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ORDINANCE NO. 3303-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2,
CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 14, SECTIONS 2-9.1402 AND 2-
9.1403 PERTAINING TO THE CULTURAL ARTS
COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the City of Redondo Beach employs a number of Commissions that serve as advisory and decision-making bodies that provide public input and expertise to the City Council on specific areas of interest; and
WHEREAS, the role of the Commissions has evolved through the years; and WHEREAS, several sections of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code sections related to the City’s Commissions have become outdated and no longer reflect the role they play for the City; and
WHEREAS, the evolution of Commission-related ordinances has resulted in duplicative and conflicting elements that complicate operations and are in need of revisions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clearly define the role of each commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ensure the Redondo Beach Municipal Code accurately reflects the needs served by each Commission; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to eliminate conflicting elements of the Commission-related ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clearly define objective attendance requirements for Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 2, Chapter 9, Article 14, Section 2-9.1402 is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
Ҥ 2-9.1402 Appointment of members.
The Commission shall consist of seven members. To the extent practical, the members of the Commission shall be composed of: two members appointed from among professionals in the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, engineering, design or other related cultural and arts disciplines, to the extent such ORDINANCE NO. 3303-25
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professionals are available in the City; two members appointed from a recognized arts or artists organization; and the remaining three members shall be appointed at-large.” SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 2, Chapter 9, Article 14, Section 2-9.1403 is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
Ҥ 2-9.1403 Powers and duties.
The Commission shall:
(a) Act as adviser to the City Council in all matters pertaining to public art in Redondo Beach. Public art in Redondo Beach shall be defined as artworks that are identified through a gift, City purchase, or artist commission, that are displayed in any publicly owned property or right-of-way area including parks, City buildings and facilities, streets, medians, sidewalks, plazas and in any other public location determined by the City Council;
(b) Make recommendations to the City Council for public art program guidelines, the artistic criteria for public art, the acquisition of public art, artwork commissioning and deaccession, the creation of public art infrastructure, and the preservation and maintenance of public art in the City;
(c) Make recommendations for a prioritized list of public art projects to be considered as part of the City's strategic planning and annual capital project and budgeting processes; (d) Stimulate public interest in such public art programs and projects; (e) Make recommendations to the City Council related to performing arts events and programs, including, but not limited to, theater, music, film, fine art, literature, poetry; and (f) Perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to it by the City Council, City Manager, or staff liaison with the approval and/or at the direction of the City Manager.”
SECTION 3. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be published by one insertion in the official newspaper of said city or published in conformance with the alternative publication requirements pursuant to Redondo Beach City Charter §9.15, and same shall go into effect and be in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of October, 2025. ________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 3303-25
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 3303-25 was duly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7 th day of
October, 2025, and was duly approved and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 14th day of October, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk