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File #: 24-0526    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Authorization Status: Passed
File created: 1/19/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/30/2024 Final action: 1/30/2024
Title: 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).
Attachments: 1. Civic Art Grant Guidelines

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

                     South Houston - Shared Use Path, Landscaping, and Pedestrian Lights (pending Commissioners Court Approval)

                     Sunnyside - SPARK Park, Streetlights, and Landscaping

 

Expected Impact: The improvements will improve the built environment and improve community safety.

 

Alternative Options: Not funding Civic Art projects in priority neighborhoods.

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

X Justice and Safety

_ Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

X Environment

_ Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

CPTED Civic Art

 

FY 24

FY 25

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$500,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

Total Incremental Expenditures

$500,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

Choose an item.

$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

1040 - FLEX Fund

$500,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$500,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

Total Funding Sources

$500,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

Additional Positions Requested

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-

-

Total Personnel

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-

 

Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Aimee Schultze, ARPA PMO Health Manager and Romeo Solis, ARPA PMO Director

 

Attachments (if applicable): Civic Art Guidelines