Arts and Culture Commission
Regular MeetingLos Gatos, CA · March 19, 2025
Minutes
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ARTS AND CULTURE
COMMISSION MEETING
Minutes of the Arts and Culture Commission Meeting
March 19, 2025
The Arts and Culture Commission conducted a meeting in-person on March 19, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER at 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioner Cappon-Javey, Commissioner Colantoni, Commissioner Lamborn,
Commissioner Navid, Commissioner Wolf, Youth Commissioner Chun
Also Present: Staff Liaison Baker
Absent: Commissioner Spilsbury
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
Commissioner Lamborn reported on attending the DEI Commission meeting. She also provided
information on a Silicon Valey Creates event.
Commissioner Colantoni provided information on an upcoming event at NUMU.
CONSENT TIEMS
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Cappon-Javey to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2025
ACC meeting. Seconded by Navid.
VOTE: Passed 6 – 0.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Open public comment.
Bent Jensen complimented the new commissioners.
Close public comment.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. Discuss on-line community public arts survey questions.
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SUBJECT: MINUTES OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION MEETING OF
MARCH 19, 2025
The commissioners discussed the questions in the staff report attachments. Director Baker will compile
a draft survey for review at the next meeting based on commissioner comments.
Open public comment.
Bent Jensen commented that past surveys have been single responses, and suggested business input
on the survey.
Close public comment.
2. Receive a list of building permit applications subject to the public arts fund ordinance.
Item tabled due to lack of time.
3. Discuss producing a commission brochure.
Commissioner Lamborn presented a draft to the commission.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:28 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes as approved by the
Arts and Culture Commission.
/s/ Ryan Baker, Library Director
Agenda
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION AGENDA
MARCH 19, 2025
100 VILLA AVENUE, LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM
4:00 PM
Cristiano Colantoni, Chair
Maureen Cappon-Javey, Vice Chair
Anne Lamborn, Commissioner
Rebecca Navid, Commissioner
Thomas Spilsbury, Commissioner
Janet Wolf, Commissioner
Kaedon Chun, Youth Commissioner
Arthur Wang, Youth Commissioner
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The Town of Los Gatos strongly encourages your active participation in the public process. If you
are interested in providing oral comments during the meeting, you must attend in-person,
complete a speaker’s card, and return it to the staff. If you wish to speak to an item on the
agenda, please list the item number on the speaker card. The time allocated to speakers may
change to better facilitate the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting in-person, you
are welcome to submit written comments via email to rbaker@losgatosca.gov.
Public Comment During the Meeting:
When called to speak, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other time as the
Chair may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Town meeting.
Speakers at public meetings may be asked to provide their name and to state whether they are a
resident of the Town of Los Gatos. Providing this information is not required.
Deadlines to Submit Written Comments:
If you are unable to participate in person, you may email rbaker@losgatosca.gov with the subject
line “Public Comment Item #_” (insert the item number relevant to your comment). Persons
wishing to submit written comments to be included in the materials provided to the Commission
must provide the comments as follows:
For inclusion in the agenda packet: by 11:00 a.m. the Thursday before the Commission
meeting.
For inclusion in the agenda packet supplemental materials: by 11:00 a.m. the day before the
Commission meeting.
For inclusion in a desk item: by 11:00 a.m. the day of the Commission meeting.
Persons wishing to make an audio/visual presentation on any agenda item must submit the
presentation electronically, either in person or via email by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
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CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent are considered routine Town business and may
be approved by one motion. Members of the public may provide input on any Consent Item(s)
when the Chair asks for public comment on the Consent Items.)
1. Adopt the Draft Minutes of the January 12, 2025 ACC Meeting
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Arts and Culture
Commission on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter
jurisdiction of the Commission. To ensure all agenda items are heard, this portion of the agenda is
limited to 30 minutes. In the event additional speakers were not able to be heard during the initial
Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal Communications will be
opened prior to adjournment. Each speaker is limited to three minutes or such time as authorized
by the Chair.)
OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following
items.)
2. Discuss On-Line Community Public Arts Survey Questions
3. Receive a List of Building Permits Applications Subject to the Public Arts Fund Ordinance
4. Discuss Producing a Commission Brochure
ADJOURNMENT
ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance
to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354-6834. Notification at
least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]
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