Arts Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Arts Commission Thursday, May 25, 2017 7:00 PM Board Room - Recreation Center, Sunnyvale Community Center 550 E. Remington Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Special Meeting CALL TO ORDER Chair Koppel called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. in the Board Room. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Koppel led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair David Koppel Commissioner Robert Lawson Commissioner Susannah Vaughan Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Roberta Kiphuth Commissioner Dustin Nguyen Vice Chair Kiphuth (excused) Commissioner Nguyen (excused) Council Liaison Griffith (present) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 17-0547 Approval of Draft Meeting Minutes of April 19, 2017 Commissioner Vaughan moved, and Chair Koppel seconded, approval of the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 2 - Chair Koppel Commissioner Vaughan City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Arts Commission Meeting Minutes May 25, 2017 No: 0 Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Kiphuth Commissioner Nguyen Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Lawson PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 17-0541 Review of Fiscal Year 2017/18 Recommended Budget Superintendent of Community Services Daniel Wax introduced Assistant Director of Finance Kenn Lee. Assistant Director Lee presented an overview of the City's budget structure and process. The FY 2017/18 recommended budget focuses on the City's projects plan. Superintendent of Community Services, Daniel Wax, provided a review of Community Services projects: Arts Master Plan, Performing Arts Center Infrastructure, Community Center Comprehensive Infrastructure and Washington Pool Infrastructure. Commissioner Lawson mentioned Council may want to consider implementing an Arts Dedication Fund and that each City project include an art component. Superintendent Wax reminded the Commission that some municipal construction and renovation projects are required to provide art based on a 1% allocation of the capital project budget. Chair Koppel opened the item for public comment, and there being no public comments, closed the item for public comment. 3 17-0503 Approve Art in Private Development Proposal (Revised) - Jay Paul Company/280 North Wolfe Road Mr. Casey Kraning, Jay Paul Company representative, provided the Commission with an overview of the project. The project is a 17.84-acre site located on the corner of North Wolfe Road and East Arques Avenue. The artist selected for the project is Southern California artist Mr. Cliff Garten. The Arts Commission had previously approved an art project on the same site at their Sept. 21, 2016 meeting, however, the developer is seeking approval for a revised art proposal, utilizing the same artist and original locations reconfigured with newly proposed sculptures. Mr. Garten presented his artwork to the Commission. Mr. Garten created four City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Arts Commission Meeting Minutes May 25, 2017 environments which will include sculptures made of stone, predominately marble or granite, however, onyx may also be used. Each environment will also include 1-3 granite or marble benches. Mr. Garten is proposing illuminating each sculpture from the front and back with four ground-level up lights and/or pole lights. Commissioners expressed their appreciation of the art stone sculptures. Chair Koppel opened the item for public comment, and there being no public comments, closed the item for public for public comment. Chair Koppel moved, and Commissioner Vaughan seconded, approval of the revised artwork as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 3 - Chair Koppel Commissioner Lawson Commissioner Vaughan No: 0 Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Kiphuth Commissioner Nguyen STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None. -Commissioner Comments Commissioners thanked staff for all their work with the Hands on the Arts event and congratulated staff for a successful event. -Staff Comments Community Services Manager, Trenton Hill, announced that an estimated 3,000 people attended the Hands on the Arts event. Highlights from the event include: the sale of 1,046 wristbands; assistance from over 120 volunteers and 32 workshop booths were realized. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT Chair Koppel adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3