City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Arts Commission
7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eskridge called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Eskridge led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Dawna Eskridge
Commissioner Kathryn Filley
Commissioner Molly Kauffman
Commissioner Agnes Veith
Present: 4 -
Vice Chair Winnie LamAbsent: 1 -
Vice Chair Lam (excused absence)
Council Liaison Din (absent)
PRESENTATION
A 23-0404 Hands on the Arts Presentation
Recreation Services Coordinator, Kristin Dance, provided an update on the Hands on the Arts event.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Commissioner Veith moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to
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approve the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:
1 23-0403 Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2023
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of February 15, 2023 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 23-0412 Recommend City Council Approve 16 Design Proposals for The Great Box Cover-Up! (Utility Box Art Project-Phase 2) Kristin Dance and Recreation Services Manager, Trenton Hill, provided a presentation on The Great Box Cover-Up (Phase 2). Highlights included:
background, locations and artist proposals.
Commissioner Veith moved and Commissioner Filley seconded the motion to Recommend City Council Approve 16 Design Proposals for The Great Box Cover-Up! (Utility Box Art Project-Phase 2). The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Eskridge
Commissioner Filley
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Veith
4 -
No: 0
Absent: Vice Chair Lam1 -
3 23-0413
Recommend Three Icon Concepts and Location Map to City
Council for Final Icon Selection and Locations
Trenton Hill and Kristin Dance provided a presentation on the Sunnyvale Icons Project. Highlights included: background, examples, icons, recommended locations, design, artist selection, installation, and recommendation.
Commissioners discussed and mentioned that the current illustration of the fruit box does not look like a traditional fruit box. They added that the City of San Francisco has already chosen the parrot as their icon.
Commissioners provided their top three icons. In no particular order, the top votes were for fruit basket, sun and fruits.
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Commissioner Veith moved and Commissioner Filley seconded the motion to Recommend the Three Icon Concepts of Fruit Basket, Sun and Fruit and Location Map to City Council for Final Icon Selection and Locations. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Eskridge
Commissioner Filley
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Veith
4 -
No: 0
Absent: Vice Chair Lam1 -
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Kauffman asked that the Commission be included on future discussion for selecting artists for the Utility Box Art. Staff will consider and follow up.
-Staff Comments
None.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
4 23-0406 Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024 Standing item. No study issues approved in previous meeting were proposed.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Eskridge adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.
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