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46.0 May 9,~1~8~ WHEREAS, ~the City,of Portsmo~uth is~ligibTe~ to submit a grant application for £unding~fo~ l~e ~Fis~al-Y'ear o~ ~199~ pursuant to the regulations governing the adm~is.trat'ion and use of such funds, and has reviewed and considered'the regulation~ an~ app~lication~s cove~ing adminis~ra%ion a~use of said fundsl ~NO~, THERE~FOR~, BE· IT RESOLVED by thee Cou~cll ~f %3t~ City of Portsmouth., ~Virginia~ that .the Counc~il~o~s~ hereby fe~do~rse the Clean Co~u.ni~ Progr~am of ~he ~Beau~f~ic~ion~a~.~ean Co,unity Co~ission~for the* Ci~y~of,~ P~rtsmo~h', Virgin.i~. ~E IT FURT~R~SOLVED ~th~at ~he~ Coun~:l for t~ ~t~ of Portsmouth~'a~o~i~: ~h~ '~C~i%y ~~ ~; ~b~.~/ ~d ~ apply.fo~ a ~r~nt wkich, if appTo~-~d, ~w~'l~l~be =~S~ ~t~~ said prooram and hereby requests ~the D~par~ment of ~a~%e~ Management, of such fundsi"~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..... ~ Ayes: Corprew, Gray, Ha~ks, Lucas, Webb Nays: None .... 89-206 - Letter from the City Manager reco~ending adoption of a motion to award c~ntracts totaling $98,000 to artist as specified for installation of artwork at the Human Services Center and Wille~t Hall. "As you recall, in December 1986 you approved an appropriation of $100,000 from the City's Capital Improvement Budget for a "Civic Ar%s Program." After careful deliberation, the Civ~ic Arts Co~ittee~ recommsnded an~d. the. Portsmouth Museum and Fine Arts~ Co~ission approved the following~ a~rt~ists and artwork for.installatioR -at these locations: Huma~Servic~Cente~ Ms. Maggie. Smith Seattle, Washington Installation of ceramic "Quilts" $24,000 Willett Hai~ Interior Mr. J~seph Detwiler Fredi~ksburg, Virginia Installation of untitled fired ceramic whiteware with vermiculite 811,500 Willett Hall Exterior Mr. Michiel Van der Sommen Chatham, Virginia Installation of bronze sculpture $62,500 I believe that both the Subcommittee and the Museum and Fine Arts Commission should be commended for- their extensive st~y ~nd identification of appropriate pi~ces of a~t' f~r~h~se ~w~ public buildings. Ma~y t~ousands of citizens ~rom across the City will be able to enjoy them for years to come. Accordingly, I request that City Council adopt a motion to award the contracts totaling $98,000 to the artists as specified above." Dr. Ben A. Foster, J~'~/ 215 West Road, C~ha~i~man of the Civic Arts Committee, gave a presentation of the ar~ to be purchased and spoke in support of the project.