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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-83-0024J-83-276 rr 83-24 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER'S SELECTION OF LEON ROSENBLATT TO CREATE A SERIES OF LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC MURALS FOR THE FIRE -RESCUE TRAINING FACILITY, FIRE MUSEUM, LOCATED AT 3425 JEFFERSON STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, BETWEEN THE, CITY AND THE ARTIST FOR A FEE OF $15,000 UTILIZING 1981 FIRE FIGHTING, FIRE PREVENTION AND RESCUE FACILITIES BOND FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR SAID PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the Arts -in -Public Places Committee, in accordance with Sections 18-6 through 18-10 of the City Code, submitted a report to the City Manager for his approval, wherein the Committee recommended that the Artist, Leon Rosenblatt, be commissioned to create a series of large photographic murals depicting the history of Miami's fire service for the new Fire -Rescue Training Facility, Fire Museum, located at 3425 Jefferson Street, Miami, Florida; and WHEREAS, the City Manager has approved said report and has submitted it to the City Commission for discussion; NOW, THEREFORE,, gE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The selection by the City Manager of Artist, Leon Rosenblatt, to create a series of large photographic murals for the new Fire -Rescue Training Facility, Fire Museum, is hereby approved. Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto, commissioning said Artist for artistic services. Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $15,000 which has been set aside from the 1981 Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue Facilities Bond sale to cover the cost of the said agreement in conformance with Section 18-6 of the City Code. CITY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANA joi 0,04 34 w= +�...................... .0 0 _Av PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of January, 1983. ATTEST: r—� RALOH G. ONGIE, CITY CWAK APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: JOSE R. GARCIA-PEDROSA CITY ATTORNEY -2- MAURICE A. FERRE M A Y 0 R 60- -a THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of by and between the City of Miami, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "CITY", and Leon Rosenblatt, hereinafter referred to as the "ARTIST". W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the CITY has allocated $15,000 from the 1981 Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue Facilities Bond Funds for Arts - in -Public Places, in conformance with Section 18-6 of the City Code; and WHEREAS, the CITY desires to commission an ARTIST to provide certain works of art prescribed herein in connection with the Fire - Rescue Training Facility, 3425 Jefferson Street, Miami, Florida; and WHEREAS, the ARTIST, having examined the scope of the services required hereunder, and having expressed his desire and willingness to provide such services, and having presented his qual- ifications'to the CITY in support of his expressed desires; and WHEREAS, as a result of the aforementioned mutual under- standings, the CITY desires to enter this Agreement with the ARTIST; and .I WHEREAS, the City Manager has been authorized by the City Commission, by dated to com- mision the ARTIST to perform certain services and the ARTIST has agreed to perform such services upon the terms and conditions here- inafter set forth; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the CITY agrees to commission the ARTIST and the ARTIST agrees to perform all required services in connection with the WORK as described herein, upon the following terms and conditions; namely: SECTION I - DEFINITIONS A. CITY - is hereby defined as the City of Miami, Florida. H. CITY MANAGER - is hereby defined as the City Manager of the CITY. 0 83-24 L J Co ARTS -IN -PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE is hereby defined as the committee appointed by the City Commission under City Code Section A-10, and referred to hereinafter as the "COMMITTEE". D. COORDINATOR is hereby defined as the Coordinator for this Agreement. E. ARTIST - is hereby defined as Leon Rosenblatt, 4437 Post Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, (305) 674-9336. F. WORK - is hereby defined as a series of large photographic murals to be designed and executed by the ARTIST depicting the history of fire service in Miami exclusively for the CITY under commission for this Agreement. G. LUMP SUM FEE - is hereby defined as the amount of money that the CITY agrees to pay and the ARTIST agrees to accept as payment in full for all artistic services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, to complete the WORK as further described in SECTION III - SERVICES, hereof. SECTION II - GENERAL A. The ARTIST and the CITY are fully aware of the time re- quirements for this undertaking and the ARTIST will therefore proceed with all diligence to carry out the WORK and to meet such requirements. B. The ARTIST shall perform all required artistic services as hereinafter set forth and'in general accordance with the instruc- tion of the CITY. C. The CITY agrees to pay and the ARTIST agrees to accept as payment in full for all artistic services rendered, as outlined in SECTION III - SERVICES hereof, the LUMP SUM FEE of FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($15,000.00). SECTION III - SERVICES The ARTIST shall perform the.following services in connection with the WORK. A. Works of Art - create a series of large photographic murals incorporating historical photographs from the City of Miami Fire, Rescue and Inspections Services Department, more recent documentary photographs of the Department in action, as well as, some photographic portraits of