Arts Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · April 27, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Arts Commission
Thursday, April 27, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Eskridge called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Eskridge led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 4 - Chair Dawna Eskridge
Commissioner Kathryn Filley
Commissioner Molly Kauffman
Commissioner Agnes Veith
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Winnie Lam
Vice Chair Lam (excused absence)
Council Liaison Din (absent)
PRESENTATION
A 23-0404 Hands on the Arts Presentation
Recreation Services Coordinator, Kristin Dance, provided an update on the Hands
on the Arts event.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Commissioner Veith moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to
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approve the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following
vote:
1 23-0403 Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15,
2023
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of February 15, 2023 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 23-0412 Recommend City Council Approve 16 Design Proposals for
The Great Box Cover-Up! (Utility Box Art Project-Phase 2)
Kristin Dance and Recreation Services Manager, Trenton Hill, provided a
presentation on The Great Box Cover-Up (Phase 2). Highlights included:
background, locations and artist proposals.
Commissioner Veith moved and Commissioner Filley seconded the motion to
Recommend City Council Approve 16 Design Proposals for The Great Box
Cover-Up! (Utility Box Art Project-Phase 2). The motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: 4 - Chair Eskridge
Commissioner Filley
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Veith
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Lam
3 23-0413 Recommend Three Icon Concepts and Location Map to City
Council for Final Icon Selection and Locations
Trenton Hill and Kristin Dance provided a presentation on the Sunnyvale Icons
Project. Highlights included: background, examples, icons, recommended locations,
design, artist selection, installation, and recommendation.
Commissioners discussed and mentioned that the current illustration of the fruit box
does not look like a traditional fruit box. They added that the City of San Francisco
has already chosen the parrot as their icon.
Commissioners provided their top three icons. In no particular order, the top votes
were for fruit basket, sun and fruits.
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Commissioner Veith moved and Commissioner Filley seconded the motion to
Recommend the Three Icon Concepts of Fruit Basket, Sun and Fruit and Location
Map to City Council for Final Icon Selection and Locations. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Yes: 4 - Chair Eskridge
Commissioner Filley
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Veith
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Lam
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Kauffman asked that the Commission be included on future
discussion for selecting artists for the Utility Box Art. Staff will consider and follow
up.
-Staff Comments
None.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
4 23-0406 Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024
Standing item. No study issues approved in previous meeting were proposed.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Eskridge adjourned the meeting at 8:28 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Arts Commission
Thursday, April 27, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room
(Room 145), City Hall,
456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker
card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to
the meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to
speak (*9 on a telephone):
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96704441776
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 967 0444 1776
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
• Watch the Arts Commission meeting at: http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
• Submit written comments to the Arts Commission no later than 4 hours prior to
the meeting start to artscommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to: City Clerk,
456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at
https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please
contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact:
Angela Chan may be reached at 408-730-7599 or ncs@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR
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35.160 (b) (1)).
CALL TO ORDER
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
A 23-0404 Hands on the Arts Presentation
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
Arts Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes
(may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section
of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes
per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the
Arts Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to
address the Arts Commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this
agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
1 23-0403 Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of February 15,
2023
Recommendation: Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of February 15, 2023 as
submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of
three minutes.
2 23-0412 Recommend City Council Approve 16 Design Proposals for
The Great Box Cover-Up! (Utility Box Art Project-Phase 2)
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Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation for this project.
3 23-0413 Recommend Three Icon Concepts and Location Map to City
Council for Final Icon Selection and Locations
Recommendation: Alternative 1:
Recommend Three Icon Concepts and Location Map to City
Council for Final Icon Selection and Locations
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
4 23-0406 Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024
ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting
body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public
inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of
the City Clerk located at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and
in the Bay Conference Room (Room 145) on the evening of the Arts Commission
Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. A
Agenda information is available by contacting Ricky Le at 408-730-7336 or
rle@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available 72
hours before the meeting on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov and during
normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on
the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue.
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