HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-018-01/20/1998-APPROVING EXPECDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE WATER UTILITY FUND FOR T RESOLUTION 98-18
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC
PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE WATER UTILITY FUND
FOR THE COMMISSION OF A METAL SCULPTURE
TO BE PLACED IN THE XERISCAPE GARDEN AT CITY HALL
WHEREAS, Section 23-303 of the City Code, 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 Water Utility has completed a number of projects,primarily underground
water lines and related improvements (the"Projects"),that do not offer appropriate sites for Art in
Public Places projects; and
WHEREAS, one percent (1%) of the funds from the Projects has been set aside in the Art
in Public Places Reserve Account in the Water Utility Fund for public art,and the Water Utility has
instead proposed the use of such funds for public art in connection with the Xeriscape Garden project
at City Hall (the "Xeriscape Garden"); and
WHEREAS,the Art in Public Places Board(the `Board") evaluated proposed works of art
for the Xeriscape Garden in a competitive proposal process based on the Guidelines; and
WHEREAS,based on that evaluation,the Board selected the proposal of artist Don Mitchell
to create a colorful metal sculpture approximately five feet tall,and including twelve stylized flower
forms, at its December 16, 1997 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost to create the proposed metal sculpture, including
administration, commission of the artists, contingency and maintenance of the pieces is Twenty
Thousand Dollars ($20,000); and
WHEREAS, adequate funds are available and were previously appropriated in the Art in
Public Places Reserve Account in the Water Utility Fund in 1997 to provide for the commission of
Don Mitchell to create a flower inspired metal sculpture for the Xeriscape Garden, but were not
spent or encumbered; and
WHEREAS, staff will present to the Council as part of the Reappropriation Ordinance in
February, 1998,the reappropriation in the 1998 budget year of the funds that were appropriated for
this project in 1997; 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 Twenty Thousand Dollars($20,000) from the Art in Public
Places Reserve Account in the Water Utility Fund, for the metal sculpture proposed by artist Don
Mitchell, the conceptual design of which was selected and approved by the Art in Public Places
Board on December 16, 1997, is hereby authorized, contingent upon the reappropriation of funds
previously appropriated unencumbered for this project in 1997.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 20th day of January
A.D. 1998.
Mayor pro Tam
ATTEST: (�
City Clerk