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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 02/07/2017 - RESOLUTION 2017-013 APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR TAgenda Item 16 Item # 16 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY February 7, 2017 City Council STAFF Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator SUBJECT Resolution 2017-013 Approving an Art Project for the Twin Silos Park 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 Twin Silo Park Project. The expenditures of $67,000 will be for design, materials, signage, fabrication, installation, and contingency for Tim Upham to create a sculpture at the site of Twin Silo Park. 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. The City of Fort Collins has begun the construction of Twin Silo Park, located on Ziegler and Kechter Roads. Fort Collins artist Tim Upham 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 artwork, entitled Harvest Sky, is designed to complement the adjacent Harvest Room community social space and the theme of a fruiting orchard. The artwork will be integrated into the top of the 60-foot long orchard arbor that is adjacent to the Harvest Room in the park. During the day visitors will pass under the canopy of over forty 22-inch colored circles of polycarbonate that create a stained glass effect in the sunshine. The colored circles will be yellow, red, and green, inspired by the colors of fruit. A matrix of stainless steel pipe creates a latticework of geometrical vines and stems that act as the structure and support for the colorful “fruit.” This design concept was reviewed and recommended by the Project Team and the Art in Public Places Board (APP). CITY FINANCIAL IMPACTS The funds for this item have been appropriated in the APP Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund. The APP 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. Agenda Item 16 Item # 16 Page 2 The Twin Silo Park Project art budget is $67,000 to be used for design, materials, fabrication, installation, contingency, and maintenance for this artwork. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The design concept and budget for this project was reviewed and recommended for City Council approval by the Art in Public Place Board at its regular January 18, 2017 board meeting. PUBLIC OUTREACH The Twin Silo Park APP Project was promoted in a pubic 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. Artists then collaborate with the project team and together 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 recommends the project to City Council for approval. The APP Program will promote the project throughout the fabrication, installation, and completion of the artwork. ATTACHMENTS 1. Written Description and Images of Proposed Artwork (PDF) 2. Art in Public Places Board Minutes Draft, January 18, 2017 (PDF) Fort Collins artist Tim Upham worked with the Twin Silo Park Project Team to develop a concept for art at the site of this new park. The artwork, entitled Harvest Sky, is designed to complement the adjacent Harvest Room space and the theme of a fruiting orchard. The artwork will be integrated into the top of the orchard arbor that is adjacent to the Harvest Room. During the day visitors pass under the canopy of over forty 22" colored circles of polycarbonate that create a stained glass effect in the sunshine. A matrix of stainless steel pipe creates a latticework of geometrical vines and stems that act as the structure and support for the colorful “fruit.” LocaƟon of the artwork within Twin Silo Park ART IN PUBLIC PLACES Twin Silo Park Project Artist Tim Upham ATTACHMENT 1 Example of Proposed Materials Design SchemaƟc for one 30’ length of the arbor Harvest Sky Concept Overview: x Artwork is 60' long x 5' wide x 3' height from the top of the Harvest Arbor x Forty 22" × ½" thick colored polycarbonate circle disks in red, yellow, and green x 200' of ¾" stainless steel pipe Art in Public Places Board January 18, 2017 ATTACHMENT 2 -1- RESOLUTION 2017-013 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR THE TWIN SILOS PARK 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 public park improvements known as the Twin Silos Park Project (the “Project”), located at Ziegler and Kechter Roads; 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 Tim Upham (the “Artist”) was selected to develop the artwork concept for the Project; and WHEREAS, the Artist has proposed artwork for the Project consisting of 40 colored polycarbonate discs installed to a steel lattice on the 60-foot orchard arbor adjacent to the Harvest Room community space in the park; the sculptural piece entitled “Harvest Sky” will use the effect of stained glass to create a sense of being in a fruiting orchard (the “Art Project”); and WHEREAS, the Art in Public Places Board (“the Board”) evaluated and approved the Art Project at its regular meeting on January 18, 2017 pursuant to the Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the budget for the Art Project include design, materials, fabrication, installation, and contingency for the Art Project is $67,000; and WHEREAS, the funds for the Art Project are already appropriated in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund, and 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: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. -2- Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the Art Project and authorizes the expenditure of appropriated funds in an amount not to exceed SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($67,000) 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 January 18, 2017. 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