HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-039-03/18/1997-ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMISSION ARTIST FAIRBROOKE POND PROJECT HABITAT ENHANCEMENT SCULPTURES STORM RESOLUTION 97-39
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM
THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT
IN THE STORM DRAINAGE FUND FOR THE COMMISSION OF AN ARTIST
TO CREATE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT SCULPTURES
IN CONNECTION WITH THE FAIRBROOKE POND PROJECT
WHEREAS, Section 23-303 of the City Code, which was added to the Code in 1995,
established the Art in Public Places Reserve Account for use in the acquisition or leasing of works
of art, maintenance,repair or display of works of art, and administrative expenses related to the Art
in Public Places Program,in accordance with the Art in Public Places Guidelines adopted by Council
in Ordinance No. 20, 1995 (the "Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS,the Fairbrooke Pond Project(the"Project") is a storm drainage project and has
been identified as an appropriate site for use of funds from the Storm Drainage Canal Importation
Basin Project that have been set aside in the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Storm
Drainage Fund for public art; and
WHEREAS,the Art in Public Places Board (the "Board") evaluated proposed works of art
in a competitive proposal process based on the Guidelines; and
WHEREAS,based on that evaluation, the Board selected the proposal of artist Lynne Hull
to create habitat enhancement sculptures in the vicinity of Fairbrooke Pond on the corner of Taft Hill
Road and Prospect Road at its February 20, 1997 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost to create the proposed habitat enhancement sculptures,
including administration,commission of the artist,contingency and maintenance of the piece is Four
Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Dollars ($4,280); and
WHEREAS,adequate funds are available in the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the
Storm Drainage Fund for 1997 to provide for the commission of Hull to create the habitat
enhancement sculptures; and
WHEREAS,the Guidelines require that the Council approve the Board's selection of public
art.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS,that the expenditure of up to Four Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty Dollars ($4,280)
from the Art in Public Places Reserve Account in the Storm Drainage Fund for the habitat
enhancement sculptures proposed by artist Lynne Hull, the conceptual design of which was selected
and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on February 20, 1997, is hereby authorized.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 18th day of March A.D.
1997.
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