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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/07/2017 - RESOLUTION 2017-012 APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR TAgenda Item 15 Item # 15 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 7, 2017 City Council STAFF Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator SUBJECT Resolution 2017-012 Approving an Art Project for the Lincoln Corridor Plan Project and Authorizing Expenditures from the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund to Commission an Artist to Create the Art Project. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is it to approve expenditures from the Art in Public Places Reserve Account to commission an artist to create art for the Lincoln Corridor Plan Project. The expenditures of $91,995 will be for design, materials, signage, fabrication, installation, and contingency for Mark Leichliter to create a series of artworks for the Lincoln Corridor Plan Project. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Section 23-303 of City Code 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 (APP) Program, in accordance with the APP Guidelines adopted by the Council in Ordinance No. 020, 1995. In 2012, City Council permanently adopted the APP Program, and reenacted City Code Chapter 23, Article IX, with certain modifications. Fort Collins artist Mark Leichliter worked with the Project Team to develop the concept for art at the site. The artist was selected through a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) process. The art installation, entitled Terralogue Totems, is intended to accentuate the corridor and create wayfinding elements. The artworks comprising the installations are executed in different formats dispersed along the corridor and consist of three sculptural monoliths, eighteen bike racks, and six bollards. The monoliths are approximately eleven feet tall. The artworks are created out of stainless and Corten steel and stone. Terralogue Totems consists of three motifs, each relating to specific locations along the corridor:  "Course" represents the River; the physical, actual course of the Poudre -- and the flowing passage of time.  "Construct" (as a noun not a verb) speaks to the influence of humans on the landscape and represents the built environment. This Totem's placement in the center of the corridor serves as the balance and the nexus between the natural and the man-made.  "Crop" placed at the Eastern most end of the project, harkens to both the natural, endemic plant life and the history of agriculture in the area. This design concept was reviewed and recommended by the Project Team, incorporated into Lincoln Corridor public engagement materials for the neighborhood meeting on June 22, 2016, and recently recommended for Council approval by the Art in Public Places Board at the Board's December 21, 2016 regular meeting. Agenda Item 15 Item # 15 Page 2 CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The funds for this item have been appropriated in the APP Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund. The Art in Public Places program also has available appropriated maintenance funds for the long- term care of the subject artwork along with the rest of the APP art collection. The Lincoln Corridor APP art budget is $91,995 to be used for design, materials, fabrication, installation, and contingency for the artworks. The Lincoln Corridor Plan capital improvement project will contribute an additional $10,855 towards the art project. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The design concept and budget for the Art Project was reviewed and recommended for City Council approval by the APP Board at its December 21, 2016 regular board meeting. PUBLIC OUTREACH This project was promoted in a public call to artists through an RFQ process. In an RFQ process all submissions are reviewed and the artist selection is based on her/his portfolio of work. Submissions are reviewed by the APP Board, a Purchasing representative, and representatives of the project team. The selected artist(s) then collaborates with the Project Team to develop concepts for the artwork based on the goals of the project and input from the team. The final design and budget is reviewed and approved by the Project Team and then the APP Board, who then recommends the ultimate project to City Council for approval. The artist concept was incorporated into the project boards shared at the public meeting for the Lincoln Corridor Plan Project on June 22, 2016. ATTACHMENTS 1. Written Description and Images of Proposed Artwork (PDF) 2. Art in Public Places Board Minutes, December 21, 2016 (PDF) ART IN PUBLIC PLACES Lincoln Corridor Project Artist: Mark Leichliter Fort Collins artist Mark Leichliter worked with the Lincoln Corridor Project team to develop concepts for art at the site. The artworks are integrated into the design of the corridor and are located throughout the project. The artwork is intended to accentuate the corridor and provide wayfinding elements. The artworks, entitled Terralogue Totems, consists of sculptural metal monoliths, bike racks, and stone and metal bollards. Each location along the corridor includes a large sculptural monolith, accompanied by combinations of bike racks and bollards. PoudreRiverBridgeArtSite ATTACHMENT 1 Monoliths(LeŌtoRight:Course,Construct,Crop) Terralogue Totems consists of three motifs, each relating to specific location along the Lincoln Corridor: x "Course" represents the River; the physical, actual course of the Poudre — and the flowing passage of time. x "Construct" (as a noun not a verb) speaks to the influence of humans on the landscape and represents the built environment. This Totem's placement in the center of the corridor serves as a balance and the nexus of the natural and the man-made. x "Crop" placed at the Eastern most end of the project, harkens to both the natural, endemic plant life and the history of agriculture in the area. Overview: x Total number of Monoliths: 3 x Total number of Bike Racks: 18 x Total number of Bollards: 6 x Material for the sculptures will be stainless steel and weathering steel (Corten) x Bollards scope includes metal parts only; stone provided by the City x Surface finish on stainless will be a hand-honed swirl in a random, looping pattern; weathering steel to be allowed to “rust” naturally BikeRacks(LeŌtoRight:Course,Construct,Cropdesigns) Bollards(LeŌtoRight:Construct,Crop,Coursedesigns) ATTACHMENT 2 -1- RESOLUTION 2017-012 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR THE LINCOLN CORRIDOR PLAN PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE THE ART PROJECT WHEREAS, the City is in the process of constructing neighborhood and right of way improvements known as the Lincoln Corridor Plan project (the “Project”), located along Lincoln Avenue between Jefferson Street to Lemay Avenue; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 23-303 and 23-304 of the City Code, one percent of the funds appropriated for the Project was set aside for use in the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of works of art in accordance with the Art in Public Places Guidelines adopted by the City Council in Ordinance No. 047, 1998 (the “Guidelines”); and WHEREAS, through a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) process, artist Mark Leichliter (the “Artist”) was selected to develop the artwork concept for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Artist proposed artwork for the Project consisting of several stone and steel pieces executed in different formats, including three 11’-tall sculptural monoliths, 18 bike racks, and six bollards; the sculptural series entitled “Terralogue Totems” will incorporate three design motifs corresponding to different locations along the corridor- Course, Construct, and Crop (the “Art Project”); and WHEREAS, the Art in Public Places Board (“the Board”) evaluated and approved the Art Project at its regular meeting on December 21, 2016 pursuant to the Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the budget for the Art Project including design, materials, fabrication, installation, and contingency for the Art Project is $91,995, and another $10,855 will be contributed from the Project capital improvement budget; and WHEREAS, the funds for the Art Project, as already appropriated in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund, will be used to provide for the Artist’s design fees, materials, fabrication, installation and contingency for the Art Project; and WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code requires the Board’s selection of the recommended art be presented for Council review and approval because the cost of the art exceeds $30,000; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-308 of the City Code, the Board recommends City Council approve the Art Project and authorize expenditure of appropriated funds from the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: -2- Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the Art Project and authorizes the expenditure of appropriated funds in an amount not to exceed NINETY ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE DOLLARS ($91,995) from the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund, for the Art Project as proposed by the Artist, the conceptual designs for which were selected by the Art in Public Places Board on December 21, 2016. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 7th day of February, A.D. 2017. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk