HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012-030 RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -030
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND ENDORSING THE
APPLICATION FOR THE 2013 OUR TOWN PROGRAM BY THE
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS FOR VARIOUS CREATIVE
PLACEMAKING PROJECTS ASSOCIATED 'WITH THE NEW
MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills is committed to integrating art into daily life
and beautifying public areas, whereby improving our quality of life and
creating a distinctive identity for our community; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills is also dedicated to bringing the arts in an
affordable and accessible way to the community; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills recognizes that encouraging creative
placemaking projects with arts at their core has a positive effect on the
health, safety, and welfare of its citizens;
WHEREAS, the National Endowment for the Arts offers a "Our Town" Program in
which a certain amount of federal funding is earmarked for creative
placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities
and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with
the arts at their core; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills is planning to submit an "Our Town" grant
application to infuse art and artful projects into the new seventy million
dollar municipal complex that will house City Hall, Police Headquarters,
Municipal Court and other municipal functions; and
WHEREAS, the new municipal complex will be located south of Interstate Loop 820,
where few art pieces are currently placed and continued strategic
investment is desired to help revitalize that portion of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills has requested that Arts Council Northeast
partner with the City in its "Our Town" grant request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The application for funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Our
Town Program is hereby authorized and endorsed for the project area and
conceptual scope outlined in Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall take effect upon its passage and approval.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 10th day of December, 2012.
CITY OF NORTH HLAND HILLS
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Pad' f y Secretary
APP S TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
George A. Staples, dty Attorney
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
John Pitstick, Planning & Development Director
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EXHIBIT A
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ROUND -A -BOUT ( #6)
• Art piece in center of round -a -bout
PUBLIC PLAZA ( #1 -5)
• Unique, custom - designed, artful amenities such as benches, drinking fountains, bike
racks, trash bins, etc.
• Sculpture garden
• Uniquely designed sidewalk paving
CITY HALL LOBBY /FOYER
• Tile mosaic in lobby floor
• Art gallery space
• Hanging mobile sculpture
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