Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): FLEX_CSART
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): n/a
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): n/a
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval of guidelines for the Clean Streets, Safe Neighborhoods Civic Art Initiative, including an allocation of $3 million from the FLEX Fund (1040).
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Background and Discussion:
The Clean Streets, Safe Neighborhoods Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) program aims to reduce violent crime through interventions in specific zip codes or census tracts with the highest rates of violence through the installation and improvement of infrastructure. The Civic Art Initiative was created to enhance the built environment and to make public spaces more appealing, useful, and accessible through the incorporation of artwork. This has been approved by the ARPA Steering Committee.
Civic Art Initiative investments will be made in neighborhoods already identified for other Clean Streets, Safe Neighborhoods investments, layering in investments for maximum impact. These neighborhoods and associated projects include:
* Alief - Linear Forest
* Barrett - Streetlights and Engineering Master Plan
* Cloverleaf - Sidewalks, Streetlights, and Pedestrian Lights
* Cypress Station - Sidewalks and Streetlights
* East Aldine - Sidewalks, Streetlights, and Pedestrian Lights
* Gulfton - Shade Structures, Pedestrian Lights, Art, and Sidewalks
* Highlands - Streetlights and Engineering Master Plan
* Northshore - Pedestrian Lights (pending Commissioners Court Approval)
* Sharpstown - Shade Structures, Pedestrian Lights, Art, and Sidewalks...
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