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Later in the meeting the commission approved the consent calendar by single motion. The roll-call vote on the consent calendar was unanimous (Commissioner Emerson — yes; Commissioner Momson — yes; Commissioner Van Wagner — yes; Commissioner Small — yes; Chair Schlenlein — yes). Staff had said the FASTSIGNS contract for the utility-box art-wrap project was included on the consent calendar; because the consent calendar passed, that contract will move to council for final approval and, if approved, allow funds budgeted for the project to be released.

Actions recorded from this meeting:
- Motion to pull agenda item 4.1 from consideration — passed unanimously (mover/second not specified in transcript). Note: staff announced the item would be pulled; the commission adopted the procedural motion.
- Motion to approve the consent calendar (includes FASTSIGNS contract for utility-box project) — passed unanimously (mover/second not specified in transcript).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cultural & Fine Arts Commission - 28 Aug 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission voted to pull agenda item 4.1 and later approved the consent calendar unanimously; staff indicated the FASTSIGNS contract for utility-box art was on the consent calendar.","taxTitle","Sonoma City, Sonoma County, California","taxId",72202,"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},6456228,"Sonoma opens nominations for Treasure Artist and student awards; selection set for November",477,2811000,3288000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692021-f4090699bb8ffc4ed12c8e07fc84acb2&start=2811&end=3288","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692021-f4090699bb8ffc4ed12c8e07fc84acb2/thumbnail_2811000.jpg","/articles/6456228/Sonoma-City/Sonoma-County/California/Sonoma-opens-nominations-for-Treasure-Artist-and-student-awards-selection-set-for-November","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6456228-e23eb9b9fc03ad6942cd1b1c202a0bdc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770423382&Signature=L2CxcoLRgN5j08nY8-qI5iH9aP-kln2ui4NJZbKA0Qf4jcsY1s162ecjyduKMHFUofJShmTaY2dEh7QzwkvdBKJeyzfjY0gwJ5v7yUa9LyNE29KK66TOv~Awu5BaXzXhArsnqlCnUw8RYGUC-7W28WH4t5OUcMx3NYJZ82y0RityNbz~gTdM-r~nevfkPYOev1EizSqZnbJj-GLG0kQ-pWvd5iOAP4avQVpRIgrEBMtpQ-Ra63mY3hJnxGMm11IZ3GWSPM4OH-uZMBxo~z~b~tOzXPY~-cqqFPhzCpWgdqk3~GgOAmnJsIqcWANaI3JVGkk1Lqf6CzV0Sl76OFcIwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senior Management Analyst Sarah Tracy reviewed the Treasure Artist program timeline and nomination process for the Cultural and Fine Arts Commission. Nominations will open Sept. 15 and close Oct. 24; the commission will review submissions in advance of its November meeting and is scheduled to select the Treasure Artist at its Nov. 19 meeting.

Tracy said nominations may be submitted online, by hard copy or by email. She reminded commissioners that the application requires a formal nomination letter (not just an email of support) and that the packet for commission review will be provided in the shared drive ahead of the meeting. “We do have a list of requirements that are available on our website,” Tracy said, noting the packet includes guidance and last year’s press release.

Tracy described program benefits and traditions associated with the award: a public Treasure Artist reception (recently made free to attend), inclusion in the Fourth of July parade, and a rotating exhibition slot in the chamber’s gallery program. The commission forms an event ad hoc each year to help plan the reception and related activities; donations raised at the reception are routinely applied to the student creative-artist awards if not used for event costs.

Why it matters: the Treasure Artist award is one of the commission’s signature public-art programs, provides public recognition and exhibition opportunities for local artists, and funds student awards; the nomination window and selection date give artists and nominators concrete deadlines.

