STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 22, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 14
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the purchase of stage lighting equipment for the multiform theater at the Latino Cultural Center for the Office of Arts and Culture with Barbizon Light of the Rockies, Inc. through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement - Not to exceed $142,333.25 - Financing: Office of Cultural Affairs Gifts and Donations Fund
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BACKGROUND
This purchase will provide for stage lighting equipment for the multiform theater at the Latino Cultural Center (LCC). The theater is scheduled for completion in late 2022 and funds for these betterments are from fundraising associated with the consolidated capital campaign for the theater by the City and the two resident Latinx Theater companies, Cara Mia Theatre Company, and Teatro Hispano de Dallas.
Opened in 2003, LCC is a multidisciplinary arts center and regional catalyst for the preservation, development and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture. The LCC was designed by Ricardo and Victor Legorreta and includes the Oak Farms Dairy Performance Hall (a 300-seat theater), a gallery, sculpture courtyards, a multipurpose room, and a plaza for outdoor events. A contract for the expansion design, using available funding from the 2006 Bond Funds, was approved by City Council on February 13, 2019. The expansion, which includes a multi-form theater, and the resident company agreements address priorities related to equity, diversity, space, support for artists, and a sustainable arts ecosystem as identified in the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018, adopted by City Council on November 28, 2018.
To fulfill strategies and tactics identified in the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018, the Office of Arts and Culture worked with two profes...
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