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Emeryville council approves $97,500 contract for art center capital fundraising work

Emeryville City Council · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized a professional services contract to retain a capital fundraising consultant (CCS) to develop a case for support and fundraising strategy for the proposed Art Center project; staff said the work will run about four months and run concurrently with operating-model work.

The Emeryville City Council voted unanimously to authorize a professional services contract to retain a capital fundraising consultant for the city’s long‑running Art Center project.

Community Development staff described the site as an approximately 30,000‑square‑foot building behind City Hall that has been the subject of planning and prior developer negotiations dating to 2006. A 2024 feasibility study showed new construction would give the city more flexibility than adaptive reuse while retaining some…

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