Title:
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an agreement with A&O Design and Production Co. to design and paint a mural on a City water tank located at the intersection of 3rd St. and Railroad Avenue in an amount not to exceed $65,000 (Director of Communications and Community Engagement)
Background:
Approval of this item will authorize funding for local artist Anat Ronan to design and paint an approximately 1,700 square foot mural on a city-owned water tank located behind League Park. Ronan has painted several other murals for the City including five traffic signal boxes and a large-scale mural at the League City Community Garden located at Hometown Heroes Park.
The mural will be part of the City’s Public Art Initiative and will be paid for using CVB Hotel Occupancy Tax dollars. A total of $100,000 is allocated in the CVB budget each year for Public Art. Funds from this budget have been used in the past to pay for other public art installations in League City, including the two story, “city entryway” mural painted on the side of a shopping plaza located at the intersection of FM 518 and the I-45 feeder road.
About the Public Art Initiative
The League City Public Art Initiative, launched in 2021, supports local visual and performing artists while helping shape a unique sense of place for the community. Through public art installations and creative programming, the initiative invites residents and visitors to our City to experience, explore, and connect with the arts throughout our community.
Since its launch, the Public Art Initiative has brought more than 60 installations to life across League City-from murals and sculptures to creatively painted traffic signal boxes. These works are actively promoted to visitors through a variety of channels, including a digital Public Art Tour on the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s (CVB) mobile app and website. In 2025, art-related content on VisitLeagueCity.com had 724 views and 1,400 engagements. Over 350 people visited the interactive art tour on the CVB’s mobile app.
The CVB also markets League City’s public art installations and performing art events and concerts through targeted print and multimedia placements in publications such as Texas Travel Magazine, CultureMap Houston, and Around Houston.
A free printed Public Art Tour brochure is also widely distributed at the City’s Visitor Center, local hotels, and major events. It’s included in welcome bags for conferences, weddings, and other gatherings at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center, encouraging guests to explore the city and return for future visits. The brochures are also shared at performing arts events like the City’s annual Saturday Night Jazz concert, which draws many attendees from outside League City.
In addition, the initiative features an Artists in Residency program that provides free studio space for three local artists in a historic home at Heritage Park. Open to the public, the space has welcomed nearly 400 visitors since June 2025, with more than one-third coming from outside League City.
Attachments:
1. Proposed Resolution
2. Exhibit A - Agreement with A&O Design and Production Co
3. Draft Renderings of Mural
FUNDING
{X } Funding the amount of $65,000 is available with $32,500 budgeted in FY2026 and $32,500 in FY2027 Expenses will be charged to CVB Funds account #24101800-54015.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
{X } Addresses Strategic Planning Critical Success Factor # 7 Tourism and Economic Development