Arts Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · September 20, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Arts Commission
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Veith called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Veith led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Chair Agnes Veith
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley
Commissioner Dawna Eskridge
Commissioner Molly Kauffman
Commissioner Winnie Lam
Council Liaison Cisneros (present)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Commissioner Filley moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of August 16, 2023 as submitted.
The motion carried by the following vote:
1 23-0861 Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of August 26,
2023
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of August 16, 2023 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
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3 23-0928 Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital
Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue)
Isaiah Francis, Project Manager, and Jayson Fann, artist, provided a presentation
on Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse Hotel on 1100 Mathilda Avenue. Highlights
included; design, site placement and lighting plan.
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:
Can members of the public interact with the sculpture? No, the sculpture will be for
visual purposes.
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion to
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse
Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 - Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Lam
No: 0
2 23-0835 Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development
Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled Dropping the Ball
(Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4)
Ellie Hunter, Art Consultant, provided a presentation on Dropping the Ball.
Highlights included: master plan, current artwork, artist bio and resume, site plan
and maintenance.
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:
Will there be seating near the sculpture? Yes, the artwork will be placed on a
planter with space for people to sit.
The planter's height of 1'8" seems too low for people to sit on, can we explore
raising the height? Yes, feedback will be relayed to the designer.
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Can we explore rounding the shape of the planter to resemble the sculptures
theme? Yes, feedback will be relayed to the designer.
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to
Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter
Properties/Cityline, titled Dropping the Ball (Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 - Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Kauffman
Commissioner Lam
No: 0
4 23-0929 Select a Final Sun Design Concept for the Sunnyvale Icons
Project
Kristin Dance, Recreation Services Coordinator, provided a presentation on the final
sun design concepts for the Sunnyvale Icons Project. Highlights included: materials,
locations and installation timeline.
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:
Will the sculptures be temporary or permanent? Temporary.
What is the height of the sculpture? 6 feet.
Will there be lighting installed for the sculpture? No, the sculptures will be installed
near lights in the park.
Commissioners discussed their preferences on option A, B and C.
Commissioner Kauffman moved and Vice Chair Filley seconded the motion to select
option 3 with curved dimensions in the center of the sun for the Icon Sculpture
Project.
The motion carried by the following vote
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Yes: 4 - Chair Veith
Vice Chair Filley
Commissioner Eskridge
Commissioner Kauffman
No: 1 - Commissioner Lam
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Lam provided an update regarding the Art in the Park Project. She
notated that Washington Park will be used, and volunteers will decorate 3' x 3'
canvases to be hung along the fence of the play area. The artworks will be
displayed one week before Halloween and throughout the month of November.
Autumn celebrations will be this year's theme. She encourages the Commission to
spread the word to increase participation.
-Staff Comments
Kristin Dance provided an update that phase 2 of The Great Box Cover-up is
complete. There will be a map with all 20 locations available on the City website.
Additionally, this Saturday 6 artists will be performing at State of the City.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
5 23-0862 Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 8:29 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Arts Commission
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96704441776
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
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 23-0861 Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of August 26,
2023
Recommendation: Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of August 16, 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 23-0835 Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development
Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled Dropping the Ball
(Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4)
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Recommendation: 1. Alternative 1: Recommend Council Approve Art in Private
Development Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled
Dropping the Ball (Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4)
3 23-0928 Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital
Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue)
Recommendation: Alternative 1: Approve Art in Private Development Project -
Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda
Avenue).
Staff concludes that the artwork is consistent with the criteria
for Art in Private Development requirements.
4 23-0929 Select a Final Sun Design Concept for the Sunnyvale Icons
Project
Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation for this project. All three
proposed sun design concepts meet the parameters set for the
Icon Sculpture Project and the Arts Commission is authorized
to select the final concept.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
5 23-0862 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
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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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