Explanation
This ordinance authorizes a grant agreement between the Department of Development and The Artmobile.
The Artmobile is an innovative nonprofit program that brings mobile arts inspired learning activities into the heart of any neighborhood. The exclusively designed curriculum “Explore, Make, Share Art” encompasses foundational skills that are practical and well supported by arts education research. Additionally, the curriculum is based on skills needed to be successful in today’s 21st century workplace, such as creativity, innovation, literacy, critical thinking, problem solving, and social and cross-cultural communication skills.
The Artmobile will secure the services of professional artists/art educators with experience in curriculum design and visual art content. Employing professional artists is a crucial component to the quality of the students’ artistic experience. The Artmobile offers arts inspired programs at no-cost, or low cost and participate in local neighborhood events as schedule allows, and provides all the art supplies, materials, art instruction.
Bright Lights Kids promotes positive youth development through personal mentoring and educational enrichment services. The highly relational program encourages youth to address barriers and achieve personal goals. During the summer, in addition to the all year round programming, Lower Lights Ministries has a 6-week summer camp called Bright Lights Day Camp that provides children ages 7-16 a safe, positive and exciting environment for at-risk Franklinton elementary-age kids during weekdays. Activities include recreation, fine art exploration, emotional and social activities, literacy, academics, nutrition and financial literacy.
Frequently, there is limited or no access to high quality innovative summer and after-school arts programming in Franklinton. The Artmobile will offer mobile art making experiences and education giving neighborhood students an opportunity to explore the multifaceted world of art and art education. To ensure accessibility, locations will have handicap access and be within walking distance or on a bus route.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.
Emergency Designation: This legislation is submitted as emergency to grant monies to The Artmobile as soon as possible.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with The Artmobile; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, and to declare an emergency. ($11,275.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The Artmobile is an innovative nonprofit program that brings mobile arts inspired learning activities into the heart of any neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, The Artmobile offers arts inspired programs at no-cost, or low cost and participate in local neighborhood events as schedule allows, and provides all the art supplies, materials, art instruction; and
WHEREAS, The Artmobile will offer mobile art making experiences and education giving neighborhood students an opportunity to explore the multifaceted world of art and art education; and
WHEREAS, this Council deems it an effective use of funds to provide support to The Artmobile in order to help the organization sustain its mission to connect communities through art; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a grant agreement with The Artmobile, for the public health, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement between the Department of Development and The Artmobile.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $11,275.00 to the Department of Development within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, within Object Class 03 - Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That in regard to the action authorized by SECTION 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $11,275.00 is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.