Commission hears status updates on public art: Tribute to Public Safety walls, Milking Time statue, stolen 'Fiesta' piece to be stored

Staff presented a status report on several ongoing public-art projects in Cerritos, including the Tribute to Public Safety plaza, the Milking Time statue by artist Jane DeDecker, and a partially stolen bronze titled Fiesta. Commissioners asked questions about placement and security; staff said it will remove and store a remaining Fiesta piece while options are evaluated.

The Tribute to Public Safety: Staff showed photos of the plaza and said two engraved granite walls approved by the City Council remain to be installed. The staff presentation described a primary “title” wall (fronting the street) and a secondary “statement” wall near a planter; the secondary was described as approximately 4 feet high by about 8 feet wide, and the primary wall as roughly 7 feet high by 16 feet long. A sample of the granite and engraving…