Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Adrian Garcia
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County “ALMAAHH”
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a Local Government Code Chapter 381-Museum Agreement between Harris County and Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH), a non-profit organization, and payment in the amount of $300,000.00 in support of its museum project.
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Background and Discussion:
The support of the museum project is for one or more of the following purposes: (i) for local economic development; (ii) for small or disadvantaged business development; (iii) to stimulate, encourage, and develop business location and commercial activity in the County; (iv) to improve the extent to which women and minority businesses are awarded County contracts; (v) to support comprehensive literacy programs for the benefit of County residents; and (vi) for the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts.
Expected Impact:
The Museum will showcase and accelerate Latino culture and arts by creating opportunities locally and nationally, while promoting understanding of Latinos, elevating Houston as the national center of Latino culture, education, and economic prosperity.
The County finds that the Museum will support local economic development, including by (1) stimulating, encouraging, and developing business location and commercial activity in the County and (2) encouraging, promoting, improving, and applying the arts.
Alternative Options: N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 3. Make our economy more inclusive.
County Strategic Plan Objective: M: Ensure that Harris County remains the best place in the region to start and grow a business, with a focus on equitable economic growth.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): M1: Develop a County economic development strategy that advances effective and equitable economic growth.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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9/19/2024 |
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Approved request for a Local Code Chapter 381 - Museum Agreement |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 1001 Preston St., Houston, TX, 77002
Precinct(s): Precinct 2
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/6/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jose Jimenez, Deputy Chief of Staff, Harris County Precinct 2
Attachments (if applicable): Agreement