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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for the Economic Development Department with Six Square - Austin's Black Cultural District to provide organizational stability, marketing/branding, heritage/cultural preservation, artistic and cultural productions, and economic development programming and activities in the African American Cultural Heritage District for a one-year term in an amount not to exceed $300,000, with four additional one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per extension option, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,500,000. Funding: $300,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Economic Development Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining extension options is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Economic Development.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $300,000 is available from Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Operational Budget of Economic Development Department. Funding for the remaining extension options is contingent upon available funding in the Economic Development Department future budgets.
Prior Council Action:
December 13, 2007 - Council approved Resolution No. 20071213-058, which established the African American Cultural Heritage District.
February 4, 2016 - Council authorized a twelve-month contract with two twelve-month extensions.
January 31, 2019 - Council authorized a twelve-month contract with two twelve-month extensions.
November 18, 2021 - Council authorized a twelve-month contract with two twelve-month extensions.
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 authorizes funding of a service management contract with Six Square - Austin's Black Cultural District, a 501(c)(3) organization, for economic development programs and services to the Afric...
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