It is recommended that the City Council:

1.  Adopt the attached City of Fort Worth Public Art Annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2017; and

2.  Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance for the City of Fort Worth Public Art Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2017, including capital projects and capital outlay in the amount of $1,583,463.00, subject to subsequent City Council authorization of an artwork commission contract for each public art project included in this Capital Improvement Plan.

On August 8, 2016, the Fort Worth Art Commission recommended the City of Fort Worth Public Art Annual Work Plan (Capital Improvement Plan) for Fiscal Year 2017, which was presented to City Council on September 20, 2016.  On September 27, 2016, City Council authorized the renewal of a Professional Services Agreement with the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Inc. (Arts Council) to manage the Fort Worth Public Art Program for Fiscal Year 2017.  The City of Fort Worth Public Art Annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2017, as adopted by City Council, shall serve as the Arts Council's scope of work during the renewal option of the Professional Services Agreement.

The Annual Work Plan includes projects in progress and new public art projects previously approved by City Council in funding source-specific public art plans, as follows:

• Public Art Plan for the 2004 Bond Program (Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) G-14801, May 17, 2005);

• Public Art Plan for the Water Fund* (M&C G-15185, May 9, 2006);

• Public Art Plan for the 2007 Critical Capital Needs (M&C G-17095, October 26, 2010);

• Public Art Plan for the 2008 Bond Program (M&C G-17094, October 26, 2010); and

• Public Art Plan for the 2014 Bond Program (M&C G-18339, October 21, 2014).

*The Annual Work Plan includes new public art projects and allocations from the annual allocation for public art from the Water & Sewer Fund for cash-funded capital projects, which the Fort Worth Art Commission recommends on an annual basis per the Public Art Plan for the Water Fund.

Public art projects follow the guidelines contained in the City Council-adopted Fort Worth Public Art Master Plan (M&C G-14087, September 30, 2003).  Individual City Council members are directly involved with project planning, artist selection and design review for public art projects in their districts.  However, City Council, as a body, authorizes all Artwork Commission Contracts, through separate M&Cs.

Capital outlay for the public art program is usually associated with Collection Management (i.e. plaques, maintenance, conservation, etc.) as listed in the Annual Work Plan.  Section 2 of the Public Art Ordinance addresses appropriations to designated funds for identified capital outlay.

The Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2017 includes appropriations to correct project budgets previously approved by City Council, which were not captured during the conversion to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), the City's new financial system.

These projects are located throughout ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.

This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.