Title
Resolution to Return Uncommitted Public Art Funds to Originating Sources
($943,005.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Revised for March 3, 2014 Meeting (Revisions from Feb. 18)
Body
Whereas, The Public Art Ordinance was revised on June 3, 2013 to eliminate the requirement to use 1% of capital improvement project costs (up to $250,000.00) per project) for public art and to adopt a process where each capital project will be evaluated individually to determine whether it is appropriate for the inclusion of public art;
Whereas, The revised process provides necessary flexibility for staff to consider relative spending priorities and, as appropriate, recommend public art funding in designated "enhanced projects";
Whereas, The Art in Public Places fund currently has a substantial fund balance not committed to specific projects;
Whereas, The uncommitted fund balance was created through the 1% automatic allocation of funds from capital projects to public art in several originating funds (water, sewer, streets, parks, solid waste) where capital spending needs and priorities remain unfunded;
Whereas, The Public Art Ordinance revisions will allow for public art funds to be returned to their original sources;
Whereas, There are project management costs associated with project(s) designated by City Council for completion;
Whereas, Retaining $26,000.00 of the uncommitted funds originating from the Parks Millage would provide $5,000.00 in funding for the Coleman Jewett project and $21,000 in funding for the Canoe Imagine Art Project;
Whereas, The Public Art Commission has selected art for both the Stadium Bridges and the Kingsley Rain Garden, but has been unable to complete the planning phase for the selection of art to be placed at Argo Cascades; and
Whereas, Council desires to return the uncommitted fund to their original source;
RESOLVED, That the following amounts be returned to their funds of origin;
FUND
002- Energy $3,120.00
0042- Water Supply System $209,785.00
0043- Sewage Disposal System $448,133.00
0048- Airport $6,416.00
0069- Stormwater $19,396.00
0062- Street Millage $219,212.00
0071-Parks Millage $1,414.00
0072 Solid Waste $35,529.00
0056- Art in Public Places $943,005.00
RESOLVED, That the Public Art Commission and staff will cease all work on the proposed project at Argo Cascades;
RESOLVED, That $20,500.00 of uncommitted funds that remain within the Public Art Fund after the return of the above be appropriated from the Public Art Fund balance and made available without regard to fiscal year for the project management costs to complete any project(s) designated by City Council for completion;
RESOLVED, That $26,000.00 of uncommitted funds that remain within the Public Art Fund after the return of the above be appropriated from the Public Art Fund balance and made available without regard to fiscal year for the purposes of providing $5,000.00 for the Coleman Jewett project and $21,000.00 for the Canoe Imagine Art project;
RESOLVED, That upon completion of those designated project(s) there be a final accounting of the investment income earned and expended and any balance then remaining in the Art Fund be returned to their funds of origin.
RESOLVED, That this Resolution shall take effect 24 hours after the effective date of Ordinance No. ORD-14-02.
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Lumm, Kailasapathy, Eaton, Anglin
As Approved by Ann Arbor City Council on March 3, 2014