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ORDINANCE NO. 2298 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 13.20 TO TITLE 13, PUBLIC ART CONTRIBUTION TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON WHEREAS, public art amplifies the cultural landscape of a community, offering City residents and visitors access to artistic expressions that reflect City values, history, and identity; and WHEREAS, there is a community interest in expanding and supporting the existing and future body of public art in the City of Pleasanton within non-residential sites, including providing funding for the acquisition, installation, maintenance, and other supporting activities to sustain the inventory of public art; and WHEREAS, on August 20, 2024, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton provided direction to City staff to further explore a public art contribution requirement for the City of Pleasanton; and WHEREAS, on March 3, 2025, the Civil Arts Commission of the City of Pleasanton received information on similar art contribution programs and provided feedback to City of Pleasanton's proposed art contribution program; and WHEREAS, an addition to the Pleasanton Municipal Code is necessary to require a public art contribution for non-residential projects. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 13.20 to Title 13 of the City of Pleasanton's Municipal Code is hereby added as set forth in the attached Exhibit A. SECTION 2. The City Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA because: (i) it is not a project within the meaning of Public Resources Code, section 21065 because it has no potential to alter the physical environment; (ii) and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the so-called "common sense" exemption, for this same reason. SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption. SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption.