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Fitzpatrick said he reviewed agendas and the arts specialist’s reports and found no record that the funds had been discussed; he said he filed a public records request and received a 383‑page budget with a single page reference (he cited “page 46”) and asked commissioners to press staff to place the matter on an agenda. Fitzpatrick described the lack of action as poor customer service and urged commissioners to demand staff produce the relevant budget detail by the next meeting.

Mr. Gruner (city staff) responded later in the meeting, saying he would follow up with Fitzpatrick to clarify the nature of the $400,000 and to address any questions; Gruner said he had sent Fitzpatrick an email acknowledging receipt and planned to investigate further. No formal action was taken at the meeting; commissioners said they would follow up and one commissioner asked to continue the discussion offline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Costa Mesa Arts Commission Meeting March 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A resident at public comment said $400,000 in cannabis tax revenue is sitting unallocated and urged commissioners to act; city staff committed to follow up with the commenter after the meeting.","taxTitle","Costa Mesa, Orange County, California","taxId",3682,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6647311,"Costa Mesa Playhouse board reintroduces theater ahead of 60th season",159,1085000,1244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522623-1209ed1feab70e29d9ce9cc2d4c2982a&start=1085&end=1244","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2522623-1209ed1feab70e29d9ce9cc2d4c2982a/thumbnail_1085000.jpg","/articles/6647311/Costa-Mesa/Orange-County/California/Costa-Mesa-Playhouse-board-reintroduces-theater-ahead-of-60th-season","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6647311-bd3ad2da75783ca3969741471ee75ab7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212211&Signature=XmU4DJaJ~bpKWBa309LQmkdAYJPobGNBV-~-0jXl8jeYJ8piRoupCh0JyhWhofginuo3XJkZQoaDNl75BNXEf1aHFWE4GNsqVWqdEg-Pq3tNAqBqTDzGclFAATaYeKa8Sfie4SQ0iJeGxX7oqTeRayK3K~0rsenHwX9oK~IKCVCFJy6SHWPOBJ6b7xGWX~OtH9Kbz-ZqhSqiKMqak0O-SktnBVDMlnGeMrAYE4r1RD4l1Y1GRq8~GIxDTMSnAjwKnhryPRnNy1pN6klffc~0ccOvznaxAV3j1R0p85eAkGj~mRz-jkDr1dCHvnuVlU-vav8yfDzuVnFQVJj5WpMXbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members from the Costa Mesa Playhouse told the Arts Commission that the Playhouse will open its sixtieth season this summer and sought to reconnect with the commission and city staff.

Angel Correa, identifying himself as a current board member of the Costa Mesa Playhouse, introduced artistic director Peter Crater and managing director Mia Josomovic and reviewed the theater’s history. Correa said the Playhouse opened its first show on June 24, 1965, and has staged more than 230 productions. He noted the Playhouse building is currently part of the Newport‑Mesa Unified School District property and thanked the district for that relationship.

The Playhouse requested an opportunity to meet with the commission and staff to show the space and discuss future coordination of events and activities; board representatives offered comp tickets and invited commissioners to upcoming productions, including Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya later this month.

The remarks occurred during the meeting’s public-comment period; commissioners acknowledged the Playhouse’s long history and thanked the speakers for reintroducing the organization to the commission.","Board members of the Costa Mesa Playhouse used public comment time to reintroduce themselves to the Arts Commission, note the theater’s 60th season and invite commissioners to visit performances and the facility.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6647313,"Arts commission hears reports on school district programs, art crawl, youth juried show and mural roster",1696,80000,1776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522623-1209ed1feab70e29d9ce9cc2d4c2982a&start=80&end=1776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2522623-1209ed1feab70e29d9ce9cc2d4c2982a/thumbnail_80000.jpg","/articles/6647313/Costa-Mesa/Orange-County/California/Arts-commission-hears-reports-on-school-district-programs-art-crawl-youth-juried-show-and-mural-roster","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6647313-911649c0808561641927970c3007e325/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212211&Signature=V2bolFGfGLpWeGmlOC7tGk8M2DwGNezqXKwIGT1olfK-xT3T~PDnzR7KQjQuifs3k6lZ7Rwc90PtkZMh-ER3u1iNZXAnmtkJ5aw1D~dwZLQwYclSEuQV8GtRDjkDarbT0SrHCHSrmaPlSSDb8xvIflEIWwxTNCZewho1aiwPqeQYTaQV1RJimyWaz-k1wWkWd-q7mQkdw6sqJfYGPJZt6DdqiuNwNmWFVTW-H5IKnbAYJ3AB33Sk1g11pKgWF5uClqNXgVNN7jXnyg04fjNXAAtM52fG8vKkG4MBGiyP5Fu2i1pNA1K7R0Ee1hX2Ewq4Kyt6aGEjhzPjlonRgk1G7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from Newport‑Mesa Unified School District and Costa Mesa arts staff presented program updates and event schedules to the Arts Commission on March 6.

