Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Not-for-Profit Service Contract with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) in an amount up to $18,090.00 from the 2024 General Fund. Approval is also requested for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to execution of the purchase order, starting September 1, 2023.
Ordinance 2616-2023 authorized the City to partner with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation on a project to create a series of new sidewalk art installations in the Scioto Peninsula. CDDC contracted with Designing Local to conduct a call for artists and manage the selection process. Development officials were involved in the review and selection of the artist, but after reviewing the timing for installation, it was learned the area originally identified for the project would be under construction for the next several years, making the addition of sculptures to the sidewalks, no longer feasible for the current timeframe. In an effort to keep the project moving forward Recreation and Parks was contacted about an alternate location in nearby Dorrian Green Park, but a viable solution could not be reached. Ultimately, the timing and location challenges led to pause the project at that time and the funding allocation was canceled.
The detail of expenses paid out by CDDC to date for this project include project management costs for the call for artists and selection process, as well as $1,000.00 stipends for concept development for each of the 6 finalists, for a total of $6,000.00 in stipends. The 1099 documents for each of the finalists will be handled directly with each vendor by Designing Local LTD.
Emergency action is requested in order to immediately provide up to $18,090.00 for costs already incurred to manage the selection process.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this agreement is included in the Department of Development’s 2024
General Fund Budget, but wi...
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