FAC 12-11-2018 (Special)APPROVED MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Special Meeting, Conference Room C
Ll 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino
CUPERTINO December 11, 2018 6:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Sanchez, Mahalingam, Chokshi, Matley, Wu
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approval of the Draft Minutes from the October 22, 2018 meeting.
Motions:
Commissioner Chokshi motioned approval of the minutes, with one correction to
the minutes -under adjournment heading to indicate that the meeting was
adjourned by the vice chair, since the chair was not present, and Commissioner
Mahalingam seconded the motion- to approve minutes from October 22, 2018.
Motioned approved (4-0-1).
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
2. Draft ordinance to amend regulations in Title 2, Administration and Personnel of
the Municipal Code Chapter 2.80, to allow up to five (5) members for the Fine Arts
Commission.
The Fine Arts Commission had no comments regarding the proposed Municipal
Code Amendment.
3. Young Artist Awards applications
A total of 62 applications were received. The Commissioner reviewed and
selected the following winners for 2018-2019 awards:
Elementary school group:
Platinum Award, 1st place winner: Jonathan Tang
Gold Award, 2nd place winner: Chloe Lee
Silver Award, 3rd place winner: Eva Chuang
Cupertino Fine Arts Commission December 11, 2018
Middle School group:
Platinum Award, 1st place winner: Shiva Ravinutala
Gold Award, 2nd place winner: Siona Mahaddalkar
Silver Award, 3rd place winner: Sonali Patankar
4. Grants policy
Staff liaison Catarina Kidd provided example grant guidelines from the City
Council program and version of guidelines from a past Fine_ Arts Commission
grants program. Commissioners Mahalingam and Chokshi volunteered to work as
a committee to consider how to structure the grants and provide feedback to the
rest of the commission in the new year.
5. Budget FY 2019-2020
The commissioners reviewed and provided comments regarding a draft budget,
including the request to increase the budget to include funds for a mural. Chair
Sanchez is interested in serving on a committee as a citizen to assist with the Art in
Unexpected Places mural project in the next year.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
The commissioners discussed the Cupertino Library Art wall and coordinated the installation -
for the artist award winners.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Sanchez adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m. to the regular meeting on January 28, 2019
at City Hall, Conference Room C.
Respectfully submitted:
Staff Liaison: Catarina Kidd, Senior Planner