Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Development Department wishes to contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) for the completion of a second streetcar themed public artwork to be placed in Livingston Park. The Design Center has been working with the Livingston Park area neighborhoods and in 2012, administered the completion of a streetcar themed, gateway public art feature located at the railroad crossing on Nelson Road. The NDC has continued working with the Livingston Park Area Commission, neighborhoods and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. They have raised $10,750 in grant funds for a second streetcar themed artwork.
The Development Department, through the Columbus Public Art Program, proposes to provide an additional $ 41,750 for the project. This will allow for an art budget of $50,000, with an additional $2,500 to fund up to three public art proposals. The total project budget is $52,500. The project will be open to all Ohio artists. It was presented to the Columbus Art Commission at their September 23, 2014 hearing. Commissioner comments have been incorporated into the artist call/request for qualifications. The Planning Division has assisted the NDC in the development of the artist call/ request for qualifications and will assist with the artist selection process.
Emergency action is requested to allow program services to begin without delay.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $41,750 from the Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund for this purpose.
Title
To amend the Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash between projects within the Northland and Other Acquisitions Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for the administration of the Livingston Park Public Art Project (Streetcar District Art Series); to authorize the expenditure of $41,750.00 from Fund 735 Northland and Other Acquis...
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