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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/17/2002 - RESOLUTION 2002-114 APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM TH AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 24 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: December 17, 2002 STAFF: Ellen Martin SUBJECT: Resolution 2002-1 14 Approving Expenditures from the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund to Commission an Artist to Create a Site-specific Art Piece for the Traffic Operations Facility. 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 this sculpture. Staff will use$16,914 of the Traffic Operation Facility Project art budget for design, fabrication, installation and contingency for this project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This Resolution would approve expenditures of$16,914 for commission of the artist to create and install the artwork, contingency and maintenance of the piece. The artist, James Haire, will create a bronze sculpture depicting a turn of the century traffic officer. BACKGROUND: Section 23-303 of the 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 Council in 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 Selection Committee chose the artist using the City's competitive bid process. This Committee was comprised of seven APP Board members, two members from the project team, and a Purchasing Department representative. The Selection Committee reviewed submissions from eight artists who wished to be considered for this project. After the Committee ranking, the APP Board voted unanimously to select artist James Haire at the Board's regular meeting on July 17, 2002. DATE: ecem er , 2UU2 1 2 ITEM NUMBER: 24 The artist worked with a team of city staff from the Traffic Operations Department to create a design concept appropriate to the site. This design concept was reviewed and recommended by the Traffic Operations Project Team. The APP Board reviewed and approved the final design at its regular board meeting on September 18, 2002. The art piece is a sculptural representation of a traffic signal operator before today's modem traffic light system was in place. The artist conducted research on local historic traffic operations and uniforms in order to create an accurate rendition of this historic figure. A written description and drawings of the proposed work of art are attached as Exhibit"A". The final piece may vary from this description. RESOLUTION 2002-114 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 A SITE-SPECIFIC ART PIECE FOR THE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS FACILITY WHEREAS, the City has recently completed construction of a new Traffic Operations Facility (the "Facility"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-304 of the City Code, one percent of the funds appropriated for the Facility 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"), at its regular meeting on July 17, 2002 unanimously voted to select artist James Haire (the "Artist") to create a design concept appropriate to the Facility site; and WHEREAS,the Board evaluated the Artist's final design at its regular meeting on September 18, 2002, pursuant to the Guidelines; and WHEREAS,based on that evaluation, the Board voted to recommend the Artist's proposal for an art piece consisting of a sculptural representation of a traffic signal operator prior to modern traffic light systems (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 $16,914; and WHEREAS, those funds are available in the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,and will be appropriated as part of the 2002 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 NINE HUNDRED FOURTEEN DOLLARS($16,914)from the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art Project consisting of a sculptural . representation of a traffic signal operator, to enhance the Traffic Operations Facility, proposed by artist James Haire,the conceptual design of which was reviewed and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on September 18, 2002. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 17th day of December, A.D. 2002. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk Exhibit"A" City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program Tragic Operation racilities rroJect James Haire I propose to sculpt a life-size bronze figure representing a traffic officer using a stop and go standard of the early 1900's. He would have been seen on the corners around town directing horse, buggy, and emerging auto traffic. This sculpture will depict the early roots of traffic control. The sculpture will be approximately 6' tall and stand on a pedestal made of materials to match those used to construct the Traffic Operations Facility building. The base of the pedestal will be about 48" x 30" with a height to be determined. This figure will be dressed in a high collared tunic similar to the jackets worn by New York City police officers, jodhpur pants, riding style boots with laces, and a hat like those worn by firefighters in dress uniform. This dress will reflect uniforms similar in style to those worn in the early 1900's. The patina will be multi-hued using the traditional chemicals of sulfated potash and ferric nitrate. The tunic, hat, and hair will be dark gray or black; the pants will be tan; the boots will be reddish brown; and the buttons and insignia will be bare bronze. The sculpture will • relate the building to the early history of traffic control. TRAFFIC OPERATIONS FACILITY Artist James Haire I Wed um oumb" + Y k )I a PROPOSED DESIGN FOR THE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS FACILITY EXAMPLE OF ARTIST'S PREVIOUS WORK.