Performing Arts Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 3, 2024
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes - Final
Performing Arts Committee
Thursday, October 3, 2024 2:30 PM Atrium Conference Room and Video
Conference, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA
94041
SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting was being conducted with a virtual component.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair McAlister called the meeting to order at 2:31 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4 - Committee Member Carol Donahue, Committee Member Yao Yao, Vice Chair David Garcia, and
Chair John McAlister
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
M/S Donahue/Garcia - To approve the August 21, 2024 minutes.
Yes: 4 - Committee Member Donahue, Committee Member Yao, Vice Chair Garcia, and Chair McAlister
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None
5. NEW BUSINESS
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5.1 Revisions to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Art's Home
Company Program
Performing Arts Manager Theresa Yvonne presented the recommended revisions put forth by the Ad hoc
Committee for the Home Company Program, and answered relevant questions from the Committee.
The following members of the public spoke from the floor and/or virtually:
- Connor Day
- Giovanna Sardelli
- William Adler
- Carla Befera
- Aaron Nicholson
- Dan Kelly
- Vivek Sharma
MOTION - M/S Garcia/Donahue - To accept the Home Company revision recommendations: (1) update the
title of the program from Home Company to Resident Company; (2) limit Home Companies to rent the
MainStage to three productions a season; (3) and a maximum number of consecutive weeks to four; (4)
adjust the number of consecutive weeks reserve based on 65% of capacity sold the previous season; and (5)
Community Services Department staff will monitor all future modifications of the Home Company program
with guidance from the Performing Arts Committee and incorporate any modifications during the renewal
process to the Home Company agreements. Directed staff to add a purpose statement, and for Staff to report
back with the modifications on October 16, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4 - Committee Member Donahue, Committee Member Yao, Vice Chair Garcia, and Chair McAlister
6. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Performing Arts Manager Theresa Yvonne provided the following updates:
- New Performing Arts staff member
- New projector installed in the MainStage
- CIP progress
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair McAlister adjourned the meeting at 4:23 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Performing Arts Committee
Thursday, October 3, 2024 2:30 PM Atrium Conference Room and Video Conference, 500
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting was being conducted with a virtual component.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes Approval
Recommendation: Approve the August 21, 2024 minutes.
Attachments: Minutes
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC - None
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not
on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on
non-agenda items.
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Revisions to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Art's Home Company Program
Recommendation:
Performing Arts Manager Theresa Yvonne presents the recommended revisions put
forth by the Ad hoc committee for the Home Company Program.
Attachments: Memo
Att 1 - Operating Models and Comparison Performing Arts Center
6. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
No action will be taken on questions raised by the Committee at this time.
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7. ADJOURNMENT
The next Performing Arts Committee meeting will be held on October 16th, 2024, 6:15 p.m. in the Atrium
Conference Room, 500 Castro Street.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports are available online at mountainview.legistar.com.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Performing Arts Division at 650-903-6565.
The Committee may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the
recommendations indicated herein.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Mountain View Center for
the Performing Arts office at 650-903-6565. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to
ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
Anyone wishing to address the Committee on an item not on the agenda may do so during the “Oral Communications” part of the agenda. Speakers
are allowed to speak once on any number of topics for up to three minutes. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if
there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an
objection from the Committee by majority vote.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who
utilizes a translator.
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