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Council reviews draft public-art ordinance, plans committee and public hearing
Summary
Councilors praised a draft public-art ordinance and discussed a five-member committee of local residents, artists and business representatives to recommend acquisitions; next steps include edits, public hearings and codification as an official city document.
Council discussed a proposed public-art ordinance presented as a draft and recommended forming a community committee to oversee acquisitions and public input.
The chair described the draft as very well done and said the committee would include local community members, artists and business representatives and handle public hearings and recommendations. Council addressed delegation of small-value acceptances to the city manager and the need for written criteria for judging appropriateness. One councilor asked that the ordinance avoid requiring the council to vote on every donation; staff and council discussed defining a value threshold to authorize manager-level decisions.
Council directed staff to collect suggested edits and return the ordinance for a public hearing before final adoption.
