(A) A Heritage Artwork in Public Places Fund (Fund) shall be established and shall continue from year to year unless specifically terminated by the City Council.
(B) Accounting. Any monies collected in accordance with the in-lieu contribution provisions of § 38.43 shall be deposited in a separate account entitled the “Heritage Artwork in Public Places Fund.” The City Manager or designee shall establish accounting records sufficient to identify and control these funds. The account containing these funds shall earn interest and the earned interest shall be used for and be subject to the same restrictions established in division (C) of this section.
(C) Budget. The Heritage Artwork in Public Places Program shall have an annual administrative budget that shall be included as part of the city’s budget.
(D) Use of Fund. The Heritage Artwork in Public Places Fund may only be used to support:
(1) Selection, acquisition and installation of public artwork;
(2) Maintenance and restoration of public artwork;
(3) Generational or intergenerational art education programs and events;
(4) Live theatre, music and dance festivals;
(5) Museum activities;
(6) Facilities that support the creation, performance, and exhibition of art;
(7) Artwork identification plaques and signage;
(8) Publicity and promotional materials for public art programs and functions;
(9) HAPP administration; and
(10) Training and development for members of the HAAC.
(E) Administration. The Fund shall be administered by the City Council. The Heritage Arts Advisory Committee (HAAC) shall provide a Heritage Artwork in Public Places Program annual report to the City Council on:
(1) The provision of on-site art installations and arts services, programs, facilities and amenities; and
(2) The use of all in-lieu fees collected and deposited in the Fund, including identification of all income, expenditures, and balances of each of the accounts in the Fund during the prior fiscal year and its recommendations for proposed expenditures for the subsequent fiscal year.
(3) Upon receipt of such report, the City Council shall authorize expenditures from the Fund.
(F) Selection of artists and artworks shall be based on the guidelines set forth in § 38.46. Recommendations for other expenditures shall be based on the guidelines set forth in § 38.47.
(G) Endowments. The Heritage Artwork in Public Places Fund shall also be used as a depository for endowments, bequests, grants, and donations. Such sums may be expended as set forth in division (C) of this section as approved by the City Council.
(Ord. 909, passed 4-27-00; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 10-28-10; Am. Ord. 1054, passed 3-13-14)