City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Arts Commission
7:00 PM Online and Redwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,
CA 94086
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Veith called the meeting to order at 7:02 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 Winnie Lam
Present: 4 -
Commissioner Molly KauffmanAbsent: 1 -
Commissioner Kauffman (excused absence)
Council Liaison Mehlinger (arrived at 7:04 p.m.)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar as submitted.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Lam
4 -
No: 0
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Absent: Commissioner Kauffman1 -
1 25-0533 Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2025
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of March 19, 2025 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 25-0402 Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, Titled Redwood Dawn (Phase 2, Artwork 4 of 4)
Alternative 1: Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled Redwood Dawn (Phase 2, Artwork 4 of 4) Trenton Hill, Recreation Services Manager, gave an overview of the artwork and informed commissioners that the piece would be going to Council for final approval on May 6, 2025.
Ellie Hunter, Cityline Art Advisor, presented to the commissioners on the project via Zoom. Highlights from the presentation include: a map of Cityline public art, artwork selection, introduction of the artist, proposed artwork rendering, lighting, and budget.
Commissioners asked questions about the lighting, position, and surface of the piece.
Vice Chair Filley moved and commissioner Lam seconded the motion to recommend approval of the artwork as it is proposed and requested that the developer look at possibly changing the lighting placement, as well as complete a sun study prior to the installation of the art.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Lam
4 -
No: 0
Absent: Commissioner Kauffman1 -
3 25-0526
Arts and Humanities Month: Finalize Project and Plans
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Trenton Hill provided a presentation on the Arts and Humanities Month 2025 project. Highlights included: a review of different project ideas for the event, such as, a spoken word event, poetry workshop, and reader's theater.
Commissioners asked how long the workshop could be, will there be a review process, and can two commissioners work on the project together? Commissioners ranked the three options, and the spoken word event was unanimouly ranked number one. Chair Veith volunteered to be the project lead.
Vice Chair Filley made a motion and commissioner Eskridge seconded to approve the selection of the spoken word event as the final project for Arts and Humanities Month 2025.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Lam
4 -
No: 0
Absent: Commissioner Kauffman1 -
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Chair Veith made the announcement that the deadline to apply for a board or commission is April 24, 2025.
-Staff Comments
Trenton Hill gave an update about two of the Sunnyvale Suns. One of them was originally slated to be installed at Plaza del Sol, but due to construction and electricity needs, that Sun was installed at the Community Center in front of the Indoor Sports Center. The other Sun had to be reinstalled due to repairs.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.
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