City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Arts Commission  
Wednesday, May 17, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room  
(Room 145), City Hall,  
456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
Special Joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Eskridge called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Eskridge led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 8 -  
Chair Dawna Eskridge  
Vice Chair Winnie Lam  
Commissioner Kathryn Filley  
Commissioner Agnes Veith  
Gregory Dibb  
Daniel Bremond  
David Kesting  
Dona Mason  
Absent: 2 -  
Commissioner Molly Kauffman  
Prakash Giri  
Commissioner Mason (attended at 7:07 p.m.)  
Commissioner Kauffman (excused absence)  
Chair Giri (excused absence)  
Council Liaison Din (absent)  
Council Liaison Melton (present)  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS  
1
23-0567  
Review and Recommend Council Approve Recommended  
Budget  
Director of Finance, Tim Kirby, provided a presentation on the recommended  
budget. Highlights included: legal framework, community values, budget principles,  
budget approval process, budget summary, citywide revenue, top tax revenues,  
expenditures, reserve balances, park dedication fund, golf and tennis operations,  
recreation projects and art in-lieu fees.  
Commissioners inquired and staff responded:  
How does the public find out which projects are next on the timeline, and do  
plans/schedule change depending on demand? Patrons can find out which projects  
are next in the 20-year plan, which can be found in volume 2 of the recommended  
budget. During public outreach for each project, members of the public will be able  
to inform the design team of what is in demand.  
Commissioner Bremond moved and Commissioner Veith seconded the motion to  
Recommend Council Approve the Recommended Budget. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Chair Eskridge  
Vice Chair Lam  
Commissioner Filley  
Commissioner Veith  
Dibb  
Bremond  
Kesting  
Mason  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Commissioner Kauffman  
Giri  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Kesting informed the Commission of an article regarding loneliness.  
He noted that building parks and encouraging community engagement was a great  
solution.  
Chair Eskridge encouraged the Commission to attend the Art and Wine Festival.  
Commissioner Bremond inquired about how many trees fell down due to the storms.  
Council Liaison Melton responded that approximately 120 trees fell down due to rain  
and wind.  
-Staff Comments  
Superintendent of Recreation Services, Damon Sparacino, provided an update that  
Council approved the Utility Box Art and Sunnyvale Icons Project. Council selected  
suns as the icon.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Eskridge adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.