HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 19-006Ordinance 19-006
An Ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Brookings, and pertaining to Brookings Public Arts Commission.
Be It Ordained and Enacted by the City Council of the City of Brookings, State of South
Dakota, as follows:
Chapter 2, Article V, Division 8. Brookings Public Arts Commission.
That Section 2-258 shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 2-258. — Powers and authority of commission.
The powers and authority of the Brookings Public Arts Commission (BPAC) shall
include, but are not limited to:
a) The commission shall develop and recommend revisions to the Brookings public
art guidelines, which shall include criteria for accepting donations or gifts, both of
cash and tangible art, a method or methods for the selection of artists and public
art projects and for the placement of public art projects. The city council shall
have final approval of all Brookings public art policies and guidelines.
b) The commission shall recommend to the City Manager and City Council
proposed public art acquisitions and the placement, maintenance, relocation, and
deaccessioning of artwork acquired through the public art program.
c) The commission shall have the custody and care of all works of art owned by the
city and under the control of any department of the city. The term "work of art"
shall apply to and include all paintings, mural decorations, statues, bas-reliefs,
sculptures, monuments, fountains, arches, ornamental gateways and other
structures of a permanent character intended for ornament or commemoration.
d) No work of art shall become the property of the city by purchase, gift or
otherwise, until it, or a design or model thereof, and a proposed plan for it shall
have been approved by the commission.
e) No work of art shall be erected or placed in, over or upon, or allowed to extend
in, over or upon any street, avenue, square, park or other property belonging to
the city without approval of the commission in consultation with appropriate city
departments. The commission may recommend the removal, relocation or
alteration of any existing work of art owned by the city, and no such work of art
shall be removed, relocated or altered without such recommendation and
approval. The addition, removal, relocation, or alteration of any work of art shall
be approved by the city manager or the city manager's designee.
f) The commission shall study, prepare recommendations and report upon the
design or proposed design of any municipal building, bridge, approach, fence or
other structure erected or to be erected upon land belonging to the city, and upon
the design or proposed design of any arch, bridge, structure or approach which is
the property of any person, firm or corporation, and extends in, over or upon any
street, avenue, highway, park or public place.
g) The commission shall recommend the purchase or commissioning of public art
projects, including the design, execution and/or placement of such public art, with
approval of expenditures by the City Manager and City Council consistent with
Section 2-115 of this Chapter.
h) The commission shall consult with the department responsible for a particular
construction project regarding the design, execution and/or possible placement of
a public art project in connection with such construction project.
i) The commission shall review the inventory of public art, including assessing the
status of maintenance, compile a list of potential sites for public art projects, and
prepare recommendations as to location, relocation, and deaccessioning of
public art.
j) The commission may also initiate public forums when appropriate to determine
thematic approaches and location options for public art.
Any or all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
First Reading:
Second Reading
Published:
June 25, 2019
July 9, 2019
July 12, 2019
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
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Keith W. Corbett, Mayor
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