Finance Committee - Minutes - 6/1/2016 - P3
Finance Committee Page 3
June 1, 2016
Mayor Donchess
It would be very difficult to estimate. A guy goes out and helps tie down a sculpture, what does that cost? |
would say that it would be a nominal cost but one that is hard to estimate to get a fixed dollar amount.
Alderman Cookson
But you will provide those if they should appear?
Mayor Donchess
Well certainly if there were any dollar amounts, yes. The policy now that’s been adopted by the Board of
Public Works is that they have to approve locations and what’s happened is there is a map which sets forth
what the different locations for artwork such as this, which locations are approved and there are six or seven
on Main Street and another fifteen or so throughout the downtown. These artworks would be located in one or
more of those locations. Maybe public works would help in some regard but it’s also possible that they
wouldn’t because we don’t know what the artwork is going to be.
Alderman Clemons
Anything that goes on the street or the sidewalk would have to approved by the Board of Public Works anyway
and so the best cost estimate, if there was one, | would assume would come from that Board.
Mayor Donchess
As these things go out, if you would like me to investigate and determine how much city effort is going into
this, | would be glad to do that.
Alderman Cookson
| would certainly appreciate that.
Mayor Donchess
| can report back to you on that as this project develops.
Alderman Cookson
It's within Exhibit B in the contract and it indicates in the final paragraph that the city will be responsible for
installing anchors for mounting the public art to ensure that the public infrastructure is not damaged. The city
will consult with City Arts Nashua regarding the design and location of the anchors. So again, | would just like
to know if there will be a nominal cost to the city to do that.
Mayor Donchess
| can do that.
Alderman Siegel
Just for reference, this is pretty much identical to what happened last year except last year they really didn’t
have language about responsibility and it was agreed to put that in. If anything, we probably have a record of
what we spent last year which | know was nominal.