City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Visual Arts Committee  
Atrium Conference Room and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
Wednesday, September 13, 2023  
6:00 PM  
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Visual  
84962455712 or by phone dial 669-900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 849 6245 5712. When the Chair  
announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9  
on your phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are  
participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. ROLL CALL  
Committee members Cliff Bryant, Toni Hsu, Regina Sakols, Tootoo Thomson, Don Whitebread, Vice Chair  
Susi Merhar, and Chair Jesse Cupp.  
3. APPROVE MINUTES  
Attachments:  
The minutes for the August 9, 2023 meeting have been delivered to Committee members and copies  
posted on the City Hall bulletin board  
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not  
on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on  
non-agenda items.  
5. UPCOMING AGENDA TOPICS  
This portion of the agenda is reserved for the identification of agenda items for future meetings.  
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
6.1 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC ART PROJECT UPDATES  
Staff will provide updates on Rengstorff Park Aquatics Center (Project 18-38), Fayette Park (Project  
20-48), and Rengstorff Park Maintenance and Tennis Buildings (Project 21-48), Transit Center Grade  
Separation and Access Project (Project 21-35).  
6.2  
Attachments:  
Committee to identify their preferred mural choice by each artist Fernanda Martinez and Harumo Sato.  
7. NEW BUSINESS  
7.1  
Attachments:  
Authorize a “Call for Artists” for Villa Park Public Art and Sylvan Park Art Bench projects.  
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS  
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES  
The specific location of each meeting is noted on the agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 24 hours in advance of the  
meeting.  
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the City Clerk's Office at 650-903-6304 or  
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning the evening before each  
meeting. Agenda materials may be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com.  
SPECIAL NOTICE- Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990  
Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance may  
call the City Clerk's Office 650-903-6304 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a  
person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the  
appropriate alternative format.  
The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board,  
Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.  
SPECIAL NOTICE—Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Visual Arts Committee regarding any item on this agenda will  
be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting  
location noted on the agenda during the meeting.  
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE  
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.  
Anyone wishing to address the Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda.  
Speakers are allowed to speak once on any number of topics for up to three minutes.