Choose consultant to create strategic plan for Richmond Arts District

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In Plain English

Richmond wants to establish an official Arts District to support local artists and cultural organizations. The city received proposals from 2 consulting firms to develop this plan. If approved, the chosen consultant gets up to $50,000 to create a strategic plan by December 2024.

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Votes

To have the two applicants come back to Council, on the first meeting in September, with a refined proposal that was in alignment with the direction of establishing an art corridor along Macdonald Avenue and 23rd Street in the areas specified in Slide 9 of a presentation dated October 2023; more specificity around the questions Councilmember Robinson made during the discussion regarding the built environment and also more specificity around outreach in the defined area which includes the nearby neighborhood councils, business owners, organizations, and the Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council; and direct staff to return with a detailed draft budget indicating how remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds for art not allocated toward the Request For Proposal are going to be used

Moved by: Claudia JimenezSeconded by: Gayle McLaughlin

Passed

5 to 0

Gayle McLaughlinAye

Doria RobinsonAye

Melvin WillisAye

Cesar ZepedaAye

Claudia JimenezAye

Soheila BanaAbsent

Eduardo MartinezAbsent

Community Discussion

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