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Alcala, Abigail From:diana markessinis <dianamarkessinis@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 4, To:eComment Subject:Support for Agenda Items #10 and #29 Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Dear Mayor and City Council, I am writing in strong support of Agenda Items #10 and #29. The development of a Public Art & Preservation Policy is a critical step toward ensuring that Santa Ana’s cultural assets are protected, maintained, and accessible to the community. Public art reflects our histories, identities, collective memory, pride of place and can serve as helpful destination markers -- meet me by the Chiarini fountain! I also strongly support the identification and historic designation of artworks by Sergio O. Cadiz Moctezuma and Emigdio Vasquez. These works are foundational to Santa Ana’s cultural landscape and deserve formal recognition and protection. I encourage the City to build on this momentum by establishing a Public Art Trust Fund with a minimum starting allocation of $50,000 to support long-term conservation, maintenance, and equitable investment in public art. Public art contributes to economic development by activating spaces, supporting local businesses, and attracting visitors. Together, these efforts move Santa Ana closer to becoming a true open-air museum—one that honors its artists, preserves its stories, and invests in future generations. Investing in maintenance is cost effective and insures safety for the public. I hope you see the value in public art and can allocate funds to support, maintain and repair the art in place now. I urge you to support both items. Sincerely, Diana Markessinis Artist in your collection, Untitled Tree #2 located within the outdoor amphitheatre by the Nature Center in Park Santiago. -- @markessinis www.markessinis.com 1