(a) 
Creation.
The public art program is hereby established to, among other things, advise and make recommendations to public art program staff and city council regarding the Celina Public Art Program. This includes promoting and encouraging public and private art programs, articulating the history, values, and vision of the community by enhancing the aesthetics of the city’s civic infrastructure, commissioning artwork, and creating hands-on encounters with art, and promoting tourism and economic vitality through public spaces in the city.
(b) 
Definitions.
For the purposes of this program the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivation shall have the meaning given herein:
Artist.
A professional practitioner in the arts, generally recognized by his or her peers as possessing serious intent and ability. For commissioning purposes, an artist cannot be a city employee, a member of the public art board, a relevant artist selection panel, an official of the city including any member of any other board or commission, family member of the selection committee, or a member of the prime consultant’s firm or team.
Art or artwork.
Works in any permanent medium, combination of media, and performance art produced by a professional practitioner in the arts.
Board.
The fine arts board of the City of Celina, Texas.
Board member.
The members of the fine arts board, excluding the city manager or designated staff who shall serve as an ex-officio member of the board.
Capital improvement project or CIP.
Projects that are funded by the City of Celina.
Capital project fund.
Funds used for the acquisition of fixed assets or construction of major capital projects not being financed by proprietary or nonexpendable trust funds.
City manager.
The city manager of the City of Celina, Texas, or his/her designee.
Celina.
The City of Celina, Texas.
Celina public art collection.
All works of art owned or curated for display by the City of Celina, Texas.
Decommission.
Process by which the city removes an artwork from its collection.
Percent for art.
A public art funding mechanism in which a certain percent (of capital project funds) are set aside for the commissioning of public art.
Public art.
Temporary or permanent elements of a public space that are designed by an artist or artist team, that reflect an awareness of and enrich the site, and whose selection and/or creation generally involves the community.
Public artwork plan.
The annual work plan developed by staff in conjunction with the public art board, detailing the public art projects and funding levels recommended for the upcoming year. The public artwork plan shall be submitted to city council for approval as part of the annual budget.
Public art master plan or plan.
The public art master plan of the City of Celina, Texas, as it exists or may be amended. The public arts master plan shall provide a strategy and vision for the systematic selection of pieces of art and locations of art to be included in public spaces.
Public art program.
The public art program of the City of Celina, Texas continued by this division.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
(a) 
The Fine Arts Board shall act principally in an advisory capacity to the city staff and the city council in any matter pertaining to art.
(b) 
The fine arts board shall approve and assist in execution of, among other things, the public arts master plan, CIP public art locations; artist selection juries and process; commission and placement of artworks; curation of performance art, and maintenance and removal of artworks.
(c) 
Encourage private developers to commission public art as part of development projects and guide them, when requested, in the selection of artwork for their facilities.
(d) 
Identify collaborations and sources of funds.
(e) 
Develop programs designed to inform and engage the citizens of the city in the public fine arts program.
(f) 
The fine arts board shall have any other power and/or duty as prescribed and authorized by the city council.
(1) 
To accomplish these responsibilities, the board may establish ad-hoc subcommittees to work on special projects or to further investigate specific issues.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
The members of the board shall consist of seven (7) members, to be appointed by the city council for a term of two (2) years. Terms are staggered, with three (3) members initially appointed for a term of one (1) year. In addition to the seven (7) board members, the city manager, or his/her designee, shall serve as an ex officio member of the board, but shall have no right to vote on any matter before the board.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
Each board member shall be a qualified voter and resident of the city and shall not be an employee of the city. Each board member shall have any other qualification(s) as the city council deems necessary and appropriate.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
The city manager, or designee, shall serve as coordinator of and support to the board.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
The board shall meet as often as necessary to fulfill its duties, providing adequate public notice of same, but should generally not meet more than once a month. All stated meetings will be open to the public, and will establish the date, time, and place of its meetings.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
Four (4) board members shall constitute a quorum of the board for the purpose of conducting its business, exercising its powers, and for all other purposes. No action of the fine arts board shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of those board members present and voting.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
The board shall have a chair and vice-chair whose terms shall be one (1) year. The chair and vice-chair shall be elected by the fine arts board members annually. The chairperson shall preside over meetings and shall be entitled to vote upon each issue. The vice-chair shall assist the chair in directing the affairs of the fine arts board. In the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall assume all duties of the chair.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
The public art projects and programs shall be funded through a variety of methods.
(1) 
Percent for art.
Funding for the public art program shall be accomplished by annually designating up to one and a half (1.5%) percent of CIP funding for the acquisition of public art, which may be derived from the city’s capital project fund. The allocation shall be calculated based on the total construction costs, excluding all costs for demolition and real property acquisition for any given CIP. The allocation required by this subsection shall not be made for capital improvement projects located outside city limits. All capital improvement projects qualify except the following: regular road maintenance, underground infrastructure, and underground utility projects with no above-ground components other than roads. Capital improvement projects with underground infrastructure, including utility projects, should be included only when there are visual elements of the project above ground and the total budget of the capital improvement project shall not include all underground components.
(A) 
Uses of project funds.
Allocation of percentage for art and other designated art project funds may only be used for:
(i) 
Artist fees and artist travel and expenses that are related to the city’s purchase of an art fixed asset as stipulated in a contract with the artist;
(ii) 
Artwork fabrication, storage, and installation per contract;
(iii) 
Acquisition of existing works of art;
(iv) 
Required permits and insurance during the fabrication and installation of the artwork per contract;
(v) 
Documentation and interpretive plaques; and
(vi) 
Project consultants and contracted services
(B) 
Invalid uses of project funds.
Percent for art and other designated art project funds may not be used for:
(i) 
Mass produced work, with the exception of limited editions controlled by the artist;
(ii) 
Artwork not produced or designed by a public art board -recommended artist;
(iii) 
Professional graphics, unless designed or executed by an artist or used in the development of collateral material for the public art program;
(iv) 
Routine maintenance of fine arts board projects;
(v) 
Purchase of existing works of art outside of the selection process; and
(vi) 
Bond funds shall not be used for operating and maintenance related expenses; and
(vii) 
Any public fine art that the city council has deemed to violate community values and standards.
(2) 
Grants or donations.
Grants or donations received by the city for commissioning public art, both permanent and temporary, should be used in accordance with the restrictions specified or required in association with the grant or donation.
(3) 
Other sources.
Funding for the public art program may be derived from other sources and should be used in accordance with restrictions specified or required in association with those funds.
(4) 
Appropriations.
Appropriations for art shall be made through the approval of the fine arts annual plan as submitted in the annual budget. This annual plan will show the funding from that year’s CIP and identify appropriate projects to be pursued for the upcoming year, along with recommended funding levels by project. Any funds not expended at the conclusion of the fiscal year will rollover into the following fiscal year.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)
(a) 
All monies appropriated for the city’s public art program will be maintained in separate art project accounts. Art project sources not expended at the conclusion of the fiscal year will roll over into the following fiscal year. The city may also utilize art projects to accept gifts, grants, contributions, and donations made for the fine arts program.
(b) 
The fine arts program support staff will prepare an annual budget, for review and recommendation by the fine arts board, in support of the public artwork plan that will allocate funds for the planned public art projects and related programming. No recommendation of the fine arts board may preclude changes to the city’s annual budget submitted to the city council.
(Ordinance 2020-13 adopted 3/10/20)