City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Arts Commission  
Wednesday, June 18, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Vice Chair Filley called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Vice Chair Filley led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 3 - Vice Chair Kathryn Filley  
Commissioner Dawna Eskridge  
Commissioner Molly Kauffman  
Absent: 2 - Chair Agnes Veith  
Commissioner Winnie Lam  
Council Liaison Mehlinger (present)  
STUDY SESSION  
A
25-0727  
Recognition of Service  
Council Liaison Mehlinger thanked the commissioners for their service, and  
outgoing Commissioner Eskridge for being on the Arts Commission for eight years.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Commissioner Kauffman moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion  
to approve the consent calendar as submitted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 3 - Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 - Chair Veith  
Commissioner Lam  
1
25-0681  
Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of April 16,  
2025  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of April 16, 2025 as submitted.  
2
25-0682  
Approve the Special Joint Parks and Recreation Commission  
and Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2025  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of May 21, 2025 as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
3
25-0688  
Recommend Arts Commission Approve Art in Private  
Development Project - 1250 Lakeside Drive/MSocial Hotel  
(Wittek Development)  
Chandra Cerrito, Art Advisor for Wittek Development, provided a presentation on  
the public art conceptual Design for the Sunnyvale MSocial Hotel. Highlights  
included: project details, artist profile, and selected past works. Ray King, the  
artist, also presented on the conceptual design of the art piece, "Ventricular Lens."  
Commissioners inquired about the location of the art piece, seating benches  
around the art piece, and how the art piece will be identified as a public art piece.  
The art advisor and artist responded.  
Commissioner Eskridge moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion  
to Approve Art in Private Development Project -1250 Lakeside Drive/MSocial Hotel  
(Wittek Development).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 3 - Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 - Chair Veith  
Commissioner Lam  
4
25-0403  
Review and Recommendation of Public Art for Corn Palace  
Park  
Kristin Dance, Recreation Services Public Arts Management Analyst, provided a  
presentation on the Corn Palace Park Public Art project. Highlights included:  
project overview, selected art locations, application process, and the commission  
review process. Seven artists presented on their design proposals for the backless  
benches, and three artists presented on their design proposals for the seating wall.  
Commissioners inquired about the materials, dimensions, and durability of the  
designs. The artists responded.  
Commissioners ranked the designs, and the artists with the top rankings for their  
designs of the three backless benches were: Liz Hickok, Alexandra Muddle, and  
Carrie Lederer.  
The Arts Commission ranking of artists for the backless benches is as follows:  
1. Liz Hickok  
2. Alexandra Muddle  
3. Carrie Lederer  
4. Annie Cappelli (tied with Zoe)  
5. Zoe Caron (tied with Annie)  
6. Faducci  
7. Amber Smith  
Commissioner Eskridge moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion  
to recommend Liz Hickok, Alexandra Muddle, and Carrie Lederer as the artists to  
design the three backless benches for the Corn Palace Park.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 3 - Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 - Chair Veith  
Commissioner Lam  
Of the artists who submitted their designs for the seating wall, the artist with the top  
ranking was Annie Cappelli.  
The Arts Commission ranking of artists for the seating wall is as follows:  
1. Annie Cappelli  
2. Juan Lopez  
3. Elba Raquel  
Commissioner Kauffman moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion  
to recommend Annie Cappelli as the artist to design the seating wall for the Corn  
Palace Park.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 3 - Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 - Chair Veith  
Commissioner Lam  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Eskridge thanked staff and commissioners for a great experience,  
and she enjoyed serving on the Arts Commission for the past eight years.  
Vice Chair Filley confirmed with staff that there will not be an Arts Commission  
meeting in July, and inquired about the National Arts and Humanities Month  
presentation. Additionally, she thanked Commissioner Eskridge for her time on the  
Arts Commission.  
-Staff Comments  
Michelle Perera, Director of Library and Recreation Services, explained due to the  
tight timeline, the National Arts and Humanities Month presentation will be given at  
the August Arts Commission meeting.  
Kristin Dance announced that the exhibition program is still underway, and the  
three walls have been put up in the Sunnyvale Public Library and the Sunnyvale  
Senior Center. Additionally, a map of where all of the Suns of Sunnyvale have been  
installed can be found on the City's website, in the public art section.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Vice Chair Filley adjourned the meeting at 9:37 p.m.