Title
Conduct a Public Hearing and Consider/Discuss/Act on Project #16-09, a Request Submitted by Heard Craig Women’s Club Trust (dba: Heard-Craig Center for the Arts) in the Amount of Forty Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and no/100 ($43,500) for Replacement of Four HVAC Units in Heard Craig House. Amount Requested Represents 75% of Total Estimated Project Cost.
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Enhance Quality of Life in McKinney
MEETING DATE: August 25, 2016
DEPARTMENT: McKinney Community Development Corporation
CONTACT: Cindy Schneible, President
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Heard Craig Women’s Club, dba Heard-Craig Center for the Arts, is requesting $43,500 to cover 75% of the cost for replacing four HVAC units in Heard Craig House that are between 10-20 years old.
• Replacement of the units will facilitate upgrade to a museum-quality, auto-adjustable system to control temperature, humidity, light, and pollution and create a maximum preservation environment for the collections housed at Heard Craig.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Heard Craig Center for the Arts became a nonprofit organization on August 24, 1971.
• The mission of the organization is to: Preserve Heard-Craig properties and collections; promote the arts through exhibits and educational programs; extend meeting privileges to historic/educational funds.
• Celebrating its 45th year, the organization provides facilities and programming to the McKinney community (public organizations, private organizations, clubs and the general public).
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• MCDC’s allocation for discretionary project grants for the current fiscal year is $1,171,896.
• The balance remaining in the discretionary project grant allocation is $737,198 for the current year.
• The request is eligible for MCDC Board consideration under Sections 501 to 505 of the Texas Local Government Code.