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City accepts $98,000 Arts in California Parks grant to fund mural and community activations at Esperanza Park
Summary
Cathedral City accepted a nearly $98,000 Arts in California Parks implementation grant to fund a community mural and four themed cultural events at Esperanza Park; the city will provide a $190,000 match from the Art-in-Public-Places fund for a roundabout monument and related expenses.
The Cathedral City Council approved acceptance of an Arts in California Parks implementation grant to fund a community mural and a series of cultural activations at Esperanza Park.
Staff described "Hope Rising," a program of four community events that will use music, storytelling, food and art-making to commemorate local cultures and to produce a painted mural on a restroom wall facing the CV Link entrance. The mural will be executed in a paint-by-numbers format to allow broad public participation; staff said the work and associated events aim to create a welcoming entryway and to activate the new park.
Why it matters: The grant supports public-art programming intended to engage community organizations (including local tribal groups, the Boys & Girls Club, the senior center and Scribe Gallery) and to leverage state funding for local cultural activation.
Details - Grant award: $98,000 (implementation grant) to pay for event production, materials, subcontracted muralist and musicians; staff recommended accepting the grant and authorizing the city manager to execute the agreement. - Local match: The project includes a $190,000 local match budgeted from the Art-in-Public-Places fund to cover a planned entry monument sculpture and related expenses; staff said the arts fund balance (including interest) is roughly $425,000 and that spending the match would leave a positive remaining balance. - Timeline and partners: The project includes community outreach, a call for artists, a panel review of finalists, and four themed events. Partners listed in the packet include the Desert Recreation District (DRD), local schools, tribal representatives, the Senior Center, the Boys & Girls Club and Scribe Gallery.
Council action: Council approved acceptance of the grant and authorization for the city manager to execute the grant agreement. Councilmember Lam moved and Councilmember Gutierrez seconded the motion; the vote was unanimous.
Fiscal note: Staff said the grant is reimbursable and that most of the match will be charged to the Art-in-Public-Places fund; incidental costs not chargeable to that fund would be charged to the general fund as needed.
Provenance: Staff presentation and council vote are recorded in the meeting packet and the transcript (presentation begins ~13107.4; vote recorded ~13751.73).
