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City of Cupertino
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
February 26, 2002
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:40 p.m. Chairperson Hema Kundargi called the meeting to order in
Conference Room C&D, Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Hema Kundargi, Commissioners Shirley Lin Kinoshita,
Carl Orr, Barbara Phelps, Rita Young, City Clerk Kimberly Smith and Recording
Secretary Dorothy Steenfott
Absent: Commissioner Janet Mohr and Nancy Canter
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Orr moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 22, 2002
with the correction to the last sentence on page 3 to read "She stated that the artist
is very glad to be working on this project and will be working with the landscape
architect to establish an initial concept for the plaza which will work well with the
hotel and apartments and will present to the Fine Arts Commission for their
approval." Phelps seconded and motion passed unanimously with Canter and
Mohr absent.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
City Clerk briefly highlighted the items in the agenda packet. The Commission
was interested in viewing the video for "Art Ask for More". City Clerk will
obtain the video and distribute it to the Commission at next month's meeting.
COMMISSIOINER AND LIAISON REPORTS
Kundargi reported that the mayor stated he is ready to allocate the $100,000
Apple in-lieu funds to art right away and requested that the Commission prepare a
proposal as soon as possible. Young volunteered to attend the March Mayor's
breakfast.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Percent for Art Program Follow up (General Plan revision)
City Clerk reported that the General Plan process has been delayed in
order to include input from the Community Congress that will be held in
May. She also suggested that there be a cap on the amount that a
developer must pay. The Commission agreed to revise the public art
requirement to exclude residential construction, to delete the in-lieu
contribution to public art fund, and made some other minor changes to the
text.
B. General guidelines to public art
The Commission discussed the guidelines and suggested revisions. Phelps
will incorporate them into the original document.
C. Status report on art in public places
Young reported that Mohr and Orr joined her to visit several public areas
that could be used to place art immediately. The ad hoc committee
recommended that a letter be sent to artists to identify people who already
have art available for placement. The ad hoc committee also
recommended that the Commission submit a report to city council that
identifies art that is available and the sites it could be placed. The
Commission agreed to allow the ad hoc committee to send the inquiry
letter to various artists.
D. Art & Wine Survey Results
Young reviewed the survey results with the Commission. She stated that
the results showed that the residents appeared to appreciate a variety of art
pieces throughout the community.
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E. Cherry Blossom Festival Update
Lin Kinoshita reported that space would be available at the Senior Center
for the art exhibit. She also spoke to Diana Argabrite who will propose
the theme, but would like to use work that is already in progress. The
Commission felt that using the existing work would be appropriate. Lin
Kinoshita also reported that staffing is needed for the exhibit. Lin
Kinoshita will be available to make an announcement on the first day of
the festival.
F. Four Seasons Plaza
City Clerk reported that the artist and landscape architect have met twice
with city staff, a shadow study was done and presented during the second
meeting, and another meeting is scheduled for February 28 with the
property owners. City Clerk stated that a master plan for the entire comer
would likely be established.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Establish grants ad hoc committee
Phelps, Kundargi, and Lin Kinoshita formed an ad hoc committee to
review grant applications.
STAFF REPORTS
City Clerk reported that the Fine Arts League is holding open studios. She also
stated that the same budget would be requested for 2002-03 for the Commission
since the grants budget was increased from $12,000 to $15,000 in fiscal year
2001-02.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 p.m.
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