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Arts Commission Presentation - 5/5/2026ARTS COMMISSION PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL April 21, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. 1 ATTACHMENT 1 Arts and Culture Master Plan Implementation ●Annual Art Crawl Experience ●Revised guidelines and standards for Exhibition spaces in City facilities ●Created new guidelines for Utility Box Art Program ●Updated Arts and Culture Calendar and Artist Directory ●Arts Grant Program with new guidelines and application ●Free Park Performances at parks and city events 2022-2026 ●Poet Laureate Program ●Implemented optional private property Mural Permit in TESSA ●Free at Segerstrom Center Campus program ●ARTventure juried art exhibition and awards ceremony ●Hired consultant Arts Orange County to create an Art in Public Places Report to guide the public art goals in the ACMP The following programs and goals from the five (5) year plan have been implemented and re-evaluated: 2 Accomplishments for 2025 •Selection of new Poet Laureate for two-year term as Costa Mesa’s first ever Poet Laureate •Reviewed and approved twelve (12) new designs for the Utility Box Art Program •Reviewed and approved nine (9) grantees for the Arts Grant Program •Reviewed and made changes to the Arts Grant Program guidelines that included increases to arts grant amounts •Participation in a review panel to select poetry for a new public art initiative: Sidewalk Poetry project for implementation at Brentwood Park •Reviewed and approved a new Scope of Work for ACMP update •Discussion and review of the Art in Public Places Report as part of a larger plan to draft a public art ordinance for implementation in the future as a mechanism to fund public art projects 3 Upcoming Plans for 2026 Assist in the implementation of a potential update and new Arts and Culture Master Plan for City Council review Review and approve new poems for new Sidewalk Poetry Project for upcoming park renovations at Ketchum-Libolt and Shalimar Parks Draft an official public art ordinance for City Council review 4 Upcoming Plans for 2026 (continued) Review and make suggestions for optional TESSA mural applications for private property Review and approve new designs for the Utility Box Art Program Review and approve new Arts Grant Program grantees 5 Purpose for Budget Priorities for 2026-27 •The current framework requires City finance staff to return to Council each year to request general fund dollars to backfill a recurring shortfall. •Our recommendations are not a request for new funding. The intent is to update city policies and municipal codes to remove recurring inefficiencies and better align existing and anticipated revenue with their original purpose. •Updating city policies and municipal codes where applicable would ensure arts funding is properly designated from the outset, staff time is not consumed by avoidable annual shortfalls, and public dollars are directed as efficiently as possible toward the outcomes the Arts and Culture Master Plan was designed to deliver. 6 Proposed Budget Priorities for 2026-27 3 Dedicate a portion of any Transient,Occupancy Tax increase to the Public Art Fund Reclassify the Arts Specialist position to the City’s General Fund Establish a dedicated Public Art Fund 6 Approve new budget framework to fund the interim period between the last year of the current ACMP and the implementation of the proposed update to the ACMP 4 Increase the Cannabis Tax Allocation from 0.5% to 1.0% to fund the full implementation of the Arts and Culture Master Plan 5 Approve consultant, if selected by City Council, to work on a new ACMP update 1 2 7 Illustrative Budget Framework for 2026-27 •The following budget frameworks are provided to illustrate how the City’s arts funding can be organized more clearly and deployed more effectively under current operating conditions. •As the City of Costa Mesa approaches the end of the current fiscal year, the Arts and Culture Master Plan has effectively expired, and an updated plan has not yet been adopted. •These next two models also account for the anticipated cost of the Master Plan update contract, ensuring that the update process does not create additional pressure on the City’s general fund and remains consistent with the intent of the ordinance. •Both scenarios organize funding into clear categories and reflect a simple principle: core programming and contractual obligations are funded first, with remaining funds directed toward a Public Art Fund capable of supporting visible, long-term improvements across the City. 8 Proposed Budget for 2026-27 @ 0.5% Cannabis Tax Revenue FY26 & FY27 PROPOSED BUDGET @ 0.5% CANNABIS TAX REVENUE Account Item FY25/26 Proposed 26/27 Proposed 27/28 Multimedia, Promos Free at Segerstrom Center Campus $ 60,000.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 30,000.00 Utility Box Art Program $ 12,500.00 $ 12,500.00 $ 12,500.00 Consulting Artist Laureate Program $ 2,500.00 $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 Large-Scale Installations $ - - $ - Master Plan Update $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ - Recreation ARTventure/Action Arts $ 30,000.00 $ 45,000.00 $ 45,000.00 Galleries $ 400.00 $ 900.00 $ 900.00 Free Park Performances $ 48,000.00 $ 48,000.00 $ 48,000.00 Art Crawl $ 3,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 Grants Arts Grants Program $ 12,500.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 32,500.00 Public Art Board Member Fees Arts Commission Stipends $ 8,400.00 $ 8,400.00 $ 8,400.00 Public Art Fund $ - $ 4,600.00 $ 62,100.00 Total Events and Initiatives $ 237,300.00 $ 248,400.00 $ 248,400.00 9 Proposed Budget for 2026-27 @ 1.0% Cannabis Tax Revenue FY26 & FY27 PROPOSED BUDGET @ 1.0% CANNABIS TAX REVENUE Account Item FY25/26 Proposed 26/27 Proposed 27/28 Multimedia, Promos Free at Segerstrom Center Campus $ 60,000.00 $ 30,000.00 $ 35,000.00 Utility Box Art Program $ 12,500.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 30,000.00 Consulting Artist Laureate Program $ 2,500.00 $ 7,500.00 $ 7,500.00 Large-Scale Installations $ Master Plan Update $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ - Recreation ARTventure/Action Arts $ 30,000.00 $ 45,000.00 $ 45,000.00 Galleries $ 400.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 Free Park Performances $ 48,000.00 $ 60,000.00 $ 60,000.00 Art Crawl $ 3,000.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00 Grants Arts Grants Program $ 12,500.00 $ 75,000.00 $ 100,000.00 Public Art Board Member Fees Arts Commission Stipends $ 8,400.00 $ 8,400.00 $ 8,400.00 Public Art Fund $ - $ 112,500.00 $ 177,500.00 Total Events and Initiatives $ 237,300.00 $ 428,400.00 $ 468,400.00 10 Press 11 Q&A 12