§ 2-01 Definitions.
RCNY § 2-01
Agency. "Agency" means a city, county, borough, or other office, position, administration, department, division, bureau, board or commission, or a corporation, institution or agency of government, the expenses of which are paid in whole or in part from the city treasury. Architect. "Architect" means the professional, whether a city employee, or a consultant, responsible for the design of an eligible project. Art allocation. "Art allocation" means the dollar amount of the budget of an eligible project available for expenditure for works of art, calculated as follows: (a) Not less than 1 percent of the first twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of capital funds appropriated in the city capital budget for an eligible project, not including funds appropriated for the acquisition of real property; plus, (b) Not less than 1/2 of 1 percent of the capital funds in excess of the first twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) appropriated in the city capital budget for such eligible project, not including funds appropriated for the acquisition of real property; provided, however, that such allocation will be recalculated if changes in the project scope prior to the selection of works of art result in a change of 15 percent or more of the capital funds originally appropriated in the city capital budget for such eligible project; and provided further, however, that in no case shall Section 224 of the Charter require the expenditure of more than four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for works of art for any one eligible project, not more than one and one-half million dollars ($1,500,000) for works of art in any one fiscal year. This allocation may be used for, but is not limited to, the acquisition of existing works of art, the commissioning and acquisition of new works of art, the restoring or refurbishing of existing works of art, the removal of works of art to an eligible project from another site, and/or the installation of works of art at the site of an eligible project. Art Commission. "Art Commission" means the body created pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Charter. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs. Design agency. "Design agency" means the city agency responsible for the preparation of the design of a project. Director. "Director" means the director of the Mayor's Office of Construction or its successor. Eligible project. "Eligible project" means a capital project for which capital funds are appropriated by the city, and which involves the construction or substantial reconstruction of a city-owned building or structure, the intended use of which requires that it be accessible to the public generally or to members of the public participating in, requiring or receiving programs, services or benefits provided thereat. Buildings or structures within this category include, but shall not be limited to, office buildings, buildings designed for recreational purposes, police precinct houses, fire houses, schools, prisons and detention centers, hospitals and clinics, passenger terminals, shelters, libraries, community centers and court buildings. Panel. "Panel" means an advisory panel as provided in 43 RCNY § 2-03. Substantial reconstruction. "Substantial reconstruction" means a capital project in which at least two of the major systems [electrical, HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning), or plumbing] of a building are replaced and general construction work, including but not limited to new flooring, ceilings, partitions, windows, affects at least 80 percent of the building's floor area. Work(s) of art. "Work(s) of art" means all forms of visual arts conceived in any medium, material or combination thereof.
