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CI'1Y OF aJPERl'DÐ, S'IM'E OF CAI.IPtRŒA
10300 Tu...... AVWJ18, 0Jpert1n0, CA 95014
Telepø¡e: (408) 252-4505
MINt7l'!S OF 'DIE SPJOC:IAL CJ.'lY CXIJNCIL MEEl'I1G
HEID œ FEIRJAR\( 5, 1988, CXJŒ'ERENCE RXII, CI'1Y HAIL
10300 .~\.aei<I!i AvmlJE, aJR:Rl'IlÐ, CAI.IR:RŒA
OC-736
Mayor Gatto called the 1IIeE!tin] to order at 5:05 p.m.
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Counc. PoL sAIL:
Jåmsa1, Kq:Ipel, P1urçy, Rcgers, Mayor Gatto
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staff P.ì.__ll:
City Manager 0rln1an
Dep.Jty City Clerk WOlfe
Mayer Gatto annamced that the meeti.n:]' had been called to
t'li """',.... sendin;J the mricn or a 00f1:/ to 'lQyokawa.
City Manager 0rln1an}IL selJtecl a ..~t art:linin3' ocst:s of
variaJs alternatives. He stated that there is a limited
aIIICUIt of time. He believed there are two cx:nsideratia1s:
1. Do '-'8 want to sen:i the mcrioo? 2. Do '-'8 want to serñ
the original ani maJœ a 00f1:/ for us or maJœ a 00f1:/ ani serñ
it?
Counc. P1urçy said that the square in 'lQyokawa \I1ere the
mricn woold tie located will tie dedicated aram:i the first
of JUne. a¡pertino's delegatiœ is guinJ to 'lQyokawa in
JUly.
City Manager 0rln1an said a pattem is beinJ made at this
time. 'lbeJ:e are still questicns about whether the
sc:ulpture was ccpyrighted.
Mary QJay, a¡pertino resident, asked Wy 'lQyokawa wanted
that particular sydIo1.
():Junc. P1urçy said it is SCIIIet:hin:] that ""¥L r d:s
0Jpertin0 in their city as the sta1e lantems will
I"¥L J.S mt them in a¡pertino.
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MINUTES OF '!HE FE!RJ1\RJr 5, 1988 ::;.t=.:IAL CI'1Y a:uaL
MEEl'nÐ (00-736)
Ms. QJay u)œt'l Were the lantemS wculd be located. Mr.
P1ungy a111ØL~ed that tentative plans have them at the
Senior 0Bntar and n-om."\ity Center.
Ms. QJay said in her qlinia1 0Jpertin0 was get.tiD¡ æ.;ay
fmR its SpImish heritage.
():Junc. Plungy said that 0Jpertin0 is an Italian I'121III8 and
many other et:lmic qrcups am .Lepus ntecl in OJpertino's
J?"'P,1>tt:ic:n. By sen:iiD;J the moria1 we wculd not be hcr.....ln:¡
a18 particular culture, just sen:iiD;J a remin:Jer of em'
relatia1ship with a18 particular culture. He said the
sister city ~~ had begun durin¡ President: Eisenhcwer's
tbœ and was fQ1lÙld to help pecple 1eam aba1t other
cultures.
Mayer Gatto said this is an ~ of gifts rather than
an eshh' 'fill_it of a cultural link. It is the tsJth
anniversary of the sister city re1atia'lShip bebJ8sn
0Jpertin0 and 'l'ay\::Ikawa.
cnmc. ~s stated that em' relatia1ship with Tayokawa
does not preclude a shni'ar relatia1ship with ather cities.
Jenny1ia 5epJlveda, resident:, stated she was against
serñln:¡ the original sculpture cut of the City. She was
not aware that the City was CXI1S.iderirg sperXIin:J m::œy.
She stated the qliniat that it s,---' like an exho%bitant
price for a gift.
():Junc. KI::Ig)eJ. said that Tcyakawa has spent ~urI""'tely
five times JKr8 than 0Jpertin0 has 00 gifts.
Ms. 5epJlver:la as.1-'I aba1t the dedicatiœ of the ..-.- ·"""ed
City Hall and was told that it was ac:beduled for April 16.
Ms. 5epJlver:la said she was in ftNOr of sen:iiD;J a CX1f1ž and
doesn't feel the original sha1ld leave the City. She asJœ(!
if we WC\1]t'I sacrifice em' "heritage" to establish a
relatia1ship.
Mayer Gatto :r£IIIinded these ~:s .t that altematives am
beinq explored at this meetin;J.
Ms. Sep.1lveda asked where the funds would CXIII8 !ran and was
infcmoed they would be êIWL,-¥"iated !ran the General fUnd.
