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PUBLIC ARTS COMMISSION
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Ann Sheffer, Chair Tracy Merrigan, Vice-Chair Alfonso Murray
Shawnda Faveau Russell Pritchard Mara Gladstone
Thomas Yanni
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A. PRESENTATION: Wrapping of Sonny Bono statue for National Skin Cancer Awareness Week
Proposal from Noel Wax
Wednesday
March 17, 2021 5:30 PM
Public Arts Commission
Meeting Agenda – March 17, 2021
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B. REPORT FROM THE CHAIR:
C. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION / APPROVAL:
1. Report to City Council
2. Resolution: Proposed amendments to the Public Arts and Mural Ordinances
D. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. Bench Project.
2. Stop in the Name of Love.
3. Other Mini-Grants.
E. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS/REPORTS/REQUESTS:
F. REPORT FROM DIRECTOR/STAFF:
ADJOURNMENT: The Public Arts Commission will adjourn to a Regular Meeting, Wednesday April 21, 2021
5:30 p.m. via teleconference.
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I, JAY VIRATA, Community & Economic Development Director for the City of Palm Springs, California, certify this Agenda was
posted at or before 5:30 p.m. on March 12, 2021, as required by established policies and procedures.
/s/ Jay Virata
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Jay Virata, Director
Community & Economic Development
RESOLUTION REQUESTING CHANGES TO THE MURAL ORDINANCE
Whereas, in January 2014, the Palm Springs City Council approved an Ordinance regarding the
Regulation of Original Art Murals, which was amended and superseded in January 2018 to
enable a shorter timeframe for approval and less work and expense for both applicant and
staff.
Whereas, the original purpose of the Ordinance was to clearly differentiate Art Murals from
signs, and the Public Arts Commission has reviewed and approved more than a dozen murals
since 2018, while providing advice on meeting the requirements of the ordinance.
Whereas, the administrative process and costs of formally applying for a mural still remain a
barrier to mural production, particularly for non-profits, which has been mitigated by the
assistance of the Public Arts Commission.
Whereas, to help murals thrive in Palm Springs and recognize the vital cultural self -expression
murals represent, the City must work to simplify the path forward to create legal murals.
The Public Arts Commission believes that this can be accomplished by exempting murals
sponsored or commissioned by the Commission from the review process outlined in the Art
Mural Ordinance, as long as the mural meets the conditions outlined below.
The Public Arts Commission therefore requests that the City Attorney prepare and present to
the City Council revisions to the Art Mural Ordinance that would exempt murals approved by
the Public Arts Commission from the process outlined in the Ordinance if the mural meets the
following requirements:
1) The mural has been commissioned or sponsored by the Public Arts Commission, with a
cost of $25,000 or less, and is intended as a temporary installation for no more than 18
months (at which time it must be reviewed by the Public Arts Commission for approval
to remain longer.)
2) The mural contains no logos or text that advertise or relate to any business, service or
product offered by a commercial entity.
3) The mural is created using only paint or tiles and complies with the current mural
requirements as far as materials or attachment to walls.
Murals that do not meet these requirements, in terms of materials, cost, or permanence, will
still be required to complete the mural approval process as outlined in the Ordinance.
Approved by the Public Arts Commission on March 17, 2021