A district representative reported on a range of K–12 arts activities across Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, including a senior art showcase scheduled to open April 24 (the presenter said it will be exhibited after the opening) and a district art showcase at Orange Coast College’s Doyle Pavilion. The presenter said two elementary art teachers travel between multiple schools and are delivering ceramics and acrylic painting to TK–6 students; dance partnerships and assemblies were also described, including work with Backhouse Dance and Contempo Ballet. The presenter said the Costa Mesa High School theater was renamed the Gilbo Lindforest Performing Arts Center to honor two retired music educators and that high school music programs have begun a musical-tour series visiting elementary schools in March.

City arts staff (Arts Specialist Ms. Gardner) said the city’s fourth Art Crawl is scheduled for May 24, 2025, with three confirmed stops (Seventeenth Street Recording Studio, the Wayfarer and Segerstrom Center-related programming). The staff report noted nine applications have been submitted so far for the current arts grant cycle (application period closes Monday following the meeting) and that the youth art (Art Venture) application is live with a May 5 deadline and one application on file. The adult juried exhibition application opens in June and closes July 14.

Staff also described a plan to create a three‑year mural artist roster (25–40 artists) selected by a review panel including commissioners and community members; artists on the roster would be invited to propose publicly funded projects when funds become available. Commissioners asked whether grant guidelines should bar immediate reapplication by prior grantees; staff said the current guidelines do not include that restriction but that the commission could direct staff to bring back a revised guideline for future cycles. Commissioners instructed staff to return next month with recommended edits to the grant guidelines if the commission wanted to consider limits on repeat grantees.

Ms. Gardner announced that Chair Ochoa and Vice Chair Duderian will present the city’s new poet laureate, Danielle Hanson, at the April 1 City Council meeting.","Newport‑Mesa Unified School District and city arts staff updated commissioners on upcoming showcases, a district musical tour, the May 24 art crawl, the youth art application (deadline May 5) and plans for a publicly funded mural-artist roster; commissioners agreed to review grant guidelines next month.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6647318,"Arts Commission selects Evan Chaffee design for city utility box",346,2092000,2438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2522623-1209ed1feab70e29d9ce9cc2d4c2982a&start=2092&end=2438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2522623-1209ed1feab70e29d9ce9cc2d4c2982a/thumbnail_2092000.jpg","/articles/6647318/Costa-Mesa/Orange-County/California/Arts-Commission-selects-Evan-Chaffee-design-for-city-utility-box","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6647318-0c9c0a923e54c9c1ae26fdd5c5d3067b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212211&Signature=krJomHkdfGNDFCxjKp87eb7395XLMGVFHoymZtgpkeOJ8U3r4GdQpKdZfxljRJlP3Za5ye3D7MRKS2b14pbI4eqLYLy9JELB7L0-krZ7lk4pK11CRFUWlX9vUS647aDiPPGggAFtJKmBXpYJ-Z4kWEBXfKg2rwmYVa63MTu4i0aNXdJBiNdOraj13gPAROq6zsM4HjSILMlp3Iyg5vqrt-iH6s6OXz0h5KgL8PD7y3aCCFwH3HuEA9T5DR91BHLiMl6ZgEncuEK8bUH0akv9LZtED7yvnrK4NHSgCB41xVdJuM~n7E5D04B2ZQSDn37G5TevL77GonwISvLIP~411Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Costa Mesa Arts Commission voted to approve an alternate utility box design, selecting artist Evan Chaffee’s “Golden Horizon” (golden poppy motif) for installation.

Commissioners reviewed three alternate designs submitted after the original artist declined to revise his earlier submission. The commission discussed which design would most effectively wrap the multi-sided boxes and which would create the least visual distraction for drivers. Commissioner Lucia noted that the first design would “wrap really nicely” and highlighted its poppy motif; other commissioners described the third submission as “very busy” and potentially distracting for motorists. Chair Ochoa and multiple commissioners expressed a preference for the first design as the best fit for the streetscape.

A motion to select alternate 1 (Golden Horizon) was made and a roll-call vote followed. The motion carried unanimously with four votes in favor and no recorded votes against or abstentions. The commission directed staff to proceed with contract/installation steps for the selected design.

The action formally recorded in the meeting minutes names the selected artist as Evan Chaffee and the approved design as “Golden Horizon.” Commissioners who participated in the discussion included Chair Ochoa, Vice Chair Duderian, Commissioner Lucia and Commissioner Ashendorf; three commissioners (Mann, Wundercheck and Ford) were recorded as absent.","The Costa Mesa Arts Commission voted 4-0 to approve the “Golden Horizon” design by Evan Chaffee for a utility box wrap after reviewing three alternate designs and hearing commissioners’ concerns about readability and driver distraction.","actionData","errors"]

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