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Commission moves to agendize reallocating public-art funds for LGBTQIA+ sculpture and local park projects
Summary
The Cultural Arts Commission received an update on the LGBTQIA+ permanent art subcommittee and voted to place on a future agenda a proposal to reallocate remaining John Parsons and transit-center art funds to support a sculpture at North Branch Library and art projects at Lilienthal Park.
The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission on May 28 received an update from its LGBTQIA+ permanent art installation subcommittee and directed staff to bring a reallocation proposal to the commission’s next meeting.
Commissioners said the subcommittee has identified a site in front of the North Branch Library for a permanent LGBTQIA+ sculpture and has conceptualized a five- to six-foot piece, but noted that funding has not been secured. The commission discussed using remaining balances in the John Parsons Public Art Fund and reallocating monies originally earmarked for a transit-center project.
A staff member reported the John Parsons fund showed an approximate remaining balance of $74,000 but noted pending allocations: five utility-box wrap projects are in contract and will require between $10,500 and $12,500 once final conditions are determined. Commissioners agreed to place the following items on the July agenda: (1) discussion of reallocating some or all of the transit-center allocation to the Lilienthal Park project; and (2) consideration of allocating John Parsons Public Art Fund monies to the LGBTQIA+ sculpture at the North Branch Library.
During the subcommittee report, commissioners described the preferred sculpture site and reiterated that an artist callout cannot be issued until funding is available. “There’s, well, it'd be, like, a 5 to 6 foot sculpture, possibly bigger, but it'll be going in front of the North Branch Library,” a commissioner said. The commission also discussed prioritizing installations that minimize long-term maintenance burdens for city staff.
Public commenters including Mickey Johnson, president of the North Redondo Beach Business Association, expressed support and offered outreach assistance through business associations and school contacts. Commissioners also discussed sequencing — for example, waiting on final costs for the skate-wave project and the utility-box wraps before finalizing reallocations — and asked staff to include updated fund balances in the agenda packet.
A motion to agendize the reallocation discussion carried unanimously; commissioners did not adopt a final reallocation at the meeting.
