FAC 09-28-04
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPEIQ1NO
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
September 28, 2004
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:35 p.m. Chairperson Nancy Canter called the meeting to order in Conference Room A, 10300
Torre Avenue, Cupertino.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Nancy Canter and Commissioners, Shirley Un-Kinoshita, and Carl Orr.
Absent: Hema Kundargi and Janet Mohr. Staff present: City Clerk Kimberly Smith.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
I. Minutes of the special meeting of August 31,2004.
Commissioner Carl Orr moved to approve the minutes of the special meeting of August 31.
Commissioner Shirley Lin-Kinoshita seconded and motion passed unanimously with
Commissioners Janet Mohr and Hema Kundargi absent.
PRESENTATIONS - None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
COMMISSIONER REPORTS
2. Monthly meeting with Mayor James (3n1 Tuesday, 7 a.m., Hobee's Restaurant)
Commissioner Shirley Lin-Kinoshita presented her summary regarding the September
meeting. It was expected that Hema Kundargi would attend in October.
3. Arts-related news updates from Commissioners - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4. Plan for a public hearing at the Quinlan Community Center regarding a location for the
donated statue of Cyrus the Great
City Clerk Kimberly Smith updated the commission on the status of the donation. The
commission brainstormed possible locations, pros and cons of each location, locations the
public may choose, and a date for holding the public hearing. The commission felt that
before holding the public hearing more information about when the sculpture would be
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installed as well as what materials would actually be used for the project should be known
so that accurate information could be provided to the public. City Clerk described a basic
outline of the public hearing agenda and will prepare the draft presentation for the
commission to review during the October meeting.
5. Prepare amendments to the adopted Guidelines for the Selection of Public Art to add
criteria for future donations and consider specifying locations for public art.
Chairperson Nancy Canter will prepare language to insert into the Guidelines for the
commission review. City Clerk will send City Council a draft copy of the current
guidelines and inform them that the commission is enhancing the policy and will provide a
final draft for adoption after the public hearing.
NEW BUSINESS
6. Consider changing regular meeting time to 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
City Clerk recommended that the meeting time be changed. The commission agreed to
change the regular meetings to 7:00 p.m.
STAFF REPORTS
7. Committee Roster (information item)
NEWS ARTICLES
8. Media coverage - None
ADJOURNMENT
At 10:15 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
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Kimberly Smith,