City of Milwaukee - File #: 081746

• File #: 081746
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/14/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/16/2009
• Effective date: 7/3/2009
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to review and approval of public arts projects.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. BOHL, ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: PUBLIC ART

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/2/2009	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/25/2009	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/16/2009	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
6/16/2009	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:1
6/16/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy moved to amend Part 1, Section 320-12-04-a of the code with the addition of a final sentence, defining a public arts project, to read as follows: 4. DESIGNS TO BE SUBMITTED TO BOARD. a. Before any municipal building, bridge, approach or other structure [[or]] >>,<< project >>or public arts project<< is constructed, installed or altered by the city, its design shall be submitted to the board for examination and report before final working drawings have been started or any contract has been let. >> For the purposes of this sub., a public arts project is defined to include all forms of limited edition or one-of-a-kind original creations of visual art created by an artist and located in a space readily accessible by the general public.<<	Pass	14:0
6/3/2009	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Gary Petersen, Marketing Manager, Dept. of City Development and Staff Assistant to the Arts Board	Pass	5:0
5/29/2009	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/29/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/29/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/14/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

081746

Version

SUBSTITUTE 2

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. MURPHY, BOHL AND KOVAC

Title

A substitute ordinance relating to review and approval of public arts projects.

Sections

320-12-4-a am

320-12-4-b am

320-12-4-c cr

Analysis

This ordinance specifies that designs for public arts projects are to be submitted to the arts board for examination and report.  It also defines public arts projects.  The board shall prepare a written report within 60 days evaluating any public arts project and transmit the report to the affected city department, the mayor and the common council.  In addition, public arts projects may not proceed without common council approval.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1.  Section 320-12-4-a and b of the code is amended to read:

320-12.  Arts Board.

4.  DESIGNS TO BE SUBMITTED TO BOARD. a.  Before any municipal building, bridge, approach or other structure [[or]] >>,<< project >>or public arts project<< is constructed, installed or altered by the city, its design shall be submitted to the board for examination and report before final working drawings have been started or any contract has been let.  >>For the purposes of this sub., a public arts project is defined to include all forms of limited edition or one-of-a-kind original creations of visual art created by an artist and located in a space readily accessible by the general public.<<

b.  If, within 60 days after a design >>other than a design for a public arts project<< has been submitted to the board under par. a, the board prepares a written report that objects to the design and transmits the report to the affected city department, the mayor and common council, the affected department may not proceed with the project until 30 days after the transmission of the report.

Part 2.  Section 320-12-4-c of the code is created to read:

c.  Within 60 days after review of a design for a public arts project that has been submitted to the board under par. a, the board shall prepare a written report evaluating the design and transmit the report to the affected city department, the mayor and common council.  The affected department may not proceed with the project until receiving approval from the common council.

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

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Legislative Reference Bureau

Date:_____________________

Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:____________________

Requestor

Drafter

MET

6/16/09

LRB09166-3