FAC 03-23-04
APPROVED MINUTES
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Conference Room A
10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino
March 23,2004
CUPERJINO
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:30 p.m., Chairperson Nancy Canter called the meeting to order in Conference Room A of
Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Nancy Canter, and Commissioners Janet Mohr, and Carl Orr.
Commissioners absent: Shirley Lin-Kinoshita and Hema Kundargi. Staff present: City Clerk
Kimberly Smith.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.
Minutes of the regular meeting of February 24, 2004.
Orr/Mohr moved to adopt the minutes as amended, to correct the name of the current
chairperson. Motion carried with Lin-Kinoshita and Kundargi absent.
PRESENTATIONS - None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
2.
Monthly meeting with Mayor James (3rd Tuesday, 7 a.m., Hobee's Restaurant)
. Report from Nancy Canter regarding the February meeting
Canter said that she had reported to the other commission representatives the
development of guidelines for city art, as well as the status of the sculptures for the
Library plaza. She said the Library Commission members were very excited, as was
Mayor James about the installation of the new sculpture in the City Center Plaza.
Canter also reported that the Planning Commission is working on the R-l housing
ordinance and second stories on homes, as well as the General Plan. The Housing
Commission has been working on their recommendations for block grants and public
service grants. The Public Safety Commission is working on school safety. The new
Teen Center has been named "Down Under", and they may be interested in involving
the Fine Arts Commission in a competition to hang student high school work in the
facility, possibly a rotating exhibit. The Parks and Recreation Commission has been
working on the sports center and the Big Bunny Fun Run. The Library Commission
was disappointed that Measure B did not pass, but the new library building is on
schedule to open in October 2004.
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3.
Arts-related news updates from Commissioners
There was no new information to report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4.
Review the final version of Guidelines for Selecting Public Art and recommend City
Council adoption (continued from 2/24/04)
The City Clerk apologized that the art inventory forms and final changes from the City
Attorney had not yet been completed, and said that she would put this item on the agenda
for final review when it was finished.
5.
Status report on sculpture commissioned by Dick and Carolyn Randall for Cupertino
Library/Civic Center Plaza.
There was no new information to report.
NEW BUSINESS
6.
View sample plaques created by Diana Argabrite for the Children's Tile Wall.
7.
Diana Argabrite was not able to attend this evening, and the item was continued to the next
agenda.
Status report on "Perspectives" sculpture and the opening of City Center Plaza Park.
Janet Mohr agreed to do an interview of artist Roger Berry, which may possibly be
included in the program for the dedication ceremony, and which could be included in the
Cupertino Scene at a later date in a story about the park, sculpture, and Fine Arts
Commission, etc.
8.
Status report on General Plan amendment and the Fine Arts Commission's
recommendation for a 1 % for Art program.
9.
The City Clerk reviewed a memorandum of March 10 regarding the status of the "Percent
for Art" program and explained that recommended wording by the Fine Arts commission
was listed on page 27 of the materials that had gone to City Council for the study session
with the General Plan task force. She said the City Planner had encouraged the
commissioners to participate in the public hearings when those occurred, but they had not
yet been scheduled.
Consider creating an internship opportunity for teens to work with the Fine Arts
Commission.
This item was continued to a time when all commissioners were present.
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STAFF REPORTS
10.
Distribution of the 2004 Arts and Recreation brochure
City Clerk distributed copies of the new brochure and said it had been distributed to the
Quinlan Community Center, Cupertino Senior Center, Cupertino Sports Center, and some
to the Cupertino library, as well as the main lobby at City Hall. She said that more copies
could be made available for the Cherry Blossom Festival to be distributed near the
children's art display.
11.
Committee Roster (information item)
Commissioners corrected an item on this list.
12.
Announcement of nomination period for Distinguished Artist of the Year
Commissioners agreed not to form a separate subcommittee, but to take up this item as a
group at the next meeting.
NEWS ARTICLES
13.
Media coverage
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:40 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
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Kimberly Smi ,City Clerk