HomeMy WebLinkAbout154 - 10/06/1998 - APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE ORDINANCE NO. 154, 1998
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED REVENUE IN THE
CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND AND AUTHORIZING
THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND
AND THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE
CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND
AND APPROVING THE COMMISSION OF "HUMAN SPIRIT"
WHEREAS, on July 28 and 29, 1997, a flash flood hit Fort Collins (the "Flood"), causing
severe damage to certain areas of the City and resulting in the loss of five lives and injuries to 54
people; and
WHEREAS,the Flood will long be remembered not only for the destruction and loss of lives
it caused, but also for the acts of heroism of individuals during the Flood, and the efforts of the
community as a whole in responding to the Flood and in providing support for flood victims and
restoring the City in the months that followed the Flood, and
WHEREAS, a Commemorative Sculpture Selection Subcommittee, consisting of Art in
Public Places Board members, community members, a student and professor from Colorado State
University, and representatives from the Water Board and the Parks and Recreation Board, was
formed to review proposals and select an artist to create artwork that would serve as a
commemoration of the Flood; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code requires that the Council approve the use of
reserve account funds in excess of$10,000 for the acquisition,installation and maintenance of works
of art; and
WHEREAS,the Commemorative Sculpture Selection Subcommittee selected Jack Kreutzer
to create a sculpture for Creekside Park entitled"Human Spirit,"and the Art in Public Places Board
reviewed and approved the Subcommittee's selection at its August 20, 1998, meeting; and
WHEREAS,the artist's proposed, commemorative sculpture,consisting of a group of three
life-sized bronze figures holding a child and a dog, will depict and capture the community's spirit,
not only the night of July 28,but during the many days, weeks,and months that followed the Flood;
and
WHEREAS, $50,000 is needed to pay artist honorariums and to purchase and install the art
work, as well as set aside funds for ongoing maintenance of the sculpture; and
WHEREAS, the City has received $8,000 through donations received by the Chamber of
Commerce and will contribute$5,000 from the Community Opportunity Investments account in the
General Fund so that work can commence on the sculpture; and
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 9, of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins(the"Charter")
permits the City Council to make supplemental appropriations by ordinance at any time during the
fiscal year,provided that the total amount of such supplemental appropriations,in combination with
all previous appropriations for that fiscal year,do not exceed the then current estimate of actual and
anticipated revenues to be received during the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS,Article V, Section 10,of the Charter authorizes the City Council to transfer by
ordinance any unexpended and unencumbered amount or portion thereof from one fund or capital
project to another fund or capital project,provided that the purpose for which the transferred funds
are to be expended remains unchanged; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to authorize the appropriation of$8,000, from
donations, in the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,
and authorize the transfer of$5,000 from the Community Opportunity Investments account in the
General Fund to the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,
to be used for the sculpture "Human Spirit' for Creekside Park, as proposed by Jack Kreutzer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby appropriated for expenditure from unanticipated revenue in
the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund, the sum of
EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8,000) from donations to be used for the commission of a
commemorative sculpture project at Creekside Park.
Section 2. That the unexpended appropriated amount of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($5,000)is hereby authorized for transfer from the Community Opportunity Investments account in
the General Fund to the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities
Fund,and appropriated therein,to be used for the commission of a commemorative sculpture project
at Creekside Park.
Section 3. That the expenditure of up to THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($13,000)
from the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,to be used
for the commission of artist Jack Kreutzer for the creation of the sculpture "Human Spirit' at
Creekside Park, as approved by the Art in Public Places Board on August 20, 1998, is hereby
authorized.
Introduced and considered favorably on first reading and ordered ublished this 15th day of
September,A.D. 1998, and to be presented for final passage on t d# of October,.A.D. 1998.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 6th day of October;A ). 1998.
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