HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-045-04/21/2015-APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED DONATION OF A SCULPTURE TO BE PLACED AT EDORA POOL ICE CENT RESOLUTION 2015-045
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROPOSED DONATION
OF A SCULPTURE TO BE PLACED AT EDORA POOL ICE CENTER
WHEREAS, the Thornton Family Foundation (the "Donor") has proposed donating to the
City a life-sized bronze sculpture depicting a swimmer, supported by sandstone slabs with a one-
inch layer of glass to depict the water level, entitled "Master Swimmer' (the "Artwork"); and
WHEREAS, the Artwork would be placed at Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC) to recognize
the importance of recreational and competitive swimming in the Fort Collins community; and
WHEREAS, the proposed location for placement of the Artwork is between the parking
lot and the front doors of EPIC, and a plaque is proposed to be placed inside the front doors to
identify the Artwork; and
WHEREAS, the Donor has entered into an agreement with the Fort Collins Area Swim
team (FAST) to commission Sutton Betti to create the Artwork, and to install and maintain the
Artwork; and
WHEREAS, as part of the approved design, the City has agreed that the FAST logo may
be displayed on the swim cap of the swimmer depicted as part of the Artwork; and
WHEREAS, the value of the Artwork is estimated at $35,000; and
WHEREAS, maintenance of the Artwork for ten years following its installation will be
funded by FAST; thereafter maintenance will 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 February 18, 2015, the APP Board evaluated and
approved the proposed donation of the Artwork based on the City's Art in Public Places
Guidelines and recommended 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 as
described in this Resolution, to be placed at Edora Pool Ice Center.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
21 st day of April, A.D. 2015.
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