It is recommended that the City Council:

1.  Adopt the attached City of Fort Worth Public Art Annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2018; and

2.  Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance, enacting the City of Fort Worth Public Art Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2018, including capital programs, projects and capital outlays and increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the designated public art funds in the amount of $2,393,178.00, subject to subsequent City Council authorization of an artwork commission contract for each public art project included in the Annual Work Plan.

On September 11, 2017, the Fort Worth Art Commission approved the City of Fort Worth Public Art Annual Work Plan (Capital Improvement Plan) for Fiscal Year 2018, which was presented to City Council on October 10, 2017.  An M&C requesting City Council authorization of the Professional Management Services Agreement Renewal with the Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County, Inc., to manage the Fort Worth Public Art Program for Fiscal Year 2018 will be on a future agenda.  The City of Fort Worth Public Art Annual Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2018, as adopted by City Council, shall comprise the Arts Council's scope of work.

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 (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);
• Public Art Plan for the 2014 Bond Program (M&C G-18339, October 21, 2014); and
*The Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Work Plan includes Collection Management allocations from the Water & Sewer Fund for cash-funded capital projects and was reflected in the Fiscal Year 2018 City Budget for the Planning & Development Department.

Public art projects will follow the guidelines contained in the City Council-adopted Fort Worth Public Art Master Plan Update.  However, City Council, as a body, authorizes all artwork commission contracts through separate Mayor and Council Communication (M&C).

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 two of the ordinance addresses appropriations to designated funds for identified capital outlay.

The Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2018 includes appropriations to correct project budgets previously approved by City Council which were not captured during the conversion to the ERP.

These projects are located throughout ALL COUNCIL DISTRICTS.