Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Department Head/Elected Official: Adrian Garcia
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County “ALMAAHH”
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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 $800,000.00 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
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
x Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): Museum location not yet determined.
Precinct(s): Precinct 2
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Anticipated Court Date: 09/19/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court 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