FAC 02-26-2008 DRAFT MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Con£ Rm. A
C O P E RT I N O 103 00 Torre Avenue Cupertino
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:06 p.m. Chairman Robert Harrison called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Robert Harrison, and Conunissioners Nancy Canter, Jessi Kaur, Michael
Harkin. Absent K.C. Chandratreya. Staff present: City Clerk Kimberly Smith.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Canter moved to approve the minutes of December 11, 2007. Harkin seconded and motion
passed unanimously with Chandratreya absent.
PRESENTATIONS
COMMISSION REORGANIZATION
2. Canter moved to appoint Harrison as chair and Kaur as vice chair. Harkin seconded and
motion passed unanimously with Chandratreya absent.
NEW BUSINESS
3. Presentation from the artist for public art :requirement at 10900 Tantau Avenue.
City Clerk noted that the agenda descrif~tion of a 10,000 square foot building on Tantau
was incorrect and that the correct square footage was 100,000. Ron Tate of Tate
Diversified gave a brief description of the project.
The artist for the project, Andrew Car~;on, explained that two large sculptures will be
installed on either side of the main doorway, arching toward each other. (A similar
sculpture is shown on page 34 of the <<rtist's portfolio, titled "Bronze Sunglass Ball.")
Each is a kinetic, tree-like form featuring a bronze "trunk" and colored glass bowls that
coil around the center post, and which would rotate gently in the wind. All metal
components are fabricated from silicon bronze. The artist will provide replacement glass if
necessary. The sculptures will be placed in 2-foot high planters of blue granite. They will
rise about 15 feet out of the planter, will have at least 12 feet of clearance underneath, and
will be up lit at night.
Mr. Carson said they also proposed four smaller kinetic sculptures for the back of the
building. (A similar sculpture is shown oii page 8 of the artist's portfolio, titled "Double
Swirl.")
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Canter moved to accept the concept, location and requested working drawings when
available. Harkin seconded and motion passed unanimously with Chandratreya absent.
4. Discussion of budget requests for the 2008-09 fiscal year.
City Clerk reviewed the proposed budget amounts for the 2008-09 fiscal year. The
Commission concurred that the amounts were agreeable to them.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. Continue discussion regarding selection criteria for Distinguished Artist.
Harrison updated the Commission on the need to update the criteria and enhance the
outreach effort for nominations. Emilie Crofton of the Cupertino Courier suggested that
articles be published in addition to the announcements that already occur. Harrison and
Canter will work with the Courier to provide more coverage about the Distinguished Artist
nomination process.
Canter presented proposed changes to the application and selection criteria for
Distinguished Artist and for the Emerging Artist categories. The Commission provided
additional .changes for the proposal and offered suggestions for the press release
announcement for nominations. City Clerk will update the press release and send out.
Canter will update the proposed application and criteria language and submit it to City
Clerk for incorporation into the current documents.
6. Continue preparation of a Percent-for-Art ordinance and "developer's guidelines".
Continued to next meeting.
7. Continue discussion of sculpture garden and/or sculpture locations in the community.
Harkin reported that he had visited proposed sites in the community. He indicated that the
following locations had potential: Quinlan Center, near the Memorial Park entrance for a
medium-sized piece; a single sculpture for Linda Vista Park in the "dog meadow"; sports
figures or -sports-themed pieces at Jollyman Park near the sports field; and art near the
bridge at Creekside Park. Harkin also noted that the Stevens Creek Trail did not seem to
be a good location for art. It was also noted that funding could come from donations,
grants, or city funds.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
STAFF REPORTS
City Clerk distributed Conflict of Interest forms to the Commission and requested that they be
completed and returned by April 1.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Kimberly Smith,City Clerk and Staff Liaison
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REQUESTED EXPENDITURE BUDGET WORKSHEET
SELECTION CRITERIA: bexpledgr.key_orgn='1101042'
FUND - 110 - GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENT - 1042 - FINE ARTS COMMISSION
ORGANIZATION PRIOR YEAR CURRENT YEAR REQUESTED
A000UNT ---------TITLE--------- BUDGET BUDGET YTD ACTUAL PROJECTED BASE NEW PROGRAMS
110-1042-1101042 10,072 10,288 6,232 0 10,820 0
5501 FINE ARTS COMMISS SALARIES FULL TIM
110-1042-1101042 0 0 0 0 0 0
5503 FINE ARTS COMMISS EXCESS MED PAY
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES 10,072 10,288 6,232 0 10,820 0
110-1042-1101042 1,866 2,157 1,113 0 2,430 0
5600 FINE ARTS COMMISS RETIREMENT SYSTEM
WAS 3,728
0502 -649
0505 -649
TOTAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM 1,866 2,157 1,113 0 2,430 0
110-1042-1101042 0 0 0 0 0 0
5710 FINE ARTS COMMISS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
110-1042-1101042 467 517 311 0 565 0
5711 FINE ARTS COMMISS HEALTH INSURANCE
110-1042-1101042 89 89 55 0 93 0
5712 FINE ARTS COMMISS DENTAL INSURANCE
110-1042-1101042 146 149 94 0 157 0
5713 FINE ARTS COMMISS MEDICARE
ln_lnn~_lln lnn~ 67 F1 Z7 !1 F~ fl
5714 FINE ARTS COMMISS LIFE INSURANCE
110-1042-1101042 46 50 30 0 53 0
5715 FINE ARTS COMMISS LONG TERM DISABIL
110-1042-1101042 36 30 18 0 31 0
5716 FINE ARTS COMMISS WORKERS COMPENSAT
110-1042-1101042 16 16 10 0 16 0
5717 FINE ARTS COMMISS VISION INSURANCE
TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 865 915 554 0 978 0
TOTAL SALARIES AND BENEFITS 12,803 13,361 7,900 0 14,228 0
110-1042-1101042 500 576 214 0 500 0
6111 FINE ARTS COMMISS GEN OFFICE SUPPLI
TOTAL GEN OFFICE SUPPLIES 500 576 214 0 500 0
110-1042- 2,500 0 0 5,000 0
62 FINE ARTS COMMISS GRANT EXPENDITURE
DISTINGUISHED ARTIST OF THE YEAR (ANNUAL NO CHANGE) 500
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (ANNUAL, NEW TITLE) 500
HRAT MUSEUM OF ART GRANT (ANNUAL, NO CHANGE) 4,000
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2,500 0 0 0 5,000 0
110-1042-1101042 500 500 0 0 500 0
RUN DATE 05/19/08 TIME 14:33:27 -
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J REQUESTED EXPENDITURE BUDGET WORKSHEET
SELECTION CRITERIA: bexpledgr.key_orgn='1101042'
FUND - 110 - GENERAL FUND
DEPARTMENT - 1042 - FINE ARTS COMMISSION
ORGANIZATION PRIOR YEAR CURRENT YEAR REQUESTED
A000UNT ---------TITLE--------- BUDGET BUDGET YTD ACTUAL PROJECTED BASE NEW PROGRAMS
6216 FINE ARTS COMMISS CONFERENCE AND ME
TOTAL TRAVEL, CONFERENCE & MEET 500 500 0 0 500 0
110-1042-1101042 200 200 0 0 200 0
6226 FINE ARTS COMMISS MEMBERSHIP AND DU
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP/DUES/BOOKS 200 200 0 0 200 0
TOTAL MATERIALS & SUPPLIES 3,700 1,276 214 0 6,200 0
110-1042-1101042 0 0 0 0 0 0
7D11 FINE ARTS COMMISS TRAINING AND INST
110-1042-1101042 0 0 500 0 0 0
7014 FINE ARTS COMMI~SS PROF AND CONTRACT
TOTAL CONTRACT SERVICES 0 0 500 0 0 0
110-104 - 0 0 0 500 0
FINE ARTS COMMISS SPECIAL EVENTS
FINE ARTS WEEK EVENT ($250 INCREASE OVER LAST EVENT) 500
TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM SERVICES 0 0 0 500 0
TOTAL SERVICES 0 0 500 0 500 0
TOTAL FINE ARTS COMMISSION 16,503 14,637 8,613 0 20,928 0
TOTAL GENERAL FUND 16,503 14,637 8,613 0 20,928 0
TOTAL REPORT 16,503 14,637 8,613 0 20,928 0
RUN DATE 05/19/08 TIME 14:33:27 -
May 5, 2008
To the Cupertino Fine Arts Commission-
I would like to nominate Cupertino artist and resident - Floy Zittin for the
Distinguished Artist award for 2008. As a fellow member of the Fine Arts League
of Cupertino, I have known Floy for about 5 years now. My most compelling
reason to nominate her is that her work i~; truly exquisite and it reflects not only
her training and natural talent but also her keen insight into the subject matter
that she paints; the open spaces and wildlife of California. When viewing her
paintings, one becomes keenly aware of I~er knowledge and compassion for all
things in nature. Her resume and list of rn~tional awards reflect the high standard
of her work and we are indeed proud to have someone of her caliber as part of
our group here in Cupertino. There is extE~nsive information and a gallery of
images available at her web site - www.floyzittin.com.
Floy has contributed much to our community with her knowledge and talents.
• At the Quinlan center, she has given demonstrations of her unique
technique of painting with Water media on Gessoed paper.
• She has also done art critiques for our members and has served as the
judge for jurying-in our members for selective events that FALC
participates in.
• She has taught painting and drawing at the Stevens Creek elementary
school for a few years.
• She has donated some of her paintings to the Audubon Society in
Cupertino and her paintings have keen displayed at society's
headquarters at McClellan ranch.
• She is a member of "Artists for OpE~n Space" an organization of artists that
contribute a percentage of their profits to organizations that acquire or
maintain open space in our area.
• In 2006 she was presented with th~~ Jane Gallegher award as a member
of "The Committee for Green Footf~ills", an organization that works to
preserve the forests, wetlands and coasta_ I areas of the San Francisco
Peninsula.
We are very fortunate to have Floy Zittin ~~s part of our community of artists here
in Cupertino and the FALC Board enthusiastically recommends her for the 2008
Cupertino Distinguished Artist Award.
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Sincerely,
Nina Uppaluru
VP, Fine Arts League of Cupertino