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RESOLUTION NUMBER 00-5621
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A COMMUNITY ART AND DESIGN PROGRAM
POLICY FOR THE CITY OF SALINA.
WHEREAS, the Smoky Hill River Festival is celebrating its 25' anniversary; and
WHEREAS, the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission and the Smoky Hill River
Festival organizers and supporters wish to commemorate the 25"' anniversary by providing a long-term
initiative which carries the defining spirit of the Festival -participation, collaboration, celebration,
accessibility and quality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Salina has long been committed to a healthy, vibrant community
through the support of the arts and humanities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Salina acknowledges and promotes community art and design to:
❑ Expand the opportunities for residents and visitors to experience the
artistic; historic and cultural aspects of our community in public
places and facilities
❑ Enhance the functional design of the City's infrastructure
❑ Enhance economic development, including tourism
❑ Foster public/private partnerships for artistic beautification and
expression
❑ Increase community identity, pride and vitality
❑ Provide a meaningful way to involve citizens in the design of their
environments, and
WHEREAS, the City of Salina plans to serve as a leader for educating and providing
examples of community art and design benefits both in our community and to other organizations and
private enterprise; and
WHEREAS, a Comprehensive Community Art and Design Program is a tool which can
best provide the benefits and desired outcomes of public art in Salina. SO NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That the Salina City Commission hereby establishes a Community Art and
Design Program for the creation and integration of art into our community's public and private spaces,
and to the public appreciation thereof.
Section 2. That it is the intention of the City Commission to establish this policy for all
City departments in order to involve artists in the City's Capital Improvement Program in a manner
which can be implemented and monitored without adding significant time or expense to selection and
contract procedures.
Section 3. That the following policy guidelines are adopted:
A. Under the guidance and supervision of the city manager, the Salina
Arts and Humanities Commission shall be responsible for facilitating
public art projects and developing programs to promote the
awareness, education and infusion of public art into the community.
Administrative guidelines shall be established to determine capital
project eligibility criteria for public art; and a process for procuring
necessary professional services.
B. Projects included in the City of Salina five-year Capital Improvement
Plan shall be evaluated annually by the city manager, arts and
humanities staff, and appropriate city department directors to
determine project eligibility for public art infusion. Projects
designated shall be incorporated into the annual planning process of
the Arts and Humanities Commission.
C. The public art component shall be fully integrated into the project
planning, design and construction process. Capital Improvement Plan
projects designated for public art infusion shall include artist(s) in the
concept and/or design phase, the commissioning of artist(s) to create
site specific work, or the purchase of existing artwork.
D. The Arts and Humanities Department shall develop an artist and
consultant artist directory to be made available to appropriate
professionals and firms responding to requests for qualifications, and
shall create and maintain a resource bank of artists and model
programs to be made available to the City of Salina and for other
community projects.
E. The Arts and Humanities Commission shall encourage private
enterprise and other public agencies to include community art and
design for property and facility enhancements, and shall take an
active role in providing resources and education to address public art
infusion throughout the community.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners and signed by the Mayor this 17' day of July,
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Alan E. Jilka, yor
(SEAL)
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/Trbara R. Weber, Acting City Clerk