HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-012-02/07/2017-APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR THE LINCOLN CORRIDOR PLAN PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM THE 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 I I'-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:
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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.
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