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RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN TO EXECUTE ENCROACHMENT PERMITS, MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER PAPERWORK FOR TWO EXISTING PUBLIC MURALS ON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNDERPASSES ALONG STATE STREET, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2019 DOT PUBLIC ART POLICY.
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WHEREAS, public murals and artwork benefit the public by beautifying public spaces, encouraging pedestrian activity, building community, and celebrating local artists; and
WHEREAS, underpasses and other infrastructure can divide communities by serving as boundaries to the walk appeal of an area; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation released "Guidelines for Aesthetic Objects and Treatments within CTDOT ROW" in late 2019 to streamline the process for permitting public art on underpasses and other infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Transportation released a revised agreement template in 2020 to streamline the process for permitting public art on CT DOT underpasses and other CT DOT infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, two existing murals are on DOT I-91 underpasses in New Haven, one on Humphrey by State Street and one on State Street by Warren Street; and
WHEREAS, both murals are required to be approved in accordance with the DOT guidelines and policy before other similar murals will be reviewed by DOT; and
WHEREAS, both murals have maintenance funds managed by third-party fiduciaries that have supported the care and correction of these murals when defaced, without cost to the City, meeting the DOT's requirements for maintenance and care; and
WHEREAS, in the case that these funds are exhausted and not replenished by fundraising, the
DOT maintenance agreement's obligation is only to return the wall to a flat color, at incidental cost to the City; and
WHEREAS, continued support for these and other murals on DOT infrastructure would be a positive benefit for the residents of New Haven.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RES...
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