City Council Meeting – Council Member Items Report
To: City Council
From: Mayor McKeon
Councilman Pat Burns
Councilman Don Kennedy
Date: September 15 , 2026
Subject: CONSIDER CREATING AN ART CENTER COMMITTEE
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ISSUE STATEMENT
With the recent relocation of the Surf Museum to the Main St Library, there is an opportunity to enhance the Art Center to work in coordination with the Surf Museum to create an Art’s Quarter and cultural destination in the City of Huntington Beach.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Request the City Manager to form a Brown Act committee of 7 -9 residents appointed by two Council liaisons to create an Art Center Committee to assist the Art Center with scheduling events, education classes, and curating art exhibitions with national and local artists, in order to enhance the Art Center, promote local artists and coordinate events with the Surf Museum.