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City Clerk's Office Item # R12
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 12, 2023
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Haley Robinson, Director of Public Affairs
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PUEBLO MURAL LEVEE PROJECT
SUBJECT:
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A COLORADO
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND DESIREE TALMICH AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance approves a Pueblo Mural Levee Project Agreement with Desiree
Talmich in the amount of $5,000 to perform a winning mural upon the Pueblo Levee.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Work Session presentation from Haley Sue Robinson and Cynthia Ramu with Pueblo
Levee Mural Project on February 21, 2023.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Pueblo hosted a “call for artists” in fall of 2022 for a Pueblo Levee Mural
Project design with the theme of five flags. The theme for the submission includes the
five flags which are part of the City Seal with representation of the five territories or
countries that held dominion over Pueblo in the last two centuries. The five flags include
France, Mexico, Texas, Spain and of course the United States of America. The designs
should tell a visual story of the history of Pueblo and represent the community of the
city without recreating the official City Seal.
Submissions for entry into the mural design contest were due by Friday, Nov. 18. The
horizontal format is 24 ft. high by 48-60 ft. wide for painted scale on the levee. All
submissions were then evaluated by the Art Review Committee and the final approval
of artwork was given by the Pueblo Conservancy District. No logos, religious depictions
or trademarked designs shall be included in the design. All artwork must be original to
the artist submitting the mural design.
Once submissions were completed, the Pueblo Levee Mural Project Coordinator
Cynthia Ramu presented the top five designs before Pueblo City Council. It was then
determined all of the top five designs would be voted up by the public in order to pick
the top artist and mural design. This voting process took place online through the City
of Pueblo website www.pueblo.us and through promotion on the social media channels
of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the use of a Survey Monkey link for the public
to cast their vote.
Desiree Tamich, had the winning mural design voted for by the public of Pueblo. The
contract with the City of Pueblo and Desiree Tamich allows for the transfer of the
design in order to carry out the levee mural painting and for the design to be owned by
the City of Pueblo.
The winning artist will receive a $1,000 stipend and the City of Pueblo will cover the
cost up to $4,000 of the mural painting project with supplies and production.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
$2,500 from City Council contingency and $2,500 from Mayor’s contingency
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
All submissions were then evaluated by the Art Review Committee and the final
approval of artwork was given by the Pueblo Conservancy District.
ALTERNATIVES:
Not approve the ordinance in which case the mural project by this artist would not go
forward.
RECOMMENDATION:
Administration recommends approval of this ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. City of Pueblo # 1
2. Levee Mural Agreement
ORDINANCE NO. 10481
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PUEBLO MURAL LEVEE
PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO,
A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND DESIREE
TALMICH AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
SAME
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Pueblo Mural Levee Project Agreement (“Agreement”) between and the City of
Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and Desiree Talmich attached hereto, having been
approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the City
and the City Clerk is authorized to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same.
SECTION 3.
Funds for this Agreement shall be paid from Project CI2321.
SECTION 4.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent
with this Ordinance and the attached Agreement to implement the policies and procedures
described therein.
SECTION 5.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on May 22, 2023.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on June 12, 2023.
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
☒ Approved on _June 14, 2023____.
☐ Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections:
Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
☐ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
☐ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________
☐ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto.
____________________________
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk