HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-044-05/02/2023-APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES STORMWATER AND WATER UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO COMMISRESOLUTION 2023-044
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES STORMWATER
AND WATER UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE ART IN
PUBLIC PLACES RELATING TO STREAM REHABILITATION
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 Andy Dufford and Chevos Studios were selected from a Request for
Qualifications process to develop art to tell the Stormwater Utility story of stream rehabilitation
(the “Art Project”);and
WHEREAS,the Art Project includes a temporary sculpture to be used at the site of stream
rehabilitation work conducted by the City and two permanent,hand-carved granite benches for
creek-side seating with one at Fossil Creek Park and one at Edora Park;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 March
22,2023,regular meeting;and
WHEREAS,the budget for the Art Project is $191,800,which is to be used for construction
final design,engineering,materials,signage,fabrication,delivery,installation,and contingency,
including $72,019 from the Art in Public Places Stormwater Utility Account and $119,781 from
the Art in Public Places Water Utility Account;and
WHEREAS,funds sufficient for the Art Project have been appropriated in the Art in Public
Places Stormwater and Water Utility Accounts;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 for stream
rehabilitation work described herein,the design for which was reviewed and approved by the Art
in Public Places Board on March 22,2023,and the use of previously appropriated funds in an
amount not to exceed SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN DOLLARS ($72,019)from
the Art in Public Places Stormwater Utility Account and ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS ($119,781)from the Art in Public
Places Water Utility Account for the Art Project.
Passed and adopted at a Ling of the Council of the City f Fort Collins this 2nd
day of May,2023.
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City Clerk