Memorandum

City of Lawrence

City Manager’s Office

TO:

Dave Corliss, City Manager

FROM:

Michael Tubbs, Management Analyst

CC:

Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager

Date:

04/09/08

RE:

City Funding for Percent for Art 2007 eligible projects

 

This memo is in response to your request that staff research information concerning the City’s projects approved by the City Commission in 2007 which may be eligible for Percent for Art funding.  The table below shows two new projects in FY 2007 that are eligible under the resolution: Clinton Park improvements and DeVictor Park –trail /new park.

 

2007 Projects that may trigger Percent for Art Resolution 5015

 

Department

Project

Project Cost

2% for Art

Comments

Parks and Recreation

Clinton Park

$240,568

$4,811.36

new shelter and restrooms

Parks and Recreation

DeVictor Park

$167,585

$3,351.70

trail /new park

Only the Parks and Recreation had eligible project in 2007

All eligible City GF CIP projects

$408,153.00

$8,163.06

Total Percent for Art funding from 2007 projects

Note: 2005 and 2006 funds were used in 2006 and 2007 allowing the City to commission two percent for Art projects totaling $104,000 for Fire and Medical Station No. 4 ($38,000) & 5 ($66,000).  This does not include costs for public unveiling, artist(s) travel, artist honorariums, printing, postage, receptions and other soft cost which totaled approximately $10,000 for the two projects.

 

Staff recommends that $8,163.06 be approved for Percent for Art projects in 2008 or that the funds be carried over to the next fiscal year to be used in the future to fund Percent for Art projects.