HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-080-07/16/2019-APPROVING AN ARTWORK TO BE PLACED AT THE POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK RESOLUTION 2019-080
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING AN ARTWORK TO BE PLACED AT
THE POUDRE RIVER WHITEWATER PARK
WHEREAS, the City has nearly completed the Poudre River Whitewater Park project (the
"Project"); and
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2018, the City Council, pursuant to Resolution 2018-118,
approved an Art in Public Places ("APP") project for the Project site consisting of a sculptural
shelter created by artist John Davis; and
WHEREAS, City project staff and two outside donors were interested in doing an
additional gateway art piece that would recognize the Cache la Poudre River National Heritage
Area and speak to the water history of the area; and
WHEREAS,in consultation with the APP program,the parties decided to partner with John
Davis to create the additional piece; and
WHEREAS, the proposed sculpture would include circular elements referencing water
bubbles or water pipe sections, each containing a translucent resin panel speaking to the history of
water and the river, and sweeping verticals evoking water flows and the swaying of plants on the
riverbank (the "Artwork"); and
WHEREAS, the cost to create the Artwork is estimated at $68,000; and
WHEREAS, $28,000 of the budget for the Artwork comes from two donations: $10,000
from the Poudre Heritage Alliance and $18,000 from the Downtown Development Authority;and
WHEREAS, the remaining $40,000 for the Artwork will come from the capital project
account for the Project; and
WHEREAS, installation and future maintenance of the Artwork will be funded by the APP
program;and
WHEREAS, Section 23-308 of the City Code states that the APP Board shall make'
recommendations to the City Council concerning the use of funding in excess of$30,000 for the
acquisition of works of art; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-309 of the City Code states that works of art with a value of$300
or more 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, because the Artwork is being funded in part with City funds, and partially by
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donations over $10,000, and the donors provided input on the design of the Artwork, City staff
decided to seek Council approval of the Artwork as both a purchase of art by the City and a
donation of art under Section 23-309 of the City Code;-and
WHEREAS,at its regular meeting on May 29,2019,the APP Board evaluated the proposed
Artwork based on the City's Art in Public Places Guidelines and recommended that the City
Council approve it; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the Artwork meets the principal goals
of the Art in Public Places program pursuant to Section 23-301 of the City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above..
Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the proposed sculpture created by
artist John Davis as described herein and, to the extent it constitutes a donation of artwork to the
City, approves the City's acceptance of such donation.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 16th
day of July, A.D.2019. —�
Mayor
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