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MDI7ftS OF 'DIE FEP.R1AR\( 5, 1988 SPECIAL CI'1Y CUJNCIL
1'IUa".u«; (OC-736)
Nancy steele, Qmir of the Fiœ Arts ~i_iœ, said the
ChIoni -im feels that we shcuJ.d Jœep the original and serxi
a cx:py to ToycJaIwa.
saûa Q)Qk, :r:wi",",,*, saidsbe feels it is a travesty to
sem the arig1nal as it is the perfect syDixI1 of DeAnza's
famding of 0Jpertin0. She said 88I1Itin:¡ a cx:py ......,'(1 tie
f:ine if 1118 can afford it. She said she was shct-1rWI with
the '::I"".........ity of TayaIœwa \itB1 they)'" S dLecl the City
with 200 C11eny l.. --. She bad ......- that the mariœ
wculd tie located in the plaza.
Ms. sep.ù.veda ~ as to WIet:her the mar1C11 wculd still
tie a famtain. City MIInager Oú.nlan araarecl that the
pœvicus CI1B bad never ~ W8ll. ():Junc. Begets stated
that a famtain has not been ruled out, hcw8v8r.
Kayar Gatto as1rWl if ToycJaIwa wntecl the legs too; Mr.
Quinlan said yIIS. It wo.üd )"'.J:.dbly tie sent: in pieoeø and
.e_ -k''Id in Japm. We 0QI'1t'I þL.~eb]y make the legs
different -_ TayaIœwa ckeSll't plan to have a famtain
effect.
Ms. steele said in that case JBybe 1118 dcn't have to 10IenY
about a cx:pyright if w're mJc:iJJ¡ it different fraD the
original.
RDlæxI QRry, r-i"",,*, stated the cpinicn that firdinq out
about the cx:pyright might not be ..i-..,' e and the artist: may
want a siz"'1o\1e amount of ..-y to allow a cx:py to tie
made. 'Ihat figure is not iml,- in the City Manager's
cost ""¥-,,,l. He feels that the IIr1a1 shculd tie ayJOIn..ñ'e
for the City Hall p'....r'licatiœ.
Mayor Gatto stated that 1118 are tJ:yiø.J to see if 1118 can
ha10r the schedule that was ~"""tecl by Toyokawa. Arr:I
dedsicn made at this meet:Jn;J wco1ld tie subject to åIan:3e
pen:lin;J the cx:pyright searà!..
():Junc. lfqpel as1rWl hew 1cn:¡ it will take to make a
pattern. Mr. Oú.nlan said 1118 have three mcnths to ~lete
the project. He also 1IISI'IticnId that ¡h:.ne ...11.. bad been
receiV8d as1ciDJ that 1118 Jœep the aric¡inal marioo in
0Ipert:.i00.
():Junc. P1urxy read ..........~ùence regardiry;J the maricn.
It was m:M!d by Ccunc. P1ungy, seoaded by Ccunc. Johnsa1
æxI p"'e.,.ed ~ly to ha10r the request to send the
mo.ri.a1 syDiJol as a gift to Toyokawa.
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Will honor
request to
send marion
symbol
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Duplicate to
be sent
Relocation
of morion
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MDI1lES OF 'IHB ~~ 5, 1988 ~ Cl'l'!r a:uaL
Joiua".uG (00-736)
It 10IU IØI'8d by QU1c. Plungy, --..ð8d by QU1c. ~.
am P---1e1 ~y to crete a ~,..'i~.ubject to the
cx:pyri.gbt c:learanI:» am IIhip the """'-t in faJr ¡Eta am
the 1egII in fcur J.D!iviðual pi..-, œqu1riD¡ both t:ba
"""'-t and the 1egII to tie . 1 ..1.... in Japan.
():Junc. Kqpl said she btped the IIICIricn will tie in its
final p'- for the rededicatiœ of City Hall.
Kayar Gatto t'li...... -eel the J:8!ISCI1S that the 1IIOria1 was
p'..-t'I ~ it is near the lim:aJ:y.
Mr. ()linlan said it 1Ø1ld tie helpful to leam CD1nC1l
pref......._ new tlefore the 1.and& "'I,i'l'q is cxmpletecl.
staff was dizected to place 00 the Februaxy 16 2IgIIIIda a
t'li......-icn of possible œlccat:ic:n of the 1IICIricn.
Mrs. Q1ay asJœd about the po-iÞUity of the 1IIOria1 bein¡
in the center of the plaza. She was inf"""- that at this
tœ the plan was that the p' ...~ tie lanèI!r -1-1 with gJ:US.
In IU'ISL.!'J:: to cpast:iaIs, ():Junc. 1t)gerS lU'lSLaœd that the
møet:irx¡ was at this tœ t-- it was the œly tœ
oamci1 0CI1]t'I get together.
'Ihe møet:irx¡ was adjou:mecl at 6:00 p.m.
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