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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/04/2018 - RESOLUTION 2018-118 APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR TAgenda Item 20 Item # 20 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 4, 2018 City Council STAFF Ellen Martin, Visual Arts Administrator Jody Hurst, Legal SUBJECT Resolution 2018-118 Approving an Art Project for the Poudre River Whitewater Park Project and Approving Expenditures From the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and the Art in Public Places Stormwater Utility Account to Commission an Artist to Create the Art Project Pursuant to the Art in Public Places Program. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this item is it to approve expenditures from the Art in Public Places (APP) Reserve Account and APP Stormwater Utility Account to commission an artist to create art for the Poudre River Whitewater Park Project. The expenditures of $150,000 will be for design, materials, signage, fabrication, delivery, and contingency for John Davis to create the art for the plaza area. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Section 23-303 of City 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 (APP) Program, in accordance with the APP Guidelines adopted by the Council in Ordinance No. 20, 1995. In 2012, City Council permanently adopted the APP Program, and reenacted City Code Chapter 23, Article XII, with certain modifications. Artist John Davis worked with the Project Team to develop the concept for art at the site of the Poudre River Whitewater Park. The artist was selected through a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. The Poudre River Whitewater Park is just north of Old Town in Fort Collins. The art for the site is the sculptural shelter for the overlook plaza. The inspiration for the artwork is water rapids and the associated whitewater that is created by the bubble forms that are generated in the water as it crashes against rocks and boulders. The intention is to create a connection between the overlook plaza and rapids below. The multiple curving “wave” shapes of the sculptural structure mimics the waves of water in the rapids, the circular cutouts on the top of the structure evoke the bubbles found in whitewater conditions. The art structure will create a gathering place and shelter on the overlook plaza. Seating will be created around the area at the base of the art structure. The artwork will be constructed of steel and off-white fluoropolymer coating over epoxy primer. This design concept was reviewed and recommended by the Project Team, and recently recommended for Council approval by the APP Board at the Board’s September 19, 2018, regular meeting. Agenda Item 20 Item # 20 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 and the APP Stormwater Utility Account. The Art in Public Places program also has available appropriated maintenance funds for the long-term care of the subject artwork and the rest of the APP art collection. The Poudre River Whitewater Park art budget is $150,000 to be used for design, materials, fabrication, delivery, and contingency for this artwork. $102,450 is from the APP Reserve Account and $47,550 is from the APP Stormwater Utility Account. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The design concept and budget for the Art Project was reviewed and recommended for City Council approval by the Art in Public Places Board at the September 19, 2018 regular board meeting. PUBLIC OUTREACH The selected artist 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 are reviewed and approved by the project team and then the APP Board, who then recommends the project to City Council for approval. The Park Planning and Development Department is currently showing the concept for the art on the Park Planning website. Park Planning and Development held an Open House and has shared concepts for the park and the art at River District meetings and presented at the North Fort Collins Business Association. The concept for the artwork was also shared on display boards at the groundbreaking of the park. 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, September 19, 2018 (PDF) Art in Public Places POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK Located just north of Old Town, kayakers, tubers and kids of all ages will be able to enjoy the Poudre River and all it has to oﬀer. This park will bring the river back to a more natural state, help connect the river to downtown, provide safe access to the river, and improve the river ﬂoodplain. Arst John Davis worked with the Project Team to develop the concept for art at the site. In collaboraon with the design team, he has created a shelter and gathering place on the overlook plaza. Poudre River Whitewater Park Overlook Proposed Artwork Site ATTACHMENT 1 The art will create a shelter and gathering place on the overlook plaza. Aerial view shows a whitewater theme (air bubbles + water) The inspiration for the artwork is water rapids and the associated whitewater that is created by the bubbles generated as water crashes against the rocks and boulders. The artwork will be constructed of steel with off-white Fluoropolymer coating over an epoxy primer. SeaƟng will be created at the base of the art structure. The intention is to create a connection between the overlook plaza and rapids below. The multiple curving “wave” shapes of the sculptural structure mimic the waves of water in the rapids of the Poudre River below. ATTACHMENT 2 -1- RESOLUTION 2018-118 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR THE POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK PROJECT AND APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND AND THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES STORMWATER UTILITY ACCOUNT TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE THE ART PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City is in the process of improving the Poudre River Whitewater Park (“the Project”); 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 in the Art in Public Places reserve account 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, Artist John Davis was selected from a Request for Qualifications process to complete an art project at the Project site (“the Art Project”); and WHEREAS, the Art Project will be a sculptural shelter for the overlook plaza and is intended to create a connection between the overlook plaza and the rapids below; and WHEREAS, the Art in Public Places Board (the “Board”) approved the design concept of the Art Project and recommended Council approval at the Board’s September 19, 2018, regular meeting; and WHEREAS, the funds for this Art Project have been appropriated in the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and the Art in Public Places Stormwater Utility Account; and WHEREAS, the budget for this Art Project, including design, materials, fabrication, delivery, contingency, and maintenance is $150,000 with $102,450 from the Art in Public Places Reserve Account and $47,550 from the Art in Public Places Stormwater Utility Account; and WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code requires that the Board’s recommendation concerning the use of funds for the Art Project be presented for Council review and approval as the cost of the art exceeds $30,000; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Guidelines, a priority in selecting works of art to be acquired with restricted Utilities’ Art in Public Places Funds is that the art relate to and logically connect with the source of the funds used to acquire the artworks; and -2- WHEREAS, the City Council finds that expending funds from the Utilities’ Art in Public Places Funds for the selected Art Project relates to, logically connects with, and benefits the utility rate payers because the art is located at the site of a utilities capital 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 and adopts the determinations and findings contained in the recitals above. Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the use of previously appropriated funds in an amount not to exceed $102,450 from the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund and $47,550 from the Art in Public Places Stormwater Utility Account for the Art Project described herein for inclusion in the Poudre River Whitewater Park Project, the conceptual design for which was reviewed and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on September 19, 2018. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 4th day of December, A.D. 2018. _________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ City Clerk