*Amend contract with the Regional Arts & Culture Council to extend the term to December 31, 2021 and increase the contract by $165,000 (amend Contract No. 30007404)

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: The City, under Ordinance 190043, authorized a one-year agreement with The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) to administer arts programs on behalf of the City. RACC has been the City’s primary arts agent since 1995. The City, in its Spring 2021 supplemental budget, approved $100,000 in funding to support a Community Healing through Art initiative, an arts-focused, community-informed collective grieving and healing project led by the City’s Creative Laureate, Subashini Ganesan. Several city bureaus, including the City Arts Program, the Emergency Coordination Center, and the Office of Civic Life are providing a total of $50,000 in additional financial support for the Community Healing through Art initiative. RACC has agreed to serve as fiscal sponsor for the Community Healing through Art initiative. Under Portland City Code chapter 5.74, RACC has been delegated authority on behalf of the City for the acquisition, fabrication, installation, de-accessioning, management and registration of public art. The City Arts Program is collaborating with RACC to update an artwork installation in the Portland Building to make it more compliant with Covid-19 safety protocols; and to document and store many of the temporary murals that were painted by local artists during the social justice protests of 2020. The total cost for these two projects is $15,000. The City’s agreement with RACC requires an ordinance of the City Council to increase the amount of compensation payable to RACC for the services described above. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: A. The Mayor or the Chief Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to execute an amended agreement with RACC substantially in accordance with Amendment No. 1 attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A. Section 2. The Council declares an emergency exists because delay in the contract amendment would impact the timeline of the Community Healing through Arts initiative, and the funds appropriated by City Council and City Bureaus must be transferred to RACC by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2021. Therefore this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.