The All Bike(r)s Welcome mural, the future of which had been in question, will not be taken down after all.

A compromise from artist Paige Dirksen, introduced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, garnered just enough support to save the mural.

Official complaints filed with the city about the artwork focused on two claims:

The compromise from the artist aimed to distance the mural from the All Bikes Welcome organization. To do that, the artist agreed to:

Jennifer Waymack Standerfer, an attorney, presented the proposal on behalf of the artist.

She said that it was “reasonable” that the city wanted to avoid possible connections to an outside group in the mural. The flower image is a “branded piece of artwork that belongs to All Bikes Welcome” and that it “shouldn’t be on this mural,” according to Standerfer.

She also noted that the connection to All Bikes Welcome was disclosed from the start of the artist’s application process and said changes could have been made earlier if concerns had been raised before the mural was completed.

“I think it’s really important for us to remember that these are not sneaky people, these are not people trying to pull one over on Council,” Standerfer said. “This is a community project that was made with the best of intentions, and now in hindsight, after listening to you, they’ve taken that to heart, they’re willing to remove the corporate connection so that we can stay in line with city policy and keep the art.”

The approved changes to the mural can likely be made sometime before the end of September, Standerfer said. The part of the mural that complainants claim represents a transgender flag will remain unchanged.

There were two votes on the mural: one on whether to take it down, and another on whether to accept the compromise.

City Council members Octavio Sanchez, Cindy Acree, Holly Hook, and Beckie Seba voted to remove the mural and reject the compromise.

Aubrey Patterson, Chris Sooter, Bill Burckart, and Gayatri Agnew voted against removal and in favor of the compromise.

With the council split 4-4, Mayor Stephanie Orman cast the deciding votes in favor of keeping the mural with alterations.

While Orman supported keeping the mural, she also voiced concerns as well.

“I came into work and got new information every day about this. I will tell you, had we known there were emblems, logos … we would not have passed it [originally]. So I have a lot of concerns about that. We’re going to go through our processes. This will not happen again,” she said.

Dirksen said she was relieved the debate was finally over, but that it didn’t feel like a total victory.

“While I’m relieved the mural will remain and grateful for the overwhelming community support, the meeting was also very difficult. Many of us had to sit through hurtful comments about some of our neighbors and about All Bikes Welcome, and that weighs heavily on me,” she said. “I am grateful to those on City Council and Mayor Orman who ultimately did the right thing, but it’s also a reminder of the work still ahead to ensure everyone feels safe and valued here.”

The conversations around the mural have stretched from May to the present, with the issue discussed at length in multiple City Council meetings.

While a previous compromise made months ago ultimately did not hold, the decisions made Tuesday night appear to mark the end of the debate.

The official complaint process has now been closed. In total, 29 complaints were filed by 25 different residents.

In the first batch of complaints, residents argued that the artwork resembled a transgender flag. A second batch of 11 complaints, introduced at Tuesday’s meeting, focused on the claim that the mural served as advertising for an organization.

After discussion on the mural concluded, the City Council voted unanimously to suspend the section of the municipal code that governs the public art complaint process while the city overhauls its policies. This means that no new complaints about art on city-owned land will be accepted for the time being.