Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to an Agreement with the Department of Enterprise Services and Funding Authorization for the Armory Solar Project
Recommended Action
Not referred to committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Resolution authorizing an amendment to an Agreement with the Department of Enterprise Services and funding authorization for the Armory solar project.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Resolution authorizing an amendment to an Agreement with the Department of Enterprise Services and funding authorization for the Armory solar project.
Staff Contact:
Valerie Roberts, Armory Building Manager, Parks, Arts & Recreation, 360.753.8468
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Armory Project Background:
The City of Olympia is transforming the historic Olympia Armory into a new Creative Campus-a space that will support the arts as integral to Olympia's way of life; encourage community growth through creativity and innovation; use the arts to connect people, ideas, and places while working within an equity framework.
The conceptual design through community visioning was completed in November 2022. In July 2023, artists, culture bearers, and a youth action council imagined possible use of the space through art installations and creative projects through NEA funded Art Interventions.
In January of 2024, eight non-profit arts organizations were identified as future tenants (Anchor Partners for the building), including The Bridge Music Project, Capital City Pride, Community Print, Kokua Services/Hummingbird Studio, Olympia Film Collective, Olympia Lamplighters, PARC Foundation and TC Media. These organizations will create a core partner group to activate the campus and bring the vision to life.
DES Energy Savings Program
Working with the Washington Department of Enterprise Services (DES) Energy Savings Program allows the City of Olympia to perform essential upgrades to th...
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