FAC 04-28-2009 AGENDA
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Con£ Rm. A
C O P E RT I N O 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino
Tuesday, Apri128, 2009 7:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1. Brochure about "Sculpture on Main," a jL~ried international outdoor art exhibit and sale
held in Marble Falls, Texas
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2. Minutes of February 24, 2009.
PRESENTATIONS
NEW BUSINESS
3. Prepare commission work plan for presentation to City Council in May or June
4. Consider changing June 23 meeting date to early July
5. Consider options to maximize grant fund.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6. Requirements for lighting of public art (continued from February 24).
A. Consider updating the Quarter Percent for Art guidelines document to highlight
Leadership in Energy and Enviro~unental Design (LEED) Green Building practices
and their impacts on public art lighting.
7. Follow-up report on the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival held on Apri125 and 26.
8. Follow-up report on Fine Arts Commission budget request for fiscal year 2008/2009.
STAFF REPORTS
NEWS ARTICLES
ADJOURNMENT
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Chandratreya moved to grant an exemption to the lighting requirement. Hackworth
seconded and motion passed unanimously with Kaur absent.
The Commission also discussed the plaque requirements. Fiegel moved to direct the artist
to install a single plaque for all four art pieces. Chandratreya seconded and motion passed
unanimously with Kaur absent.
3. Offer from Diana Argabrite to oversee they children's art exhibit at the Cherry Blossom
Festival.
The City Clerk reported that Diana ~,rgabrite offered once again to coordinate the
children's art display during the Cherry 131ossom Festival. The Commission concurred to
accept the offer.
4. Review budget request for fiscal year 2008/09.
The City Clerk reviewed the current Commission budget. She reported that fiscal year
2009-10 budgets would be zero based ar.~d departments would need to justify all requests.
Hackworth moved to submit the Fine Arts Commission budget with the same amount as
last year in grants and special events, but with a reduction in office supplies and travel
funds. Chandratreya seconded and motion passed unanimously with Kaur absent.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4. Update on the adoption of the Quarter-Percent for Art ordinance.
The City Clerk reviewed the developer guidelines and noted that they were not included in
the ordinance so that they may be revise;d as needed without going to City Council for a
lengthy ordinance amendment process. 'Che City Clerk also reported that one revision had
been made, at the request of a member of the public, to specifically refer to CC&R's and
ensure that future property owners are aware of their responsibility to maintain art on
property they purchase. The City Clerk i~ldicated that the ordinance would be added to the
Municipal Code and be available online in about a month. The Planning Department will
also be distributing the ordinance to perspective developers much sooner than before.
5. Additional financial information requeste d from the Euphrat Museum.
City Clerk handed out additional documentation from the Euphrat Museum of Art to
support their earlier application for th~~ $4,000 grant. Discussion followed regarding
options for "growing" the grants that are given, such as adollar-for-dollar matching
donation, and the FAC asked to have that: topic put on the next agenda.
COMMISSION REORGANIZATION
6. Appoint the 2009 Chair and Vice Chair
Commissioner Harrison was appointed as chair and Chandratreya was appointed as vice
chair for 2009.
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STAFF REPORTS
7. 2009 meeting schedule and planning for the year's work program.
City Clerk reviewed the meeting schedule for 2009 and upcoming projects that will require
Commission input.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Kimberly Smith, City Clerk/Staff Liaison
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SUMMARY
Agenda Item No. Meeting Date:
SUBJECT AND ISSUE
Approve the 2009 work program for the Fine Arts Commission.
Commission Mandate
The Cupertino Fine Arts Commission is charged with advancing the arts in the City through a
number of activities and programs, including the Quarter Percent for Art program which requires
public art on new construction over 50,000 square feet.
Meeting Schedule
The Commission's regular meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of February, April,
June, August, and October. The December meeting date is usually moved avoid holidays.
The Commission also meets when necessary to accommodate developers' construction schedules,
since the art work must be approved by the Commission and installed on the property before a
building occupancy permits is issued.
Completed Projects
• The Fine Arts Commission presented a~-t ordinance 09-2037, which City Council adopted on
Feb. 17 of this year.
• The Commission developed an appli~:ation package to help developers through the art
approval process (Exhibit A).
• New public art is already installed at 1 Ci900 Tantau Avenue in Cupertino, and the art portion
of the project will be signed off once the identifying plaques have been put in place.
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Review Public Art Applications
There are eight applications already in the pipeline or anticipated to begin in the next fiscal year.
They include:
• Mary Avenue Pedestrian Footbridge
• Villa Serra/The Grove
• Rosebowl project at Vallco Parkway & Wolfe
• Public Storage at 20565 Valley Green L)rive
• Shashi Hotel @ 10165 De Anza Boulevard
• Main Street Cupertino, Stevens Creek/F'inch/Tantau/Vallco Parkway
• 1 Results Way
• PW Market Area at Homestead & DeA~iza
Update the Developer Application Package
As new LEED-certified* buildings are created, developers may face special challenges in lighting
and placement of public art and/or fountains. 7'he Fine Arts Commission plans to update the
developer application package to address those conflicts between the Commission's desire to light
public art work at night and the LEED restricti~~ns on energy use and light spillage.
*LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and E~ivironmental Design, and it is an ecology-oriented
building certification program run by the U.S. tJreen Building Council. The intent is to improve
performance across five key areas of environmental and human health: energy efficiency, indoor
environmental quality, materials selection, sustainable site development, and water savings.
Select a Distinguished Artist and an Emerging Art of the Year
The Distinguished Artist of the Year program leas been in place since 1988, and for the last 14 years
the award has been presented by the Fine Arts Commission chairman at a performance of Free
Shakespeare in the Park, which is typically attended by an audience of about people. In 2009,
the Commission will augment this program v;~ith a new category of Emergency Artist of the Year
for accomplished individuals aged 30 or younger.
Recipients of this award receive a plaque and ~i cash award of $500, and requested to report back to
the Fine Arts Commission about how those funds are used.
The last 10 Distinguished Artists are:
• Floy Zittin, watercolor painter
• Charlotte Kruk, fashion designer and fabric artist
• Corinne Okada Takara, sculptor specializing in found objects
• Janet Leong Malan, ceramic artist
• Kate Curry, visual artist
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• Constance Guidotti, photographer & di€;ital artist
• Mahoko Dahte, ceramic artist & Ikeban,a
• Robert Harrison, singer and composer
• Ann Stamm Merrell, quiltmaker, musician & composer
• Makiko Ooka, pianist
Consider Grant Applications
The Fine Arts Commission's grants budget w~is eliminated in _ ,but $ was reinstated in
2007.
The Commission typically awards a portion of those funds to the Fine Arts League of Cupertino to
hire a professional art judge for their annual . held on conjunction with the Fall Festival,
scheduled this year for The community is invited to the opening night art show and
auction on , and a percentage of the proceeds are awarded to a local charity.
The Commission also typically grants funds to the Euphrat Museum of Art. The Museum, located
on the DeAnza College campus, is open to the public, and has just reopened adjacent to the brand-
new, state-of--the-art Performing Arts Center. Diana Argabrite is the Museum's Arts in Schools
Director, and she plays an active role as an art and craft instructor at the Quinlan Community
Center, as well as coordinating a children's art :;how at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.
Website Update
Kimberly Smith, the Commission's staff liaison, will be working with the city's Webmaster to add
photos and contact information about the progr~un and the existing artwork to the City's website.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive the report and approve the Fine Arts Commission's work program for 2009.
Submitted by: Approved for submission:
Kimberly Smith Dcrvid W. Knapp
City Clerk Ci,ry Manager
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