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Commission moves to recommend $5,000 purchase of damaged sculpture O'Keefe 8; vote not recorded in transcript
Summary
The commission discussed vandalism to a public sculpture titled O'Keefe 8, negotiated a $5,000 purchase price from the artist Patrick Sullivan to retain and repair the piece using Arts Fund dollars, and a motion to recommend the purchase was made; the provided transcript does not record a final vote.
Presenter (Arts Commission) reported that the public sculpture O'Keefe 8 was vandalized on July 4 and damaged when it was knocked off its base. The presenter described the piece’s dimensions (about 3 feet tall by 1 foot wide and deep), said the city's insurance deductible is $10,000 (transcript shows '10 $1,000' and is interpreted as $10,000), and outlined the finance rationale for purchasing the piece rather than paying to have the artist remove/repair it under terms that would have produced no net benefit for the city.
Staff said the artist originally would have received $6,375 under prior terms, and that, after negotiation, the artist agreed to a $5,000 price for the damaged piece; the expenditure would come from the Arts Fund. An unidentified councilmember moved to recommend council approve the purchase of O'Keefe 8 by artist Patrick Sullivan for $5,000; the motion was seconded. The transcript includes additional discussion encouraging citizens to report vandalism to city or police, but it does not record a final vote on the motion in the provided excerpt.
Next steps: city staff will coordinate repair and placement; the recommendation was framed to go forward to council but the transcript does not record the commission’s final vote on the motion.
