HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-12 15-049 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 15-049
Date: January 12, 2015
Item/Subject ORDER, Authorizing Expenditure in the Amount of $614.80 to Purchase
Signage for Existing Public Art
Responsible Department: . Community & Economic Development
Commentary: This Order will authorize expenditure in the amount of $614.80 to purchase signage to
identify the abstract aluminum sculpture "Continuity of Community," created in 1969 by Maine sculptor
Clark Battle Fitz -Gerald (1917-2004). The sculpture is currently located on the Bangor Waterfront. The
Commission has recommended approval of this expenditure in accordance to its mission to preserve and
maintain the City's public art collection.
If the project is funded by the Council at the recommended levels, the Commission will have $7,081 of
available funds remaining for this fiscal year.
This item was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Business & Economic Development
Committee at its January 6, 2015 meeting.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
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City Manager
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
Ci Solicitor
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Assigned to Councilor Plourde
CI`T'Y OF BANGOR
15-049
JANUARY 12, 2015
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing Expenditure in the Amount of $614.80 to Purchase
Signage for Existing Public Art
WHEREAS, the City Council has made an appropriation of funds to support arts and culture
in the City of Bangor; has established a Commission on Cultural Development;
and has assigned the Commmission the responsbility of providing funding for the
preservation, restoration, and enhancement of its public art collection; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has requested an expenditure of $614.80 to purchase signage to
identify the abstract aluminum sculpture "Continuity of Community," created in
1969 by Maine sculptor Clark Battle Fitz -Gerald (1917-2004); and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development recommends the approval of the
request to uphold its commitment and mission to enhance the City's existing
public art collection; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development and the Business & Economic
Development Committee voted to recommend to the City Council approval of a
grant in the amount of $614.80:
RE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
An expenditure of $614.80 is hereby authorized for signage to identify the sculpture "Continuity
of Community," located on the Bangor Waterfront.
IN CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 12, 2015
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED TO AMEND BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING
LANGUAGE: "THE WORDING OF THE SIGNAGE SHALL BE PREPARED IN
CONSULTATION OF THE COMMISSION .FOR CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE
BANGOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND APPROVED BY THE BUSINESS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE BANGOR CITY COUNCIL."
MOTION DOUBTED
VOTE: 7-2
COUNCILORS VOTING YES: BALDACCI, CIVIELLO. FAIRCLOTH, GRAHAM,
NEALLEY, SPRAGUE, DURGIN
COUNCILORS VOTING NO: BLANCHETTE, PLOURDE
AMENDMENT PASSED
MOTION MADE AND SECONDED FOR PASSAGE AS AMENDED
PASSED AS AMENDED
CITY CLE Z
Assigned to Councilor Plourde
CITY OF BANGOR
AS AMENDED
15-049
JANUARY 12, 2015
(TITLE.) ORDER, Authorizing Expenditure in the Amount of $614.80 to Purchase
Signage for Existing Public Art.
WtHEREAS, the City Council has made an appropriation of funds to support arts and culture
in the City of Bangor; has established a Commission on Cultural Development;
and has assigned the Commmission the responsbility of providing funding for the
preservation, restoration, and enhancement of its public art collection; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has requested an expenditure of $614.80 to purchase signage to
identify the abstract aluminum sculpture "Continuity of Community," created in
1969 by Maine sculptor Clark Battle Fitz -Gerald (1917-2004); and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development recommends the approval of the
request to uphold its commitment and mission to enhance the City's existing
public art collection; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Cultural Development and the Business & Economic
Development Committee voted to recommend to the City Council approval of a
grant in the amount of $614.80:
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT
An expenditure of $614.80 is hereby authorized for signage to identify the sculpture "Continuity
of Community," located on the Bangor Waterfront. The wording on the signage shall be
prepared in consultation of the Commission for Cultural Development and the Bangor Historical
Society, and approved by the Business and Economic Development Committee of the Bangor
City Council.