HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-070-08/15/2023-APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES LIGHT & POWER, WASTEWATER, STORMWATER AND WATERRESOLUTION 2023-070
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES LIGHT &POWER,
WASTEWATER,STORMWATER AND WATER UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO
COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE ART FOR THE CITY’S UTILITIES
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 Allie Ogg was selected from a Request for Qualifications process to
develop art for several City Utilities,including for a digital imagery package and a mural,along
with additional artistic works (the “Art Project”);and
WHEREAS,the Art in Public Places Board (the “Board”)approved the design concept and
budget for the Art Project and recommended City Council approval of the same at the Board’s July
19,2023,regular meeting;and
WHEREAS,the budget for the Art Project is $50,000,which is to be used for design
development,materials,fabrication,delivery,mural installation,signage,additional illustration
work,and contingency for these multiple artworks;and
WHEREAS,funds sufficient for the Art Project have been appropriated in the Art in Public
Places Light &Power,Wastewater,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 described herein,
the design for which was reviewed and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on July 19,
2023,and the use of previously appropriated funds in an amount not to exceed FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000)from the Art in Public Places Light &Power,Wastewater,
Stormwater and Water Utility Accounts for the Art Project.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the
day of August,2023.
AflEST:
Chief Deputy City Clerk
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