APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
DRAFT
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
RESOLUTION AWARDING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000
FROM COUNCIL PRESIDENT BAS’ MURAL FUND S (FUND 5505) TO
ARTOGETHER FOR A COMMUNITY MURAL ON THE SAN ANTONIO
PARK TENNIS COURTS WALL AT 1701 E. 19TH STREET, WITH THE
SUPPORT OF ARTIST CECE CARPIO
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 88783 C.M.S., which amended Resolution No. 88717 C.M.S., the adoption of the FY 2021 -23 Biennial Budget adjustments, to appropriate additional funding for murals across the City of Oakland, business improvement district support, cameras in commercial corridors, transportation, and capital projects; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 88783 C.M.S., each Council District office was allocated $60,000 for public art murals, to be funded by Fund 5505 in the Department of Economic and Workforce Development; and
WHEREAS, Council President Bas wishes to grant $5,000 of her public art mural funding to District 2-based non-profit ARTogether, who will work with artist Cece Carpio, for a mural on the San Antonio Park Tennis Courts wall at 1701 E. 19th Street in District 2 in Oakland; and WHEREAS, at the January 12, 2022 meeting of Oakland’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, the Commission unanimously approved the request to initiate a community participatory mural project at the San Antonio Park Tennis Courts wall; and
WHEREAS, at the July 11, 2022 meeting of Oakland’s Public Art Advisory Committee, the Committee approved the proposed mural design; and
WHEREAS, the property at the San Antonio Park Tennis Courts wall is owned by the City of Oakland’s Parks, Recreation and Youth Development Department, who will execute a License Agreement for the project with ARTogether and Cece Carpio, and provide the approval to install the mural on the wall; and
WHEREAS, the mural project reflects a collaborative effort by community partners and local government to activate and improve cleanliness, beauty, safety, and community development in the heart of District 2’s San Ant onio neighborhood by promoting community building and participatory engagement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council awards a grant in the amount of $5,000 from Council President Bas’ Mural Funds, pursuant to Resolution No. 88783 C.M.S., to ARTogether, for a mural on the San Antonio Park Tennis Courts wall at 1701 E. 19th Street, with the support of artist Cece Carpio; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to execute a grant agreement with ARTogether for the above purpose, subject to approval as to form and legality by the City Attorney.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California