Res 2549 6/10/1980RESOLUTION NO.
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR GRANT
TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS FOR
PURCHASE OF A MAJOR SCULPTURE PIECE FOR
BELLEVUE PARK AS A CENTENNIAL PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Arts Commission has proposed,
as a centennial project, that a major sculpture piece be
purchased and erected in Bellevue Park, and that Bellevue Park
be upgraded as a place of beauty to compliment such art form;
and,
WHEREAS, the Wichita Falls Centennial Commission has
endorsed the Art Commission' s plan for such centennial project;
and,
WHEREAS , the Wichita Falls Parks Board has agreed to
support the upgrading of Bellevue Park for this centennial
project; and,
WHEREAS, the Arts Commission plans to budget funds to
be used for the purchase of such sculpture at the rate of
10,000 in 1979-1980, $20, 000 in 1980-1981 and $20, 000 in
1981-1982 ; a matching grant of $50,000 would be applied for
from the National Endowment for the Arts to provide a total
of $100,000 for purchase of the sculpture piece.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an
application for such $50,000 grant to the National Endowment
for the Arts to be used for the purchase of such sculpture
piece; in the event the application is approved, the City
Manager is authorized to execute the grant agreement.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 10th day of June, 1980.
M A Y O R
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ATTEST:
City Clerk