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May 18, 2009
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Agenda
Item No. 16 Roll
Call No. 09- Communication No.
09-328 Submitted by: Jeb E. Brewer, P.E. City Engineer |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Approving compensation agreement for relocation of
water utility facilities in connection with the John & Mary Pappajohn
Sculpture Park Project.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend Council approval of the
compensation agreement for relocation
of water utility facilities in connection with the John & Mary Pappajohn
Sculpture Park Project between the City of Des Moines and the Board of Water
Works Trustees of the City of Des Moines (DMWW).
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount: $90,161.50
Funding Source: 2009-10 CIP, Page
Parks-17, Pappajohn Sculpture Garden, PKS169, being privately funded with
collection and disbursement of the private funds by the Greater Des Moines
Community Foundation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In February 2007, the City
of Des Moines and the Des Moines Art Center announced that Des Moines
philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn would be donating 17 significant pieces
of sculpture to the Des Moines Art Center.
This donation offers the City an opportunity to showcase one of the most
significant collections of art in the United States. To best showcase this art, a portion of the
Western Gateway Park from 13th Street to 15th Street is
being reconstructed into an outdoor art gallery in which these pieces of art
and sculptures will be permanently displayed.
The reconstructed two block area of the Western
Gateway Park has been renamed the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
John
and Mary Pappajohn have recently agreed to add to their donation by replacing
one of the original sculptures and adding six new sculptures to the sculpture
park. With the addition of these new
sculptures, the sculpture park will now have a total of 23 pieces of art on
permanent display.
DMWW
has a 12-inch water main located in vacated 14th Street between
Grand Avenue and Locust Street. The
water main was left in place when 14th Street was vacated to allow
for the construction of the Western Gateway Park. However, due to the significant change in use
and proximity to valuable art, it is necessary to relocate the water main at
this time. DMWW designed and bid a
project for the relocation of the water main.
Since the relocation of the water main is in the interest of both the
City and DMWW, it was proposed that the construction cost be split equally.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S): NONE
BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE
COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,