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Commission examines public-art in-lieu fees, recent $30,000 payment and how the city sets amounts
Summary
Staff described developer in-lieu payments to Gilroy’s public art fund (examples: $30,000 and $4,000). Commissioners said the city lacks a formal policy for determining in-lieu amounts and discussed a potential percentage-based fee as a policy option.
At the March meeting staff briefed the Arts & Culture Commission on how Gilroy accepts in-lieu public-art fees when developers opt not to install on-site art.
Staff cited two recent in-lieu payments: a roughly $30,000 contribution tied to a Dr. Horton project and a $4,000 payment from a smaller development by D and Z Design; those funds were used for projects…
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