TAMRMS#: B06
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Withdrawal From Public Art Reserve
Presented by: Kelly Jerrott, Director, Community Services Department
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That $240,000 be withdrawn from the Public Art Acquisition, Maintenance and Restoration Fund to fund the 2019 planned public art projects and a partial accession of a 2020 public art project.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
To obtain authorization from Council to withdraw funds from the Public Art Acquisition, Maintenance and Restoration Fund to be used in the accession of 2019 planned Public Art projects.
The Financial Reserves Policy indicates that Council approval is required to withdraw funds from the Public Art Acquisition, Maintenance and Restoration Fund.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
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ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
The withdrawal from the Public Art Reserve supports the “Public Art” service level as set out in the City of St. Albert Services and Service Levels Inventory:
Maintenance, accession, and deaccession of City's public art collection. This includes Public Art Collection, Art in Public Places and Cultural Wall of Fame.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
The withdrawal from the Public Art Reserve and the public art projects being recommended by the Public Art Advisory Committee, support Policy C-CS-04 Public Art, Attachment 1, which states that:
The City shall fund 1% of the Total Municipal Capital Project Budget for the accession of Public Art up to a maximum of $220,000 with the Capital Reserve Fund as the designated funding source, and that escalation of the cap should be set annually using the City’s Standard Indices Process.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The following projects have been reviewed, and are being recommended, by the Public Art Advisory Committee as per?Attachment 1 - Council Policy C-CS-04 - Public Art, for eligible Capital Projects.
Further details about these projects are included in Attachment 2 - P...
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