FAC 06-22-04
APPROVED MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
June 22, 2004
CUPEIQ1NO
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:30 p.m., Chairperson Nancy Canter called the meeting to order in Conference Room A of
Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Nancy Canter, and Commissioners Shirley Lin-Kinoshita, Hema Kundargi,
and Carl Off. Commissioners absent: Janet Mohr. Staff present: City Clerk Kimberly Smith.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.
Minutes ofthe regular meeting of May 25, 2004.
Orr/Lin-Kinoshita moved to approve the minutes as corrected, showing Commissioner Off
present. The motion carried unanimously, with Commissioner Mohr absent.
PRESENTATIONS - None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
2.
Monthly meeting with Mayor James (3'" Tuesday, 7 a.m., Hobee's Restaurant)
. Report from commissioner Carl Off regarding the Mayor's June meeting. Highlights
included that Teen Commissioner Danh Trang has won an award as a junior leader and
will be going to Washington D.C. to receive the award; that special events have been
planned for October 29 and 30 for the library opening; and that the library may have to
reduce its opening time from 60 hours to 40 hours. He said he had explained the
changing views of the sculpture Perspectives and that the others at the meeting were
pleased with the art.
. It was confirmed that Janet Mohr was planning to attend the July meeting.
3.
Arts-related news updates from Commissioners
The Fine Arts Commission was listed as a sponsor for the Fun in the Sun Art, Wine and
Cultural event. Also, the Diwali Indian Festival is scheduled for October 3. The daytime
events are free to the public, although there will be a cost for the evening banquet. The
theme will be Indian weddings. The Commissioners also discussed the status of the
morion sculpture, and said they hoped it could be restored to the City Hall property,
perhaps on the corner of Torre and Rodriguez. Later in the evening, Commissioner Lin-
Kinoshita talked about arts-related events that other cities do, and how those ideas could be
used to celebrate Cupertino's 50th anniversary. She said she would be meeting with
Recreation Coordinator Nancy Bennett in the next few weeks and would share that
information that she had obtained from the Cities of Los Altos and Los Gatos.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4.
Prepare recommendation regarding offer to donate bas-relief sculpture of Cyrus the Great
for the Cupertino Library (continued from May 25).
The Commissioners discussed various locations for the sculpture, and wondered if the
piece's size and weight would pose a problem in terms of earthquake safety and structural
engineering. They suggested that the donation include the cost of any engineering
solutions. Their preference was for an outdoor setting, perhaps in the median strip of the
library parking lot, or on the south-facing exterior wall of the Community Hall patio. They
reviewed the proposed donation using the Guidelines for Selection of Public Art, including
aesthetics, quality, permanent, public liability, diversity in style, technical feasibility, etc.
5.
Dedication ceremony for Cali Mill Plaza scheduled for July 24, 10 a.m.
The Commissioners put this item on their calendars, and the City Clerk confirmed that
artist Roger Berry would be present to speak about the sculpture Perspectives.
6.
Percent for Art recommendation for inclusion in the General Plan - hearings before the
Planning Commission may begin in August.
The City Clerk reported that no public hearing dates had yet been set.
7.
Arrange for Distinguished Artist of the Year award to be presented to Kate Curry at
Shakespeare Festival performance on Saturday, July 31.
The City Clerk explained that the City Council had cut the Shakespeare budget
substantially, and she did not yet know if the scheduled dates would remain the same. The
Commissioners discussed other opportunities to present the plaque to Ms. Curry.
Commissioner Un-Kinoshita noted that the Fine Arts League of Cupertino had agreed to
provide some wall space to highlight Curry's work, and if necessary a reception could be
held in conjunction with that display.
8.
Catalogue current and future City art collection.
Commissioner Lin-Kinoshita said that she had begun taking photographs of some of the
city's public art. The Commissioners concurred to continue this item to the next meeting
and would work together then to fill out catalog information for each piece.
NEW BUSINESS
STAFF REPORTS
9.
Committee Roster (information item)
No action was taken.
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NEWS ARTICLES
10.
Media coverage
In addition to the newspaper articles that had been printed in the packet, Commissioner Orr
shared an article about wall murals being an investment in cultural tourism.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:20 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
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