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, May 21, 2025
Special Joint Meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission
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
David Kesting
Prakash Giri
Daniel Bremond
Present: 7 -
Commissioner Winnie Lam
Prashant Gattani
Dona Mason
Absent: 3 -
Vice Chair Mason (excused absence)
Commissioner Lam (excused absence)
Commissioner Gattani (unexcused absent)
Council Liaison Srinivasan (absent)
Council Liaison Mehlinger (absent)
Vice Mayor Sell (present)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chair Veith announced that the Human Relations Commission is hosting a free Allyship Community Event, Allies in Training: Building a Better Community. The
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training is taking place on Friday, June 13th , from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
25-0562 Review and Recommend Council Approve Recommended Budget
Director of Finance, Matthew Paulin, and Assistant Director of Finance, Dennis Jaw, provided a presentation on the recommended budget. Highlights included: legal framework, community values, budget approval process, budget summaries, city-wide revenues, reserve balances, park dedication fund, golf and tennis operations fund, and the parks and recreation projects.
Chair Veith opened public comment.
Emilie Danna, spoke about the popularity of pickleball and thanked staff for adding designated funds for pickleball to the proposed budget.
Chair Veith closed public comment.
Commissioners asked questions about the proposed budget and staff responded.
Chair Kesting moved and Commissioner Bremond seconded the motion to Recommend Council Approve the Recommended Budget.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Kauffman
Kesting
Giri
Bremond
7 -
No: 0
Absent: Commissioner Lam
Gattani
Mason
3 -
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
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-Commissioner Comments
Chair Kesting, from the Parks and Recreation Commission, noted that he appreciates Plaza Del Sol and the updated playground at Washington Park. -Staff Comments
Trenton Hill, Recreation Services Manager, thanked the Arts Commissioners for their service at the Hands on the Arts event. Additionally, Trenton announced that all of the Suns of Sunnyvale have been installed.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 8:27 p.m.
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