STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 24, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Building Services Department
EXECUTIVE: Joey Zapata
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the professional services contract with McCoy Collaborative Preservation Architecture, PLLC for final design plans and specifications, bid documentation and construction administration for the restoration of the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House located at 2618 Warren Avenue - Not to exceed $151,997.00, from $49,911.00 to $201,908.00 - Financing: Juanita Craft Civil Rights House & Memorial Garden Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House was originally constructed in 1926 and donated to the City of Dallas by the Honorable Juanita J. Craft. The house is designated a City of Dallas Landmark in honor of the woman who made many contributions to the civil-rights movement. The house was last restored in the 1990s and was operated as a museum by the Office of Arts and Culture.
In 2018, a burst fire sprinkler system pipe led to the need for repairs and in 2019 an asbestos abatement project was completed which resulted in the removal of all drywall components as well as wood trim. Other items were removed, labeled, and stored for future restoration.
The City of Dallas was awarded a $500,000.00 grant from the African American Civil Rights Grant Program toward the rehabilitation and repair of the Juanita J. Craft Civil Rights House and adjoining garden located near the Wheatley Place Historic District. This program documents, interprets, and preserves sites and stories related to the African American struggle to gain equal rights as citizens in the 20th Century. City Council accepted an additional grant of $50,000.00 on January 27, 2021 from the Hillcrest Foundation for the Juanita Craft House - A Restoration and Celebration Projec...
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