HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-047-05/15/2007-APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FA RESOLUTION 2007-047
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
RESERVE ACCOUNT IN THE CULTURAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES FUND
TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE AN ART ELEMENT FOR THE
STREETS FACILITY PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City recently completed construction of a deicing facility at the Streets
Facility at 625 Ninth Street (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 23-303 and 23-304 of the City Code, one percent of the
funds appropriated for the Project was set aside in the Art in Public Places reserve account in the
Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for use in the acquisition or leasing of works of art, the
maintenance repair or display
ep p y 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. 047, 1998 (the"Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS, the Art in Public Places Board (the "Board"), selected an artist to design
artwork for the Project using an RFP process through the City's Purchasing Department; and
WHEREAS, Tim Upham and Lisa Cameron(the"Artists") were selected to work with the
Project Team to create a design concept appropriate to the Project site; and
WHEREAS, the Project Team concluded that the actual deicing facility was not a good
location for public art, and that a more appropriate site would be the public entrance to the Streets
Facility; and
WHEREAS,the Board evaluated the Artists' final design at its regular meeting on April 18,
2007, pursuant to the Guidelines; and
WHEREAS,based on that evaluation, the Board voted to recommend the Artist's proposal
for a sculptural element for the exterior of the front entryway of the Streets Facility building
consisting of a bench and a stainless steel map replicating the current city map used by Streets crews,
as well as a smaller map showing the city streets circa 1900,when the site of the Streets Facility was
a sugar beet factory (the "Art Project"); and
WHEREAS, the estimated cost to create the Art Project, including design, materials,
fabrication, installation and contingency for the Art Project, is $24,000; and
WHEREAS, those funds are available in the Art in Public Places reserve account in the
Cultural Services and Facilities Fund,and are appropriated as part of the 2007 budget,to provide for
the Artists' design fees,materials, fabrication,installation and contingency for the Art Project; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code requires that the Board's selection of the
recommended art be presented for Council review and approval,because the cost of the art exceeds
$10,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the Council hereby authorizes the expenditure of up to TWENTY FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($24,000) from the Art in Public Places reserve account in the Cultural
Services and Facilities Fund for the Art Project,which will include a bench and stainless steel maps
to be placed at the entrance to the City's Streets Facility,which project is proposed by the artists Tim
Upham and Lisa Cameron, and the conceptual design of which was reviewed and approved by the
Art in Public Places Board on April 18, 2007.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Co of the City of Fort Collins this 15th
day of May, A.D. 2007.
MayoU
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City Clerk