Elizabeth Ingram

Draft Public Art Strategic Plan

No direct cost, but state property tax reform could squeeze city budgets, making donated artwork more important as a funding source.

Art on the Green 2027 funding

About $21,000 total for all three sculptures — transport, installation, removal and $5,000 artist stipends — which is cheaper than last year because pads and lighting are already in place.

Public Art Donation Guidelines

None; this is a policy-language change only.

DePew legacy and West Side heritage commemoration

Future CRA tax increment revenue from the redevelopment could fund heritage projects, but not before roughly 2029.

Bloomberg Connects contract noncompliance

No new spending; a free alternative platform was proposed.

Potential disposal of underutilized mini parks

Each park costs roughly $5,000 a year to maintain (Villa View is higher), and the five together could fetch an estimated $3–5 million or more in sale proceeds.

Kraft Azalea Park management and nesting bird protection

None stated; speed table installation costs were not discussed.

Kraft Azalea Park overuse, parking and traffic

Open Space Business Permit revision

Permit fees generate modest revenue; the change aims to improve compliance rather than raise rates.

Holiday Boat Parade and hazardous waste drop-off

Meeting Schedule Change

Art on the Green 2027 sculpture exhibition

$25,000 from the city's dedicated public art funding source.

Library, Parks and Recreation Service Cuts

The program is supported by AdventHealth and the Reid Charitable Foundation; comparable private tutoring costs about $200 an hour.

Commercial photography and business activity in city parks

Permit fee structure will be revisited with the fee schedule in August; no dollar figure was given.

Parks & Recreation Master Plan and Objectives

Contractor insurance is covering the Kraft Azalea sod replacement; other projects are already budgeted.

Community Tapestry Project at Arts Weekend 2027

$10,000 from the board; total project cost approximately $17,000, with the Alliance covering the difference.

Cemetery Capacity

The 10% fee increase helps sustain the cemeteries' perpetual care fund as sellable space shrinks.

Hannibal Square Catenary Lights

$39,900 approved for design; total construction cost still unknown — board members cited estimates from roughly $100,000 to as much as $1 million.

Electric Ave 2026

Not stated in the materials provided.

Howell Creek walking trails proposal

Could be low-cost if built as simple at-grade trails, with grant funding a possible source — no dollar figures yet.