FAC 06-23-09CUPERTINO
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVED MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
At 7:00 p.m., Chairman Robert Harrison called the meeting to order in Conference Room A,
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairman Robert Harrison and Commissioners KC Chandratreya, John Fiegel, Absent:
Christine Hackworth, and Jessi Kaur. Staff present: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Commissioner Chandratreya will present the distinguished Artist of the Year Award at the
Shakespeare in the Park Festival on August 9, 2009.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of May 12, 2009.
Fiegel moved and Chandratreya seconded to~ approve the minutes of May 12 as presented.
PRESENTATIONS
NEW BUSINESS
2. Selection of Distinguished Artist and Emerging Artist of the Year (application materials
were distributed on DVDs).
The commissioners reviewed application m~iterials submitted by Zoe Concha and Tamar
Assaf, and Christina Jung for the Emerging .Artist Award, and Bernard Renot Vishal
Ramani, and Iona Ezaki for the Distinguishe-d Artist Award.
Chandratreya moved and Harrison seconded. to select Christina Jung as the Emerging Artist
of the Year and Iona Ezaki as the Distinguished Artist of the Year. The motion carried
unanimously.
The commissioners selected Ms. Ezaki based on merit and significant contributions in the
arts that have benefited the city of Cupertino, and they selected Ms. Jung based on her
meritorious artistic talent. The commissioners noted that her mature craftsmanship and
attention to detail were very impressive.
3. 2008 grant evaluation from Euphrat Museum of Art
The Commissioners received the report and discussed ways to maximize the $4000
donated to the museum. No specific conclusions were reached.
4. 2008 grant evaluation and 2009 grant reque:;t from Fine Arts League of Cupertino (FALC)
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The Commissioners received the report. Harrison moved and Chandratreya_seconded to
award a grant in the amount of $500 to the Fine Arts League of Cupertino. The motion
carried unanimously.
Select representatives to attend future Mayo:r's breakfast meeting with commissioners
(meetings are held at 8 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, Conference Room A)
The commissioners agreed to represent the c;ommission on these dates:
July 16 - KC Chandratreya
August 11-John Fiegel
September 8- Robert Harrison
UNFINISHED BUSINESS -None
COMMISSIONER REPORTS -None
STAFF REPORTS -None
NEWS ARTICLES -None
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:41 p.m., the meeting was adjourned.
~tobert Harrison liairman