05-14 Resolution No. 11623 RESOLUTION NO. 11623
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROPOSED DECORATIVE UTILITY BOX WRAPS
ON HENNEPIN COUNTY UTILITY BOXES LOCATED AT PENN AVE/66TH STREET &
NICOLLET AVE/70TH STREET
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Richfield recognizes the value provided
to the community by public art and beautification projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted a policy detailing the process for the
installation of decorative wraps on City- or Hennepin County-owned utility boxes; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified two Hennepin County-owned utility boxes that it
will apply for permits to wrap in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to wrap the utility box at the Northeast corner of
Penn Avenue South (CSAH 32) and 66th Street East (CSAH 53) with the "Wood Lake
Boardwalk with Cloudy Skies" photograph by John Glavan submitted through the annual
Richfield Photo Contest; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to wrap the utility box at the Southwest corner of
Nicollet Avenue South (CSAH 52) and 70th Street East using photographer Cynthy Mandl's
photos with the "Green Iguana" photo facing Nicollet Ave and the "Red Eyed Stream Frog"
photo facing the Richfield Community Center; and
WHEREAS, the Richfield Arts Commission, tasked with selecting art, photographs
or designs for utility box wraps as detailed in the Utility Box Wrapping Policy, held
discussion and voted to use the above-mentioned photographs at the selected locations
for the proposed utility box wraps.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
Richfield, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The Public Works Director or their designee is authorized to apply for a permit to
wrap the Hennepin County-owned utility box at Penn Ave & 66t Street with the
"Woodlake Boardwalk with Cloudy Skies" photograph by John Glavan.
2. The Public Works Director or their designee is authorized to apply for a permit to
wrap the Hennepin County-owned utility box at Nicollet Ave & 70m Street with
the "Green Iguana" and "Red Eyed Stream Frog" photographs by photographer
Cynthy Mandl.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 14th day of May,
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Maria Regan Gonza , Mayor
ATTE T:
Eliza et, VanHoose, City Clerk