CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the Seattle Center Director to execute an agreement with The Vera Project for presentation of an all-ages music and art program during 2015 and 2016; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The Vera Project, a Washington non-profit corporation, is a youth-driven, volunteer based organization providing artistic events as well as training and mentoring opportunities for young people, while supporting young and emerging artists, and has completed fourteen successful years of presenting all-ages music and performing arts programming at various venues in Seattle; and
WHEREAS, The Vera Project leases its offices, educational programming space, and music performance venue from the Seattle Center; and
WHEREAS, since 2002, The Vera Project has served over 356,000 youth while reducing its reliance on City funding from 39 percent of its operating budget to 9 percent; and
WHEREAS, based on The Vera Project's proven track record and its strong support from youth in the community, the City of Seattle wishes to contract with The Vera Project to provide all-ages programming at venues in the City for an additional two years; NOW, THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. As requested by the Seattle Center Director and recommended by the Mayor, the Seattle Center Director, or his or her designee, is authorized to execute, for and on behalf of The City of Seattle, an agreement with The Vera Project substantially in the form of the agreement attached hereto and identified as "AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES" (Attachment 1) pursuant to which The Vera Project will present an all-ages music and art program in 2015 and 2016, including a minimum of 50 events each year.
Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority of this ordinance taken prior to its effective date is ratified and confirmed.
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