HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 39998MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AND
Thomas Place Community Center Public Art Committee
This Memorandum of Understanding (the "Memorandum") is by and between Thomas Place
Community Center Public Art Committee, by Makenzie Carpenter, CID Liaison ("Committee"), and the
City of Fort Worth, a Texas home -rule municipal corporation ("City"), by and through Fernando Costa,
its duly authorized Assistant City Manager. (City and Committee may be referred to herein individually
as a "Party", or collectively as the "Parties".)
SECTION 1
Purpose of MOU
1.1. Background. Community ID: Public Art in Neighborhoods ("CID") is an initiative of
Fort Worth Public Art ("FWPA") through which the City will assist community groups in generating
public art projects that are specific and meaningful to each of the selected neighborhoods. Committee
was awarded a CID project ("Project") based on the recommendation of the CID Review Panel and the
Fort Worth Art Commission.
1.2. Effect and Purpose. This Memorandum does not represent a binding obligation of
either of the parties. Specific approval of the City Council may be necessary to implement the Project.
This Memorandum represents the intent of the parties to take necessary steps to implement the Project.
The remainder of this Memorandum describes the obligations and responsibilities of each of the parties to
effect the implementation of the Project.
SECTION 2
The Project
2.1 The Site. The location for the Project shall be Thomas Place Community Center. The
specc site shall be determined by the Artist, as hereinafter defined, in consultation with the Committee,
and subject to the approval of City's Parks and Community Services Advisory Board, City's Public Art
Commission, and City (collectively, the "Stakeholders"). The site is located in Council District 7.
2.2 The Artist. The artist shall be David Hickman of Dallas, Texas ("Artist").
2.3 The Artwork. The artwork shall be designed by the Artist with input from the
Committee. The final design shall be subject to non -aesthetic review by the Ciry for reasons of safety and
security. The final design shall be subject to the approval of the Fort Worth Art Commission
("Artwork").
2.4 The Budget. The Fort Worth Art Commission has recommended a total budget amount
of up to $50,000, inclusive of design, engineering, materials, fabrication, transportation, installation, site
work, lighting, Artist's fee, and contingency, which shall be the City's contribution on this Project
pending City Council authorization. (See section 3.2.)
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Section 3
City Responsibilities
3.1. Artist Contract. City shall enter into a contract with Artist, subject to the authorization
of City Council, and the contract will be managed by the City's contract manager, which is the Arts
Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County ("Contract Manager").
3.2. Additional Fundraising. The City and Contract Manager shall not be responsible for
raising additional funds for the Project. Should Committee conduct additional fundraising for the Project,
Contract Manager shall provide information about CID, FWPA, and selected artist to the Committee, as
available. (See Section 2.4. and Section 4.3.)
3.3. Artwork Maintenance. The Artwork shall become a part of City's Public Art collection,
and City shall maintain the Artwork in a manner consistent with its policies for the maintenance of items
in its Public Art collection.
3.4. Artwork Identification Plaque. FWPA shall provide a standard artwork identification
plaque to be installed at the artwork project site.
Section 4
Committee Responsibilities
4.1. Committee Liaison. Committee appoints the following person as the liaison who will be
the point of contact for the City ("Liaison"):
Makenzie Carpenter
1821 Virginia Place
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (817) 386-3366
Email: Makenzie@hotmail.com
Alternate Committee Liaison:
Dana King
3816 El Campo
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Phone: (979) 255-6927
Email: dana lou@hotmail.com
4.2. Liaison Duties. The Liaison shall coordinate community meetings regarding the project
and shall be responsible for relaying Project information to and from the community and City.
4.3. Additional Fundraising by Committee: Should Committee conduct additional
fundraising for the Project, Committee shall coordinate with the Contract Manager with regard to timeline
prior to commencing requests for donations. All fundraising must be complete and all funds must be
received before Artist commences design. Additionally, when requesting donations, Committee shall
request funds on behalf of the Committee, and not on behalf of FWPA, the Arts Council of Fort Worth &
Tarrant County, or the City of Fort Worth. All donations to support the Project must be accepted and
appropriated by City Council. Donor recognition shall be coordinated with the Contract Manager for
inclusion on the plaque with additional expense covered by the Committee. (See Section 2.4. and Section
4.3.)
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4.4. Innut on Artwork Designs. The Committee shall have the opportunity to review
conceptual and final designs of the Artwork, and shall be given no more than 30 days to offer any input or
comments regarding the designs to Contract Manager. Donors shall not have the authority to approve
Artist's design.
4.5. Unveiling Ceremony. Committee, at its sole cost and expense, shall plan and execute a
ceremony at which the Artwork is unveiled for viewing by the community.
Section 5
Timeline
City and Committee agree that the following timeline represents the intention of the parties as to
the progress of the Project, and each party acknowledges that the timeline is subject to delays.
DATE
ACTION
October 2009
City Council action regarding the Fort Worth
Public Art FY 2010 Work Plan
March 2010
Agreements signed by Committee. Agreement
signed by artist March 4, 2010
April - May 2010
Artist works with community to develop a specific
proposal
June 2010
Presentation of proposal to City staff, boards and
commissions, and the CID Review Panel for input
July 12, 2010
Fort Worth Art Commission reviews Artist's final
design proposal and makes recommendation to City
Council.
July 2010
Council action regarding the Artist's contract for
final design and implementation
July - August 2010
Artist placed under commission contract
The parties agree to make every effort to have the Project fully implemented within one calendar year
from the date of the execution of the Artist's commission contract.
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Assistant City Attorney
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