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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/01/2011 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 004, 2011, APPROPR DATE: February 1, 2011 ' AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY AA STAFF: Kathleen Benedict _ T COLLINS CITY COUNCIL Ellen Martin Second Reading of Ordinance No. 004, 2011,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund for the Veterans Plaza Project at Spring Canyon Community Park. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Veterans Plaza at Spring Canyon Community Park will create a public venue, bringing community members together to recognize and commemorate the sacrifices and dedication of service members who have served our country. The Plaza will be located on approximately three acres of land near the main entrance of the park on Horsetooth Road. This Ordinance,unanimously adopted on First Reading on January 18,2011,appropriates revenue in the amount of$275,000 for the project. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary-January 18, 2011 (w/o attachments) ATTACHMENT 1 DATE: January 18, 2011 STAFF: Kathleen Benedict _ Ellen Martin • • • Items Relating to the Veterans Plaza Capital Project. A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 004,2011,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund for the Veterans Plaza Project at Spring Canyon Community Park. B. Resolution 2011-002 Accept ing:thevoposed:Donation_oftheNVet_ erans°Plaza Sculpture, "The Soldiers Gift". U U EXECUTIVE SUMMARY U �— The Veterans Plaza at Spring Canyon Community Park will create a public venue, bringing community members together to recognize and commemorate the sacrifices and dedication of service members who have served our country. The Plaza will be located on approximately three acres of land near the main entrance of the park on Horsetooth Road. Ordinance No. 004, 2011, appropriates revenue in the amount of $275,000 for the project. Resolution 2011-002 accepts the donation of a bronze sculpture by artist Susan Raymond. This sculpture will be located at the Veterans Plaza and become part of the City's Art in Public Places collection. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSIONS �� I I ) 1 The concept of a public plaza to honorveterans from northern Colorado originated in 2008 with a group of citizens. The design and funding of the project is being handled-by theVeterans Plaza Committee,which is made up of private citizens. Spring Canyon Community Park was identified by the Veterans Plaza Committee,the City Manager's Office and the Park Planning Division as a suitable location for the Plaza. A minor amendment to the park site plan was approved by the Planning and Zoning Board on September 2,2008,to designate the proposed area of Spring Canyon Community Park as the future Veterans Plaza location. The project was designed by an independent landscape architect hired by the Veterans Plaza Committee, with oversight by Park Planning. The first phase of the project will incorporate concrete walks,a grass amphitheatre,shade trees, a soil garden with poppies, and a platform stage for celebrating the liberties and freedoms that have been protected by service members. There will also be a_bronze statue, conveying the story of generations of sacrifice. The final phase will incorporate two/stone membrial'w\alls whichlwillNbe embedded with touch screen/interactive monitors, allowing visitors to search Ifor and view,the names, photos, and biographies of veterans who have ties to northern Colorado. This phase will also include flagpoles lalstone wall behind the stage with military insignia, stone seating in the amphitheatre, as well as\stone monument,pillars at the entryway to the Plaza. The Plaza sculpture was approved by the Art in Public Places Board on May 19, 2010. The Art in Public Places Guidelines state that all works of art with a value over$10,000 donated to the City of Fort Collins that are to be placed in a public area, must be approved by the APP Board. Once approved, the Board recommends that City Council accept the work of art on behalf of the City. The City is to accept ownership and responsibility for maintenance only of works of art that meet the objectives of the APP program. The work of art must also meet the criteria for works of art and site selection set forth in the APP guidelines. The donor and the Veterans Plaza Committee selected the artist and developed the concept for the artwork. The sculpture, "The Soldiers Gift"will be created•by artist-Susan Raymond and tot he project through the generosity of Jerry and Mary McMorris. (vim January 18, 2011 -2- ITEM 8 FINANCIAL/ ECONOMIC IMPACTS This Ordinance appropriates revenue in the amount of$275,000. To help build the Veterans Plaza, the Veterans Plaza Committee has solicited donations from the community, and funds for the first phase of the project have been ` raised. The first phase of the project is planned for 2011 with a cost estimate of $115,435. The committee will continue its effort to raise funds for the final build out of the project, which is estimated at$159,565. In addition, the City has appropriated$25,000 of Resourcing our Future funds in the 2011 City Budget for this project. The estimated cost