present fire rescue equipment and personnel. The photographs will be enlarged to mural size and designed in a four dimensional artistic and graphic design. In order to achieve the 83"p,?4 94r most dramatic effect possible, the photographic images will be processed in mono, duo and four color printing utilizing various pho- tographic/printing techniques. The murals, whose combined surfaces will cover an area of approximately 640 sq. ft., will range in sizes varying from 48" x 48" to 96" x 120". There will be from 8 to 16 panels that will be mounted permanently on 1/2" thick mounting boards and then suspended from a ceiling grid with steel or nylon cabling with metal swivel hooks. The Artist will obtain assurances that the color printing will be permanent. B. General 1. Prepare a drawing or other display for presentation and approval by the City and COMMITTEE prior to beginning the WORK. 2. Fabricate and execute the WORK into its final form after approval by the CITY and the COMMITTEE of the preliminary presentation. 3. Supervise and be responsible for all aspects of the work including any transport. 4. Supervise the installation of the WORK at the Fire Rescue Training Facility. 5. Provide and pay for all materials, labor and related services in connection with this Agreement. C. Preliminary Presentation After execution of this Agreement and after receiving a Notice to Proceed from the CITY MANAGER, meet with COMMITTEE to review the proposed design of the murals and discuss any revisions which will be incorporated by the ARTIST into the WORK. The Pre- liminary Presentation shall be considered complete by the CITY when the COMMITTEE approves the ARTIST'S concepts. D. Execution Upon approval of the Preliminary Presentation, begin the undertaking of the WORK under this Agreement in accordance with the approved concept. All materials used shall be new and free from defects. Execution shall be considered complete when the ARTIST notifies the COORDINATOR that the work is ready for transport to the site. 83-Z4 F. Installation Supervise the installation of the WORK at the Fire - Rescue Training Facility. The Artist shall be responsible for all crating, uncrating, transportation, supervision of installation and related activities that may be required to transport the WORK from the ARTIST'S studio or place of execution and to supervise the installation of same. The installation shall be considered complete by the CITY when the CITY accepts the WORK in place and after the ARTIST has returned all documents loaned to him. SECTION IV - CITY'S SERVICES A. The CITY MANAGER will appoint a COORDINATOR who will act as the liaison between the CITY MANAGER and the ARTIST. The ARTIST will contact the COORDINATOR on all matters pertaining to this Agreement and, in general, follow the COORDINATOR'S instructions and directions in regard to the execution of this Agreement. B. The CITY will furnish the ARTIST with photographs and other documents that the ARTIST may require and which are available in the CITY'S files and which pertain to the services to be performed. It is understood that such items will be on a loan basis and that the ARTIST will return them to the CITY prior to the time the CITY makes final payment to the LRTIST. SECTION V - TIME FOR COMPLETION The ARTIST and the CITY have examined the conditions per- taining to the execution of the WORK and have determined that a reasonable time for its completion will be four months after the CITY MANAGER has authorized the ARTIST to proceed with the WORK. The ARTIST agrees to complete the WORK, therefore, on or before SECTION VI - COMPENSATION A. The CITY agrees to pay and the ARTIST agrees to accept a LUMP SUM FEE OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND NO/DOLLARS ($15,000.00) as payment in full for services rendered, pursuant to the WORK in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. B. This payment will be made periodically in proportion to the services performed so that compensation at the completion of 83-24 a 0 certain portions of the WORK shall equal the amounts of the LUMP SUM PEE, as shown in the following schedule of payments which shall be made in accordance with City Code Section 18-9: Accumulated Item of Work Payment Value ofLump Sum Fee 1. Execution of Contract $5,000 $50000 2. Approval of Preliminary Presentation $50000 $100000 3. Installation $50,000 $15,000 SECTION VII - INDEMNIFICATION A. The ARTIST shall indemnify and hold harmless forever, the CITY and all of the CITY'S officers, agents and employees from* the following: 1. All charges or claims resulting from any and all accidents to persons or property relating to the ARTIST undertaking the WORK under this Agreement. 2. Any other injury or claim arising under this Agreement or the WORK to be performed herein, whether sounding in tort or contract, law or equity, patent rights or fees from the claims relating to labor or materials furnished for the WORK. i B. The ARTIST shall become defendant in every suit brought for any of the above against the CITY, or the CITY'S officials, agents and employees. The ARTIST shall settle all such claims. The ARTIST shall certify that he has paid or otherwise satisfied all outstanding claims before final payment will be made to the ARTIST. C. The ARTIST shall be held responsible for any violation of laws or ordinances growing out of this Agreement. SECTION VIII - SUBLETTING The ARTIST shall not sublet, assign, or transfer any creative WORK under this Agreement without the written consent of the CITY. SECTION IX - AWARD OF AGREEMENT The ARTIST warrants that he has not employed or retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for the ARTIST, to solicit or secure this Agreement, and that he has 83-24 :.::• � . vaic:•trr - agreed tts may °em - rpany or person, Other "than a bona fide employee working solely for the ARTIST, any fee, commission, percentage fee, gifts, or any other considerations, contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. Pot breach or violation of this warranty, the CITY shall have the right to annul this Agreement without liability. SECTION X - OWNERSHIP OF DESIGN All designs and other data developed by the ARTIST for the purpose of this Agreement, shall become the property of the CITY without restriction or limitation upon their use and shall be made available by the ARTIST at any time upon request of the CITY. The ARTIST shall turn over to the COORDINATOR all such items prior to final payment. It is further agreed that the ARTIST may not duplicate the murals at any time and that the CITY will consult the ARTIST prior to altering or rearranging the art work. SECTION XI - NOTICES Any notices, reports, or other written communications from the CITY to the ARTIST shall be considered delivered when posted to the ARTIST at the last address left on file with the CITY, or delivered in person to said ARTIST or his authorized representative. SECTION XII - RIGHT OF DECISIONS All services shall be performed by the ARTIST to the satis- faction of the COORDINATOR who will be responsible for administration of this Agreement and who will act on behalf of the CITY MAItAGER. The COMMITTEE shall be the sole judge of the acceptability of the ARTIST'S creation and the ARTIST shall abide by the COMMITTEE'S comments as to compliance with the approved Preliminary Presentation. SECTION XIII - ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT This writing embodies the entire Agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and there are not other agreements and understandings, oral and written, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein and superseded hereby. No alteration, change, or modification of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and signed by both parties hereto. 83l--24 !b� This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of Florida. IN 'WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, the day and year first above set forth. WITNESSES: THE CITY OF MIAMI (a municipal corporation of the State of Florida) By: City Manager ATTEST City Clerk APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: Coordinator City Attorney 83-24 rJ 0 TO Howard V. Gary City Manager CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM FROM lathy Leff, Staff Liaison %Ants i public Places Committee DATE December 20, 1982 FILE SUBJECT Report on Selection of Artist for the Fire -Rescue Training Facility REFERENCES ENCLOSURES Funds in the amount of $15,000 from the 1981 Fire Fighting, Fire Prevention and Rescue Facilities Bond sale have been set aside for the acquisition of art for the new Fire -Rescue Training Facility, Fire Museum. The following is a report of the Arts in Public Places Committee's actions in selecting an artist for the Fire -Rescue Training Facil- ity, located at 3425 Jefferson Street, Miami, Florida. In conformance with Section 18-9 of the City Code, a report must be submitted to the City Commission for discussion at a regular Commission meeting on the action proposed to be taken by the City Manager in the selection and commissioning of an artist prior to any expenditure of funds appro- priated for the acquisition of art for a project. In October 1980, Chief McCullough and Architect, Amaro Tacquechel, made a preliminary presentation to the Arts in Public Places Committee regarding the use of the $15,000 that was set aside for the acquisition of art for the proposed Fire -Rescue Training Facility. The Department's and Architect's recommendation at that time was to utilize the art funds for the area of the building that will become the Fire Museum. A review of the drawings of the facility and a discussion of how to utilize art as an integral part of both design and of learning the history of fire service in Miami followed. The Committee endorsed the idea of using the funds in the museum area for possibly three dimen- sional displays, collages or other art. Further discussion was deferred until such time as the Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services Department had finalized the program for the facility and museum area. In September 1982, representatives from the Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services Department and the architects for the Fire -Rescue Training Facility appeared before the Committee to discuss the art expenditure. The Committee was reminded of the October 1980 discussion. The building architects, Amaro Tacquechel and Raul Alvarez, presented a rendering of the museum area showing photographic murals suspended from the ceiling. They recommended that the art funds be used for non- 74 static, suspended art, since the ceiling is 32' high and when approaching the facility, eye level moves from the ceiling down. Due to a limited number of exhibits initially available for the museum, the 83-2 4 lJ E Howard V. Gary -2- December 20, 1982 architects recommended a form of art, preferably photography applied to plexiglas, which would create dimension in order to deal with the spatial aspects of the area. The Committee endorsed the architects recommendation and requested that three local artists known for their experience with photography, photographic techniques and use of plexiglas be invited to the next meeting. They further requested that the staff liaison review the County art files for other artists to be considered. The Committee met on October 25, 1982 at which time slides of numerous artists obtained from the County art files were reviewed including fiber artists, muralists, sculptors, photographers, artists working in prisms and ceramicists, in order that the committee not preclude any particular art medium as a possibility