Resolution 175-2021 RESOLUTION NO.17S 2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
REESTABLISHING THE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
COMMITTEE AND RATIFYING ALL ACTIONS OF SAID
COMMITTEE SINCE JANUARY 28, 2009, ESTABLISHING
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in 2001, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners ("County" or
"BOCC")recognized it was in the best interest of its citizens to increase public access to art; and
WHEREAS,the County desired to promote an understanding and create an awareness of the visual
arts and to enrich the public environment for residents and visitors;and
WHEREAS,on May 16,2001,the BOCC enacted Ordinance No.022-2001,to provide for funding
of art in new public construction and major renovation projects;and
WHEREAS,Ordinance No. 022-2001 established,among other provisions,that one percent(1%)
of the construction costs for County construction,except for any sewage treatment plant,shall be set aside
for the acquisition, commission, installation, and maintenance of works of art in said buildings, with said
appropriation to apply only to new construction exceeding$500,000 or renovations exceeding$100,000 in
cost;and
WHEREAS,Ordinance No.022-2001,also established an Art in Public Places Committee("AIPP
Committee"),to be an advisory body to the County Commission, with the purpose of reviewing Requests
for Proposals for art to be acquired and installed in public construction projects; and
WHEREAS,Ordinance No. 022-2001,also set forth the composition of the members of the AIPP
Committee,the selection process for such members,and other such enabling provisions;and
WHEREAS,the AIPP Committee has continued to exist since its inception in 2001 and provided
guidance to the BOCC on the selection of public art in County buildings; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 001-2009 enacting a new Code of
Ordinances("Code"),that was of greater utility to the citizens of the County and those who used the Code
on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, in the adoption of Ordinance No. 001-2009, it also provided for the repeal of certain
ordinances not included therein;and
WHEREAS, in the adoption of Ordinance 001-2009, Sections 2, 3, and 4 of Ordinance No. 022-
2001, as to the composition of the AIPP Committee and its operations, were inadvertently omitted in the
new Monroe County Code Section 2-233 on the funding of art in new public construction and major
renovation projects;
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WHEREAS,the BOCC never intended to abolish the AIPP Committee which has served its public
purpose to enhance the development,promotion,and enjoyment of the arts in the community;and
WHEREAS,the County Administrator has proposed to re-enact and reorganize the Art in Public
Places Committee and continue its program;and
WHEREAS, the BOCC supports the continuation of the Art in Public Places program and the
services of the AIPP Committee;and
WHEREAS,the County,therefore,wishes to re-establish the AIPP Committee and the provisions
for its operations in the future,and ratify all actions taken by the AIPP Committee since January 28, 2009;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Recitals. Each "WHEREAS" clause set forth herein is ratified and
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2: Support and Action. The Board of County Commissioners accepts the
recommendation of the County Administrator regarding the re-enactment and reorganization of
the Art in Public Places Committee and the continued funding of public art pursuant to Monroe
County Code Sec. 2-233.
SECTION 3: AIPP Committee. There is hereby established an Art in Public Places
Committee, which shall be an advisory body to the County Commission. The Art in Public Places
Committee shall be composed of five (5) voting members and two (2) non-voting members, and
shall have the sole purpose of reviewing responses to Requests for Proposals for art to be acquired
and installed in each public construction project subject to the Art in Public Places set aside
requirement.
SECTION 4: Members. Each County Commissioner shall appoint one (I) voting
member whose term shall run concurrently with the term of the appointing commissioner and who
shall live or work in the appointing commissioner's district. There shall be one (1) of those five
(5)voting members who shall be either a board member or staff of the Monroe Council of the Arts
Corporation. Each remaining voting member must represent one or more of the following:
a) working artist;
b) art professional;
c) landscape architect or interior designer;
d) curator, or
e) general public
SECTION 5: County Administrator Appointment. The County Administrator shall
appoint to the committee the two (2) non-voting members on a project-by-project basis. The non-
voting members shall be familiar with the project through their position or contract as the architect,
the building/project supervisor, or a similar nexus to the project.
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SECTION 6: Ratification. This Resolution, upon its adoption, shall apply
retroactively to the adoption of Ordinance No. 001-2009 on January 28, 2009, and any and all
action taken by the AIPP Committee since that date is hereby ratified and approved by the BOCC.
SECTION 7: Invalidity. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of
this Resolution is held invalid,the remainder of this Resolution shall not be affected by such invalidity.
SECTION 8: Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption
and shall continue to be in full force and effect until modified or rescinded by subsequent resolution
of this Board.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida,at a regular meeting of said Board on the 19th day of May, 202 I.
4 4� Mayor Michelle Coldiron Yes
' , 1 j Mayor Pro Tem David Rice Yes
A Commissioner Craig Cat1/444, es Yes
Commissioner Eddie Martinez Absent
/ � Commissioner Mike Forster Yes
(SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Attest: KEVIN MADOK, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: Uu.'o A. MJ1PA By: 'ago ��W.�
As Djputy Clerk Mayor
MONROE
COUNTY
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