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Committee accepts late-file mural grant request so Parks can meet Sister Cities deadline
Summary
Metro Parks asked the Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee to accept a late-file resolution to receive an in-kind grant from Sister Cities for a commissioned mural at Morgan Park Community Center; the committee agreed to suspend the rules so the Council can act before the grant deadline.
The Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee on June 17 accepted as late-file a resolution from Metro Parks seeking authorization to accept an in-kind grant from Sister Cities for a commissioned mural on the exterior wall of the Morgan Park Community Center and to cover future maintenance costs.
Chair Toons read a Parks Department memorandum explaining that the Sister Cities grant requires the mural project to be completed by June 30, 2025, and that the late filing is necessary so the Metropolitan Government can accept the grant and meet the funder’s timeline.
The committee voted to suspend Rule 13 so the resolution can go to the full Metro Council for consideration in June. The committee recorded the suspension vote; the committee record reports the vote as six in favor. The committee provided no further debate on project design, artists, or maintenance funding beyond the Parks memorandum read into the record.
Because the committee’s action was limited to accepting the late-file suspension, Council review will include the full grant acceptance language and any maintenance-cost commitments that Metro Parks has identified in its memorandum.
The Parks memorandum is part of the Council packet and includes the procurement and grant terms for the Sister Cities award; those details were not read into the committee record beyond the completion deadline cited by Parks.
