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Ventura Water Commission recommends ending CIP contributions to public art fund, citing legal risk concerns
Summary
The Ventura Water Commission unanimously voted to recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance ending contributions from water and wastewater CIP projects to the public art fund; commissioners raised questions about legal exposure under Propositions 26 and 218 and staff acknowledged possible litigation risk.
The Ventura Water Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance ending any contributions from water and wastewater capital improvement program (CIP) projects to the public art fund.
Ventura Water staff framed the item as a formal recommendation to the council, saying the ordinance would “suspend the water and wastewater CIP…
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