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Public art, murals, historic preservation, cultural programs, and arts governance.

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  1. The city manager said a citywide mural policy was adopted a month or two earlier and this report was the narrower piece of that work.

    4:18:13

  2. This was the final adoption of the ordinance dissolving the arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth commissions.

    2:58:22

  3. The council voted to abolish five citizen commissions as a budget saving: arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth.

    3:08:21
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  1. Jul212026
    Item 11Agenda title

    Status Report on the Identification and Historic Evaluation of Public Artworks by Emigdio Vasquez and Sergio O’Cadiz Moctezuma

    • Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza asked why the report covered only two artists when the council had discussed protecting murals across the whole city.4:17:13
    • The city manager said a citywide mural policy was adopted a month or two earlier and this report was the narrower piece of that work.4:18:13
  2. Jul72026
    Item 20Agenda title

    Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. NS-3097 Dissolving the Arts and Culture Commission; Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission; Historic Resources Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and Youth Commission First reading at the June 16, 2026 City Council Meeting and approved by a vote of 5-2. Published in the OC Reporter on June 19, 2026

    • This was the final adoption of the ordinance dissolving the arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth commissions.2:58:22
    • It carried with the consent calendar, but Councilmember Lopez and Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza both had no votes recorded against it, as they had at first reading.2:58:25
  3. Jun162026
    Item 20Agenda title

    Dissolve the Arts and Culture Commission; Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission; Historic Resources Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and Youth Commission as Part of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Adoption

    • The council voted to abolish five citizen commissions as a budget saving: arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth.3:08:21
    • Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza said he had thought about it for weeks and would vote no, placing it in a long pattern of the city narrowing how the public takes part.3:08:38
  4. May192026
    Item 6Agenda title

    Appoint Rogelio Reyes Nominated by Councilmember Hernandez as the Ward 5 Representative to the Arts and Culture Commission for a Partial Term Expiring December 12, 2028

    • Rogelio Reyes was appointed as the Ward 5 representative to a city commission, on Councilmember Hernandez's nomination.3:11:57
  5. May52026
    Item 10Agenda title

    Public Art and Preservation Policy

    • The council adopted a public art and preservation policy, seven votes to none.4:41:36
  6. Oct212025
    Item 10Agenda title

    Memorandum of Understanding Between the Cities of Santa Ana, Garden Grove, and Fountain Valley to Formalize a Collaborative, Multi-Jurisdictional Effort Aimed at Enhancing Cultural Tourism, Supporting the Formation of a Vietnamese-Focused Business Improvement District Under Streets and Highways Code §§ 36500 et seq, and Promoting Job Creation and Small Business Development within the City’s Vietnamese Business Community

    • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.4:14:59
  7. Oct72025
    Item 9Agenda title

    License Agreement with Bowers Museum for Digital Marquee Placement

    • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.4:06:09
  8. Aug52025
    Item 7Agenda title

    Appoint Victorino Bermejo Nominated by Councilmember Penaloza as the Ward 6 Representative to the Arts and Culture Commission for a Partial Term Expiring December 8, 2026

    • Routine business, approved together with the rest of the consent calendar without separate discussion.3:38:30