Speakers who addressed this topic include Sarah Tracy (Senior Management Analyst) and multiple commissioners and ad-hoc participants who discussed outreach and event logistics.","Staff announced the Treasure Artist nomination period (Sept. 15–Oct. 24), explained nomination requirements and the selection timeline, and described event and exhibition activities associated with the program.",{"_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},6456233,"City submits California cultural-district application; compiles 344 cultural assets",892,1358000,2250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692021-f4090699bb8ffc4ed12c8e07fc84acb2&start=1358&end=2250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692021-f4090699bb8ffc4ed12c8e07fc84acb2/thumbnail_1358000.jpg","/articles/6456233/Sonoma-City/Sonoma-County/California/City-submits-California-cultural-district-application-compiles-344-cultural-assets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6456233-244bfc897b3c52db0697c622515f2b09/orig.mp4?Expires=1770423382&Signature=JManO2GUO1iX6yD92wuV0ZHqIoUdbjnD1K-APt3moD1jI250BOso6m-2TcLahM9RFlU7aY2paa3k7Tjb-xo2bSiHq3E21NFMjsycpTYnyso8bizWi3XbOADkynxq6PNVfGkP1aI~9Ez9wmx0zKBTvdRDKE3feK2TyKHxPlvbElkOepxeHHnZsykaMD8lDmPB5H-iWbzbfiiwLqKlYrF851ZUUX5rQluEQofyjM2j6Uz0VSmIV276fa1BaqAtmMLtJTGCfVmT8RYl7cGfy~xP~P0A83P6uEXYVWu8~TpzKqj38Y9E7Xukj0WiQV2cB~8E9r4j33Cm5j51DEl0ylUa4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senior Management Analyst Sarah Tracy told the Cultural and Fine Arts Commission that the city filed an application for a California Cultural District designation, a program that traces to Assembly Bill 189 and is administered by the California Arts Council. Tracy said the council was accepting applications again in 2025 after a pause and that the Arts Council planned to designate roughly 10 districts in this round.

Tracy said the city’s application required three co-applicants: a government entity with land-use authority, a business organization or chamber, and an arts organization with programming. The city served as lead applicant and included local partners such as the community center and chamber of commerce as co-applicants.

Tracy described the program as focused on equity, access and inclusion and summarized the grant component as $10,000 spread over two years; the application requires a local match. “The proposed use of CAC grant funds, which is, dollars 10,000 over 2 years,” Tracy said, noting the amount is intended to bolster existing local efforts rather than fund a fully autonomous program.

As part of the rapid application, staff compiled a cultural-asset inventory of 344 items in and near the proposed district footprint. Tracy said the inventory included institutions, events, historical associations and cultural practices tied to the area’s identity — from Buena Vista and Bartholomew Park to literary influences such as Jack London and M.F.K. Fisher — and in some cases included assets outside the city limits when those assets influence Sonoma’s cultural life.

Tracy said the California Arts Council encouraged a walkable, focused footprint for cultural districts; Sonoma’s map follows the Broadway corridor, Sebastiani and the cemetery and state-park-edge areas that staff and partners identified as the highest concentration of cultural assets. If the Arts Council advances Sonoma’s application, Tracy said, the agency may select Sonoma for a site visit (staff said the Arts Council had indicated an approximate site-visit timeframe of October, but provided no firm date).

Tracy said the application and asset inventory will be refined with public review and ad-hoc commission input; she described the inventory as a “living” document that staff intends to iterate. She also said the designation can improve eligibility for additional grant funding and provides promotional benefits via the Arts Council’s materials and web directory.

Why it matters: a cultural-district designation would formally recognize Sonoma’s local cultural assets, may unlock modest CAC grant funds and could strengthen eligibility for future cultural grants. Even if not selected, Tracy said the application work yielded inventory and planning materials that staff will keep using for public-art and cultural planning.

Speakers who addressed this topic include Senior Management Analyst Sarah Tracy; Connie (community/historical partner); Chair Schlenlein; and City Manager David Guin (noted by staff).","City staff described a fast-tracked application to the California Arts Council to designate a Sonoma Cultural District under AB 189, compiling a 344-item cultural asset inventory, proposing a walkable district footprint and seeking a $10,000 CAC grant (with a local match). Staff said a site visit could occur if the application advances.",{"_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},6456237,"City outlines Public Art Fund budget, donation process and utility-box art project",849,307000,1156000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692021-f4090699bb8ffc4ed12c8e07fc84acb2&start=307&end=1156","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692021-f4090699bb8ffc4ed12c8e07fc84acb2/thumbnail_307000.jpg","/articles/6456237/Sonoma-City/Sonoma-County/California/City-outlines-Public-Art-Fund-budget-donation-process-and-utility-box-art-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6456237-7dbb80467d1194e8717d9c9ea931d5dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770423382&Signature=CQaD08QwJNgdYgy~yLDS9TJ0XaHR9NYYTfvr0RX3f3KsN2ECa3Z07WLx12Soomr85ZRGKckrEfL~O7EmcdjgM~aZcjrVkgFwW~-HQdsnEKggNVuU3CMKvK3D7UxS9Byzp4ih8gkYv9EYPqhJov8~IyhENA36KCi9Nl7aY8ao-Eui4ZiD5HB-~dbVRJTGCwfC0t8jiueGFq3gCadPnodGm~zhLgy2Eu0Apvz8IDN6BCrRyMtLpNX-fj1cdX~dYyfwkdIpOJUzfoxdwmgBSybMNcB44mBvsbC4QRJnDIPUWI9Plh-9ukYY3WZEYwNOfQuEtybZLQ4SvY7j5pQgfWAwwA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Prapdi Oriole, the finance director for the City of Sonoma, told the Cultural and Fine Arts Commission that the city budgeted $25,600 in revenue for Fiscal Year 2025–26 in the Public Art Fund, including a $25,000 transfer from the general fund and $600 in interest. The fund’s beginning cash balance is $70,739; after projected revenue and expenses, Oriole said the ending balance would be $74,839.

