Item 10 Passed 11-0
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.
The roll call
Approved on Consent 11-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes