TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Eric Brinkman, Senior Recreation Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Olympics Arts Projects (Unbudgeted) (Parks and Recreation Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Min.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) ALLOCATE PUBLIC ARTS FUNDS
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Manhattan Beach 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Cultural Arts Commission Action Plan and allocate $335,000 from the Public Arts Fund to support its implementation. Staff will return to City Council for review and approval of specific projects as the plan progresses.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The proposed Action Plan has an estimated fiscal impact of $350,000, consisting of $335,000 from the Public Arts Fund and $15,000 from the General Fund. The General Fund expenditures utilize funds that are already budgeted for existing programs. These funds would support cultural programming, public art initiatives, exhibitions, conservation, and commemorative projects associated with the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Public Arts Fund currently has a balance of $1,588,642, of which $975,310 is allocated to existing projects and programs, leaving $613,332 unallocated.
BACKGROUND:
On September 16, 2025, the City Council directed the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics Subcommittee to explore art and cultural initiatives and return with specific recommendations. The Parks and Recreation Department built this direction into the work plan item titled “Public Art Program & New Art Initiatives.” Accordingly, the Cultural Arts Commission began to explore opportunities to celebrate Manhattan Beach's Olympic heritage and develop lasting cultural legacies in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The Cultural Arts Commission's Olympics sub-committee met twic...
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