14-2021 - Establish Public Art Task Force

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Placed on 1st reading & referred to HPD 4/5/21; 2nd reading 4/19/21 ORDINANCE NO. 14-2021 By: Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Neff, O'Malley, Rader, Shachner AN ORDINACE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect an be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, enacting Chapter XX, Public Art Advisory Board, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances to establish a permanent Public Art Advisory Board for the purpose of collaborating with City officials regarding its public art policies and practices, promoting the City's public art initiatives, and educating residents on the benefits of public art on public and private properties. WHEREAS, recognizing the importance of public art to the social, economic, and environmental benefits to the city, its residents, businesses and institutions, The Public Art Task Force was established in 2015 by City Council to create a public art strategy for the City; and WHEREAS, the Public Art Task Force made nine recommendations to City Council in 2016, providing a strategic direction for public art throughout the City of Lakewood; and WHEREAS, the nine recommendations are as follows: Create a public art committee; Determine goals and strategies for publicly commissioned projects vs. privately commissioned projects in public spaces; Identify sources of funding for publicly commissioned projects; Make it somebody's job; Balance Lakewood's art collection through a combination of permanent, temporary, and programmatic arts investments; Help build capacity of local artists; Start small and; Build off of existing cultural assets; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments, in that there are several City sponsored art programs that will have submittals due in the next several weeks that should be subject to a formal review process; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 10. Chapter XX, Public Art Advisory Board, is hereby enacted to read as follows: XX.01 Establishment. The Public Art Advisory Board is hereby established with the responsibility of collaborating with City officials regarding its public art policies and practices, promoting the City's public art programs and educating residents on the benefits of public art on public and private properties. The Public Art Advisory Board will also accomplish the following strategic goals: a) Establish a public art process for selecting and implementing projects strategically, efficiently, and equitably.