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RESOLUTION NO. 82011-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS APPROVING THE CREATION OF
A MURAL AS A PUBLIC ART PROJECT; PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF DENTON
PUBLIC ART POLICY APPROVED BY ORDINANCE 2006-105, AND FUNDED WITH
HOTEL TAX REVENUES PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED AND ENCUMBERED FOR
EXPENDITURE TO SUCH PURPOSES; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Public Art Policy of the City of Denton, Texas, enacted
pursuant to Ordinance 2006-105, the City Council has previously committed to the public
purpose of promoting the artistic and cultural heritage, uniqueness and well-being of Denton,
both as a community and as a destination, by declaring its intention to develop, acquire, promote
and conspicuously display public art, upon the recommendation and endorsement of the Parks,
Recreation and Beautification Board of the City of Denton, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Board of the City of Denton, Texas
has reviewed and recommended the funding and creation of a mural capturing the history and
cultural heritage of Denton, and
WHEREAS, Section 351.101(a)(4) of the Texas Tax Code authorizes and encourages the
promotion of tourism and the convention and hotel industry, through the expenditure of hotel
occupancy taxes in support of "the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of
the arts, including folic art, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, .
and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major
art forms"; and
WHEREAS, the proposed local art will be conspicuously displayed in a manner and
location readily observable to individuals arriving in Denton as passengers of the "A-Train",
where it will serve as an attraction to visitors and tourists alike, to enjoy and experience the
unique artistic and cultural blessings of Denton, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that all of the above-referenced policies, public
purposes, and statutory requirements are satisfied and well-served by the approval of the
recommended proposal; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. Predicated upon the findings and the recommendations set forth in the
above recitals, the Council of the City of Denton, Texas does hereby approve the recommended
proposal to fund with hotel tax revenues previously encumbered for that purpose, the creation
and display of a mural as a public art project, to be created around the theme of capturing the
dynamic history and cultural heritage of Denton, Texas.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon it passage and
approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of , 2011.
MA A. U UGHS, M YOR
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY:
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