File #: ID#24-617    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Work Session Item Status: Individual Consideration
File created: 10/4/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/15/2024 Final action:
Title: Receive a staff presentation on the proposed disposition of the Mitchell Center to a non-profit entity and provide direction to the City Manager.
Attachments: 1. 20241015 Work Session - 715 Valley St., 2. 224-232 Mitchell Center
AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a staff presentation on the proposed disposition of the Mitchell Center to a non-profit entity and provide direction to the City Manager.
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Meeting date: October 15, 2024

Department: Public Works

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Background Information:
Per City Council direction, the City of San Marcos issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) from non-profit organizations for public services and programming that celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Dunbar Neighborhood.

This presentation will provide the public with the background associated with the proposed disposition of the Mitchell Center to a Non-profit organization. Following a Request For Proposals (RFP), six (6) proposals were received and evaluated by a selection panel. The selection panel utilized feedback from City Council on the criteria for the selection. This presentation will include the recommendation of the selection panel.

The Mitchell Center was part of the Colored School until San Marcos school desegregation in 1955. Following a fire in 1987 that destroyed most of the Colored School, the Mitchell Cente...

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