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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12368RESOLUTION NO. 12368 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOCATION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER STEEL COMMEMORATIVE ART FEATURE ON THE HISTORIC ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF PUEBLO WHEREAS, per the Amended and Restated Historic Arkansas River of Pueblo (HARP) Authority Intergovernmental Agreement, the HARP Authority, at their March 4, 2012 Regular Meeting, reviewed the location and design of the World Trade Center Steel Commemorative Art feature and recommends to City Council that this feature be placed on the plaza adjoining the Riverwalk level entryway to the Center for American Values, 101 S. Main Street; and WHEREAS, The Planning & Zoning Commission at their March 14, 2012 Regular Meeting approved the Development Plan for the HARP plaza area north of 101 S. Main Street, which identified the location for the World Trade Center Steel Commemorative Art feature; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: The location on the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo, recommended by the HARP Authority, for the placement of the World Trade Center Steel Commemorative Art Feature is hereby approved. INTRODUCED: April 9, 2012 BY: Leroy Garcia COUNCIL PERSON Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION DATE: APRIL 9, 2012 AGENDA ITEM # M-17 DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JERRY M. PACHECO, DIRECTOR TITLE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOCATION OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER STEEL COMMEMORATIVE ART FEATURE ON THE HISTORIC ARKANSAS RIVERWALK OF PUEBLO ISSUE Should the City Council approve the HARP Authority recommended placement of the World Trade Center Steel Commemorative Art Feature on the Plaza adjoining the Riverwalk level entryway to the Center for American Values? RECOMMENDATION Approval of the Resolution. BACKGROUND The Center for American Values has been given a six (6) foot long, 500-pound section of World Trade Center steel beam by the New York City Fire Department and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Fire Department and Port Authority have been overseeing much of the steel debris that was stored in the JFK airport hangar, and have granted more than 1,100 communities, non-profits, military bases, airports, museums, and other groups across the country a section of the steel from the World Trade Center, totaling nearly 350,000 tons of steel, for memorials. The only requirement of the Port Authority is that the memorials be public and free of admission charge. The World Trade Center Steel Art Feature will remain in the ownership of the Center for American Values and will consist of an artistic installation of the piece of the World Trade Center steel facing east towards New York City sitting atop two (2) Haddonstone pillars on a granite base, facing east towards New York, which will commemorate the Twin Towers. In 2011 the Planning and Zoning Commission granted approval to create a plaza space on the Riverwalk that adjoined the Riverwalk level entrance to the Center for American Values located within the Waterfront building at 101 S. Main Street. The location of the commemorative display was chosen for its ties to the Center for American Values, as well as, the patriotic elements that have been created in the adjoining plaza space on the Riverwalk. This display will become the eighth stop on the Home of Heroes Walk of Valor tour. The proposed location also creates an area where people can have full access to the display, allowing them to stop and reflect at their leisure. Per the Amended and Restated Historic Arkansas River of Pueblo (HARP) Authority Intergovernmental Agreement, the HARP Authority, at their March 4,2012 Regular Meeting, reviewed the location and design of the World Trade Center Steel Commemorative Art feature and recommends to City Council that this feature be placed on the plaza adjoining the Riverwalk level entryway to the Center for American Values, 101 S. Main Street. The Planning & Zoning Commission at their March 14, 2012 Regular Meeting approved the Development Plan for the HARP plaza area north of 101 S. Main Street, which identified the location for the World Trade Center Steel Commemorative Art feature. FINANCIAL IMPACT Ownership of the Art Feature will remain with the Center for American Values. 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