CITY OF COMMERCEAGENDA REPORTCITY OF COMMERCEAGENDA REPORT
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF COMMERCE
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Art in Public Places – Budget Update
Meeting Date: November 25, 2025
REQUEST:
The City Council will consider authorizing the allocation of $50,000 from the previously approved Art in Public Places Fund budget to support upcoming Art in Public Places events and community programming.
BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION :
The city’s Art in Public Places program is primarily funded through development-related contributions. As part of development agreements or conditions of project approval, developers are required to either incorporate public art into their projects or contribute an in-lieu fee to the city’s Public Art Fund.
On June 24, 2025, the City Council approved the FY 2025-2026 budget, which included a $400,000 appropriation for the Art in Public Places Fund, supported by matching revenues. As part of program implementation, staff is seeking Council direction to designate $50,000 of the approved appropriation specifically for future Art in Public Places events/activities.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff recommendation; and/or
Provide further direction to staff
Fiscal impact:
Approval of the request will not increase overall expenditures. The proposed $50,000 allocation will be drawn from the existing FY 2025-26 Art in Public Places Fund budget, previously approved by the City Council. Funds will be reallocated internally to support event-related costs.
Prepared by: Gisselle S. Delgado, Senior Management Analyst Respectfully submitted: Ernie Hernandez, City Manager
Reviewed by: Alvaro Castellon, Director of Finance Approved as to form: Noel Tapia, City Attorney