Oriole said the FY25–26 budget includes $15,000 budgeted for a utility-box art wrap project and $20,000 for permanent and temporary public-art funding proposals. “On the expense side, we have posited utility box art grama for $15,000 and permanent and temporary funding request, for $20,000,” Oriole said. She also reviewed restrictions and allowable uses in the city’s public-art policy, citing sections 5.6 and 5.7 of that policy as the source for the listed eligible and ineligible expenditures.

The commission discussed how the Public Art Fund differs from the CFAC activities budget. Oriole said CFAC activities are funded from the general fund as a Parks and Recreation line item, and that CFAC’s FY25–26 allocation is $12,000 — including $2,500 for the Treasure Artist reception, $5,000 for the student creative-artist awards and $4,500 for other CFAC activities. “This budget is…funded by general fund,” Oriole said, describing the two budgets’ separation.

Oriole and staff also noted an ongoing fee study that would consider a 1% public-art requirement for residential development valued at $250,000 or more. The city maintains a donation agreement form for contributions to the Public Art Fund; Oriole encouraged commissioners to refer potential donors to finance so the city can accept donations under the required agreement and keep donated funds in the Public Art Fund rather than commingling them with the general fund.

Commissioners pressed staff on implementation questions: whether the CFAC activities allocation rolls over (staff said they would follow up on accounting), whether sculpture bases and similar items are admissible public-art expenses (staff said they would confirm), and how donated funds have been handled historically (Oriole said donations tied to the Treasure Artist reception had been used for student awards and that staff is examining processes for accepting donations into the Public Art Fund).

The commission also discussed next steps for a planned utility-box art wrap project. Staff said a contract with FASTSIGNS is on the meeting’s consent calendar; once the contract is executed and proofs are produced, the ad hoc selection committee will present artist selections, with a likely appearance before the commission in November. A staff member summarized: the contract will enable proofing and final artwork decisions, and once council approves the contract on the consent calendar the funds budgeted for the project can be released.

Why it matters: the presentation clarified how the city will use and restrict public-art funds, explained where CFAC activities fit into the overall city budget, signaled a potential policy change with the fee study, and laid out the practical steps for an imminent, city-funded public-art installation.

Clarifying details from the meeting: the Public Art Fund revenue for FY25–26 is $25,600 (transfer-in $25,000; interest $600); beginning balance $70,739; projected ending balance $74,839; budgeted expenses shown as $35,000 total placeholders ($15,000 utility-box art, $20,000 permanent/temporary). CFAC line item for FY25–26: $12,000 (treasure artist reception $2,500; student creative artist awards $5,000; other CFAC activities $4,500). A fee study is underway to consider a 1% public-art requirement for qualifying residential development (valued at $250,000 or more). Donations require the city’s donation agreement form and will be kept in the Public Art Fund if accepted.

Speakers who addressed this topic in the meeting include Prapdi Oriole, Finance Director; Senior Management Analyst Sarah Tracy; Chair Schlenlein; Deb (commissioner); Scott (staff/participant) and Heather (commissioner).","City finance staff presented the Fiscal Year 2025–26 Public Art Fund and Cultural and Fine Arts Commission (CFAC) budgets, described a pending fee study that could require 1% public-art contributions on some residential development, and said a FASTSIGNS contract for a utility-box art project is on the consent calendar for approval.","actionData","errors"]

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