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Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission asks city to reallocate mural savings, fund a $50,000 map app and $5,000 chalk-festival restart
Summary
The commission voted to recommend that City Council return under-spent Sea Chatter and Skate Waves mural funds to the John Parsons Public Art Fund, allocate $50,000 to create a public-art map/app (with maintenance not to exceed $2,400/year), and provide $5,000 to restart a chalk-art festival.
The Redondo Beach Cultural Arts Commission voted to recommend three budget items to City Council: return unspent mural funds to the John Parsons Public Art Fund, request $50,000 for a public-art map/app, and request $5,000 to reactivate a chalk-art festival.
Commissioner Gold moved the recommendation and Commissioner Christian Kelly seconded; the motion carried. Commissioners said the John Parsons fund currently shows a very low balance and staff advised against allocating from that fund immediately because large deposits are projected but not yet posted. To avoid delay, commissioners decided to ask council to return the under-spent amounts from two recent projects (Sea Chatter and Skate Waves) to the art fund for future use.
The commission prioritized a digital, interactive map or app to help visitors and residents locate public art, walking tours and historical markers. Commissioners discussed options ranging from simple WordPress/map plug-ins to full, city-branded mobile apps; cost estimates ranged from a low hundreds-per-year plugin to tens of thousands for custom builds. After debate, the commission settled on a $50,000 request as a starting-point design and development budget and asked that ongoing maintenance be capped in the request at no more than $2,400 per year.
Commissioners also recommended a modest $5,000 general-fund request to restart the chalk-art festival, citing one-day space rental, materials and cleanup costs; commissioners suggested a $5,000 placeholder to allow organizers to begin planning. Several members emphasized that exact funding sources (general fund vs. John Parsons fund) will be determined by council and constrained by ordinance definitions of eligible expenditures.
Next steps: the commission will forward its recommendation to City Council as the Cultural Arts Commission’s budget submission. Council will review the requests in its budget hearings and will decide funding sources and final amounts.
