City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Arts Commission  
Wednesday, May 21, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
Special Joint Meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Veith called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Veith led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 7 -  
Chair Agnes Veith  
Vice Chair Kathryn Filley  
Commissioner Dawna Eskridge  
Commissioner Molly Kauffman  
David Kesting  
Prakash Giri  
Daniel Bremond  
Absent: 3 -  
Commissioner Winnie Lam  
Prashant Gattani  
Dona Mason  
Vice Chair Mason (excused absence)  
Commissioner Lam (excused absence)  
Commissioner Gattani (unexcused absent)  
Council Liaison Srinivasan (absent)  
Council Liaison Mehlinger (absent)  
Vice Mayor Sell (present)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
Chair Veith announced that the Human Relations Commission is hosting a free  
Allyship Community Event, Allies in Training: Building a Better Community. The  
training is taking place on Friday, June 13th , from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in a hybrid  
format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
25-0562  
Review and Recommend Council Approve Recommended  
Budget  
Director of Finance, Matthew Paulin, and Assistant Director of Finance, Dennis Jaw,  
provided a presentation on the recommended budget. Highlights included: legal  
framework, community values, budget approval process, budget summaries,  
city-wide revenues, reserve balances, park dedication fund, golf and tennis  
operations fund, and the parks and recreation projects.  
Chair Veith opened public comment.  
Emilie Danna, spoke about the popularity of pickleball and thanked staff for adding  
designated funds for pickleball to the proposed budget.  
Chair Veith closed public comment.  
Commissioners asked questions about the proposed budget and staff responded.  
Chair Kesting moved and Commissioner Bremond seconded the motion to  
Recommend Council Approve the Recommended Budget.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
Kesting  
Giri  
Bremond  
No: 0  
Absent: 3 -  
Commissioner Lam  
Gattani  
Mason  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Chair Kesting, from the Parks and Recreation Commission, noted that he  
appreciates Plaza Del Sol and the updated playground at Washington Park.  
-Staff Comments  
Trenton Hill, Recreation Services Manager, thanked the Arts Commissioners for  
their service at the Hands on the Arts event. Additionally, Trenton announced that  
all of the Suns of Sunnyvale have been installed.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 8:27 p.m.