HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-043-05/17/2011-APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED DONATION OF A SCULPTURE TO BE PLACED AT EPIC RESOLUTION 2011-043
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED DONATION
OF A SCULPTURE TO BE PLACED AT EPIC
WHEREAS,the Sandra Hau Memorial Foundation(the"Donor")has proposed donating to
the City a life-size bronze sculpture depicting a youth hockey player (the "Artwork"); and
WHEREAS,the Artwork would be placed at Edora Pool Ice Center(EPIC)to recognize the
importance of youth hockey to the Fort Collins community; and
WHEREAS,the proposed location for placement of the Artwork is between the parking lot
and front doors of EPIC; and
WHEREAS, the Donor would commission artist Steve Kramer to create the Artwork ; and
WHEREAS, the value of the Artwork is estimated at $16,700; and
WHEREAS, the Donor would pay all costs for the sculpting, fabrication, installation and
signage for the Artwork; and
WHEREAS, future maintenance of the Artwork would be funded from the City's Art in
Public Places maintenance fund; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-309 of the City Code requires that works of art with a value of$300
or more to be donated to the City and placed in a public area may be accepted only with approval of
the Art in Public Places Board (the "APP Board"), and all such works with a value of$10,000 or
more may be accepted only with approval of the City Council,upon review of the proposed donation
and the recommendation of the APP Board; and
WHEREAS, at its regular meeting on March 23, 2011, the APP Board evaluated and
approved the proposed donation of the Artwork based on the City's Art in Public Places Guidelines
and recommended that the City Council accept the donation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS, that the City Council hereby accepts the proposed donation of the Artwork to be placed
at EPIC.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th
day of May A.D. 2011.
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