City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
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  
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: 5 -  
Chair Agnes Veith  
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley  
Commissioner Dawna Eskridge  
Commissioner Molly Kauffman  
Commissioner Winnie Lam  
Council Liaison Cisneros (present)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Commissioner Filley moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of August 16, 2023 as submitted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
1
23-0861  
Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of August 26,  
2023  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of August 16, 2023 as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
3
23-0928  
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital  
Group/Treehouse Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue)  
Isaiah Francis, Project Manager, and Jayson Fann, artist, provided a presentation  
on Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse Hotel on 1100 Mathilda Avenue. Highlights  
included; design, site placement and lighting plan.  
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:  
Can members of the public interact with the sculpture? No, the sculpture will be for  
visual purposes.  
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion to  
Approve Art in Private Development Project - Starwood Capital Group/Treehouse  
Hotel (1100 Mathilda Avenue).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
Commissioner Lam  
No: 0  
2
23-0835  
Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development  
Project - Hunter Properties/Cityline, titled Dropping the Ball  
(Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4)  
Ellie Hunter, Art Consultant, provided a presentation on Dropping the Ball.  
Highlights included: master plan, current artwork, artist bio and resume, site plan  
and maintenance.  
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:  
Will there be seating near the sculpture? Yes, the artwork will be placed on a  
planter with space for people to sit.  
The planter's height of 1'8" seems too low for people to sit on, can we explore  
raising the height? Yes, feedback will be relayed to the designer.  
Can we explore rounding the shape of the planter to resemble the sculptures  
theme? Yes, feedback will be relayed to the designer.  
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion to  
Recommend Council Approve Art in Private Development Project - Hunter  
Properties/Cityline, titled Dropping the Ball (Phase 2, Artwork 2 of 4).  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
Commissioner Lam  
No: 0  
4
23-0929  
Select a Final Sun Design Concept for the Sunnyvale Icons  
Project  
Kristin Dance, Recreation Services Coordinator, provided a presentation on the final  
sun design concepts for the Sunnyvale Icons Project. Highlights included: materials,  
locations and installation timeline.  
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:  
Will the sculptures be temporary or permanent? Temporary.  
What is the height of the sculpture? 6 feet.  
Will there be lighting installed for the sculpture? No, the sculptures will be installed  
near lights in the park.  
Commissioners discussed their preferences on option A, B and C.  
Commissioner Kauffman moved and Vice Chair Filley seconded the motion to select  
option 3 with curved dimensions in the center of the sun for the Icon Sculpture  
Project.  
The motion carried by the following vote  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 1 - Commissioner Lam  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Lam provided an update regarding the Art in the Park Project. She  
notated that Washington Park will be used, and volunteers will decorate 3' x 3'  
canvases to be hung along the fence of the play area. The artworks will be  
displayed one week before Halloween and throughout the month of November.  
Autumn celebrations will be this year's theme. She encourages the Commission to  
spread the word to increase participation.  
-Staff Comments  
Kristin Dance provided an update that phase 2 of The Great Box Cover-up is  
complete. There will be a map with all 20 locations available on the City website.  
Additionally, this Saturday 6 artists will be performing at State of the City.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
5
23-0862  
Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024  
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 8:29 p.m.