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SEC. 2-102.   DEFINITIONS.
      (1)   ANNUAL PUBLIC ART PROJECTS PLAN means a prioritized list, to be recommended by the arts and culture advisory commission and approved by the city council, of visual projects, including budgets and recommended design approaches, developed by the public art committee in consultation with city departments anticipating capital improvement projects.
      (2)   BONDS means all general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes, or other obligations authorized and issued by the city.
      (3)   CITY means the city of Dallas, Texas.
      (4)   CITY BOND PROCEEDS means the proceeds from bonds payable from a pledge of all or part of any revenues, funds, or taxes, or any combination thereof. The term does not include proceeds of bonds authorized and issued by the city to refund or otherwise refinance other bonds.
      (5)   CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT means any permanent public improvement project paid for wholly or in part by monies appropriated by the city to construct, improve, or renovate a building, including its appurtenant facilities, a decorative or commemorative structure, a park, a street, a sidewalk, a parking facility, a utility, or any portion thereof, within the city limits or under the jurisdiction of the city. This term includes projects at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport only upon approval of the public art program by the airport board and the city of Fort Worth.
      (6)   DEMOLITION COSTS means payments for any work needed for the removal of a building or other existing structure from city property.
      (7)   EQUIPMENT COSTS means payments for any rolling stock, equipment, or furnishing that is portable and of standard manufacture or that is installed as part of normal major maintenance, whether portable or affixed. The term does not include an item, whether portable or affixed, that is custom designed or specially fabricated for a facility.
      (8)   NORMAL MAJOR MAINTENANCE COSTS means payments for any work needed to maintain and preserve city property in a safe and functional condition, including, but not limited to, the cleaning, replacement, and repair of floors, ceilings, roofs, landscaping, and plumbing, mechanical, and electrical systems.
      (9)   PUBLIC ART ACCOUNT means a separate account established within each capital improvement project fund by the city to receive monies appropriated to the public art program; provided that:
         (A)   city bond proceeds to be used for the public art program must be maintained in the respective bond funds established in accordance with the city ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds; and
         (B)   monies from non-bond sources that are appropriated from a city fund to be used for the public art program must be maintained in a separate account within that fund.
      (10)   PUBLIC ART ADMINISTRATION FUND means an annual appropriation from each public art account for administration of the public art program.
      (11)   PUBLIC ART COLLECTION means all city-owned artworks that are not under the care and control of nonprofit institutions operating under management agreements with the city.
      (12)   PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE means a subcommittee of the arts and culture advisory commission appointed to oversee quality control of the public art program and projects and to report to and recommend to the arts and culture advisory commission the scope of projects, artworks, and artists for the public art program. The public arts committee shall be composed of three members who are full city council appointments to the arts and culture advisory commission and eight members who are professionally qualified residents appointed by the arts and culture advisory commission.
      (13)   REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION COSTS means payments made for the purchase of parcels of land, and any existing buildings, structures, or improvements on the land, and costs incurred by the city for appraisals or negotiations in connection with the purchase. (Ord. Nos. 20064; 20267; 20456; 21972; 31049)