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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for the Economic Development Department with Mexic-Arte Museum to provide services related to Phase 2 development of Cultural District Development activities for the 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor, for a total contract amount not to exceed $275,000. Funding: $200,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Economic Development Department, and $75,000 is available from the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of the Economic Development Department.
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Economic Development.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $200,000 is available from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Budget of Economic Development Department and funding in the amount of $75,000 is available from Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Economic Development Department.
Prior Council Action:
August 25, 2011 - Council passed Resolution No. 20110825-067, which established the 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor.
December 14, 2023 - Council authorized a contract for Phase 1 outreach services related to establishment of the 5th St. Mexican American Heritage Corridor.
For More Information:
Anthony Segura, Interim Director, Economic Development Department, 512-974-3187; Matthew Schmidt, Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager, 512-974-6145.
Additional Backup Information:
This proposed action will authorize funding of a professional services contract with Mexic-Arte Museum to provide services related to the development of a Cultural Tourism Plan and pursuit of State Cultural District designation for the 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor. Mexic-Arte Museum has served as a lead convener of history, research, stakeholders, and partners, while continuing to program the corridor for future community led visioning, development, and designation.
The 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor was established by Council on August 25, 2011, with boundaries extending along 5th Street from Republic Square to Plaza Saltillo. The Corridor is home to numerous sites of cultural significance and history to the Mexican American community and others who played important roles in contributing the unique character that once populated the district’s boundaries.
The Economic Development Department seeks to contract with the Mexic-Arte Museum to achieve the following contractual deliverables:
1. Organizational Development of a Cultural District Management Entity - The development of an appropriate governing structure to oversee the activities, operations, and implementation of the Cultural District.
2. Development of a Comprehensive Cultural Tourism Plan - The development of a comprehensive strategic cultural tourism plan to include elements related to district branding and marketing; heritage and interpretive wayfinding; cultural programming; and built environment improvements.
3. Application for Cultural District Designation with the Texas Commission on the Arts - The pursuit and application for cultural district designation with the State of Texas Cultural Districts Program through the Texas Commission on the Arts.