FAC 01-24-12 �,5t 94. APPROVED MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
C U P E RT I N O Tuesday, January 24, 2012
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 7:10 p.m. Commissioner Jessi Kaur called the meeting to order in conference Room A, 10300 Torre
Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Jessi Kaur, Marvin Spielman, Rajeswari Mahalingam, and Russell Leong.
Absent: Chairman KC Chandratreya. Staff present: Staff liaison Kimberly Smith.
STAFF REPORT -None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS -None
COMMISSION REORGANIZATION
1. Appoint the 2012 Commission Chair and Vice-Chair.
The four Fine Arts Commissioners present unanimously appointed Jessi Kaur as Chairperson and
Rajeswari Mahalingam as Vice Chairperson. Current Chairperson KC Chandratreya was absent.
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2. Minutes of the regular meeting of November 22, 2011.
Commissioner Spielman moved and Commissioner Leong seconded to approve the minutes of
November 22 as presented. The motion carried 4-0, with Chairman KC Chandratreya absent.
3. Select representatives to attend the Mayor's meeting with commission representatives.
Commissioner Spielman volunteered to attend the meeting on February 8, and will report back at
the next regular meeting.
4. Update draft work plan for 2012.
Discussion was held about the possibility of additional collaboration with the San Francisco
Shakespeare Festival. Chairperson Jesse Kaur said she would contact Commissioner
Chandratreya, who had been working with that group, and either assist him or take over for him if
he could no longer fill that role. Commissioner Mahalingam volunteered to serve as a second
committee member if Chandratreya would no longer be doing that function. Discussion followed
about different venues, such as holding another play workshop and reading with the Cupertino
Library, as was done with the play Cymbeline last year. Chairperson Kaur asked to have this item
put back on the next agenda for further discussion.
Chairperson Kaur also discussed a multicultural play called "The Royal Falcon Musical" which
she was helping to produce in another city, and asked if it would be possible to perform it in
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Cupertino. The commissioners discussed possible venues, such as adding it to the Duvali Festival
or as an additional Library Family day event. She volunteered to do some more research and
discuss it at the next meeting.
The Commissioners discussed the draft plan and added the following items: (1) Make
recommendations for the Fine Arts Commission budget and grants to the Euphrat Museum and the
Fine Arts League of Cupertino art show; (2) Consider additional collaboration with the San
Francisco Shakespeare Festival; and (3) Annual report to City Council, tentatively schedule for
October.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS -None
STAFF REPORTS
Recording Secretary Kimberly Smith announced that the Apple Campus project plans had already been
submitted to planning, and they were aware there would be a public art requirement. She also noted that a
representative of the Rose Bowl project had called to say they would be working on their art requirements
this year.
NEWS ARTICLES -None
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:04 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, April 24, at 7:00 p.m.
Kimberly Smith,' --: ding Secretary