City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 9, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, ACTING CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Revise the Alexandria Commission for the Arts as Outlined in the Public Art Policy and the Public Art Implementation Plan. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Review the revised ordinance for the Alexandria Commission for the Arts as outlined in the Public Art Policy and the Public Art Implementation Plan.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold the public hearing and adopt the revised ordinance for the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.
BACKGROUND: On December 13, 2014 City Council approved the Public Art Policy and the Public Art Implementation Plan.
The new policy outlines a new structure and expanded roles and responsibilities for the Alexandria Commission for the Arts to incorporate responsibilities and Commissioner expertise that had belonged to the Public Art Committee and its members.
The revised ordinance reflects the structure outlined in the new Public Art Policy and the Public Art Implementation Plan.
At their September, 2014 meetings the Public Art Committee and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts voted to support the revised Alexandria Commission for the Arts Ordinance and incorporating members of the Public Art Committee onto the Commission.
TRANSITION: Existing members of the Alexandria Commission for the Arts and the Public Art Committee will be reclassified into the new categories and areas of expertise outlined in the policy.
In accordance with City policy, four vacancies for the Alexandria Commission for the Arts will be posted for the existing Public Art Committee members to apply. This will temporarily increase the Commission membership from 16 to 18.
Through attrit...
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