FAC 06-18-2018CUPERTINO
ROLL CALL
APPROVED MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Special Meeting, Con£. Rm. C
10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino
June 18, 2018
Present: Chokshi, Matley, Mahalingam, Sanchez, Wu Absent: -
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Election of Vice Chair 2018
Motions:
Chair Sanchez motioned with a second from Commissioner Matley to nominate
Raji Mahalingam as Vice Chair.
Motion passed 4-0-1 (abstain: Mahalingam)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2. Approval of the Draft Minutes from the May 14, 2018 meeting
Motions:
Commissioner Matley motioned with a second from Commissioner Chokshi to
approve minutes from January 22, 2018. Motioned approved 5-0
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
PUBLIC MEETING
3. Subject: Municipal Code Amendment to Chapters 19.12 and 19.148; Required
Artwork in Public and Private Developments. Application No(s): MCA-2018-01,
Applicant(s): City of Cupertino, Location: citywide
Catarina Kidd presented the staff report regrding ordinance update for required artwork,
which includes raising the percentage of art required, removing the dollar cap, scaling
the percentage based on project size, and lowering the threshold for which the ordinance
applies. The staff recommendations are as follows: raise required artwork value from
.25 % to 1% of first $100M construction value and to .9% for excess of $100M valuation,
with prior dollar cap of $100,000 removed, ordinance applies to projects 10,000 sq.ft. and
larger where it previously applied to projects 50,000 sq.f.t and larger. Staff requested
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commissioners feedback regarding in-lieu art payment. Given that allowed artwork
includes incorporation into architecture, the Commissioner agreed that in-lieu payments
should continue to be discouraged. Consistent with General Plan policies, these updates
promote opportunities for the arts and higher quality development. The updates also
raises Cupertino's requirements to those that are comparable to other cities with art
programs in Santa Clara County.
Commissioner Matley motioned with a second from Commissioner Chokshi to approve
the draft resolution recommending that the City council amend Municipal Code Chapter
19.148: Required Artwork for Public and Private Developments. Motion passed 5-0
OLD BUSINESS
4. Subject: Distinguished and Emerging Artists outreach for 2018
Commissioners agreed to follow the same outreach plan, where each
commissioner makes personal contact with their respective networks.
5. Subject: Work Plan
The Commissioners outlined the work plan as follows:
A. Community outreach
• FUHSD
• Art Schools
• Senior Center
• City events
• Upon request/by invitation events: utility box, Reflections, Happy Kids
Day, Teen Hacakthon, Talks about career & leadership.
B. Relationships
• Library
Parks & Rec Commission
• Teens
• FA LC/Sunnyvale
• Los Altos F AC
• San Jose FAC
• Saratoga F AC
• svos
C. New Programs
• Art in Unexpected Places Murals
• Theatre Recommendations and Interior Spaces for art
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D. Ongoing Programs
• Emerging/Distinguished Artists Awards
• Young Artist Awards
• Grants
• Public Art Catatog
E. Processes
• EA/DA/YA
• Ordinance 1 % for art
• Grant criteria
6. Subject: Grants
This item will be discussed in greater detail when drafting a future and
recommended budget at the end of the year. Commissioners discussed that funds
allocated for supplies should be lowered and then re-allocated so that the grants
amount is raised to $2000 and" Art in Unexpected Places" is raised to $1000. Chair
Sanchez will do additional work to determine what funds Art in Unexepcted
Places may need so that additional fuinding sources may be identified.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Staff announced that Susan Levine has relocated and therefore is resigning from
the FAC.
EA/DA applications will be reviewed at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Sanchez adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m. to the regular meeting on September
24, 2018 at City Hall, Conference Room C.
Resr,ectfully submitted:
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Staff Liaison: Catarina Kidd, Senior Planner