Item 4H
Artist contract for public art for the roundabout at Dove Road and Peytonville Avenue/Sam School Road
Item 4H
Good evening Mayor and members of the City Council, Item 4H is for the artist contract for public art for the City’s 5th roundabout at the intersection of Dove Road and Peytonville Ave/Sam
School Road.
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City of Southlake Strategy Map
Critical Business Outcomes
CBO1 - Continue to implement Southlake 2030 Plan by focusing on short-term initiatives.
CBO2 - Become an employer of choice by developing a plan to recruit,
develop and retain employees committed to excellence.
CBO3 - Develop long-term strategies to address future financial uncertainties and challenges.
CBO4 - Improve mobility by proactively
completing traffic analysis of key areas.
CBO5 -Optimize resources through collaboration and partnerships to reduce costs and add service value.
The City of Southlake provides municipal services that support the highest quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors. We do this by being an exemplary model of balancing
efficiency, fiscal responsibility, transparency, and sustainability.
Deliver on Our Focus Areas
Performance
Management &
Service Delivery
C1 Achieve the highest standards of safety & security
C2 Provide travel convenience within City & region
C3 Provide attractive & unique spaces for enjoyment of personal interests
C4 Attract & keep top-tier businesses to drive a dynamic & sustainable economic environment
C5 Promote opportunities for partnerships & volunteer involvement
Serve our Customers
Manage the Business
B1 Achieve best-in-class status in all City disciplines
B2 Collaborate with select partners to implement service solutions
B3 Enhance resident quality of life & business vitality through tourism
B4 Provide high quality services through sustainable business practices
B5 Enhance service delivery through continual process improvement
B6 Optimize use of technology
Provide Financial Stewardship
Promote Learning and Growth
F1 Adhere to financial management principles & budget
F2 Invest to provide & maintain high quality public assets
F3 Achieve fiscal wellness standards
F4 Establish & maintain effective internal controls
L1 Ensure our people understand the strategy & how they contribute to it
L2 Enhance leadership capabilities to deliver results
L3 Attract, develop & retain a skilled workforce
L4 Recognize & reward high performers
L5 Empower informed decision-making at all levels in the organization
C6 Enhance the sense of
community by providing excellent customer service and citizen engagement opportunities
L6 Foster positive employee engagement
Selection of the public art is linked to the City’s Strategy Map related to the focus area of Quality Development and meets the corporate objective to provide attractive and unique spaces
for the enjoyment of personal interests. It also addresses Critical Business Outcome CB01, to implement Southlake 2030 Plan by focusing on short-term initiatives.
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Approved contract with artist Dream Big Sculptures
Public art sculpture
Roundabout at Dove Road and Peytonville Avenue/Sam School Road
Requested Action
At your meeting on August 18, City Council accepted the recommendation by the Southlake Arts Council and selected the sculpture “Flying Together” by artist Dream Big Sculptures as the
public art piece for the roundabout at the intersection of Dove Road and Peytonville Avenue/Sam School Road.
With this item, we are seeking City Council approval of the artist contract
with Dream Big Sculptures for the sculpture in the amount of $______________.
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Public art previously installed roundabouts
White Chapel/Continental
White Chapel/Dove
Carroll/Dove
Brumlow/Continental
Background
As recommended in the Public Art Master Plan, public art has been acquired and installed in the roundabouts at White Chapel & Continental, White Chapel & Dove, Carroll & Dove and Brumlow
& Continental.
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Dream Big Sculpture
“Flying Together”
To move forward with acquisition of the approved public art sculpture “Flying Together” for the 5th roundabout, City Council approval of the artist contract is presented at this time.
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Artist Contract with Dream Big Sculptures
$ 90,000
Includes casting sculpture, delivery and artist consultation for installation
Standard Artist Contract used in City’s previous art
acquisitions.
Artist contract
The proposed contract is the standard Artists Agreement utilized by the City on previous public art sculpture contracts, including the artist contracts for sculptures at DPS North, DPS
Headquarters and the other City roundabouts.
Included in the cost of $________ is the casting of the sculpture, delivery and installation.
A copy of the proposed contract was included
in the packet memo.
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Funding in the amount of $90,000 included in project budget
Financial consideration
Funding in the amount of $90,000 has been included in the project budget for the design and installation of public art in the roundabout as recommended in the 2030 Public Art Master
Plan and Public Art Policy.
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Acquisition of public art complies with the Public Art Display and/or Performance Policy and Southlake 2030 Plan
Arts Council selected finalists April 28, 2015
Arts Council recommended
“Flying Together” by Dream Big Sculptures May 26, 2015
City Council selected “Flying Together” August 18, 2015
City Council consideration of artist contract with Dream Big in the amount
of $90,000 September 15, 2015
Board review
Acquisition of public art complies with the Public Art Display and/or Performance Policy and Southlake 2030 Plan.
Southlake Arts Council selected finalists April 28, 2015.
Southlake
Arts Council approved (7-0) May 26, 2015 to recommend the concept “Flying Together” by Dream Big Sculpture.
City Council accepted Arts Council’s recommendation and selected “Flying
Together” by Dream Big Sculpture as the public art piece for the roundabout.
Tonight we are seeking City Council approval of the artist contract with Dream Big Sculptures in the amount
of $90,000 for the public art for the roundabout
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Questions?
This concludes my presentation and I’m happy to answer any questions.
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