Background
The Harrison West Jazz Stage in a volunteer run concert series that was designed to build awareness of Columbus' local jazz talent and to spread the spirit and enthusiasm for Columbus arts through community while celebrating the Harrison West neighborhood. The Harrison West Jazz Stage held free summer/fall jazz concert series on Sunday afternoons from 1-2:30 in September. Harrison West Jazz Stage hosted four concerts, performed by Columbus, Ohio's premiere local jazz musicians and will be located in the Harrison West gazebo in Harrison Park.
Emergency legislation is required so that the payment can be made for the summer/fall concert season 2015.
Fiscal Impact Funding for this ordinance is made available from the city's Neighborhood Initiatives Fund 018.
Title
To authorize and direct City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Short North Foundation for the Harrison West Jazz Stage free concert series designed to build awareness of Columbus' local jazz talent and to spread the spirit and enthusiasm for Columbus arts; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $1,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Harrison West Jazz Stage is a volunteer run concert series that was designed to build awareness of Columbus' local jazz talent and to spread the spirit and enthusiasm for Columbus arts through community while celebrating the Harrison West neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Harrison West Jazz Stage was a free summer/fall jazz concert series held on Sunday afternoons from 1-2:30 in September; and
WHEREAS, the Harrison West Jazz Stage hosted four concerts, performed by Columbus, Ohio's premiere local jazz musicians located in the Harrison West gazebo in Harrison Park; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize Council to enter into a grant agreement with Harrison West Jazz Stage, for the 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 Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $1,000.00 in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund, Fund 018, to City Council Department No. 20-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 200118.
SECTION 2. That City Council is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Short North Foundation for the Harrison West Jazz Stage in the amount of $1,000 to provide awareness of Columbus' local jazz talent and to spread the spirit and enthusiasm for Columbus arts and to expend funds as authorized in Section 1.
SECTION 3. That for the reason stated in the preamble here to, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.