Loading...
98-23005 RESO RESOLUTION NO. 98-23005 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A POLICY AND CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS OF WORKS OF ART ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN THE CITY OR LOCATED IN PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY; SAID CRITERIA AS ESTABLISHED BY THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE. WHEREAS, the City regularly receives donations of works of art for placement on City property and/or City facilities; and WHEREAS, the establishment of procedures for review and recommendation is necessary in order to address the donation of works of art to be placed on City property and/or City facilities in a consistent manner; and WHEREAS, at its regularly scheduled meeting on October 30, 1998, the Art in Public Places Committee adopted the attached policy and criteria for the acceptance of donations of works of art for placement on City property and/or City facilities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and the City Commission herein accept the attached policy and criteria for accepting donations of works of art on City property and/or City facilities; said criteria as established by the Art in Public Places Committee, on October 30, 1998, and set forth in the attached Exhibit "A". PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December ,1998 '/IIi MAYOR ~ ~. CITY CLERK ~ kmJ FI WORKI$ALLlKASL YN\COMMISSIIDONA TRES. RES APPROVED pS TO fORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTIOt.,j dII !iff.&LL:- V~ r/~ ~ orney Ou-!9 Exhibit "A" POLICY AND CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PLACEMENT OF DONATION OF WORKS OF ART ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN THE CITY OR IN PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY In order to address the donation of works of art to be placed on City property and/or in City facilities, the Art in Public Places Committee (Committee) has developed a policy and criteria for the acceptance of such donations. The Committee, at its regularly scheduled meeting on October 30, 1998, adopted said policy and criteria, as set forth below: 1. The Committee shall review and make recommendations to the City Commission regarding donated works of art to be accepted by the City for placement on public property in the City or located in public facilities within the City. 2. The Committee shall assist in the process relative to any donation of works of art to be accepted by the City for placement on public property in the City or located on public facilities within the City, including monuments and memorials, as same are defined in Chapter 82, Article VI, Section 82-502 of the Code of the City of Miami Beach, as amended. 3. As deemed necessary, the Committee shall require proposals for donations of works of art to include costs for design, fabrication, installation, insurance, bonding, and maintenance, as deemed applicable. Such costs shall be solely underwritten by the proposed donor. Additionally, the donor may also be responsible for costs of a pedestal, identification plaque, base, structural support and landscaping of the proposed public site. 4. If required, utility connections, site modifications, structural reinforcements, or other engineering requirements, and/or site modifications should be described in the donation proposal, and developed by way of submittal of construction plans and specifications. The donor shall be responsible for submission of architectural and/or engineering plans, if required, which must be prepared and stamped by a licensed architect and/or engineer. 5. If required, a maintenance endowment shall be negotiated with the donor on a project by project basis. Such factors, including but not limited to, value, size, material, location, and potential for vandalism will be considered in determining that the maintenance endowment is adequate to ensure proper care and maintenance of the donated work of art, and to assure that the work of art will remain in a condition and high quality satisfactory to the donor and the City. Maintenance shall include not only care of the work of art itself but, if applicable, the public property immediately surrounding the work of art; particularly if the art is placed in a City park. 6. Acceptance Criteria for Evaluating Donations of Works of Art (a) Is the proposed donation a work of art with aesthetic merit, of exceptional quality, and enduring value? (b) How is the proposed donation compatible or incompatible with the City's current collection of works of art, particularly those located on public property and/or facilities within the City? (c) Is the work of art compatible in scale, material, form, and content with its surroundings? (d) Consideration shall be given to the social context of the work, and the manner in which it may interact with people. (e) Relationship of the work of art and the proposed placement site shall be considered in terms of the physical dimensions, social dynamics, local architectural character, and surrounding urban neighborhood context of the site, existing or as planned. (f) The following factors may also be considered: . Visibility . Public accessibility to the work of art . Public safety . Traffic patterns (both interior and exterior) . Relationship to existing planned architectural and natural features . Significance to the proposed site . Social context (intended use of the work, if any) . Park or area users . Existing works of art within the proposed site vicinity . Landscape design . Future development plans for the area . Environmental concerns (7) In addition to the Committee's review, as set forth herein, design, placement, and installation of donations of works of art on public property and/or City facilities shall also be subject to administrative design review. (8) Notwithstanding the foregoing criteria, the final determination regarding acceptance of donated works of art for placement on public property in the City or located in public facilities within the City, shall be made by the City Commission. If the City Commission determines that the recommendation of either the Art in Public Places Committee or the administrative design review is not appropriate as to a particular proposed donation of a work of art, it may waive any or all of the aforestated criteria. (9) Works of art donated, or proposed to be donated, to a museum owned by the City and/or otherwise situated on City-owned property, shall be exempt from the provisions set forth herein. F:I WORKI$ALLIKASL YNICOMMlSSllDONA TRES.RES ~ITY OF MIAMI BEACH to ITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 8Co ~ ~8 TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Members of the City C~mmission .I ,.';'....--_, DATE: December 16,1998 FROM: Sergio ROdrigUez.. ~. ~..:/__ City Manager ",t;;P' A RESOLUTI6N OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A POLICY AND CRITERIA FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS OF WORKS OF ART ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN THE CITY OR LOCATED ON PUBLIC FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY; SAID CRITERIA AS ESTABLISHED BY THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE. SUBJECT: ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. BACKGROUND The City has received a number of requests for donations of works of art, including the establishment of memorials/monuments, to be placed on City property. On October 30, 1998, the Art in Public Places Committee adopted the attached policy and criteria for the review and recommendation for donations of works of art. An ordinance amending the City Code to provide for recommendations by the Art in Public Places Committee regarding proposed donations of works of art for placement on public property in the City or located on public facilities within the city is included in this agenda. A resolution establishing policy for memorials/monuments to honor a person or event, as approved by the Community Affairs Committee, is also contained in this agenda. ANALYSIS The attached Resolution establishes policy for donations of works of art. This policy requires that funding for the design, fabrication and installation of the project and maintenance and insurance be provided by the donor. The policy further provides that the Art in Public Places Committee will consider established criteria, as described in the attached Exhibit "A", in recommending the acceptance of a work of art. Additionally, the policy requires administrative design review for the installation of works of art which are proposed to be donated. With the exception of memorials/monuments, all donations of works of art will be referred by the City Manager to the Art in Public Places Committee for review and recommendation to the City Commission, in accordance with established policy guidelines and criteria. The recommended procedure for donations of memorials/monuments is for the Community Affairs Committee to make a recommendation to the City Commission. If the City Commission determines that a memorial/monument is deemed appropriate, the matter will thel1 be referred to the Art in Public Places Committee for review and recommendations with respect to the aesthetic quality and artistic merit of the work, as well as a suitable location. Following a recommendation from the Art in Public Places Committee, the matter will be presented to the City Commission for final acceptance or rejection. CONCLUSION The City Commission should adopt the attached Resolution which provides for addressing the donation of works of art in a structured and consistent manner. \ wL \ .t<K. SR/CMC/RS/JM/KM F\WORK\$ALL\KASL YN\COMMISSI\DONA TRES C~I attachment -- AGENDA ITEM ~lC I ~ -I L,-<1g DATE