HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-18 City Commission Packet Materials - C10. Resolution 4904, Application by Mountain Time Arts for Bloomberg Public Art Challenge
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Bozeman City Commission
FROM: Cyndy Andrus, Mayor
SUBJECT: Resolution 4904, Relating to the Application by Mountain Time Arts for the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge
MEETING DATE: Monday, April 16, 2018
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution 4904, and authorize the approval of support for
the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant of one million dollars.
SUGGESTED MOTION: I move to adopt Resolution 4904, to approve the request from
Mountain Time Arts to apply in partnership with the City of Bozeman for the Bloomberg
Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge grant and to direct the City Manager to work with Mountain Time Arts to develop a memorandum of agreement for administration and oversight upon award
of the grant.
BACKGROUND: Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge encourages mayors to
partner with artists, elevating the value of including the creative sector when developing solutions to significant urban issues. The program supports temporary public art projects that celebrate creativity, enhance urban identity, encourage public-private collaborations, and strengthen local
economies.
Mayors of U.S. cities with 30,000 residents or more are encouraged to submit proposals for
projects that demonstrate close partnership between artists, arts organizations and city government.
At least three cities will be selected to receive up to $1 million each over two years.
The Public Art Challenge is a part of Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative, an effort to
help U.S. cities generate innovation and advance policy.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The City of Bozeman would serve as the administrative oversight agency
for the grant funds and would provide staff in-kind services from the Community Development Department and Office of Neighborhoods to support the grant project. These services would be at the level of special project support and not be a significant portion of any particular person’s job.
Attachment: Resolution 4904, Letter, Bloomberg Terms of Service
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RESOLUTION NO. 4904
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION BY MOUNTAIN TIME ARTS FOR A
TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE
BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES’ PUBLIC ART CHALLENGE.
WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission is committed to facilitating public art in the
City and the region; and
WHEREAS, the Bozeman City Commission is committed to facilitating partnerships in
the community, thus positively impacting the economy of the entire region; and
WHEREAS, Mountain Time Arts desires to apply for a grant of $1,000,000 to the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge for a temporary art installation in Bozeman; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that the project is going to celebrate
creativity, enhance urban identity, encourage public-private collaborations, and strengthen local
economies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman oversees the administration of the grant and
acknowledges the public-private-nonprofit partnership that will carry out the terms of the grant
and provide a better awareness of art and its link to urban identity for future generations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby authorizes Mountain Time Arts to submit
application in partnership with the City of Bozeman.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, the City agrees to allow Mountain Time Arts to submit an application, and
that Mountain Time Arts will manage all aspects of the grant with oversight from the City of
Bozeman according to the Terms of Service Agreement from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana, at a regular session thereof held on the 16th day of April, 2018.
CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS Mayor
ATTEST:
ROBIN CROUGH
City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GREG SULLIVAN City Attorney
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To the Committee, April 5, 2018
Bloomberg Public Art Challenge
The City of Bozeman finds itself at a critical stage in its development,
transitioning from a mid-size town to, now, the fastest-growing city of its
size in the country (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, 3.29.2018). However, success
brings challenges: the resources and benefits of our city leave many
behind and are not equitably dispersed across all segments of our
populace.
Affordable housing within the city is crucially inadequate for demands.
The current pace and patterns of growth threaten to discourage the
social-cultural equity and inclusion that we envision for our future.
Bozeman’s stated intention of being a welcoming and inclusive
community is in danger of being consumed by our geometric growth and
deep-rooted modes of development. The City needs to envision and
embrace new patterns of development that will allow its diverse residents
to remain and will create conditions to support our increasingly multi-
cultural community.
The City of Bozeman and the public arts organization Mountain Time Arts
(MTA) are taking up the leadership challenge of equity and inclusion with
HousingFAIR. A central goal of HousingFAIR is to instigate a region-wide
conversation and action plan for attainable housing. I am pleased to be
working on this effort with Mountain Time Arts. MTA has built trust in the
community, bringing visibility to under-represented groups, and opening
critical conversations. In many ways, MTA’s projects serve as speculative
spaces for new and enlightened ways to inhabit our community. They
have managed to bring diverse groups together with different
perspectives to participate in their successful temporal public art works.
The ensuing dialogues have been surprising, productive and, in some
instances, formerly unimaginable.
We have assembled a dynamic and committed group of stakeholders to
actualize this project. The group will analyze relationships between where
a person lives and dimensions of well-being, including mental health,
economic advancement and education, to demonstrate how housing
offers a strong foundation for success in life.
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This group includes Heather Grenier, Director of Bozeman’s Human
Resources Development Council, Ralph Johnson, Director of the
Community Design Center, School of Architecture, Montana State
University, Steve Albert, Director of Bozeman’s Western Transportation
Institute, Ben Lloyd, principal at Comma-Q Architecture, Matt Madsen, the
City of Bozeman’s Affordable Housing Director, Judith Heilman, Director of
the Montana Racial Equity Project, and Ben Bennett of Massive Studios.
