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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/19/2017 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 113, 2017, AMENDINAgenda Item 3 Item # 3 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 19, 2017 City Council STAFF Vincent Kitch, Cultural Services and Facilities Director Cyril Vidergar, Legal SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 113, 2017, Amending Section 2-203 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to the Functions of the Cultural Resources Board. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 5, 2017, updates the functions of the Cultural Resources Board (CuRB) as described in City Code to better reflect the actual scale and responsibilities of the Cultural Services Department. The current City Code language is outdated. It references advising the Museum director, and matters pertaining to the operations of the Lincoln Center. The Cultural Services Director, staff liaison to the CuRB, is responsible for directing the Lincoln Center, Museum of Discovery, Gardens on Spring Creek, Carnegie Creative Center, and Art in Public Places program. The proposed new language more accurately reflects the entire scope of functions currently performed by the Cultural Services Department. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading. ATTACHMENTS 1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, September 5, 2017 (w/o attachments) (PDF) 2. Ordinance No. 113, 2017 (PDF) Agenda Item 13 Item # 13 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY September 5, 2017 City Council STAFF Vincent Kitch, Cultural Services and Facilities Director Cyril Vidergar, Legal SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 113, 2017, Amending Section 2-203 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to the Functions of the Cultural Resources Board. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is to update how the functions of the Cultural Resources Board (CuRB) are described to better reflect the actual scale and responsibilities of the Cultural Services Department. The current City Code language is outdated. It references advising the Museum director, and matters pertaining to the operations of the Lincoln Center. The Cultural Services Director, staff liaison to the CuRB, is responsible for directing the Lincoln Center, Museum of Discovery, Gardens on Spring Creek, Carnegie Creative Center, and Art in Public Places program. The proposed new language more accurately reflects the entire scope of functions currently performed by the Cultural Services Department. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The Cultural Resources Board was established in 1986 and serves as an advisory body to City Council and staff. Its primary functions have previously been described as “to advise City Council on issues relating to the Lincoln Center and the Fort Collins Museum” . . . and “review[s] applications and make[s] recommendations for funding from the City of Fort Collins Cultural Development and Programming Account and Tourism Programming Account (Fort Fund)”. On June 10, 2017, the Cultural Resources Board held its annual retreat. As part of its planning activities, CuRB reviewed its mission, vision, bylaws and governing ordinance. As a result of this discussion, the Chair of the CuRB issued a memo and specific recommendations (Attachment 1) to the Mayor and City Council requesting updates to the City Code to better reflect the scale and responsibilities of the Cultural Services Department and framing the need for subsequent amendments to CuRB bylaws. The current language in the Code specifically references the Lincoln Center and Museum of Discovery but does not include the Gardens at Spring Creek and Carnegie Center for Creativity. Broadening the language would better reflect the department, cover all the major facilities, Fort Fund, and include ongoing programs and activities such as the Arts and Culture Master Plan process. ATTACHMENT 1 Agenda Item 13 Item # 13 Page 2 BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Cultural Resources Board recommends approval of the City Code amendments to more accurately represent the Board’s scope of duties and functions relating to the activities of the Cultural Services Department. ATTACHMENTS 1. CuRB memo, June 12, 2017 (PDF) 2. Retreat minutes, June 10, 2017 (PDF) -1- ORDINANCE NO. 113, 2017 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, DIVISION 12, SECTION 2-203 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO UPDATE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 158, 1986, the Cultural Resources Board (“Board”) was established and serves as an advisory body to the City Council and staff; and WHEREAS, over the course of time the Board has become aware of the potential community benefits of the Board’s efforts to assist in the development of opportunities for cooperation with other community organizations, groups, and individuals, in the promotion of awareness, understanding, and appreciation of cultural resources in Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-203 of the City Code, the Cultural Resources Board’s primary functions have been previously described as “to advise City Council on issues relating to the Lincoln Center and the Fort Collins Museum” and “review(s) applications and make(s) recommendations for funding from the City of Fort Collins Cultural Development and Programming Account and the Tourism Programming Account (“Fort Fund”); and WHEREAS, during the Cultural Resources Board annual retreat on June 10, 2017, as part of its planning activities, the Cultural Resources Board reviewed its mission, vision, bylaws, and governing ordinance with the Chair of the Cultural Resources Board issuing a memo and specific recommendations to the Mayor and City Council, recommending updates to the City Code to better reflect the scale and responsibilities of the Cultural Services Department and framing the need for subsequent amendments to the Cultural Resources Board bylaws; and WHEREAS, the functions of the Board as currently listed in the City Code specifically reference the Lincoln Center and Museum of Discovery, but do not include the Gardens at Spring Creek and Carnegie Center for Creativity; and WHEREAS, the Cultural Resources Board believes that broadening the language in Section 2-203 of the City Code would better reflect the services delivered by the Cultural Services Department, cover all the major facilities, Fort Fund, and include ongoing programs and activities such as the Arts and Culture Master Plan process; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Cultural Resources Board annual retreat on June 10, 2017, the Cultural Resources Board recommended approval of the City Code amendments to more accurately represent the Board’s scope of duties and functions relating to the activities of the Cultural Services Department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows: Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals set forth above. -2- Section 2. That Section 2-203 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-203. - Functions. The Board shall act as an advisory board and shall have the following functions: (1) To advise and make recommendations to the Director of Cultural Services and Facilities and the City Council as to rules, regulations, policies, administrative and budgetary matters pertaining to the Cultural Services Department’s programs, services and facilities and any other cultural facility constructed or operated by the City; (2)To review proposals for funding from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and the Tourism Programming Account, following established and published guidelines, and to submit recommendations regarding such proposals to the City Council to be approved by the City Council by resolution; (3) To advise and make recommendations to the City Manager regarding any proposed revisions to the guidelines used by the Cultural Resources Board to make the funding recommendations referred to in Paragraph (2) above; (4) To assist, advise and make recommendations to the Director of Cultural Services and Facilities and the City Council on arts and culture related matters and regarding opportunities to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation for, the value of cultural resources in the community. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 5th day of September, A.D. 2017, and to be presented for final passage on the 19th day of September, A.D. 2017. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Chief Deputy City Clerk -3- Passed and adopted on final reading on the 19th day of September, A.D. 2017. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Interim City Clerk