TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Ted Faturos, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration and Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Section 10.90.060 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code to Specify that Public Art Funds May Be Used for Performance Arts and Other Forms of Art (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Alkire).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0006
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and, after receiving public comment, introduce an ordinance to amend the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) Section related to the types of public art that may be funded by the City's Art in Public Places Program.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. Utilizing funding from the Art in Public Places Program may offset expenditures currently allocated in the General Fund budget.
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 10.90 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) establishes regulations related to fees applied to certain developments to fund art in public places. The "art in public places" fee and associated regulations were added to the Municipal Code in 2002 with the City Council's adoption of Ordinance No. 2040. The fee is imposed "on every residential development of four or more units, and every commercial and industrial building project with a building valuation exceeding five hundred thousand ($500,000) dollars as determined by the Building Official." The fee is calculated as one percent of a project's total building valuation. The City collected $111,821 in these fees in calendar year 2025.
On February 25, 2026, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing and unanimously approved Resolution No. ...
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