HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-043-05/02/2023-APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES WATER UTILITY ACCOUNT TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TRESOLUTION 2023-043
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES WATER UTILITY
ACCOUNT TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FOR
THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT
WHEREAS,pursuant to Sections 23-303 and 23-304 of the City Code,one percent of
construction project funding is set aside for use in the acquisition and installation 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,funding contributions to Art in Public Places for each City Utility are to be
kept and spent in such Utility’s own fund for the betterment of such utility or as otherwise
determined by the City Council for a specific utility purpose;and
WHEREAS,Artist Todd Kundla was selected from a Request for Qualifications process
to develop entrance artwork for the Water Treatment Facility Project (the “Art Project”);and
WHEREAS,the Art Project includes a sculpture depicting steel flowing through steel rings
to symbolize the purification process performed at the Water Treatment Facility;and
WHEREAS,the Art in Public Places Board (the “Board”)approved the design concept and
budget for the Art Project and recommended Council approval of the same at the Board’s January
18,2023,regular meeting;and
WHEREAS,the budget for the Art Project is $45,000,which is to be used for design,
engineering,materials,signage,fabrication,delivery,installation,and contingency;and
WHEREAS,funds sufficient for the Art Project have been appropriated in the Art in Public
Places Water Utility Account;and
WHEREAS,City Code Section 23-308 requires that the Board’s recommendation
concerning the use of funds for the Art Project be presented for City Council review and approval
as the cost of the Art Project exceeds $30,000.
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 of the Art Project at the Water
Treatment Facility described herein,the design for which was reviewed and approved by the Art
in Public Places Board on January 18,2023,and the use of previously appropriated funds in an
amount not to exceed FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($45,000)from the Art in Public
Places Water Utility Account for the Art Project.
Passed and adopted at
day of May,2023.
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