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Staff presented the plan, which outlined program priorities and estimated expenditures for the year including a temporary Art Walk ($55,000 estimated artist payments and related materials), an arts roundtable initiative ($5,000 set-aside for materials and outreach), marketing and outreach, a public art mapping project, plaques and QR codes for the permanent collection, an intern and the recruitment of a full-time arts and events specialist, and potential master-plan consultant scoping. Staff reported an available public art fund balance of about $516,000 (net of encumbrances) and noted existing encumbrances including prior project allocations.

Committee member Kristen moved to approve the annual work and expenditure plan; Nancy seconded. The motion passed unanimously when the committee voted.

Staff said the plan is intended to support a mix of temporary and permanent programming, address maintenance of the city’s collection of approximately 82 works, and begin scoping a public art master plan update. Staff also noted ongoing projects including the Asawa panels (first Santa Rosa panel pouring underway), an RFP for Colgan Creek mural concepts, and various other mural and exhibition activities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Santa Rosa Art in Public Places Committee Regular Meeting - September 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Art and Public Places Committee approved its FY 2025–26 annual work and expenditure plan, authorizing program activities including the Art Walk, arts roundtable, intern staffing and outreach materials with an estimated total of $157,100 for the year.","taxTitle","Santa Rosa City, Sonoma County, California","taxId",3913,"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},6475001,"Santa Rosa arts committee reviews strategic plan goals 4–5, staff reports progress and constraints",1192,2308000,3500000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5737878-79f77248b97e9ac0b157aa09c41d6c79&start=2308&end=3500","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5737878-79f77248b97e9ac0b157aa09c41d6c79/thumbnail_2308000.jpg","/articles/6475001/Santa-Rosa-City/Sonoma-County/California/Santa-Rosa-arts-committee-reviews-strategic-plan-goals-45-staff-reports-progress-and-constraints","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475001-d7f27e873031dccd55c92bc410d55a66/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179278&Signature=WrTsg5EfYI4rEL1pNkXnylWa-JEmLljaeSX-rLD08n9wi2zt7Wh6S~x3~fXMlChs1sUCW~7OfuMsuVGQqs5ChubW1bd7cKKiGp0WIoIWSW5F4K51vTKXYIIFC67mSRHZgdf9347Ryw7hFs3Js0W-fgVHJIfj7f3wW0K6V61ehV-OwXZncw3UAJCBRKtk4KYr3VLdKsmvPjlCSCj0ZWhFeQXBCkKXpey8gxwGadT5RG-n8HRLY~CHILYmZwYfZONG3HA8Pioos~mPaHZolD9Ckz5O-cv3oFH0OtTRYtNZ~lcdhmcnlxXmOVZHvqjJoTVmv6qu5LY8MD19T64eTt7UBA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented the Art and Public Places Committee (APPC) with a status review of goals 4 and 5 of the city’s public art strategic plan during the Sept. 8 APPC meeting.

Meredith (Arts staff) summarized action items under goal 4 — improving outreach, creating public art toolkits, hosting workshops, and forging partnerships — and goal 5 — increasing opportunities and reducing red tape for temporary projects, and increasing staff capacity and collaborations. Staff said much of the work is already underway: an improved public art application form is now on the city website, an audit of the permanent art collection is in progress, and a public art intern will begin work on mapping the collection and supporting outreach.

Committee members discussed successes and barriers. They noted that the strategic plan originated during 2020–21 public-health restrictions and community-engagement practices, and that certain partner offices referenced in the plan (for example, the Office of Community Engagement) no longer exist in the same form, requiring the plan’s language and partner list to be revised. Members also recalled challenges from a high-profile project (the Unum sculpture) that had been built mostly through remote engagement and that underscored the limits of virtual community outreach.

Staff said the city has partnered more frequently in the past year across departments, including public works and water, and has stood up new communications tools, a newsletter sign-up, and an arts roundtable (first event Oct. 24). Meredith described planned deliverables: an “impact review” report (to be circulated early next year), hiring an intern to create an art-map, and scoping a public art master plan update (a consultant-led master plan update could follow in 2027 depending on budgeting and an RFP process).

