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):
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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CPTED Civic Art |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
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$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Existing Budget |
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Total Current Budget |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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1040 - FLEX Fund |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Total Funding Sources |
$500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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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