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Arts Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · September 20, 2023

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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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Final September 20, 2023 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Final September 20, 2023 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Final September 20, 2023 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 4

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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 9/17/2023 Arts Commission Notice and Agenda September 20, 2023 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) City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 9/17/2023 Arts Commission Notice and Agenda September 20, 2023 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 9/17/2023 Arts Commission Notice and Agenda September 20, 2023 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 9/17/2023

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