Employing methods of participatory public art, HousingFAIR will explore
ways to build mixed-income, sustainable and aspirational neighborhoods
that are attainable for vulnerable populations. HousingFAIR will activate a
neglected neighborhood in North Bozeman, creating a temporal urban-
ecology design lab that will function as the project’s home base. Through
hands-on learning methods and process-based practices, we will bring
together thinkers and activists, along with local stakeholders, to imagine
and simulate vibrant and inclusive neighborhoods.
Artists, ecologists, public health advocates, architects, affordable housing
experts, economists, developers, small business owners, and urban
designers will build engaged, diverse networks that will advocate for
equitable and resilient neighborhoods. Artists will take the lead in
‘marketing’ the questions and ideas generated to the general public,
building support for City leadership and staff to satisfy the goals of its
recent strategic plan for a ‘safe, healthy, welcoming and inclusive’ city.
Mountain Time Arts has identified three powerful, award-winning artists to
create public art works that will make visible the thinking of HousingFAIR.
These artists have the sensitivity, skill-set and ethical aesthetics to work with
our diverse communities. The goal of these works is to broaden the
conversation to all sectors of the community and to raise consciousness
and dialogue about the need for innovative housing. The artists are Ryan
Feddersen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Laura
Anderson Barbata, internationally- known artist from Mexico, and Thomas
Stevenson of Brooklyn, NY. Feddersen creates large-scale, site-specific
interactive installations that invite audience engagement; Barbata
creates large-scale public performances that focus on de-coloniality;
Stevenson creates structures for community participation and social
engagement.
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The City of Bozeman is fast becoming an arts center and cultural
destination. Strengthening our arts community, growing our exhibition
spaces and supporting public art production makes inhabiting this region
a richer experience for all. Tourism is a driving economic force in
Southwestern Montana. Art exhibitions and events are attended by both
locals and tourists, bringing capital to the region. Providing dynamic art
events that speak about contemporary life in the Rocky Mountain West,
as opposed to myths that re-enforce misperceptions, presents an
enriching experience for local populations as well as visitors.
Bozeman is at a tipping point – we have the opportunity to guide our
community in a new direction and address our housing issues creatively.
HousingFAIR has the potential to use public art as a catalyst to see things
from different perspectives and activate political will towards
development that creates welcoming neighborhoods.
The 2018 Bozeman Strategic Plan states the need to ‘anticipate,
celebrate and incorporate an increasingly diverse population into the
City.’ Without inclusion, the crucial connections that build participation,
attract diverse talent, foster innovation and lead to a vibrant economic
climate won’t happen.
Temporal public art events are a form that we have seen embraced in
Bozeman. Projects have successfully activated community dialogue and
created the conditions for change. HousingFAIR has the potential to
make a profound impact on our community. I believe this opportunity will
create a community dialogue that will lead to affordable housing
solutions, that otherwise would not have been possible. I am very
supportive of this project and appreciate your consideration.
Respectfully,
Mayor Cynthia Andrus
Bozeman, Montana
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Terms of Service
PUBLIC ART CHALLENGE
The Public Art Challenge aims to support temporary public art projects that engage
citizens, celebrate creativity and generate a positive impact on cities.
Please read the following terms and conditions of service for the Public Art Challenge
(“Terms of Service for the Public Art Challenge”). Any capitalized terms used in the Terms
of Service for the Public Art Challenge but not herein defined shall have the meanings given
to them in this Website’s Terms of Use.
Applications must be submitted by a municipality’s authorized representative under the
direction of that municipality’s mayor, chief executive, or equivalent. Unless otherwise
agreed to by you and the Bloomberg.org Group, no material submitted via this Website or
otherwise to the Bloomberg.org Group or its representatives or partners is confidential and
the Bloomberg.org Group and its representatives, partners, agents, sublicensees, and
affiliates shall have the non-exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, create derivative
works from and otherwise use and shall be under no obligation to maintain the
confidentiality of any ideas, content submitted or the outcome of submitted applications.
You acknowledge that you and the municipality which you represent (“Your City”) will
receive no payment from any member of the Bloomberg.org Group in connection with such
non-exclusive right. In addition, no member of the Bloomberg.org Group expects to receive
payment for the use of your submitted ideas or materials, regardless of whether such use
saves money or even generates a profit.
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Participation in the Public Art Challenge is also subject to criteria listed on this Website or
otherwise, including, but not limited to, the “Eligibility Criteria”, “Selection Criteria”, and
“Frequently Asked Questions” sections of this Website. You acknowledge that if Your City is
awarded a grant as part of the Public Art Challenge, you or another individual authorized to
act on behalf of Your City, may have to enter into additional agreements, on behalf of Your
City, with the Bloomberg.org Group or any part thereof, including a grant agreement, in
order to receive a grant.
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begun participating in a particular activity or utilizing a particular feature. Participation in
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accepted or that it will be awarded a grant.
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electronically submit the application on behalf of Your City. You and Your City are fully
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are no longer authorized by Your City to be Your City’s primary contact for the Public Art
Challenge.
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retain electronic records, electronic communications, and electronic signatures and that
Your City is not prohibited from using, accepting, or receiving such electronic information.
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