Item Number:        8e_reso 
Meeting Date:     November 19, 2019


1                                        RESOLUTION NO. 3766 
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3             A RESOLUTION of the Port of Seattle Commission establishing the Port-Wide Arts
4                                        and Cultural Program Policy Directive which directs the
5                                        Executive  to  create  a  strategy  for  art  and  cultural
6                                        programs across all port facilities, return art funding to 1%
7                                        of capital construction projects port-wide, establish art
8                                        pools  for  art  expenditures,  and  create  an  operational
9                                        budget for art conservation, maintenance, staffing needs,
10                                    cultural programming, and public engagement. 
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12            WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle's Sea-Tac Airport was the first public airport in the
13    nation to establish a public art collection in the late 1960s; and 
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15            WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle first established an Art Program funding art through 1%
16    of capital project budgets on November 15, 2000; and 
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18            WHEREAS, the Port, in response to the economic downturn of 2008, reduced art
19    funding from 1% of capital projects at the airport to 0.5%; and 
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21            WHEREAS, The Commission affirms the value of art in the public arena and embraces
22    equity principles inherent to a collection accessible to everyone, regardless of socio-economic
23    status; and 
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25            WHEREAS, airport rating organizations use the presence and quality of art in the
26    terminal as a measure of customer experience in their evaluation; and 
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28            WHEREAS,  the  administration  of  a  first-class  port-wide  public  art  collection
29    necessitates a baseline understanding and appraisal of all works, a publicly available database
30    of art port-wide, dedicated conservation and maintenance efforts, a robust program of public
31    engagement and requisite staff and funding; and 
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33            WHEREAS, an investment in cultural programming contributes directly to displaying
34    the spirit of the Pacific Northwest and celebrates a diverse and vibrant region; and 
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36            WHEREAS, cultural programming allows the Port to explore different artistic ways to
37    showcase the diversity of the Pacific Northwest via public engagement; and 
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39            WHEREAS, the Port is a gateway to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, and aspires to

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40    build facilities and incorporate pieces and showcases which reflect the quality and stature of
41    its businesses, visitors, residents and the Pacific Northwest region itself; and 
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43            WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle values the positive impact that art and culture has on
44    both Port employees and the public; and 
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46            WHEREAS, the Commission strives to return the Port of Seattle to its position as a
47    national leader in public art and cultural programming among its peers; and 
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49            WHEREAS, this Resolution and Proposed Policy Directive repeals all previous Port of
50    Seattle Art Programs established in 2000, 2008, and 2009; 
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52            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port of Seattle Commission as follows: 
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54    SECTION 1.  The Policy Directive on the Port-Wide Arts and Cultural Program as shown in the
55    attached Exhibit A is hereby established. 
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57            ADOPTED by the Port of Seattle Commission at a duly noticed public meeting thereof, 
58    held this      ______  day   of    _______________________________  ,  2019,  and  duly 
59    authenticated in open session by the signatures of the commissioners voting in favor thereof
60    and the seal of the commission. 
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