Explanation
This Ordinance enacts new City Code to establish the Greater Columbus Creative Cultural Commission as a 19-member group of arts, community, and business leaders 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.
This action is a natural next step in City Council's formation in 2006 of a Creative Columbus Policy Steering Committee, whose research and report on the way the community funds arts highlighted the need to better leverage public and private sector money to maximize the City's investment into cultural arts activities. The formation of this Commission was among the 70 recommendations offered by the Steering Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact.
Title
To amend Title 31 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, by enacting new Chapter 3114 of the Columbus City Codes, entitled "Greater Columbus Creative Cultural Commission ," to establish an entity known as the Greater Columbus Creative Cultural Commission, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, in 2006 the City Council established a Creative Columbus Policy Steering Committee, whose research and report on the way the community funds cultural and arts activities highlighted the need to better leverage public and private sector money to maximize the City's investment into cultural arts activities; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of the Greater Columbus Creative Cultural Commission is the next step in enhancing cultural and arts investment; and
WHEREAS, City Council will charge the commission with developing a Cultural Business Plan for the greater Columbus community that will strategically position the region to capitalize on the emerging collaboration between t...
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