Explanation
The Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium is a 16-member group created in 2006 to bring organization and voice to the city's major cultural and artistic "anchor" institutions, with a focus on policy and strategy in both the short term and extended time frame. Among its desired outcomes is the promotion of culture and arts to form a significant differentiator for Columbus to contribute to the city's overall economic development.
The CCLC established the "Thrive in Five" initiative to raise and leverage private and public funds for CCLC member organizations while a long-term cultural plan is developed. This amendment will provide a match to funding provided by Franklin County and will help to provide year-long support to CCLC members while work on the cultural plan continues.
Emergency action is requested to provide immediate support to the Consortium, which will engage the Greater Columbus Arts Council as fiduciary.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is included in the 2010 budget pursuant to a City Council amendment earlier this year.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to contract with Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium for the purpose of fostering and sustaining arts and cultural services that enrich the Columbus community; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium is a 16-member group created in 2006 to bring organization and voice to the city's major cultural and artistic "anchor" institutions, with a focus on policy and strategy in both the short term and extended time frame. Among its desired outcomes is the promotion of culture and arts to form a significant differentiator for Columbus to contribute to the city's overall economic development; and
WHEREAS The CCLC established the "Thrive in Five" initiative to raise and leverage private and public funds for CCLC member organizations while a long-term cultural plan is developed. This amendment will provide a match to funding provided by Franklin County and will help to provide year-long support to CCLC members while work on the cultural plan continues; and
WHEREAS, City Council amended the 2010 budget to further emphasize that the city's major cultural and artistic "anchor" institutions, represented by the Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium, are crucial to that effort; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County dollars as well as private sector funding will be provided as matching funds for this effort; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City, in that it is immediately necessary to contract with the Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium to allocate General Fund monies to nurture arts and cultural services that enrich the Columbus community, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to contract with Columbus Cultural Leadership Consortium to foster arts and cultural services for the enrichment and benefit of the citizens of Columbus.
SECTION 2. For the purpose of paying the costs thereof, the sum of $300,000 is hereby authorized to be expended from City Council Department No. 20-01, the General Fund, 010-100, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 200105.
SECTION 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure authorized by this ordinance shall be expressly contingent upon CCLC's first securing $300,000 in matching funds from Franklin County as well as $300,000 in private funds.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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 (10) days after passage if the Mayor neither approves or vetoes the same.