Speaker 0: Council Member State Abarca has called out bills 589 and 594, a vote under bills for final consideration. No items have been called out under pending. Councilmember Herndon has called out bills force for 71 and 475 for a vote. Madam Secretary, would you please put the first item up on our screens? Thank you. Councilmember Haines, would you please go ahead with your comments on Resolution 588, please?
Speaker 1: Right. Thank you. Council President. This resolution is about. About arts. About art, specifically in our city. And and even more specifically around the Denver Public Library's Central Branch and the Denver Museum. As as many of us know, we we care about the art here in the city of Denver. And I feel very excited and honored to have been to participated in this art selection process. It was it was as a result of pulling funds from both of those construction projects, from the Denver Museum and the Denver Public Library's Central Central Renovation. And and thanks to those to those two development processes, we have 700 more than $725,000 to dedicate to art that will be installed in three different locations. The artist Paul Castillo will will install the art in three different locations all around those two big renovations. So nearly three quarters of $1,000,000 just for art. That's that's pretty amazing. But what's even more amazing is our commitment to arts here in the in the city of Denver and and the Denver metro area. But we have a national model for art. 1% of all large developments are reserved for art installation. We also have the science, scientific and Cultural Facilities District. That's a seven county tax district that provides funding for art and culture in the Denver metro area. As far as I understand, this is unparalleled. There is nothing like this anywhere else in the nation. And we get a lot of, you know, people who visit our city from other other cities. We are ambassadors on your behalf to other cities in the nation. And when I talk about the AfCFTA, we almost universally get jealous comments on behalf of the this kind of funding . So and then finally, we also have a community that is heavily engaged in the arts and who give generously of their time and treasure. So so this is how we could have the CFD. This is how we could dedicate 1% of funding development of development projects to the arts. And even then on top of that, we have and we have our community that that gives. So much to art here in our city and our metro area. I want to thank arts and venues for you, for your work, and including Michael Childers and Director Brunetti. And that's all I have. Thank you. Council president.
Speaker 0: All right. Thank you, Councilmember Hines. Madam Secretary, would you please put the next item up on our screen? Councilmember Ortega, what would you like us to do with Council Resolutions 557 and 558 this evening?
A resolution approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Paula Castillo to create, fabricate and install three sculptures on the Denver Art Museum and Denver Central Library Campus as part of the City’s public art program.
Approves a contract with artist Paula Castillo for $725,292.09 and through 12-31-2026 to create, fabricate and install three sculptures on the Denver Art Museum and Denver Central Library Campus in Council District 10 as part of the City’s public art program (THTRS-202262006-00). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 6-27-22. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 5-25-22.