HomeMy WebLinkAbout4837 ' RESOLUTION NO. 4 8 3 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MODIFICATION OF A CONTRACT PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORIZED WITH THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION
NO 4406 WITH VIRGINIA PAQUETTE FOR PUBLIC
ART AT THE AUBURN COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE
LES GOVE COMMUNITY CAMPUS
WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council approved Resolution No. 4406 on
October 20, 2008 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with Virginia
Paquette for the design, fabrication and installation of two (2) public art pieces to
be used in the lobby area of the proposed Aubum community center; and
WHEREAS, the approved art proposal included two separate elements
that would be installed in the lobby of the new Aubum Community Center
inclusive of the "Green River" a suspended stacked glass sculpture, and the
"White Rive�' a sculptural wood collage made from joined pieces of the cherry
wood felled from the site, and that with this two-part project, the majority of the
artisYs budget was being allocated towards the "Green River" with complicated
engineering, logistics, and expensive materials; and
WHEREAS, the contracted artist has been paid half of the total contract
amount of$85,000 authorized by Resolution No. 4406; and
WHERES, on June 1, 2009, the contracted artist was notified by the Ciry
that her contract was being placed on an "on hold" status pending the City's
obtainment of funding for the construction of the Auburn Community Center, and
as such, no additional work has been completed by the artist; and
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WHEREAS, in May, 2012 the Les Gove Community Campus Committee
requested City staff and the Aubum Arts Commission review the 1% for Public
Art project initially developed for the Aubum Community Center; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2012, the Public Art Committee of the Auburn
Arts Commission met to discuss the Community Center Public Art project and
are recommending that the City modify its contract with the artist to redefine the
project scope to focus on the creation of artwork on the "White River" (wood)
element and to remove the "Green River" (glass) element; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation of the Public Art Committee of the
Aubum Arts Commission was to require a renegotiation of the previously
approved contract amount; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation of the Public Art Committee of the
Auburn Arts Commission also includes a recommendation to authorize the artist
to initiate work prior to the completion of the Aubum Community Center with the
provisions that the artwork be built to the specifications of the building and be
stored and installed at a later date; and
WHEREAS, a renegotiation of the project scope and budget wkh the artist
would allow the City to utilize anticipated budget savings for the purpose of
design the interior lobby space as a gallery/museum area.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE as follows:
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July 5, 2012
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Se�tion 7. Contract Modification Nes�otiations and Execution. The
Mayor is authorized to conduct negotiations for amendments to the contract
authorized by Resolution No. 4066, and upon sucoessful conclusion of said
negotiations, the Mayor and City Clerlc are authorized to execute a contract
modfication for praject scope and budget with Virginia Paquette for the provision
of public art for the Aubum Community Center at the Les Gove Community
Campus.
Section 2. Imolementation. The Mayor of the City of Aubum is hereby
authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to
carry out the directives of this legislation.
Section 3.. Effective Date. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
upon passage and signatures hereon.
DATED AND SIGNED THIS��D , 2012.
R B. LEWIS
MAYOR
ATTEST
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Dan elle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APPR ED AS TO FORM:
iel B. Hei ,
City Attomey
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July 5, 2012
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