DEPARTMENT: World Heritage Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen Swain
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 5
SUBJECT:
World Heritage Underpass Art Infrastructure Project along the World Heritage Trail
SUMMARY:
This item is a consideration of three Ordinances relating to the World Heritage Underpass Art Infrastructure Project along the World Heritage Trail and authorizing the following:
A. An Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant in the amount of $30,000 for the U.S. Highway 90 Underpass Beautification Project, a project that activates a new public space and improves the intersection underneath U.S. Highway 90 at Mission Road and Steves Avenue.
B. An Ordinance authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with AARP, a social welfare organization and nonprofit that helps communities nationwide become livable places for people of all ages, for the U.S. Highway 90 Underpass Beautification Project underneath U.S. Highway 90 at Mission Road and Steves Avenue.
C. An Ordinance amending the General Obligation Capital Project budget for the World Heritage Underpass Art Infrastructure Project of $800,000, and increasing it by $30,000 with funds from a 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant for a total project amount of $830,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant provides small grants to fund "quick-action" projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. Eligible projects should aim to improve housing, transportation, public space, technology ("smart cities"), civic engagement, and more.
According to AARP, approximately 45 million Americans are age 65 or older. By 2030, that number will reach 73 million Americans, where one in five Americans will be older than 65. By 2035, the United States will - for the first time ever - be a country comprised of more older adults than of children. AARP Livable Communities supports the efforts of neighborhood...
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