ACC 3-24-2025 PresentationsACC 3-24-2025
Item No.2
Study
Session
Presentations
City Council Work Program Study Session
March 24, 2025
Arts and Culture Commission
Subject
Study Session to revisit the Municipal
Code standards for art in public and
private development, including the
standards in the Municipal Code and
developing an Art‐in‐lieu fee policy
What we do
The Arts and Culture Commission is a group of citizens
appointed by the City Council to foster, encourage and assist in
the realization, preservation and advancement of arts and
culture for the benefit of the citizens of Cupertino (see Municipal
Code 2.80.080 Powers and Functions).
•Foster the development of public art in the community
•Annual Artist Awards
•Review and approve art in private
developments, as well as public projects
•Enhance the interaction between arts and business
•Provide screening and/or review for arts and culture
activities wishing to obtain city funds or utilize public
facilities
•Provide a means for coordination for arts and culture
groups or facilities which may exist within the community
What we have done
•Reviewed and approved required art pieces in
private development projects:
•The Forum
•Alan Row
•Westport
•Reviewed and approved public art project utilizing
in-lieu funding:
•Jollyman Park
•Reviewed submissions for the City’s 2024 Artist
Awards program
•Over 250 submissions in 2024
What we have done
Mock-up of Kaleidoscope
Dreams, approved and to be
installed at Westport
Artist Awards Ceremony / Art
Exhibition
to celebrate 2023 winners
What we plan to do
•Engagement of the Commission in the development
process in evaluating uses to revitalize new and existing
local public facing commercial uses
•Revisit Municipal Code standards for the art in public
and private development and developing an Art-in-
lieu fee policy
•Continue to engage with the community through the
Distinguished, Emerging, and Young Artist Award
Programs
•Explore opportunities for new or expanded art
programs in Cupertino
City Council Work Program –
Quality of Life
Revisit Municipal Code standards for
art in public and private
development, including the
standards in the Municipal Code and
developing an Art‐in‐lieu fee policy.
Discussion
●FY 2024-2025 City Work Program
●Chapter 19.148: Required Artwork in Public and
Private Developments
●CC Resolution No. 05-040: Guidelines for Selection
of Public Art
●Researched other Jurisdictions
●Art Requirements of Private Development
●Separate Art Fund
●Fund Distribution
●Decision Making Bodies
Discussion
●Evaluating the City’s standard in discouraging in-lieu payments
for developers.
●Should the City have a separate art fund to receive in-lieu
payments, or from any other allocation source (ie General
Fund).
●When funds are received, what types of programs or projects
should subsidized.
●Which decision-making body should make the ultimate
decision on projects, programming, and other use of funds.
●Any other suggestions that can be of interest from the
Commission.
Prior Meeting (9/23/24)
●In-lieu payment and valuation of art pieces on private
development shall be maintained at a consistent valuation
of 1%.
●City Council be the decision-making body for in-lieu
payment options for developers (maintains status quo).
●The City shall create and maintain a separate art fund.
●A potential use of art funding should be used to develop an
arts Master Plan, and other Commission recommendations.
Reference Chair Wang’s presentation from August 12, 2024.
●City Council to be the decision-making body, upon
recommendation by the Arts and Culture Commission, for
the allocation of funds.
●ACC to approve in-lieu payment option.
●Brainstorm during may meeting ideas about how to
spend in-lieu fees. Examples…2-3 projects to
potentially fund.
Arts & Culture Commission
Dates
●5/19/2025
●7/28/2025
●9/22/2025
●11/17/2025