Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District 2
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) transferring district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $10,000, from Non-Departmental Services to the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture for public art in District 2.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and approved funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 budget cycle, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for one-time district-discretionary needs and projects. District 2 has submitted a request to use their district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
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District/Project |
Amount |
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District 2 (Supervisor Noelia Corzo) - San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture: Public art in District 2 |
$10,000 |
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018.
PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a transfer of funds from Non-Departmental Services to the San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture, in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to provide public art in District 2.
The district-discretionary funds will be used to fund the following projects or services:
The San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture will use these funds to pay stipends to artists to paint three murals in District 2. Two of the murals will be placed in underserved areas of the district with lower access to public art, and one will be placed in Downtown San Mateo. One of the murals will be created by an emerging Bay Area muralist who competed in the Mural Madness competition at the September Arts and Culture Fest in Downtown San Mateo on September 28, 2025. The other murals will be produced in collaboration with CP Mentorship, a non-profit organization which mentors local youth to work with professional artists through summer and school break camps.
The district-discretionary funds will enable the County to meet the following need or service gap within the County: Public art.
The Office of Arts and Culture will use the Measure K funds as follows:
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Item |
Amount |
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Payment for three artists |
$9,000 |
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Materials for three murals |
$1,000 |
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TOTAL |
$10,000 |
The murals will be implemented between January 2026 and December 2026, and are estimated to be completed December 31, 2026.
The following other community organizations are involved in or contributing funds to this project/these services, as follows: CP Mentorship will raise any remaining needed funds for two of the funded murals through their youth camps program tuition.
Total Measure K Request: Not to Exceed $10,000
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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Description |
Target |
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Three murals created in public spaces in District 2 |
100% Complete |
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At least one mural is created by an emerging artist |
100% Complete |
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Partnership is established with an organization that works with youth to create murals |
100% Complete |
The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the ATR as to form.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
Many areas of San Mateo County are rich in the arts, with some communities filled with murals, galleries, and public art. However, there are many neighborhoods where this is not true. Through this grant, the Office of Arts and Culture aims to reach and increase the visibility of art in all communities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are sufficient Measure K funds for this specific FY 2025-26 Measure K request. These funds are budgeted in the Non-Departmental Services FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget.