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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW REESTABLISHING THE
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE AND PRESCRIBING ANEW THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, POWERS,
AND MEMBERSHIP THEREOF
WHEREAS, on July 11, 1989, on the recommendation of the Council Ad Hoc Cultural Arts Committee, the City Council established the Visual Arts Jury to advise the Council on guidelines for public art, location for artwork and visual art events, and to evaluate and select art for public locations; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 1990, the City Council renamed the Visual Arts Jury to the Visual Arts Committee and expanded its function from selecting artwork to involving community awareness within the City, work with neighborhood groups, and coordination with local art activities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mountain View desires to enrich the City spirit through public art and related community programs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby reestablishes the Visual Arts Committee; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the duties, responsibilities, powers , membership of and qualifications for appointment to the Visual Arts Committee shall be as follows:
I. Duties and Responsibilities.
a. Advise on the selection of art and artists for City-funded public art acquisitions.
b. Recommend the use of the City's annual Capital Improvement Program allocation for art.
c. Promote and develop art activities , events, and programs for community involvement, information and education in public art.
d. Support the exhibition of local artists by advising on visual arts displays in City facilities; advise on programs to expand art exhibits in the City.
e. Collaborate with other arts , cultural, and civic organizations to promote the presence and impact of public art throughout the region.
f. Prepare, adopt, and implement an annual work plan.
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II. Membership and Qualifications.
a. The Visual Arts Committee shall consist of seven members who are Mountain View residents. Two of the members should be recognized specialists in one or more aspects of the creation of art, the judgement of quality of art, or the placement of art.
b. All members must have a strong interest in and enthusiasm for the visual arts.
III. Appointment.
Notwithstanding any provision found herein, a ll members of the Visual Arts Committee shall be appointed in accordance with California Government Code section 54970, et seq. (Maddy Act), as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, and all applicable provisions of the City Charter, Ordinances, Resolutions and Council policies.
IV. Terms of Office.
a. Terms shall be for a period of four years, staggered so that three or four seats would be open for reappointment every two years, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy shall only be for the unexpired portion of the term of the seat being filled. Terms shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31.
b. Members shall serve no more than two consecutive four-year terms and shall not be reappointed to the Visual Arts Committee for at least two years after the date their second term expired unless City Council expressly finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the community to allow for an exception to these limits.
c. Any member who is appointed to fill a vacancy of an unexpired term of less than two years shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four- year terms upon expiration of the term for which the member was appointed to fill.
V. Bylaws, Meetings, Voting.
a. The Visual Arts Committee shall meet regularly on an established day of the week, and at an established time and location suitable for its purpose. Such meetings shall be considered “regular meetings” of the Visual Arts Committee. All other meetings scheduled for a day, time or place other than the regular day, time and location shall be considered “special meetings” of the Visual Arts Committee.
b. All meetings of the Visual Arts Committee shall be noticed and conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act.
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c. The Visual Arts Committee shall establish bylaws, rules and procedures for the conduct of its business , including but not limited to annual meeting schedules, chair rotation, and parliamentary procedure, which shall be adopted at a regular meeting.
d. A quorum is defined as a simple majority of the appointed members of the Visual Arts Committee. A quorum is required to conduct a meeting of the Visual Arts Committee.
e. All actions by the Visual Arts Committee shall be taken by a majority vote of the entire membership.
VI. Annual Report and Work Plan
Prior to August 1 each year, the Visual Arts Committee shall prepare and adopt a work plan for the following fiscal year to be submitted to the City Council for review and approval. The work plan shall list the projects and priorities, key milestones, and ongoing items that will be worked on during the following fiscal year.
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