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Home My WebLink About~Master - Public Art Commission purchase - Balance RESOLUTION NO. 18-168 RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF ART SCULPTURE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ART PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, included in the Public Art Commssion's 2017/18 adjusted budget is a $26,500 budget allocation for the acquisition of sculptures under the Neighborhood Art program ($13,500 budgeted and $13,000 carry over from FYI 7); and, WHEREAS, this program provides for sculptures from the previous year's Ames Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition (AAOSE) to be purchased and placed in neighborhoods around the City; and, WHEREAS, including the four sculptures approved by Council on March 6, 2018, $20,477 has been spent from this account, leaving an available balance of$6,023; and, WHEREAS, the Public Art Commission (PAC) is recommending that the Council authorize the purchase of an additional sculpture, `Balance,"which was on display outside the northeast corner of the Ames Public Library; and, WHEREAS, the purchase price of the steel sculpture is $8,500, and it is reconunended that the sculpture continue to be displayed at the Library location until such time that the Library Board of the Public Art Commssion recommend relocation, and, WHEREAS, since the Neighborhood Art account within the Public Art Commission's budget could not cover the entire purchase price for `Balance," the Commission has reallocated funding from several of its smaller operating accounts to cover the full price. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the recommendation of the Public Art Commission to purchase the `Balance" sculpture by artist Steve Olszewski in the amount of$8,500 for the Neighborhood Art Program is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 1 Oth day of April, 2018. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 Ot' day of April, 2018.