What: Ordinance 1361-2026 authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to contract with Priscilla Tyson Consulting, LLC to help complete and open the Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center. Up to $130,000 from the Neighborhood Economic Development fund, reimbursement of costs incurred before the purchase order, competitive bidding waived; emergency.
Vote (6/8/2026): Bankston / Barroso De Padilla; approved 9-0 on the second-reading calendar.
Same night, related contract: 1530-2026 repeals Ordinance 2640-2025 and contracts with Paul Werth Associates, Inc. for strategic communications, up to $65,690.87 from the same fund, bidding waived; approved 9-0 (Bankston / Barroso De Padilla).