FAC 03-28-00 City of Cupertino
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
March 28, 2000
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CALL TO ORDER
At 7:08 p.m. Chairperson Charlene Pai called the meeting to order in Conference
Room C&D.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Charlene Pai, Commissioners Stephen Beard, Hema
Kundargi, Janet Mohr, Carl Orr, Mary Sievert, Rita Young
Parks & Recreation Commissioners present: Frank Jelinch, Edye Stein
City Staff present: Steve Dowling, Kimberly Smith, Dorothy Steenfott
Guests: Don Bragg, Pegasus Development, Paul Lettieri, Guzzardo and
Associates, and artists Roger Berry, Richard Deutsch, Scott Donahue, Steve
Gillman, Katherine Keefer
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Orr moved to approve the minutes of the special meeting of February 8 and the
regular minutes of February 22. Mohr seconded and motion passed unanimously.
STAFF REPORTS
City Clerk gave a brief update regarding Apple Computer's proposal to provide a
$100,000 in lieu fee for public art. She stated that city council decided to accept
the in-lieu amount to be used for fine arts or other community programs with the
collaboration of Apple Computer and the Fine Arts Commission.
NEW BUSINESS
City Clerk reported that the Fremont Union High School Student Art Show will
take place April 19-29 and that judges are needed. Mohr, Kundargi and Young
agreed to serve as judges.
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6. OLD BUSINESS
A. Fine Arts Grants
Beard presented the ad hoc committee's recommendation as follows:
$750 for the San Jose Chamber Players and $475 for the South Bay Guitar
Society and waive the facilities fee for the Cupertino Symphonic Band.
The ad hoc committee chose not to award grants to the Living Arts
Theater and the Cupertino Historical Society. At this time, Beard stated
that the committee felt the Historical Society was in the Parks and
Recreation area. He also stated that the committee likes the Living Artist
program, but felt that it should be geared towards children. Sievert moved
to accept the ad hoc committee recommendation. Orr seconded and
motion passed unanimously.
B. Cherry Blossom Festival.
Kundargi reported that 10 schools are participating, and the banners will
be put up in Memorial Park every day the week before.
C. Review budget narratives for 2000-2001 fiscal year.
Continued to April 25 meeting.
D. Review of goals list
Continued to April 25 meeting.
Four Seasons Comer public art project and artists presentation of
macquettes.
Don Bragg, Pegasus Development, provided an update on Four Seasons
Comer. He stated that plans for the apartments and retail will be reviewed
at the April 10 Planning Commission meeting.
Roger Berry described his "Four Seasons" proposal for the project as a
sculpture of five parts, four shadow sculpture elements and a two
dimensional "time rose". He stated that his concept was conceived for a
location in the center of the park. As the landscape plans develop, that
location could change substantially.
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Richard Deutsch presented his model named "Duet". He described his
concept as a tribute to the city's rich past while keeping an eye to its
inventive future. The sculpture would be made up of an abacus, a silo, a
silicon wafer and a natural stone monolith. The abacus was chosen for its
poignant reference to the computer industry and for its pure beauty in form
and function. The silo was chosen as a landmark identifying the location
of Cupertino because they used to be placed high above buildings and
could be seen from long distances. The silicon wafer speaks to the
advancement of the computer/information age as it holds up the abacus,
and hand-carved into the granite wafer will be fruits and crops that once
represented the harvest of Cupertino. The monolith will hold up the silo.
Steve Gillman and Katherine Keefer presented their "Go proposal" based
on the ancient game. They stated that they took the basic grid layout of
the park and tilted and raised portions of the lawn squares. Added to the
squares are large black and white ovoid shapes "go" tiles.
Scott Donahue presented his "First Steps" model. The model displays
three figures, all twice life-size and form a triangular relationship near the
center of the Four Seasons Comer. The figures are that of a mother, father
and child made of aluminate concrete with integral color and fiberglass.
Paul Lettieri stated that the original concept was to have pedestrian
walkways along the edge of the apartments and hotel. He also stated that
the site is not flat and that the original drawing did not take into account
the grading changes. Paul then presented a preliminary drawing that does
include changes in grade, accommodates entrances to the restaurant, hotel
and the park and provides emergency vehicle access.
Steve Dowling stated that the plans for the hotel and apartments need to
move forward and committee approval for the new drawing that reflects
the grading changes and emergency vehicle access is needed. The Four
Seasons Comer ad hoc committee agreed that the new plans were
acceptable.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting as adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
Dorothy Ste&~f~ Record~ Secretary