Agenda Item # 10
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
03/27/2012
Agenda Report # 034
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Donation of Painting
INITIATED BY: Fire/EMS Department
Recommendation: Approval is requested to accept the painting, ?View of the
Eagle and Phenix Mills,? donated by internationally renowned artist, Bruno
Zupan.
Background: September 2011, the Fire/EMS Department responded to a fire at a
storage unit, which housed many of Mr. Zupan?s older paintings. The efforts of
the Fire/EMS Department kept the paintings from being destroyed. In
appreciation Mr. Zupan has donated his landscape, ?View of the Eagle and Phenix
Mills.? The painting is valued at approximately $24,000.00,
Analysis: The painting will be displayed in the Public Safety Building.
Financial Considerations: This will be at no cost to the City as it is a
private donation.
Legal Considerations: Council must approve the acceptance of this donation.
Recommendations/ Actions: Approve the donation of the painting, ?View of the
Eagle and Phenix Mills,? to be displayed in Public Safety Building.
A RESOLUTION
NO. _____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF THE PAINTING, ?VIEW OF THE EAGLE
AND PHENIX MILLS,? DONATED BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ARTIST, BRUNO ZUPAN, TO
BE DISPLAYED IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING; AND EXPRESSING THANKS AND
APPRECIATION TO BRUNO ZAPAN.
WHEREAS, September 2011, the Fire/EMS Department responded to a fire at a
storage unit, which housed many of Mr. Zupan?s older paintings. The efforts of
the Fire/EMS Department kept the paintings from being destroyed. In
appreciation Mr. Zupan has donated his landscape painting, ?View of the Eagle
and Phenix Mills;? and,
WHEREAS, the painting is valued at approximately $24,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the painting will be displayed in the Public Safety Building.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
That the Mayor is hereby authorized to accept the painting, ?View of
the Eagle and Phenix Mills,? donated by Bruno Zupan, to be displayed in Public
Safety Building.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________day of _____________, 2012 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of _____________members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Baker voting __________.
Councilor Barnes voting __________.
Councilor Davis voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Thomas voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Sandra T. Davis, Deputy Clerk of Council Teresa Pike
Tomlinson, Mayor
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