City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Performing Arts Committee  
Tuesday, November 14, 2023  
6:15 PM  
Atrium Conference Room  
Special Meeting  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. ROLL CALL  
3. MINUTES APPROVAL  
3.1  
Minutes Approval  
Recommendation:  
Approve the September 19, 2023 minutes.  
Attachments:  
September Minutes  
3.2  
Minutes Approval  
Recommendation:  
Approve the October 18, 2023 minutes.  
October Minutes  
Attachments:  
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. NEW BUSINESS  
5.1  
Upstage Theater Home Company Review  
Recommendation:  
Upstate Theater will present update on last season. Staff will provide a written memo  
regarding Upstage Theaters' revenues, and provide a summary of performance use  
days, sales, and expenses as related to MVCPA.  
Attachments:  
Upstage Annual Report  
UPSTAGE- Financial Analysis FY22-23  
6. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
No action will be taken on questions raised by the Committee at this time.  
6.1 Silicon Valley Creates Luncheon  
SV Creates hosted Randy Cohen from Americans for the Arts  
6.2 Home Company Ad Hoc Committee  
7. ADJOURNMENT  
The next Performing Arts Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. in  
the Atrium Conference Room, 500 Castro Street.  
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:  
The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours in advance of the  
meeting. Special meetings may be called as necessary by the Committee Chair and noticed at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.  
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to Noelle Magner at 650-903-6552.  
Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts beginning the Friday before each  
regular meeting. Staff reports are also available during each meeting.  
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Mountain View Center for  
the Performing Arts office at 650-903-6565. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to  
ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).  
The Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the 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 Performing Arts Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made  
available for public inspection in the Center for the Performing Arts office, located at 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 one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes.  
Anyone requiring interpretation services will be afforded twice the allotted speaking time allowed for each specific item.