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RESOLUTION APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT (“RTD”) REGARDING ARTWORK FOR THE NORTH METRO RAIL LINE
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Updated Information 08-03-2020:
This item was presented to the City Council on 07-20-2020. After discussion, Council directed staff to go back to RTD and attempt to implement a solution that would allow for the current IGA to continue, without modification, and for the art piece selected through the public process to be installed. Council believed that it was important to honor the public process and selection. Council provided flexibility to alter some of the material used on the art piece to try and reach consensus with RTD.
Staff met with RTD and began new negotiations, which developed a possible alternative. Staff will need additional time to continue to explore the possible solution, described below.
In an effort to have RTD be willing to own the art work and ongoing maintenance, as defined in the current IGA, RTD would be willing to explore changes to the materials proposed by the artist. RTD has agreed to supply the City and the artists with a list of materials that are not acceptable in the current art piece and provide a list of requirements for the art, related to their maintenance standards. The City, RTD, and the selected artists will then meet to discuss any proposed changes. Staff have communicated the need to have the art piece remain substantially the same from an appearance standpoint, to honor the public selection process.
Staff recommends the Council remove this item from the city council schedule and continue the matter indefinitely. Staff will reschedule the item when it is ready for Council’s consideration.
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