Title
Resolution to Approve Funding for Art in Public Places and Establish Budget Appropriation ($328,689.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Effective November 21, 2007, a new ordinance was established for the promotion and funding for Art in Public Places. Chapter 24, Public Art, provides that certain capital improvement projects include funds for public art equal to 1% of the construction costs, to a maximum of $250,000.00 per project. For fiscal year 2008, the City has identified capital projects totaling $32,868,941.00 from various funds as eligible for contributing funds to public art. A summary of those projects has been attached.
The City of Ann Arbor is requesting the City Council authorize the City Administrator, or his designee, to appropriate monies from the applicable funds in the amount of $328,689.00 to the newly established Public Art fund and establish a expenditure budget in this fund without regard to fiscal year.
Staff
Prepared by: Karen Lancaster, Accounting Manager
Reviewed by: Sue F. McCormick, Public Service Administrator
Approved by: Roger Fraser, City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The City has adopted a Public Art ordinance;
Whereas, The ordinance provides for the funding of public art based on certain capital improvement projects;
Whereas, The eligible capital projects total $32,868,941.00 for fiscal year 2008;
Whereas, The City needs to establish project budgets for public art; and
Whereas, The capital improvement projects have a variety of funding sources;
RESOLVED, That funds of $328,689.00 per the attached schedule be appropriated from the fiscal year 2008 budget from the applicable funds in each service area budget to the Public Art fund for the life of the projects without regard to fiscal year; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator is authorized to take the necessary administrative actions to implement this Resolution.