for the total project is $300,000. Honoring veterans from across the northern Colorado,the Veterans Plaza will d raw visitors from throughoutthe region. Excitement for the project has produced-strong partnerships w ith area veterans;organizations, the City, and various interested donors. � � V/The first phase annual operation and maintenance`ost�or lang,trees, sidewalks, and the Plaza is estimated at$5,000. Funding is available in the\Farks INaintenamce b dget in 2011 hand in future years. The Women's Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars(VFW)will maintain the flower garden at the foot of the stage, refreshing the poppies annually and maintaining the garden. The art donation does not impact the City's General Fund. The design,construction and installation costs will be paid for by donors. The estimated value of the sculpture is$60,000. Maintenance costs for the sculpture will be funded through the Art in Public Places program, but are expected to be minimal. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS �-� /,�-^—�� —r11,1 n� /7 The landscape around the Plaza wi I(be irrigated�utilizirig th:raw water system that is already in place at Spring Canyon Community Park. The Plaza site has,6eeo,previously"accounted for,'in the park's stormwater and water quality management system. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution and of the Ordinance on First Reading.. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Parks and Recreation Board was briefe'd`on theproje�througt out,2009 and 2010,and the Board will be updated as the project progresses. +1/ \{ Yarit At its May 19,2010 meeting,the Art hP,ublic,Plal Boa)d a proved Pthenation and recommended that Council accept this work of art on behalf of the`C tiy7 "� u PUBLIC OUTREACH Veterans Plaza board members and other supporters have promoted the project through meetings with groups such as the Lions Club, Rotary clubs, Northern Colorado Honor Flight groups, and local veterans' groups as well as the media, recently participating in a local television show about the Plaza. ATTACHMENTS �i1 �,.�� /7 1. Written description and drawing of the p\r\oposed// woI,rk'-of•art and location map of the site. The final artwork may vary from this description , \� /� u U 2. Art in Public Places Board minutes, May 19`2010 ORDINANCE NO. 004, 2011 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THE VETERANS PLAZA PROJECT AT SPRING CANYON COMMUNITY PARK WHEREAS, in 2008, a group of Fort Collins citizens initiated a project that would honor veterans in the community through the construction of a memorial to be constructed on City property (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, Spring Creek Canyon Park has been identified as a suitable location for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Project has been designed by an independent landscape architect retained by a citizens' group known as the Veterans Plaza Committee(the "Committee"), with oversight by City staff-, and WHEREAS,the first phase of the Project,to be constructed at an estimated cost of$115,435, will have as its focal point a bronze statue honoring veterans,and it will incorporate concrete walks, a grass amphitheatre, shade trees, a garden, and platform stage; and WHEREAS,the second phase of the Project,the cost of which is estimated at$159,565,will add flagpoles, stone seating in the amphitheatre and other amenities, including two stone memorial walls embedded with touch screen/ interactive monitors that will allow visitors to search for and view the names, photos, and biographies of veterans who have ties to northern Colorado; and WHEREAS,the Committee has raised sufficient funds to cover the first phase of the Project and will continue its fundraising efforts; and WHEREAS, all funds received by the Committee are being donated to the City to be expended on the Project; and WHEREAS, $25,000 of the total Project cost of$300,000 has already been appropriated by the City Council in the form of Resourcing our Future tax revenues through adoption of the 2011 Annual Appropriation Ordinance,leaving$275,000 of revenues to be appropriated from existing and future donations; and WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the City Charter permits the City Council 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 to be received during the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that the appropriation of the revenue as described herein will not cause the total amount appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund to exceed the current estimate of actual and anticipated revenues to be received in that fund during any fiscal year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that there is hereby appropriated from unanticipated revenue in the Capital Projects Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($275,000) for the Veterans Plaza Project at Spring Creek Community Park. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered,published this 18th day of January, A.D. 2011, and to be presented for final passage on the ay of February, A.D. 1. _ � r Mayor ATTEST: - ^ n City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 1 st day of February, A.D. 2011. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk