Item No. 8.25

Committee Matters: SCM 58/2020

Subject: Report on the Casting and Installation of the You + Me Sculpture in Jackson Park - Ward 3

Moved by: Councillor Bortolin Seconded by: Councillor McKenzie

Decision Number: CSPS 105 CR605/2019 CSPS 79 THAT the memo from the Manager of Cultural Affairs on the Casting and Installation of the You + Me Sculpture in Jackson Park BE RECEIVED; and,

THAT City Council APPROVE the You + Me sculpture project at an estimated cost of $170,500; and

THAT the Chief Administrative Officer and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to sign a contract with artist Mark Williams to complete the You + Me sculptures and to cast the sculptures in bronze at an upset value of $148,500 plus HST satisfactory in form to the City Solicitor, in technical content to the Corporate Leader of Parks, Recreation & Culture and Facilities and in financial content to the City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer; and,

THAT Administration BE DIRECTED to install the You + Me sculptures in Jackson Park including the concrete paths, lighting and signage on completion of the sculptures; and,

THAT the CAO and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to sign any related agreements and forms which may be required to install the You + Me sculptures in Jackson Park including the concrete paths, lighting and signage on completion of the sculptures, satisfactory in form to the City Solicitor, in financial content to the City Treasurer and in technical content to the Corporate Leader of Parks, Recreation & Culture an Facilities; and,

THAT City Council APPROVE funding of $82,788 which is currently available for use from the Arts Endowment Capital project (7179003) to this project; and,

THAT the additional amount of funding identified (estimated at $36,722) BE FUNDED, as a first charge, from the 2020 minimum contribution of 1.5% to the Arts Endowment Capital project (7179003); and,

THAT the International Relations Committee BE REQUESTED to review the $25,000 commitment for the You + Me sculpture project due to the updated information