Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes an amendment to Ordinance No. 1859-2023, passed by Columbus City Council on June 26, 2023, to allow for the a correction that reflects that the grant allows for food and non-alcoholic beverages to be served at events as well as allows for Designing Local LTD., to facilitate travel for select city employees and to pay for those expenses based on the contract which was authorized with Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant funds. This language was inadvertently omitted and needs to be corrected and to be reflective of the effective date of the contract.
Ordinance No. 1859-2023, passed by Columbus City Council on June 26, 2023, authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a professional service agreement with Designing Local Ltd., to serve as the City’s lead consultant for the “Reimagining Columbus” project.
The City proposed the Reimagining Columbus project to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and was awarded a $2 million grant. As the lead consultant for project, Designing Local will be responsible project management, community engagement, landscape architecture, and oversight of subconsultants. Subconsultants will include experts in public engagement, cultural competency, public art, place making, and design and augmented with the perspectives of Advisory Committees composed of local residents and community leaders. The project will use conventional and restorative practices to glean insight and support the sharing of different perspectives and lived experiences. The grant allows for food and non-alcoholic beverages to be served during community engagement events, and the travel of the consultants and select city employees to other cities to participate in a learning exchange. The purpose of this learning exchange is to gain knowledge from others who are also engaged in similar initiatives or can otherwise provide contextual information related to cultural, legal, or procedural i...
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