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<br />REQUEST FOR LA PORTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD <br />AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: July 22, 2019 <br /> <br />Requested By: Source of Funds: Special Programs <br />R. Cramer, Econ. Dev. Coordinator <br /> <br />Department: <br />CMO <br />Account Number: 038-6030-565-9997 <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: $10,000 <br />Report Resolution Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: $10,400 <br />Exhibits: Renderings <br /> <br />Budgeted Item: Yes No <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The effort to get mini-murals on Main Street is one which has been in the works for over a year. Staff <br />turnover and miscommunication with the initial vendor lead to a start/stop process. Eventually, the City <br />ended up choosing UP Art Studio. The City of Houston uses them for their mini-mural program and they <br />just started the program in Austin. As far as staff knows, UP Art is the only group who truly have artists <br />come and paint original works on the traffic control boxes. <br /> <br />Staff provided the studio with basic themes for the artists to base their proposals on. The City received <br />, and <br />La Porte High School pride. These concepts have been included in your packet for review. <br /> <br />The plan is to have four cabinets painted at a cost of $2,600 each. This will bring the total cost to $10,400. <br />This cost includes paint, paying the artists, anti-graffiti protection, and some digital advertising for the <br />boxes. The reason these mini-murals are all to be on Main Street is because those are the only traffic <br />control boxes in the La Porte controlled by the City. All others are maintained by TXDOT or Harris County. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED MOTION <br /> <br />Move to approve renderings to be painted on Main Street traffic control boxes. (The motion should <br />indicate which renderings are chosen, or all renderings, or direction to staff on how they will be chosen.) <br />Approved for the La Porte Development Corporation Board meeting agenda <br /> <br />Corby D. Alexander, City Manager Date <br /> <br /> <br />