City of Sunnyvale
Excerpt Draft Meeting Minutes
- Arts Commission
7:00 PM Online and Redwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,
CA 94086
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Veith called the Arts Commission meeting to order at 7:03 p.m
ROLL CALL
Chair Agnes Veith
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley
Commissioner Molly Kauffman
Commissioner Mariia Tkachenko
Commissioner Christina Wright
Present: 5 -
Councilmember Srinivasan (present)
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
26-0062 Review and Recommendation of Public Art for Plaza del Sol, Phase II
Kristin Dance, Management Analyst, provided an overview of the Plaza de Sol, Phase II project. Highlights included: project and process overview, and selected location.
After the staff report, the Commission heard presentations from five artist and artist teams proposing public art concepts for Plaza del Sol Phase II:
-Proposal 1: Charles Gadeken, "Entwined Cloud"
-Proposal 2: Luminous Waveforms
-Proposal 3: Mandy Palasik Studio, "Vector Field"
-Proposal 4: James Peterson, "Joy"
-Proposal 5: Studiofolia, "Radiant Ripples"
Each commissioner ranked each proposal from 1 - 5.
Final ranking of commissioners (to be forwarded to City Council):
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May 13, 2026Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Draft
1. Charles Gadeken, "Entwined Cloud"
2. Luminous Waveforms
3. James Peterson, "Joy"
4. Studiofolia, "Radiant Ripples"
5. Mandy Palasik Studio, "Vector Field"
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to approve the above ranking to be submitted to Council.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Tkachenko
Commissioner Wright
5 -
No: 0
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 9:50 p.m.
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