FAC 09-26-00 City of Cupertino
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
September 26, 2000
o
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:38 p.m. Vice Chairperson Carl Orr called the meeting to order in Conference
Room A, Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue.
Roll Call
Present: Chairperson Charlene Pai (7:45 p.m.), Commissioners Stephen Beard,
Hema Kundargi, Janet Mohr, Carl Orr, Mary Sievert, Rita Young
City staff present: Recording Secretary Dorothy Steenfott
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mohr moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of August 22, 2000.
Kundargi seconded and motion passed unanimously with Pai absent.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Recording Secretary Dorothy Steenfott stated that any written communications
received were all in the mail basket. Mohr stated that an exhibit called
Watercolor: Four by Four was on display at the Los Gatos Museum of Art and
Natural History and that one of the artist, Kay Carnie, was from Cupertino. The
exhibit runs through September 29.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Fine Arts Grants
Mohr, Young and Sievert formed an ad hoc committee to review grant
applications. They will report to the commission in October.
September 26, 2000
Fine Arts Commission
Page 2
B. Commission Goals
Kundargi reported that she, Young, and City Clerk Kimberly Smith met
with Julia Lamy, Parks and Recreation, on September 11. She stated that
the group found a good place for art at the Quinlan Center. There is a
circular wall with tiles that could be decorated near the pre-school. She
stated that this area was not visible to the public except for the children
· and their parents and that this could be a good place to start. Discussion
developed regarding moving art out into more public areas such as
Memorial Park. The commission also discussed using the Apple public art
money to fund some of these art projects. Sievert, Young and Beard
formed an ad hoc and will tour the parks, prepare a proposal that could be
presented to city council and report to the commission in October.
B. Cherry Blossom Festival 2001
The commission decided on a theme called My Favorite Place in
Cupertino. Kundargi will contact Diana Argabrite with the commission's
theme.
COMMISSIONER AND LIAISON REPORTS
A. Selection of representative for Mayor's breakfast.
Young volunteered to attend the breakfast on October 10.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:49 p.m.
~Dorothy Stee~tt, l~ecordin~'~cretary