City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Arts Commission  
Wednesday, November 20, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay 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 Molly Kauffman  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Winnie Lam  
Commissioner Lam (excused absence)  
Council Liaison Din (absent)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Commissioner Kauffman moved and Vice Chair Filley 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 Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Lam  
1
24-1123  
Approve the Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of October 16,  
2024  
Approve the Arts Commission Minutes of October 16, 2024 as submitted.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
2
24-1124  
Approve 2025 Master Work Plan  
Commissioners discussed the Arts Commission work plan for 2025.  
During the discussion of finalizing the work plan and the Arts Commissioner's scope  
of interaction with the interview process, they discussed revising a question on the  
Board/Commission application to "What role do you think public art plays in a  
community?"  
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Kauffman seconded the motion that the  
Commission reviewed and approved the 2025 Work Plan.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Lam  
3
24-1125  
Annual Review of Code of Ethics and Conduct for Elected and  
Appointed Officials  
Vice Chair Filley moved and Commissioner Eskridge seconded the motion that the  
Commission reviewed and approved the Code of Ethics.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Veith  
Vice Chair Filley  
Commissioner Eskridge  
Commissioner Kauffman  
No: 0  
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Lam  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Chair Veith asked what autonomy the Commission has in regards to identifying  
items in the work plan related to dynamic, interactive and literary arts.  
Michelle Perera, Director of Library and Recreation Services, confirmed that Council  
has approved the Arts Commission's authority to add items to the work plan related  
to the above.  
-Staff Comments  
None.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
4
24-1126  
Arts Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2026  
Standing item.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Veith adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m.