City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Arts Commission  
Wednesday, April 16, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Veith called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Veith led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 4 -  
Chair Agnes Veith  
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley  
Commissioner Dawna Eskridge  
Commissioner Winnie Lam  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Molly Kauffman  
Commissioner Kauffman (excused absence)  
Council Liaison Mehlinger (arrived at 7:04 p.m.)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion to  
approve the consent calendar as submitted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Lam  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kauffman  
1
25-0533  
Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19,  
2025  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of March 19, 2025 as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
25-0402  
Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development  
Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, Titled Redwood Dawn  
(Phase 2, Artwork 4 of 4)  
Alternative 1: Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development Project -  
Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled Redwood Dawn (Phase 2, Artwork 4 of 4)  
Trenton Hill, Recreation Services Manager, gave an overview of the artwork and  
informed commissioners that the piece would be going to Council for final approval  
on May 6, 2025.  
Ellie Hunter, Cityline Art Advisor, presented to the commissioners on the project via  
Zoom. Highlights from the presentation include: a map of Cityline public art, artwork  
selection, introduction of the artist, proposed artwork rendering, lighting, and  
budget.  
Commissioners asked questions about the lighting, position, and surface of the  
piece.  
Vice Chair Filley moved and commissioner Lam seconded the motion to  
recommend approval of the artwork as it is proposed and requested that the  
developer look at possibly changing the lighting placement, as well as complete a  
sun study prior to the installation of the art.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Lam  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kauffman  
25-0526  
3
Arts and Humanities Month: Finalize Project and Plans  
Trenton Hill provided a presentation on the Arts and Humanities Month 2025  
project. Highlights included: a review of different project ideas for the event, such  
as, a spoken word event, poetry workshop, and reader's theater.  
Commissioners asked how long the workshop could be, will there be a review  
process, and can two commissioners work on the project together?  
Commissioners ranked the three options, and the spoken word event was  
unanimouly ranked number one. Chair Veith volunteered to be the project lead.  
Vice Chair Filley made a motion and commissioner Eskridge seconded to approve  
the selection of the spoken word event as the final project for Arts and Humanities  
Month 2025.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Lam  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kauffman  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Chair Veith made the announcement that the deadline to apply for a board or  
commission is April 24, 2025.  
-Staff Comments  
Trenton Hill gave an update about two of the Sunnyvale Suns. One of them was  
originally slated to be installed at Plaza del Sol, but due to construction and  
electricity needs, that Sun was installed at the Community Center in front of the  
Indoor Sports Center. The other Sun had to be reinstalled due to repairs.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.