HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-070-06/04/2019-ACCEPTING A PROPOSED DONATION OF A SCULPTURE TO BE PLACED AT THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK RESOLUTION 2019-070
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ACCEPTING A PROPOSED DONATION OF A SCULPTURE
TO BE PLACED AT THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Gardens, a local non-profit with the mission of cultivating
a world-class botanic garden through fundraising and advocacy, has helped to raise $200,000 to
commtsston a sculpture to honor Bob and Joyce Everitt, who have made numerous philanthropic
community, and business contributions to Fort Collins, and
WHEREAS, the sculpture will be created by Colorado sculptor George Lundeen who is
nationally recognized for his bronze sculptures, is a member of the National Academy of Design
and the National Sculpture Society, and has work in collections across the US and internationally
from Germany to China, and
WHEREAS, the proposed sculpture would be a life-sized bronze sculpture depicting Bob
and Joyce Everitt, sitting on a bench in the Great Lawn of the Gardens on Spring Creek, and
WHEREAS, the value of the donation is estimated at $200,000, and
WHEREAS, the donation includes funding for mstallation and future maintenance of the
artwork, 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, at its regular meeting on August 15, 2018, the APP Board evaluated 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, and
WHEREAS,the City Council has determined that acceptance of this donation on behalf of
the City 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 accepts the proposed donation of the sculpture
created by artist George Lundeen as described herein
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 4th
day of June, A D 2019
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