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Selection of outdoor works of art for the percent for art program.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relationsintroduced 2019-11-26
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2019-11-26Passed: 2021-12-31
Summary
This bill would require at least 50 percent of all chosen art works funded through the Percent for Art program during each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2021, to be installed outdoors. It would also require the Department of Cultural Affairs to provide more information on the art works on the Percent for Art website.
Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations — Department of Cultural Affairs, libraries, museums, Art Commission, New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, Mayor’s Office of Special Projects and Community Events, and to encourage harmony among the citizens of New York City, to promote the image of New York City and enhance the relationship of its citizens with the international community.
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Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-11-26 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-11-26 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-02-18 · Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2021-02-18 · Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (2)
Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations · 2021-02-18 · 10:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 3)
City Council · 2019-11-26 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
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Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 224 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 22 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
b. Works of art shall be provided for each capital project which involves the construction or the substantial reconstruction of a city-owned public building or structure the intended use of which requires that it be accessible to the public generally or to members of the public participating in, requiring or receiving programs, services or benefits provided thereat. Beginning in fiscal year 2021, at least 50 percent of such works chosen during each fiscal year shall be installed in publicly accessible outdoor locations on the city property where such capital projects are being performed, whether surrounding, adjacent to, near, above, on or within such city-owned public building or structure being constructed or substantially reconstructed.
� 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision f of section 224 of the New York city charter, as added by local law number 21 for the year 2017, is amended to read as follows:
1. Such information shall be able to be sorted or filtered by fiscal year and shall include but not be limited to the name of the work of art; name of the artist; capital project completion date, including month and year; medium and dimensions of the work of art; location of the work of art, including its precise location within the building or structure, whether it is located indoors or outdoors, its council district and its borough; sponsor agency; and design agency.
� 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the mayor shall take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date.
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