DATE: December 18, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Housing and Neighborhood Services Department
TITLE: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE AND OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CROWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Oceanside (the City) and the Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD) for implementation of Crown Heights Mural Project; and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreements upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
?On September 25, 2024, the City Council approved an allocation from the FY 2024-2025 Measure X Youth Services operating budget to fund a proposal from Lifeline Community Services (Lifeline) for a mural project in the Crown Heights community to be installed on a cement block wall owned by OUSD at the rear of Oceanside High School (OHS) (Refer to Attachment B). Previously, on January 24, 2024, the City Council approved an Energy Services contract with ENGIE Services U.S., which includes a Community Engagement Service component which requires the company to work with City staff in the development and launching of a community mural design challenge and then assist with the installation of said mural. The ENGIE contract initially envisioned a mural project at John Landes. However, the John Landes mural was completed prior to ENGIE's involvement so its obligation has shifted to the Crown Heights Community Mural Project.
?Opportunities for the installation of new murals on publicly-owned buildings and walls within the Crown Heights community are limited as a result of prior mural projects. As a result, City staff approached OUSD for the opportunity to utilize a large block wall facing Center Street at the south end of Oceanside High School. This wall has been the target of repeated graf...
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