City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Arts Commission
7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, City
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Special Joint Meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission and Board of Library Trustees.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Veith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Veith led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Agnes Veith
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley
Commissioner Dawna Eskridge
Commissioner Molly Kauffman
Commissioner Winnie Lam
David Kesting
Prakash Giri
Daniel Bremond
Prashant Gattani
Sharlene Wang
Meena Juttukonda
Charlsie Chang
Carter Hu
Present: 13 -
Dona Mason
Rahul Jain
Absent: 2 -
Board Member Jain (excused absence)
Vice Chair Mason (excused absence)
Council Liaison Cisneros (present)
Council Liaison Klein (present)
Council Liaison Mehlinger (absent)
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Sunnyvale
May 15, 2024Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Draft
PRESENTATION
A 24-0622 Future of Sunnyvale Main Library
Allison Boyer and Michelle Perera from the City of Sunnyvale; and David Schnee from Group 4 Architecture presented on the Main Library Project Update. Highlights included: project overview, design update, parking, and sustainability.
Chair Veith opened public comment.
Ms. Johnson asked if we sought input from other libraries.
Ms. Martin-Milius is in favor of the larger library and supports the increase in property tax.
Chair Veith closed public comment.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
1 24-0619 Review and Recommend Council Approve Recommended Budget
Director of Finance, Tim Kirby, provided a presentation on the recommended budget. Highlights included: legal framework, community values, budget principles, budget workshop, budget summaries, city-wide revenues, reserve balances, and the recommended budget.
Commissioner Lam moved and Chair Wang seconded the motion to Recommend Council Approve the Recommended Budget. The motion carried by the following vote:
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May 15, 2024Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Draft
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Lam
Kesting
Giri
Bremond
Gattani
Wang
Juttukonda
Chang
Hu
13 -
No: 0
Absent: Mason
Jain
2 -
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Chair Wang encouraged commissioners, board members and the public to attend the May 21, 5 p.m. Council meeting, and show support for the new main library.
Chair Kesting spoke about being patient with some city services and advocating for things that are important to you.
-Staff Comments
-Superintendent of Libraries, Garrett Kuramoto spoke about Summer Reading at the library which starts on June 1, and new redesigned library website (SunnyvaleLibrary.org).
-Mayor Klein thanked everyone for attending, and spoke about the Earth Day event, Council budget workshop, and the 4th of July drone show. -Executive Assistant, Ricky Le thanked everyone for attending Hands on the Arts.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 9:04 p.m.
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