FAC 10-26-04
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPEIQ1NO
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Conference Room A
10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino
October 26, 2004
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Nancy Canter and Commissioners, Hema Kundargi, Shirley Lin-Kinoshita
(7:05), Janet Mohr, and Carl Orr. Staff present: City Clerk Kimberly Smith.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
I. Minutes of the regular meeting of September 28, 2004.
Commissioner Carl Orr moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September
28, 2004. Commissioner Hema Kundargi seconded and motion passed unanimously with
Commissioner Shirley Lin-Kinoshita absent.
PRESENTATIONS - None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
City Clerk Kimberly Smith distributed copies of the Santa Clara County Library Policy and
Procedure Manual. She indicated that the policy is very specific regarding donations and that the
commission may want to streamline or add to its own guidelines.
Chairperson Nancy Canter updated the commission on Stanford University's decision to refuse a
public art donation.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
2. Monthly meeting with Mayor James (3rd Tuesday, 7 a.m., Hobee's Restaurant)
Commissioner Hema Kundargi informed the commission that she was not able to attend
the September meeting, but will attend the November meeting.
3. Arts-related news updates ITom Commissioners
City Clerk reported that she had sent out the current public art guidelines to City Council
on October 14.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4. Continue plans for a public hearing at the Quinlan Community Center regarding a location
for the donated statue of Cyrus the Great.
City Clerk reviewed a draft staff report for the public hearing regarding the placement of
Cyrus the Great and requested that the commission review the report. She also requested
that the commissioners look around the city for additional locations that they felt would be
good for placement of art.
NEW BUSINESS
5. Review schedule for General Plan amendment hearings, including joint Planning
Commission/Fine Arts Commission meeting of January 25,2005.
City Clerk reported that Council suggested that various boards and commissions do joint
meetings so that they could be present when items related to their work were being
discussed as it relates to the General Plan update. She indicated that a schedule was
created and that the Fine Arts Commission is scheduled to attend a joint meeting with the
Housing Commission and Planning Commission on January 25. She indicated that
commissioners should be prepared to provide their input regarding the percent for art
program.
STAFF REPORTS
6. Committee Roster (information item)
NEWS ARTICLES
7. Media coverage - None
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:50 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
Kimberly Smith,