Explanation
BACKGROUND: Chapter 3115, Columbus Art Commission, established by City Council Ordinance 1136-60 and amended by Ordinance 387-86, allows for the creation of the Columbus Art Commission. Chapter 3115 is being replaced by a new Chapter 3115 to allow for the creation of the Columbus Public Art Commission and to establish a public art program to provide for the inclusion of public art in public buildings, facilities, and spaces. In consultation with affected city departments, the Commission will recommend public art for specific city capital improvement projects.
FISCAL IMPACT: Enactment of this ordinance will not alter the amount of money available for capital improvements. It will result in some of the available capital improvement funds being expended upon public art associated with particular capital improvements projects.
Title
To amend the Columbus City Codes, 1959, by enacting proposed Chapter 3115 in order to create the Columbus Public Art Commission and to establish a public art program to provide for the inclusion of public art in public buildings, facilities, and spaces by recommending the acquisition, commission, and/or construction and installation of public art to enhance specific capital improvement projects and to repeal existing Chapter 3115; to amend the Columbus City Codes, 1959, by enacting proposed Chapter 3359.07 Plaza Areas and 3359.27 Downtown Commission in order to give the Columbus Public Art Commission exclusive jurisdictional authority over freestanding works of public art that is not integrated into the architecture of a building and is proposed to be placed on property owned or leased by the city of Columbus, including in, on or over the public right of way and to repeal exiting Chapter 3359.07 and Chapter 3359.27.
Body
Whereas, public art [i] is the result of a process that incorporates original works of art by visual artists in public spaces and which involves the public from selection proces...
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