;images created by various means,from sandblasting to photo transfer. An interior fountain is used to help integrate the exterior with the interior space—helps establish a rhythm of continual space. A model of the site is shown:there will be seating inside the lobby and around the exterior columns;stone fountains will punctuate the exterior space,along with trees. Seats placed along the community room exterior wall will incorporate greenery. Exterior fountains are spherically shaped and quartered. Interior fountain: water will have a laminar flow or in grooves along the side of the fountain itself. The fountain coping will be inscribed will names of those who lost their life in the line of duty. Mr.Dufford created a full-scale mockup of the space at a park in Denver to get a sense of proportions for this project. A packet is handed out on the project: the budget does not cover all the museum elements,but the project team/Police Department will support an-work beyond the APP budget. Some of these elements will be leveraged within the construction budget. The artist points out where some issues on materials will be determined at a later date. He shares samples of the stone he will use. Everything will be graffiti coated. Mr.Howe commends the team Mr.Russell motions to accept the proposal Ms.Liska- Smith seconds the motion Unanimously approved VI. Article Follow-up: Ms.Stilwell introduces the design of the program and it's evolution over the years. She invites discussion from the board. The board discussed the inaccuracies in the article and how to address them as a board. They further discussed an APP marketing plan to educate the community on the program and its collection. Ms.Martin states that a marketing plan will be presented at the next Board meeting. The board also discusses methods to keep City Council Members informed. VII. Work Plan Update: Ms.Martin introduces a spreadsheet on the fiscal performance of the program in the last ten years. Mr.Needham asks for description on untitled works. Ms.Carr requests a column for whether or not work is site-integrated,and what medium is used. Ms.Martin mentions a change in program process took place approximately in 2000. Mr. Gundlach hands out a brochure/map he designed for the APP collection. VIII. Staff Reports: Ms.Martin outlines current activity. DC Other Business: none X. Adjournment: 5:50 p.m Respectf Sub 'tied, e7un2h RESOLUTION 2006-047 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 TO CREATE ART ELEMENTS FOR THE POLICE FACILITY PROJECT WHEREAS,the City is in the process of constructing a new Police Facility(the"Project"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-304 of the City Code, one percent of the funds appropriated for the Project was 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; the maintenance, repair or display of works of art; and for 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. 047, 1998 (the "Guidelines"); and WHEREAS,the Art in Public Places Board(the`Board"), selected an artist for this project using an RFP process through the City's Purchasing Department; and WHEREAS,Andrew Dufford of Chevo Studios(the"Artist")was selected to work with the Police Facility Project Team to create a design concept appropriate to the Project site; and WHEREAS,the Board evaluated the Artist's final design at its regular meeting on March 22, 2006, pursuant to the Guidelines; and WHEREAS,based on that evaluation,the Board voted to recommend the Artist's proposal for artwork at the Project site that will consist of four low relief stone carvings on the main walkway columns, each treated with a separate theme; a memorial garden with seating, water elements, and landscaping, and art pieces within the lobby of the Facility that will include a water element inscribed with the names of officers who have fallen in the line of duty; a large etched-glass image panel depicting officers throughout Fort Collins history; and a large collage of various visual elements with police-oriented themes, including flat-screen display panels (the"Art Project"); and WHEREAS,the estimated cost to create the Art Project,including commission of the Artist, fabrication, installation and contingency for the Art Project, is $249,037; 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 2006 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 TWO HUNDRED FORTY NINE THOUSAND THIRTY SEVEN DOLLARS($249,037)from the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art Project, which will incorporate artwork into the columns lining the main walkway to the new Police Facility, the memorial garden adjacent to the walkway, and the main lobby of the building,which project is proposed by the artist Andrew Dufford of Chevo Studios,and the conceptual design of which was reviewed and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on March 22, 2006. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2006. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk