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, April 15, 2026
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Veith called the Arts Commission meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair Agnes Veith
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley
Commissioner Mariia Tkachenko
Commissioner Christina Wright
Present: 4 -
Commissioner Molly KauffmanAbsent: 1 -
Commissioner Tkchenko arrived at 7:11 p.m.
Commissioner Kauffman (excused absence)
Councilmember Srinivasan (present)
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
26-0063 Review and Recommendation of Public Art for the Community Center Grounds Renovation
Kristin Dance, Management Analyst, provided a staff report on the Community Center Grounds Renovation Art Project. Highlights included: total public art budget for the project, artwork location, and estimation of the installation. Additionally, Kristin reported that although there were 5 semifinalists selected, 1 withdrew, and only 4 proposals would be presented.
After the staff report, 4 of the semifinalists presented on the following conceptual designs:
-Proposal 1: Sijia Chen Studio
-Proposal 2: Fiducci/Soloman Bassoff
-Proposal 3: Studiofolia/James Dinh
-Proposal 4: UrbanRock Designs/Jeanine Centuori and Russell Rock
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April 15, 2026Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Draft
Each commissioner ranked each proposal from 1-4.
Final ranking of commissioners (to be forwarded to City Council):
1.Studiofolia/James Dinh
2.Fiducci/Soloman Bassoff
3.Sijia Chen Studio
4.UrbanRock Designs/Jeanine Centuori and Russell Rock
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Wright seconded the motion to approve the above ranking be submitted to Council, with Studiofolia/James Dinh's design as the commissions top choice for the Community Center Grounds Renovation Art Project.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Tkachenko
Commissioner Wright
4 -
No: 0
Absent: Commissioner Kauffman1 -
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
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