DEPARTMENT
Arts and Culture
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to accept the Co-Marketing Agreement grant in the amount of $40,000.00 from Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) to support the operation of the recently launched Public Art Futures Lab. The grant does not require a cash match. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
Official Code of Georgia Section 36-10-1: All official contracts entered into by the County governing authority and with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Arts and Libraries
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
No
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Request acceptance of a grant and approval of the Co-Marketing Agreement in the amount of $40,000 with Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) support the and marketing needs of the Public Art Futures Lab, a new initiative led by the Public Art Program. The agreement would require the County to:
* Recognize Microsoft as the 'Official Technology Partner' of the Public Art Futures Lab;
* Use $25,000 of the $40,000 grant to onboard a third-party creative agency to capture content throughout the Artist-in-Residency Program for use by Microsoft and the County (an RFP has already been posted via BidNet); and
* The County will not partner with any of the following Microsoft competitors in connection with the Public Art Futures Lab; Apple, Google, Amazon/AWS, IBM, HP, Intel, Salesforce, Oracle, Samsung and SAP.
The term of this Agreement...
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