Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Department Head/Elected Official:
Commissioner Adrian Garcia
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): n/a
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 Commissioner of Precinct 2 for approval to award $1,000,000.00 to nonprofit organizations and artists for the Civic Art Initiative in the Precinct 2 communities of North Shore, Cloverleaf, East Aldine, and South Houston, $250,000.00 per community, for civic art projects to enhance the physical and social character of the communities.
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Background and Discussion:
The Civic Art Initiative was created to enhance the built environment and to make public spaces
more appealing, useful, or accessible through the incorporation of artworks. The Civic Art Initiative allows nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and individual artists that address the need for civic art and creative placemaking to apply for ARPA funds for our selected target communities. This Civic Art Initiative will comply with Harris County’s 2023 Public Art Policy. This includes an additional $90,909.09 allocated for administrative fees.
Expected Impact:
Civic art is the use of arts and culture to shape the physical and social character of a place to spur economic development, promote enduring social change, and improve the physical environment. This also promotes public safety and crime prevention.
Alternative Options:
Alternatively, if civic art is not placed in the above communities there will be a missed opportunity for place making, community identity expressed through art, and public engagement.
Alignment with Goal(s):
x Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
x Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
x Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Address (if applicable): East Aldine, Cloverleaf, North Shore, South Houston
Precinct(s): Precinct 2
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/10/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jorge Bustamante, P.E., Senior Planning Manager, Precinct 2 Engineering
Attachments (if applicable): ARPA-CPTED Civic Art Projects, slide deck.