City of Sunnyvale  
Notice and Agenda  
Arts Commission  
Wednesday, September 20, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room (Room  
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/96704441776  
Public Participation  
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker  
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• Submit written comments to the Arts Commission no later than 4 hours prior to  
the meeting start to artscommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to: City Clerk,  
456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at  
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Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice  
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special  
assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please  
contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make  
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact:  
Angela Chan may be reached at 408-730-7599 or ncs@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR  
35.160 (b) (1)).  
CALL TO ORDER  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
ROLL CALL  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the  
Arts Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes  
(may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section  
of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes  
per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow the  
Arts Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to  
address the Arts Commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this  
agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be  
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If  
a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed  
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.  
1
23-0861  
Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of August 26,  
2023  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of August 16, 2023 as  
submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to  
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of  
three minutes.  
2
23-0835  
Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development  
Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled Dropping the Ball  
(Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4)  
Recommendation:  
1. Alternative 1: Recommend Council Approve Art in Private  
Development Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled  
Dropping the Ball (Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4)  
3
23-0928  
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital  
Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue)  
Recommendation:  
Alternative 1: Approve Art in Private Development Project -  
Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda  
Avenue).  
Staff concludes that the artwork is consistent with the criteria  
for Art in Private Development requirements.  
4
23-0929  
Select a Final Sun Design Concept for the Sunnyvale Icons  
Project  
Recommendation:  
There is no staff recommendation for this project. All three  
proposed sun design concepts meet the parameters set for the  
Icon Sculpture Project and the Arts Commission is authorized  
to select the final concept.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
-Staff Comments  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
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23-0862  
Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024  
ADJOURNMENT  
Notice to the Public:  
Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting  
body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public  
inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of  
the City Clerk located at 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and  
in the Bay Conference Room (Room 145) on the evening of the Arts Commission  
Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5. A  
Agenda information is available by contacting Ricky Le at 408-730-7336 or  
rle@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available 72  
hours before the meeting on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov and during  
normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on  
the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue.