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HomeMy WebLinkAbout14167 ORD - 02/08/1978• JKH:vp:2- 9- 78:16t • AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TEE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MR. CRAIG GIBBS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISC SCULPTURE FOR LOCATION IN THE COOPER'S ALLEY TRAFFIC ISLANDS FOR $3,000, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF THE AGREE- MENT BEING ATTACHED HERETO, MARRED EXHIBIT "A ", AND INCORPORATED HEREIN; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with Mr. Craig Gibbs for the construction of a disc sculpture for location in the Cooper's Alley traffic islands for $3,000, all as more fully set forth in the agreement, a substantial copy of which agreement is attached hereto and made a part hereof, marked Exhibit "A ". SECTION 2. The necessity to authorize the City Manager to execute the hereinabove described agreement to accomplish the construction of a disc sculpture for location in the Cooper's Alley traffic islands creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared such emergency and necessity to exist, and having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this the day of February, 1978. ATTEST: ' -D Ada rL�— a4w,,., C Secretary MAYOR F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED: DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1978: �CIgOF�LMED J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY "111107 BY: d' "w Assistant C ratorney 14JL67 TOE STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF 'NUECES X CONTRACT This contract for the creation of a sculpture is entered into this the day of February, 1978 by and between the City of Corpus Christi, hereinafter called "City" and Mr. Craig Gibbs, sculptor (herein- after called Sculptor), upon the following terms and conditions: 1. Scope of the work. Sculptor will create a six foot diameter 1/4" to 3/8" thick, corten steel sculpture utilizing the image and colig- raphy exhibited on the scale model submitted by him for the Cooper's Alley Sculpture Competition and directly stylized from an original Pre - Columbian design. The steel cut out figurative disc shall be mounted on 2 -24" case concrete cylinders that shall be anchored to a foundation footing approved and installed on Site A as shown on the attached exhibit and as approved by the Director of Engineering and Physical Development. Corten Steel shall be used because it is an industrial low grade stainless steel that will oxidize (rust) for a 6 -month period then stop oxidizing altogether. The nickel content of the steel keeps it from deter- iorating back to iron ore. This material is designed to be exposed_ to severe corrosive climates such as in the Gulf Coast area. 2. Location of work. The sculpture shall be located on the median islands at the intersection of Cooper's Alley and Mesquite Street as shown on the attached exhibit. No part of the sculpture shall be closer than 15 feet to the Mesquite Street curb line. The disc shall face northeast_ At the location a base shall be prepared of concrete as specified by the Director of Engineering and Physical Development Department. This base shall be put below the brick work to hold the estimated one ton weight of the finished sculpture. The sculpture itself shall be anchored into the base with 12 inch steel tie pins. The Department of Engineering and Physical Development will approve the base installation. 3. Liability to and from work. Sculptor hereby assumes all liability for any damage he may do or cause as a result of his work. Sculptor also assumes all responsibility for any damage that may be done to his work by others while under construction and agrees to hold the City harmless therefrom. 4. Time for construction. The construction of the sculpture shall begin as soon as possible and shall be completed not later than three calendar months from the date of this agreement. 5. Payment. Upon the completion of the sculpture according to the proposal and the approval and acceptance of the. same by the City, the City shall pay the Sculptor the sum of Three Thousand and no /100 Dollars ($3,000) which shall include the Sculptor's fee, cost of materials, base, installation, transportation to site and any other incidental and related costs. Executed in duplicate originals, this day of , 1978. ATTEST: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI By. City Secretary R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager APPROVED: DAY OF , 1978: J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY By Assistant City Attorney Director of Finance ATTEST: Mr. Craig Gibbs, Sculptor L1 • Corpus Christi, Texas 9 day of , 19—Ij TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully OR THE CITY RPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter Rule was suspended b the following vote: Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill ULU Joe Holt Edward L. Sample The above ordinance was passed b the following vote: Gabe Lozano, Sr. Bob Gulley David Diaz Ruth Gill Joe Holt Edward L. Sample 1-4167