Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Art Commission (CAC) identified an opportunity to commission a legacy public art installation for North Bank Park that would celebrate the City's Bicentennial utilizing available, geographic specific funds available from the Miranova TIF - Riverfront Vision Account and the Ohio Arts Commission's Percent for Art Program allocation to North Bank Park. The CAC advised retaining the services of Sacramento, CA art professional Shelly Willis to administer the artist selection process and a temporary local professional to assist with artist selection. Ordinance 1153-2011 authorized the Director of Development to enter into a professional services contract with Shelly Willis to lead the artist selection process and advise the City. The artist selection process is scheduled to conclude in July, at which time legislation will be filed to encumber project funding and authorize entering into a contract with the artist selected by the project selection panel and endorsed Columbus Art Commission.
This ordinance appropriates the funding necessary for the part time temporary local professional position to assist with the various components of the artist selection process. The funding requested is necessary to continue the local professional assistance through the conclusion of the artist selection process in July 2012.
This legislation is filed as emergency to meet the timeframes of the North Bank Park Public Art Project, artist selection process.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the appropriation of $23,200 from the Miranova TIF - City Riverfront Vision Account (Ordinance 1578-98), adopted by Columbus City Council on June 29, 1998. The Miranova TIF Riverfront Vision Account was expressly created to fund improvements to the river corridor within the boundaries of the adopted Riverfront Vision Plan, which includes North Bank Park.
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To authorize the appropriation of $23,200.00 from the Miranova TIF - City Riverfr...
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