[Ord. No. 2078, Enacted, 11-16-1993]
LOC Chapter 18 shall be known as the "Percent for Art Program" of the City of Lake Oswego.
[Ord. No. 2078, Enacted, 11-16-1993]
The City of Lake Oswego desires to expand the experience of
its citizenry through public art of the highest quality in concept
and execution. Public art contributes directly to the quality of life
in the City of Lake Oswego because citizens view and interact with
it daily in public spaces. Public art instills concern for beauty
and good design in the public and private sectors by setting high
aesthetic standards. Public art reflects and communicates the history,
character and values of the community and thereby creates a sense
of place. The public art process involves citizens and artists by
inviting them to participate in important decisions about the design
of their environment. The City therefore declares its policy to include
works of art in projects of the City by establishing a Percent for
Art program.
[Ord. No. 2078, Enacted, 11-16-1993; Ord. No. 2091, Amended, 4-19-1994; Ord. No. 2347, Amended, 2-4-2003; Ord. No. 2557, Amended, 7-20-2010]
Means the City’s program for advance planning of capital
improvements.
Means any capital project in an amount over $25,000 paid
for wholly or in part by the City of Lake Oswego to construct, rehabilitate,
remodel or purchase for a public use any building, decorative or commemorative
structure, park, parking facility or any portion thereof within the
limits of the City of Lake Oswego. "City project" does not include
street, pathway or utility construction, emergency work, minor alterations,
ordinary repair or maintenance necessary to preserve a facility.
Means relinquishing title to a work of public art.
Means a source of funds for projects from which art is not
precluded as an object of expenditure.
Means the department that is subject to this chapter by its
sponsorship of a City project.
Means the program established by this ordinance to set aside
a percentage of the total cost of City projects for public art.
Means all forms of original works of art accessible to the
public and/or public employees including:
Painting of all media, including both portable and permanently
fixed works, such as murals;
Sculpture which may be in the round, bas-relief, high-relief,
mobile, fountain, kinetic, electronic and others, in any material
or combination of materials;
Other visual media including, but not limited to, prints, drawings,
stained glass, calligraphy, glass works, mosaics, photography, film,
clay, fiber/textiles, wood, metals, plastics or other materials or
combination of materials, or crafts or artifacts.
Works of a wide range of materials, disciplines and media which
are of specific duration, including performance events, and which
are documented for public accessibility after the life of the piece
has ended.
Art works that possess functional as well as aesthetic qualities.
Means a City fund or account into which all moneys derived
pursuant to this Chapter shall be deposited. Monetary contributions
for public art shall also be deposited into the Public Art Trust Fund.
Funds within the Public Art Trust Fund shall be solely be utilized
for the purposes outline in this Chapter.
Means the committee appointed pursuant to guidelines adopted
by the City Council, and responsible for reviewing proposed public
art and making recommendations on the selection of public art. The
selection committee shall include a representative of the participating
department, the project architect or engineer (where applicable),
artists, a citizen and any other members designated in the guidelines.
Means the entire amount of the City’s contribution
toward the construction or purchase of a City project. "Total cost"
does not include costs for design and engineering, administration,
fees and permits, building demolition, relocation of tenants, contingency
funds, change order costs, environmental testing or indirect costs,
such as interest during construction, advertising and legal fees.
When a City project involves the purchase of real property, costs
attributable to land acquisition are not included in total cost, while
costs attributable to improvements on the real property that are acquired
for public use are included in the total cost.
