Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the City to accept ownership of two public art sculptures. Maintenance related to the pieces will be included in future Planning Division budgets. No additional City appropriation required.
Title
Accepting ownership of the sculptures Greeting Arc I and Greeting Arc II by Sunghee Min Metal Arts, located in the median of the 200 block of S Pinckney Street (District 4).
Body
WHEREAS, both the Downtown Plan (2012) and the Comprehensive Plan (2018) contain recommendations about preserving important view corridors from vantage points within the Downtown and specifically identify the view down Pinckney Street towards Lake Monona from the Capitol Square as one of those corridors; and,
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2022, the Madison Arts Commission unanimously approved the selection of Sunghee Min Metal Arts' Greeting Arc I and Greeting Arc II for the S. Pinckney Street median; and,
WHEREAS, on October 31, 2022 the Madison Common Council passed RES-22-00724, File # 74147 Approving Plans, Specifications, and Schedule of Assessments for S. Pinckney Street Assessment District - 2023. (4th AD), which included public art features as a component of the street's redesign, in the median of the 200 block of the S. Pinckney Street project, and was approved and authorized for bidding under File #74147 (RES-22-0072); and,
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2022, the Madison Arts Commission unanimously approved an updated design proposal in which the sculptures are fabricated out of stainless steel and anti-graffiti coated; and,
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2023, in Resolution Number RES-23-00063, Legislative File I.D. Number 75299, the Common Council authorized the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an agreement for design, fabrication and installation between the City of Madison and Sunghee Min Metal Arts; and authorizing outside fundraising in support of this project and acceptance of private funds from the Friends of the Madison Arts Commission; and,
WHEREAS, of the $53,000 contracted with Sunghee Min Metal Arts for these sculptures, $30,000 was funded from the Municipal Art Fund capital program within Planning, $20,000 was funded from Engineering's Pavement Management capital program, and an additional $3,000 contributed from the Friends of Madison Arts Commission as was pre-authorized in Resolution Number RES-23-00063, Legislative File I.D. Number 75299; and,
WHEREAS, the artist worked with City Arts staff, Traffic Engineering, Engineering, and the Madison Arts Commission, to refine the design to meet City agencies’ design concerns; and,
WHEREAS, Greeting Arc I and Greeting Arc II were successfully installed S Pinckney Street median on Wednesday, November 1, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, Sunghee Min Metal Arts has submitted all necessary photos and other documentation for the project as specified in their agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Common Council of the City of Madison accepts ownership of Greeting Arc I and Greeting Arc II by Sunghee Min Metal Arts, in the median of the 200 block of S Pinckney Street.