HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-083-11/01/2016-APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR THE MULBERRY GATEWAY PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART RESOLUTION 2016-083
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING AN ART PROJECT FOR THE MULBERRY GATEWAY PROJECT AND
AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FROM THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES WASTEWATER
UTILITY ACCOUNT TO COMMISSION AN ARTIST TO CREATE THE ART PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City is in the process of constructing improvements known as the
Mulberry Bridge Gateway Project along a portion of State Highway 14 (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 for use in the acquisition, installation, and
maintenance of works of art in accordance with the Art in Public Places Guidelines adopted by
the City Council in Ordinance No. 047, 1998 (the "Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS, through a "Request for Qualifications" process, Robert Tully (the "Artist")
was selected to develop the concept for art for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Artist has proposed artwork for the Project consisting of a series of
sandstone sculptures with colored-metal accents, which will be illuminated-at night and continue
the design of stone incorporated into existing architectural elements of the Mulberry Bridge (the
"Art Project");
WHEREAS, the Art in Public Places Board ("the Board") evaluated the Art Project at its
regular meeting'on September 16, 2016 pursuant to the Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the budget for the Art Project, which includes design, materials, fabrication,
landscaping, lighting, installation, and contingency for the.Art Project, is $274,000; and
WHEREAS, the funds for the Art Project are already appropriated and will be used to
provide for the Artists' design fees, materials, fabrication, landscaping, lighting, installation and
contingency for the Art Project; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code requires the Board's selection of the
recommended art be presented for City Council review and approval because the cost of the art
exceeds $30,000; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-308 of the City Code, the Board recommends City
Council approve the Art Project and authorize expenditure of the appropriated funds from the Art
in Public Places Wastewater Utility Account for the Art Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
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Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the Art Project and authorizes the
expenditure of appropriated funds in an amount not to exceed TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($274,000) from the Art in Public Places Wastewater Utility
Account, for the Art Project proposed by the Artist, the conceptual design of which was selected
and approved by the Art in Public Places Board on September 16, 2016.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 1 st
day of November, A.D. 2016.
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