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Outline of Resolution 4546 - Percent for Art
1. This is a new Resolution replacing Resolution 4323.
2. The only purpose of this resolution is to instruct Mayor and PAR Staff to include a
budget for public artworks in the amount of one percent of a capital project budget.
3. To define appropriate application of these funds.
4. Approval to proceed on any one project is subject the terms of the Public Art Policy &
Procedure, which is referenced in this Resolution.
5. Capital projects are defined as follows:
a. Funded by the City.
b. Capital projects above $3million construction costs and those under $3million.
i. One percent for Over $3million capital projects will be for an integrated
public art project (examples: Community Center and Auburn Library). ii. Up to one percent for Under $3million capital projects will be "deposited,"
so to speak, in the existing Public Art Capital Improvement Fund as a
"reserve" for a variety of other public art projects.
1. Money in this fund may be used to:
a. Supplement the cost of an existing public art project
(example: cost increase for W. Main's Tobu-Bo materials).
b. Fund a " non-i nteg rated" art project, such as a temporary,
or rotating public art exhibit (example: Puyallup's program
. is a temporary, rotating exhibit).
c. Fund a"later-phase" art project (examples: Golf course
artworks and City Hall plaza artwork; Faces of Auburn
murals).
2. This fund is capped at $60K for funds that have not been
specifically earmarked ("undesignated") for an approved public art
project.
3. Not all capital projects are necessarily appropriate for a public art
project. Therefore, one percent may instead be "deposited" to the
Public Art Capital Improvement fund for use for another project.
c. "Public Facility" is deliberately defined in broad terms in order to provide flexibility
and assessment on a case-by-case basis for inclusion of a public artwork project.
However, not all capital projects are appropriate for a public art project.
Therefore, one percent may instead be "deposited" to the Public Art Capital
Improvement fund for use for another public art project.
d. Nevertheless, "Public Facility" does include exclusions for those capital projects ~
that will never be appropriate for public art funding.
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Outline of Resolution 4546 Created on 12/11/2009 12:12:00 PM
RESOLUTION NO. 4 5 4 6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DIRECTING STAFF TO
INCLUDE IN THE BUDGETS FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES
ONE PERCENT FOR THE ARTS
WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council established an Art in Public Places Program
in 1988; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that public art is a crucial element
of public health and welfare; and that public arts foster economic development,
revitalize urban areas and improve the overall business climate and sense of
community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that a well-conceived work of art can
increase the value of a development project, enhance the corporate image of the
community, provide a visible and lasting contribution to the neighborhoods in which they
are located; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that public art enriches and celebrates
the whole community identity by developing a collection of artworks which have strong
inherent aesthetic quality, represent diverse communities and have a wide range of
artistic styles and disciplines; and
WHEREAS, the established collection requires routine maintenance and
preservation; and
WHEREAS, as the City of Auburn develops new public facilities, it is appropriate
for the art amenities to be consistently provided and for their costs included in the initial
budget for planning and implementation purposes; and
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WHEREAS, in connection with City of Auburn development of public facilities, it
is advantageous to have pubiic art installed as contemporaneously therewith as
reasonably possible, so that those public facilities and amenities are more immediately
enjoyable by the citizens of the City of Auburn.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. One Percent for the Arts.
A. The Mayor and staff are directed to include in the budgets for the
construction of new public facilities of the City of up to one percent (1%) of the amount .
of the initial projected project construction budget for City capital projects as follows:
1. Where the initial construction costs of new public facilities of the City are
projected to be $3,000,000 or more, one percent (1 of the amount of the initial
projected project construction budget shall be included, which amount shall be used for
either:
(a) An integrated artwork feature or
(b) A separate but site specific feature of the construction project.
The artwork must be designed to be incorporated in, complementary to, or a part of the
construction project from which the one-percent-for-arts funds are derived.
(c) Percent for Art funds may not be spent for the following:
(1) Reproductions, by mechanical or other means, of original works of art.
(2) Decorative, ornamental, or functional elements that are designed by
the architect or consultants engaged by the architect.
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(3) Elements generally considered being components of a landscape
architectural design, designed by a landscape architect as opposed to an artist
commissioned for this purpose. k
(4) Directional or other functional elements, such as super graphics, signs, color coding, maps, etc. except where a recognized artist is employed.
2. Where the initial construction costs of a public facility is projected to be
less than $3,000,000, up to one percent (1 of the amount of the initial projected
project construction budget for such City capital project shall be deposited into a
separate fund to be combined with the amounts derived from other public facility
projects with initial construction costs projected to be less than $3,000,000, so that the
City may provide other public art amenities in the community, either as a supplement for
a capital project, or for an independent, Non-integrated, or later-phased public artwork,
not necessarily connected with or related to any particular public facility. The amount of
the up to one percent (1 of the amount of the initial projected project construction
budget shall be determined as follows:
(a) The amount of one-percent-for-arts funds collected for public facility
projects with initial construction costs projected to be less than $3,000,000 shall be fhe
lesser of (1) the amount of one percent (1 of the amount of the initial projected
project construction budget for such City capital project, or (2) the amount necessary to
bring the total of undesignated one-percent-for-arts funds derived from public facility
projects with initial construction costs projected of less than $3,000,000 to $60,000.
(b) For the purposes hereof, undesignated one-percent-for-arts funds derived
from public facility projects with initial construction costs projected of less than
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$3,000,000 shall not include any such funds that have been designated or identified for
use in any planned public art amenities in the community, whether as a supplement for
a capital project, or for an independent, Non-integrated, or later-phased public artwork.
(c) Percent for Art Funds appropriated from the budget for one capital
improvement project, but not deemed necessary or appropriate for that capitai project,
may be used for other areas in the City as prioritized by the Public Art and Design
Master Plan and as permitted by law and in accordance with restrictions on the original
funding source. '
B. Initial projected project construction budget amounts for the public facility
shall include the amounts for site preparation and infrastructure costs, but shall not
include preliminary costs and costs not directly related to construction, such as
architectural fees, permit fees, and costs for traffic studies, project administration,
relocation of tenants, environmental testing, public notice and advertising, and legal
fees, or other indirect costs, such as financing costs or interest accruing during
construction.
a. For the purposes hereof, "public facilities" refers to those facilities of the
City that are publicly accessible but not limited to buildings, greenways, roads, parking
facilities, bridges or other above-ground projects.
b. Specifically excluded from this definition are street resurfacing, major
drainage, wastewater, below-grade utilities, annual repair and replacement projects and
any other project where the funding source is restricted from being used for the
purchase of public art.
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Section 2. Implementation. The Mayor is authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation, to implement the City's One Percent for the Arts Program.
Section 3. Replacement of Resolution No. 4323. This Resolution shall replace
and supersede City of Auburn Resolution No. 4323, passed March 17, 2008.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force
upon passage and signatures hereon.
Dated and Signed this day of , 2009.
CITY OF AUBURN
ATTEST: PETER B. LEWIS, MAYOR
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Daniel B. Heid, City Attorney
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