RESOLUTION NO. 2025-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CRITERIA FOR A CITY PUBLIC ART REGISTRY WHEREAS, the City of Pomona (“City”) is dedicated to preserving and building on the inventory of existing public art within the community; WHEREAS, the City Council established the Art in Public Places Program (“AIPP”) that includes both a public art for private development component and a public acquisitions and donations component, codified in the Pomona Zoning Ordinance, and further adopted through the AIPP Policy and Guidelines Manual (“AIPP Manual”); WHEREAS, the City established a Public Art Fund, which is an interest-bearing account that is managed by the City Manager, or designee, into which public art funds, including donated funds, in-lieu funds and/or public art grant funds are deposited; WHEREAS, the City’s Public Art Collection requires maintenance for longevity of artworks and the AIPP fund supports these costs; WHEREAS, the Cultural Arts Commission (“CAC”), the residents of Pomona, and City Staff have all posed concerns over different Public artworks that require maintenance; WHEREAS, on May 15, 2025, the CAC approved Resolution 25-006, which recommended City Council approval of the preservation of Artwork through recognition of the Public Art Registry; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pomona as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves the following criteria for a citywide Public Art Registry, which will recognize artworks that are:
On City-owned property;
Funded or partially funded by the City (pre-dating the Art in Public Places ordinance), Funded by the Art in Public Places Fund.
Artworks outside of these qualifications or that are not specified in this criteria may be presented on a case-by-case basis to the City. The Registry is a living document and will be updated with new projects that are funded by the Art in Public Places Fund. The Registry will be published on the City’s website and remain publicly accessible.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th Day of August, 2025 CITY OF POMONA:
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Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ______________________________ Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on August 4, 2025 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2025-92
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