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Committee Report: Ordinance & Citizen Engagement (Paper #404 That the City adopt regulations for the Switchbox Beautification Program)
The Standing Committees on Ordinance and Citizen Engagement, to whom was referred Paper #404 Series of 2014, having jointly considered the same make the following report: Committees recommend that this paper be reported out favorably in the following form:
GENERAL RULES GOVERNING THE CITY OF MALDEN
SWITCHBOX BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM
The following rules and regulations are hereby established and adopted by the Malden City Council and shall govern the beautification of eligible City of Malden switchboxes.
1. There is hereby established a City of Malden Switchbox Beautification Program, the "Program".
2. Malden Arts and the Citizen Engagement Committee will review all artwork being placed onto City switchboxes . The Citizen Engagement Committee, with recommendations by Malden Arts, will vote to either approve or deny the design and will recommend a location for approved designs. The Citizen Engagement committee will then seek approval of the recommended location from the ward councilor for any design being recommended for his or her ward.
3. Subject to funding, Malden Arts will provide a stipend, honorarium and/or reimbursement to an artist who successfully completes an approved project in compliance with these regulations.
4. The City Council Citizen Engagement Committee, in consultation with the City Public Works Director and City Engineer shall determine and identify the location of any City of Malden switchboxes eligible for beautification under the Program.
5. A signed Application executed by the artist for participation in the program shall be in a form provided by the Malden Arts and shall include at a minimum the following:
-a clear picture, sketch, depiction and/or rendering of the proposed design, including color scheme
-name, address and contact information of the artist
-a signed Sw...
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