for this project. Additionally, proposals from artists who had heard of the commission were presented for Committee review. Two local artists, at the invitation of the Committee, presented their ideas regarding the use of suspended panels with photographs applied to plexiglas and discussed their experience in this medium. At the invitation of a Committee member, Leon Rosenblatt, artist, at- tended the November 29, 1982 meeting. He proposed the use of existing photographs, available at the Fire, Rescue and Inspection Services Department, as the basis for the art work which would be enlarged on panels suspended from the ceiling to historically document Miami fire service. He stated that he would use various photographic techniques ranging from a new 3-M scanner process to a mono, duo and four color printing process. Mr. Rosenblatt presented a slide show illustrating his design, graphics and fine arts background as well as his experience in dealing with various photographic techniques. The Fire, Rescue and Inspections Services Department emphasized their desire that the art work be realistic and identifiable to the primarily young audience expected to visit the museum. They, along with the architect, supported Mr. Rosenblatt's proposal, particularly the idea of using existing old and new photographs as the basis for the art work and the non -static aspect of suspended art which would create - dimension needed by the museum space. Furthermore, his proposal allows for re -arrangement to accomodate any special exhibits or additional panels. After discussion, a majority of the Committee members supported a recommendation that Mr. Rosenblatt be engaged for this commission, sub- Sequent to a review of a written proposal and budget. The members supported the use of a combination of existing old and new photographic images and the use of varied photographic techniques. Q3-24 0 0 Howard V. Gary -3- December 20, 1982 One of the Committee members requested that the Committee defer making a recommendation since an interested artist had contacted him requesting an appearance before the Committee. The member felt that this artist should be provided the opportunity to submit a proposal for this project prior to finalizing their recommendation. The Committee agreed to defer action and requested that the artist, Carl Latimore, be advised by the member that the Committee intended to recommend the use of photographic images to be suspended on panels from the ceiling as the art form. The architect and Department staff offered to provide drawings and a tour of the space. It was further requested that Mr. Rosenblatt return to the next meeting with a written proposal and budget for the project. On December 13, 1982 the Committee re -convened for the purpose of finalizing the selection of an artist for the Fire Museum. Mr. Carl Latimore submitted a model proposing the use of 12, 2' x 6' particle board panels that would be wrapped around two walls of the museum area and that would depict the history of fire. He proposed using photographs for the basis of the images to be painted with acrylics. After discussion, the three members present unanimously recommended that the proposal submitted by Mr. Leon Rosenblatt be submitted to the City Manager for approval. The Fire Rescue and Inspections Services Department as well as the building architect supported the Committee's recommendation. The Committee recommends that the City Manager accept their recommen- dation that Mr. Rosenblatt be engaged for this art commission. Attached is a copy of a written proposal and budget submitted by Mr. Rosenblatt. Please note that most of the funds will be utilized for materials, labor and installation and that the artist has agreed to accept a modest fee for his artistic services. /mal 83-24 E 0 TO: FROM: DATE: LOCATION: MEDIUM: SIZE (APPROX.): INSTALLATION: PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: EDITORIAL DESCRIPTION: ART COMMISSION PROPOSAL City of Miami Leon Rosenblatt, 4437 Post Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33140 December 13, 1982 Fire Rescue Training Center, Coconut Grove Florida Photographic Murals 30' X 10' X 8' Suspension by cables from ceiling grid The artwork would be made of several large photographic murals from 48" X 48" to 96" X 120" and varying sizes in between. There would be from 8 to 16 panels. The mural panels would be mounted permanently on 1 /2" thick mounting boards and then suspended from the ceiling with steel or nylon cabbling with metal swivel hooks. This will allow for easy compositional changes or the addition of new panels. The multiple panel artwork would incorporate historical photographs from the City of Miami Fire Department, more recent documentary photographs of the department in action, as well as, some photographic portraits of present fire rescue equipment and personnel. The photographs would be enlarged to mural size and designed in a four dimensional artistic and graphic design. In order to achieve the most dramatic effect possible, the photographic images would be processed in mono, duo and four color printing. BUDGET: $15,000.00 COST BREAKDOWN: Photographic Mural Printin -640 sq. ft. @ $12.00 per sq. ft. = $7,680.00 (Scanner Mural Process @ 18.00 per sq. ft. = $11,520.00) Mural Mounting: $2,240.00 Wet Mount & Wrapped Edges: $996.00 Printing Cost: Mounting: Matte Spray @ $1.00 per sq. ft.: Cables Hooks Hardware: Cable Hooks Fastening (Labor): $ 7,680.00 $ 3,136.00 $ 640.00 $ 300.00 $ 300.00 12,056.00 83-L a 0 COST BREAKDOWN (CONT.) i Balance continued $129056.00 Layout Paste-up (1 wk.) $ 600.00 Photostats/Chemistry $ 170.00 129926.00 Misc. (Research Travel Expenses, Parking, $ 75.00 Stationery Supplies etc.) Total Cost of Printing do Materials: $129901.00 INSTALLATION DATE: Depending on Process ---March 7-23,1983 83 -2 4