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Council approves Fernandeño Tataviam mural at Rudy Ortega Senior Park funded by state grant
Summary
Council approved a grant-funded mural by the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians at Rudy Ortega Senior Park; the project adds cultural artwork with no city cost, includes anti-graffiti coating and community involvement, and will return to the Art/Parks commission for final design process.
The San Fernando City Council voted to approve a mural project proposed by the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians for the water tank at Rudy Ortega Senior Park, a project paid for with state arts funding and designed to involve local artists and community members.
City staff said the mural is funded through the California Arts in Parks program and would not require city funds. Recreation staff described the artwork as a landscape of tribal history featuring water birds, butterflies and the sun; the proposal includes graffiti-resistant coating and a maintenance plan the tribe has committed to fund. "We were able to visit around 134 homes, installing smoke alarms" (note: quote appears in a different agenda item) — project presenters emphasized community outreach and inclusion in both work and the planned ribbon-cutting.
The mural team told council site preparation could begin immediately and painting could start within days under the project's tight timeline; staff said the design will go to the Parks (arts) commission for formal design review and return to council with an agreement and final rendering. City attorney confirmed that the commissioner's recusal did not create a disqualifying conflict at the council level.
Councilmembers expressed broad support for the design and the project's community engagement goals. Mayor Joe Fajardo moved to approve the item; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The city will return with the Art/Parks commission's recommendations and the final agreement. The next procedural step is the commission review and then a council return with the final design and agreement.
