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Commission accepts termination of Artpad contract and approves Creative Order LLC for ARPA‑funded art project
Summary
The commission approved accepting Artpad Inc.'s termination of an ARPA‑funded art in right‑of‑way agreement and authorized an interim city manager to award Creative Order LLC a project not to exceed $125,000 after staff said no ARPA funds have been spent and the change will not affect eligibility if scope and budget remain unchanged.
The City of Opa-locka commission on May 28 approved a resolution accepting the termination of an agreement with Artpad Inc. and authorized the interim city manager to accept a proposal from Creative Order LLC to complete an ARPA‑funded art in right‑of‑way project.
Interim City Manager Shamika Lawson and Adriana Gross, CIP division manager, told the commission the contractor Artpad Inc. had been unresponsive to city requests for designs, timelines and updates and that Artpad submitted written notice on April 2 seeking to terminate the contract for convenience. Staff said no ARPA funds had yet been expended on the project.
Gross said staff had engaged Creative Order and had a proposal for $124,290. The resolution on the agenda authorized a contract not to exceed $125,000.
Gross provided additional context: the R‑Street project had been selected previously by residents in a community voting process (Chirponi Village workshop, July 7, 2023) and the ARPA allocation for the project was encumbered prior to the federal encumbrance deadline. She told commissioners the funds could not be reallocated to unrelated projects because the ARPA allocation and project scope were already recorded.
Commissioner Santiago, who pulled the consent item for discussion, raised concerns that the art work might be construed as graffiti and questioned long‑term maintenance responsibilities. Gross responded that the proposal includes a maintenance period (she said 18 to 24 months after installation) and that the ARPA allocation requirement would not be affected by switching contractors so long as scope and budget remain unchanged.
The commission moved the question and approved the resolution 5‑0.
