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Cesar Chavez Plaza Park Renaming Process & Implications for Sculptural Artwork within the Plaza
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00835
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Location
Location: District 4 & Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Receive and discuss.
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Contact
Contact: Jason Jong, Cultural and Creative Economy Manager, Office of Arts and Culture, (916) 808-5105, jjong@cityofsacramento.org, Convention and Cultural Services Department.
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Presenter
Presenter: Jason Jong, Cultural and Creative Economy Manager, Office of Arts and Culture, (916) 808-5105, jjong@cityofsacramento.org; Donald Gensler, Arts Administrator, Office of Arts and Culture, (916) 808-8493, dgensler@cityofsacramento.org; Convention and Cultural Services Department.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-PCEC Report - César Chávez Plaza Renaming Kickoff - June 2026
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The purpose of this item is to receive information from Office of Arts and Culture staff regarding the kick-off campaign introduced by the Parks & Community Engagement Commission (PCEC), which would support public engagement and a community outreach process for the renaming of César Chávez Plaza in alignment with the City Facility Naming Policy. Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) has developed a process that aligns with this policy, an engagement framework that centers community voice, and which will lead to City Council consideration and adoption by November 2026.
This item will provide the Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy Commission with an opportunity to increase their awareness around the César Chávez Plaza Park Renaming Kickoff, discuss the implications of the Cesar Chavez Plaza Park Renaming for the public art within the Plaza, and provide their additional recommendations for increased community outreach and engagement around this effort.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations:
Discussions regarding the potential renaming of City facilities which are the site of existing creative visual artworks within public view and discussions around potential modifications to artworks within the City’s Public Art Collection are aligned with Creative Edge: Sacramento’s Arts, Culture and Creative Economy Plan (Creative Edge), which was adopted by Sacramento City Council on July 3, 2018, and which serves as the guiding policy framework for the Office of Arts and Culture.
ACCEC serves, in part, to support and advance the six goals identified within Creative Edge, intended to fulfill the Sacramento community’s vision for its arts, cultural and creative future.
This item addresses the following two (2) Creative Edge goals:
Goal 2: Advance cultural equity for all Sacramento’s diverse populations; and Goal 5: Celebrate and infuse all Sacramento neighborhoods and districts with arts and culture.
This item also addresses the following two (2) 2026 ACCEC Workplan goals:
Goal 2: Enhance community awareness and understanding of ACCEC as a supportive, accessible resource dedicated to arts and culture; and Goal 3: Advocate for City of Sacramento policies and initiatives that value, support, and build the arts and cultural community and ecosystem.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: None, as this item does not constitute a specific “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it will not cause a direct (or reasonably foreseeable indirect) physical environmental change, and in any event, is exempt as continuing policy and procedure making and administrative activity. (CEQA Guidelines § 15378 (a) and (b)(2) and (5).)
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation:
The purpose of the ACCEC is to provide advice and recommendations for promoting, encouraging, and fostering the arts, innovation, and tourism, in the city. One of its many charges is to act as a liaison between the city, local artists, cultural groups, and the community at large. This includes discussing matters that may address and influence the continued implementation of the Creative Edge Plan.
Briefings and discussions around policies and practices that involve potential revisitation of existing creative visual artworks within public view and their effect on residents and visitors to Sacramento provide opportunities to remain a responsive forum for civic discourse, and to support and identify best practices for increased public awareness and dialogue.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: None.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise(LBE)
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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