Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to establish a purchase order with the Columbus Museum of Art in the amount of $2,500,000 for the administration of the construction of improvements to the Museum. Section III of the existing grant agreement addresses future grant funds as being automatically a part of the original grant agreement upon passage of an ordinance authorizing the new funds.
2014 funding from the City of Columbus will be used for site work on the Washington Plaza and the Sculpture Garden, as part of the third and final phase of the Museum’s multi-year expansion and renovation project. The Washington Plaza will be the new public entryway on the north and east side of the Museum’s new wing. The Plaza is bordered by Washington and Gay streets and links the public parking lot and the new entrance to the Museum. The Sculpture Garden, located on the north side of the site, will be 17,000 square feet of green space, free to all and open during the Museum hours. It is accessible from the Washington Plaza entry or from inside the Museum. The Garden will have areas for sitting, dining, relaxing and special events.
Principal Parties:
The Columbus Museum of Art
Contract Compliance # is 31-4379447.
Emergency Justification:
Emergency action is necessary to allow the Columbus Museum of Art to begin work as soon as possible as plans for the garden are moving forward.
Fiscal Impact:
The expenditure of $2,500,000.00 is budgeted in the 2014 Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund. This ordinance is contingent upon the 2014 Bond Sale.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to make payment to the Columbus Museum of Art as part of existing grant agreement; to authorize the expenditure of $2,500,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,500,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to make payment to the Columbus Museum of Art for the construction ...
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