[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Buffalo
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and other open spaces — See Ch. 309.
[Derived from Sec. 349-A of Ch. VI of the Charter and Ordinances,
1974]
No statue or monument owned, possessed or controlled by the
City may be removed, relocated or installed without first obtaining
the permission of the Commissioner of Public Works and the Common
Council. Upon passage of a resolution of the Common Council, the Commissioner
of Public Works shall remove, relocate or install such statues or
monuments as the Council may direct.
[Adopted 7-27-1999, effective 8-9-1999]
The City of Buffalo accepts a responsibility for expanding its
citizens' experience with visual art. Such art has enabled people
in all societies to better understand their communities and individual
lives. Artists capable of creating art for public places must be encouraged
and Buffalo's standing as a regional leader in public art enhanced.
Other cities around the country, including Miami, Philadelphia, Denver
and Seattle, have created programs which greatly enhance their urban
environments by requiring that a portion of public money used for
capital projects be devoted to public art. The artwork in Buffalo's
Metrorail Stations is an example of how well-planned art components
of public projects can improve the way residents and visitors to Buffalo
experience the City. A policy is therefore established to direct the
inclusion of works of art in public projects in the City.
[Amended 5-24-2016]
A.
The Art
in Public Places Program shall apply to all capital improvement projects
as defined below, including multiphase projects on a single project
site, whose budgeted cost of construction and design for a single
project or for the total of such multiphase projects is equal to or
greater than $1,000,000. An amount equal to 1% of the total budgeted
construction and design cost of the capital improvement project shall
be included in the budget for the planning, design, construction,
repair and maintenance of works of art created pursuant to this article,
and allocated to the Art in Public Places Program.
B.
Upon learning
that the cost of a capital improvement project is equal to or great
than $1,000,000, the Department of Public Works shall provide notice
to the Executive Director of the Arts Commission that the Art in Public
Places Program applies to said program.
The requirements of § 409-3 may be waived by resolution of the Common Council when and if it appears that a project covered thereunder is not appropriate for application of the above requirements.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any capital project paid for wholly or in part by the City
of Buffalo to construct or remodel any building, decorative or commemorative
structure, park, plaza, bridge, sidewalk, pedestrian mall, parking
facility or any portion thereof within the limits of the City.
For each capital improvement project there shall be created
an ad hoc Art in Public Places Committee, which shall have the responsibility
for the selection and placement of works of art under this program
for that project. The Committee shall consist of an odd number of
members, not less than five and not more than 11, appointed by the
Buffalo Arts Commission, one of which shall be appointed as the Chairperson
of the Committee. Each member shall be a professional in the fields
of art, architecture, art history or art conservation and be knowledgeable
about public art, but may not be a seller of, or work for a seller
of, public art.
To carry out its responsibilities hereunder for the selection
of works of art, the Committee shall follow rules and regulations
promulgated by the Buffalo Arts Commission and approved by the Common
Council within six months of the effective date hereof.
Works of art selected pursuant to the provisions of this article
may be placed on or about any Capital Improvement Project or other
City-owned, -leased or -rented property. They may be attached or detached
within or about such property and may be either temporary or permanent.
The Committee shall authorize placement of works of art, and the City
officers responsible for the design and construction of such projects
shall make appropriate space available for the placement of works
of art. Notwithstanding the foregoing, final placement of all works
of art shall be subject to any necessary conditions as set by the
Commissioner of Public Works.
This article shall become effective on September 1, 1999.
