City of Madison - File #: 77466

• File #: 77466
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/25/2023
• In control: Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development
• On agenda: 5/16/2023
• Final action: 5/16/2023
• Enactment date: 5/19/2023
• Enactment #: RES-23-00389
• Title: SUBSTITUTE- Amending Planning’s 2023 Capital Budget to appropriate $10,000 in private donations and approving a non-competitive sole-source contract with Austen Brantley to create and install a sculpture for the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood and authorizing the acceptance of outside funding for the project.
• Sponsors: Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, Marsha A. Rummel
• Related files: 83444

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/16/2023	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt - 15 Votes Required	Pass
5/8/2023	2	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
5/2/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
4/26/2023	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
This resolution amends Planning’s 2023 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate an additional $10,000 in private donations to the Municipal Art Fund capital program. Friends of the Madison Arts Commission may fund up to $10,000 to cover any remaining costs as well as contingency amounts, a plaque, and dedication event.

The resolution also authorizes a non-competitive sole source agreement for the design, fabrication, and installation of a sculpture for the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood by the end of 2024. The agreement is a two year commitment. The total cost is up to $118,000 with $100,000 coming from the Municipal Art Fund ($39,930.24 from the 2020 Municipal Arts Fund and $60,079.76 from the 2021 Municipal Arts Fund). Additionally Madison College will provide funding for classes and workshops by the artist ($8,000).

Title
SUBSTITUTE- Amending Planning’s 2023 Capital Budget to appropriate $10,000 in private donations and approving a non-competitive sole-source contract with Austen Brantley to create and install a sculpture for the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood and authorizing the acceptance of outside funding for the project.
Body
WHEREAS, both the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood Plan (2017) and the Comprehensive Plan (2018) contain recommendations about incorporating public art as an important component of placemaking; and

WHEREAS, in April of 2022, Madison College brought artist Austen Brantley to Madison for a residency and exhibition; and

WHEREAS, public response to his artwork was overwhelmingly positive and generated interest in commissioning Austen Brantley to create a public sculpture to add to the City of Madison’s art collection; and

WHEREAS, in February of 2023 the Madison Arts Commission (MAC) requested that City staff work with Madison college Staff to create a budget and proposal that would bring Austen Brantley back to Madison for a residency in which he will engage Madison College studen...