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March 3, 2026 – 5:30 P.M.
10500 Civic Center Drive, Serrano Conference Room
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
A. Call to Order
Roll Call: Bryan Dopp, Ilianna Salas, Ebony McGee Andersen, Tina Gilfry and Tara Bryan
B. Announcements/ Presentations
B1. Administration of Oath of Office for Newly Appointed Public Art Committee Member Tara Bryan and Re-
appointed Public Art Committee Members Ebony McGee and Iliana Salas.
C. Public Communications
This is the time and place for the general public to address the Public Art Committee on any item listed on
the agenda. State law prohibits the Public Art Committee from addressing any issue not previously included
on the Agenda. The Public Art Committee may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent
meeting. Comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes per individual.
D. Committee Business
D1. Consideration to approve the minutes of December 2, 2025.
D2. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair – Public Art Committee.
D3. Verbal update on the Status of the Public Art Fund.
D4. Verbal update on current fiscal year public art projects and initiatives.
D5. Verbal update on the proposed projects for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
D6. Verbal update on the next Public Art Committee meeting date.
E. Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, Allison Town, Public Art Committee Secretary, or my designee, hereby certifies that a true, accurate copy
of the foregoing agenda was posted on February 26, 2026, at least Seventy-Two (72) hours prior to the
meeting per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California, and on
the City’s website.
Allison Town
Public Art Committee Secretary
City of Rancho Cucamonga
Public Art Committee Agenda
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES December 2, 2025
At 5:30 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER
The City of Rancho Cucamonga Public Art Committee held a special meeting on Tuesday,
December 2, 2025, in the Serrano Conference Room at City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center
Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California.
Chair Leslie Matamoros called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m.
Present: Committee Members Tina Gilfry, Leslie Matamoros, Ilianna Salas
Absent: Committee Members Bryan Dopp, Ebony McGee Andersen
Also Present: Allison Town, Management Analyst I
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
No public communications were made.
C. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
C1. Consideration to approve the minutes of September 2, 2025.
MOTION: Moved by Tina Gilfry, seconded by Ilianna Salas to approve the meeting minutes of
September 2, 2025. Motion carried 3-0 (AYES: Gilfry, Matamoros, and Salas. NOES: None.)
C2. Verbal update on the Status of the Public Art Fund.
MOTION: N/A
Allison Town provided an update on the status of the Public Art Fund balance. Current Public Art
Trust Fund - $605,398.38. Amount Remaining for FY 25/26 - $60,184.
C3. Verbal update on current fiscal year public art projects and initiatives.
MOTION: N/A
Allison Town provided an update on the Mini Mural Project. Four (4) artists have been selected
to paint four (4) intersection locations:
• Pacific Electric Trail @ Grove Avenue [one directional marker]
Jeaneen Carlino Allen
• Pacific Electric Trail @ Amethyst Avenue [two directional markers]
Carly Lake
• Pacific Electric Trail @ Archibald Avenue [two directional markers]
Crisselle Mendiola
• Pacific Electric Trail @ Ramona Avenue [one directional marker]
Wendy Duong
Town will coordinate final designs with the artists by January 15, 2026. Installation will take
place in February 2026.
Town also provided an update on the next round of the Utility Box Beautification Program. The
Call for Artists will launch February 2, 2026. Application Submission Deadline will be February
26, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. (PST) or until 100 applications are received (per CaFE subscription).
C4. Verbal update on the proposed projects for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
MOTION: N/A
Town shared that City staff are beginning to plan for projects in FY 26/27, pulling inspiration
from the Creative Placemaking & Public Art Strategic Plan. Discussion centered on artist-in-
residency opportunities with Randall Lewis Second Story and Beyond® and the San Bernardino
County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). Town shared the DBH Into Light Exhibition
opportunity will feature original portraits and individual stories of people who have died from
the disease of drug addiction. The mission of this exhibit is to change the conversation about
drug addiction through the power of original art and storytelling. Staff are researching logistics
to bring the exhibition to Rancho Cucamonga City Hall in 2026.
C5. Verbal update on the next Public Art Committee meeting date.
MOTION: N/A
Allison Town informed the Public Art Committee that the next meeting would be held on
Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
D. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Leslie Matamoros adjourned the meeting at 5:58 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Allison Town
Public Art Committee Staff Liaison