Bill Type and Number: Resolution 2007-52

Sponsor: Council President at the request of the Mayor

Date of Introduction: January 9, 2007

Committee(s) of Reference: R

Date of Analysis: January 10, 2007

Type of Action: Appointment Confirmation

Bill Summary: This bill confirms the Mayor’s appointment of Maarten J. van de Guchte as a member of the Art in Public Places Committee, as an art professional, for a term ending December 31, 2008.

Background Information: Section 126.903, Ordinance Code, provides that the members of the Art in Public Places Committee are appointed by the Mayor, with three of the members representing the professions of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, art professional, or art historian. Dr. van de Guchte received a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, specializing in pre-Columbian art and archaeology and is the Director of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens. He served on the previous Art in Public Places Commission for three years. Dr. van de Guchte resides in Atlantic Beach within Council District #13.

Policy Impact Area: Art in Public Places Committee operations

Fiscal Impact: Anticipated to be minimal.

Analyst: Welsh