Committee members requested a short, accessible toolkit or flowchart for community members on how to propose public art and agreed staff should return with further detail on that toolkit in a future agenda item. Members also discussed temporary-project approvals (art walk and temporary installations), staff capacity increases (internship filled; a full-time arts and events specialist position open), and maintenance needs across the city’s permanent collection of about 82 works. Staff said a future RFP for maintenance or a phased maintenance program could be considered.","Staff reported progress on public art strategic plan goals to increase outreach and reduce barriers for temporary projects, noting staff turnover, department reorganizations and next steps including an impact report and master plan update.",{"_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},6475006,"Santa Rosa committee approves one Roseland mural design, asks for revisions to second",1977,336000,2313000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5737878-79f77248b97e9ac0b157aa09c41d6c79&start=336&end=2313","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5737878-79f77248b97e9ac0b157aa09c41d6c79/thumbnail_336000.jpg","/articles/6475006/Santa-Rosa-City/Sonoma-County/California/Santa-Rosa-committee-approves-one-Roseland-mural-design-asks-for-revisions-to-second","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475006-86c61e60b1811d615a0f56ac22e6f0d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179278&Signature=Zc0DwF9tFkoZ1wqkHAa466XfG7IB0oufoR9mfR6AETZZI4v0bxleZ6-Daerd0NG-bjorawJmkkiDyl0FyU4PcuPNNrf5jepzu-z0ShqYCDiJmhVHzMmNBX~7wwEBi15sbzcMfVNjQP2T9b4Yq3z1gp0ccY~aPKulBz4Soh-QnkMPANOeM5dHQtg88fEDxchxvYi8oGmINr01gwlseDJHzymh2XiJX4l8H5nwH0hE9ggD5zgHviir~yy1Al8XGjBCgjGEn7SmqSw-qKvTxwNohiS5iaaYXYDsOgICzp5qb2ir8fccnXx2SUalFSwc-DKRYS240HPhZzLzJml7bsTzyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Art and Public Places Committee on Sept. 8 unanimously approved the first of two proposed West End (Roseland) mural designs and recommended adding color, while declining to approve the second design and asking the project team to return with revisions at the committee’s Oct. 6 meeting.

Anna Orta, community engagement manager for the City of Santa Rosa, presented a Community Improvement Grant application seeking $2,500 in city funds to cover graffiti on two private fences in Roseland by funding murals. Orta said the two-property proposal included community volunteers and student involvement from Shepherd Elementary School for painting and maintenance, and that the applicants would match the grant with volunteer labor.

Committee members and public commenters discussed the two submitted designs, one featuring “Roseland” lettering with local imagery and another that included vineyard and truck imagery. Several committee members and commenters said the first design was clearly rooted in neighborhood references and recommended it be painted in color. Others said the second design relied on Sonoma County/viticulture imagery that some in Roseland found incongruent with everyday neighborhood life. The committee emphasized that because the murals would be on private property, the property owners retain substantial control, but city-funded murals on private property require committee design review.

Kristen Kiefer moved to approve the Roseland lettering design, and Lisa (committee member) seconded; the motion carried unanimously with committee members voting Aye. The motion included a formal recommendation that the artist and property owner consider adding color to the design.

On the second mural, committee members discussed options including approving the process but returning the design for rework by the applicant. Committee member Kristen Kiefer reframed a motion to continue the item to Oct. 6 to allow the community advisory board and applicants to respond to the committee’s feedback; Lisa seconded. The motion to continue passed unanimously with instructions that the project team return with a revised proposal that reflects committee guidance and neighborhood-relevant imagery.

Public commenters and committee members stressed the project’s community process: the applicants collected neighborhood signatures and used city library computers to complete the application, which staff said was a barrier for the applicants. Staff also noted that property owners are sometimes billed penalty fees for unresolved graffiti; approval or a hold on the mural funding can affect that enforcement status while the project is under consideration.

The committee recorded artist Daniel Sandoval as the lead artist named in the application. Staff said the Community Advisory Board (CAB) had previously reviewed the grant application; because the murals are on private property but request city CAB grant funds, the committee’s approval of design and expenditure is required.

The committee’s decisions: approve the first design with a recommendation to add color, and continue consideration of the second design to the Oct. 6 meeting with requested design revisions and a request that staff and the Community Advisory Board coordinate community feedback.","The Art and Public Places Committee approved funding for one of two proposed Roseland murals and asked the project team to revise the second design and return Oct. 6 with community-driven changes.","actionData","errors"]

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Santa Rosa arts committee unanimously approves FY25–26 annual work and expenditure plan

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Santa Rosa committee approves one Roseland mural design, asks for revisions to second