Council approves privately funded mural celebrating Monterey Park parks

Council approved item 10A to accept designs and move forward with a privately funded mural on the south‑facing wall of the Barnes Park Gym facing the pickleball courts. Recreation Director Robert DeGary described the project as fully private‑funded, supported by the Recreation and Park Commission and the Community Participation Commission, and said the design includes references to the city's parks and amenities (including the Sunny Slope concrete turtle and the Tongva‑themed Sierra Vista playground design).

Artists Jeffrey Shea, Andrew Davis and Timothy Yan were present and said they plan to start work within weeks and aim to have the mural completed by the end of the calendar year. Council members praised the local artists and unanimously approved the artwork.