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West Covina planning commissioners review Arts in Public Places annual report, discuss spending priorities
Summary
The West Covina Planning Commission received the Arts in Public Places 2024–25 annual report, heard staff explain the in-lieu fee rules and eligible uses, and debated how the roughly $742,780 fund balance should be spent and governed.
The West Covina Planning Commission on June 10 reviewed the Arts in Public Places program annual report for the 2024–25 fiscal year, heard staff describe how the program is funded, and discussed options for spending and governance, including whether to re-establish an arts subcommittee and how the city should prioritize public art installations.
Joanne delivered the staff presentation, explaining that the municipal code requires an annual Arts in Public Places report and that the program is funded by in-lieu fees tied to new development. Under the code, new nonresidential projects with valuations of $500,000 or more and capital improvement projects meeting that threshold must contribute 1% of project valuation; residential projects pay 0.5% of valuation. Funds may be used for commissioning public art, maintenance and…
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