City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Performing Arts Committee  
Wednesday, October 16, 2024  
6:15 PM  
Atrium Conference Room and Video  
Conference, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA  
94041  
This meeting was being conducted with a virtual component.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair McAlister called the meeting to order at 6:19 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
3 - Committee Member Carol Donahue, Committee Member Yao Yao, and Chair John McAlister  
1 - Vice Chair David Garcia  
Present  
Absent  
2.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Minutes Approval  
2.1  
M/S Donahue/McAlister - To modify the October 3, 2024 minutes to include the motion approval of item 5.1,  
and report back to the Committee with the appropriate modifications.  
Yes:  
3 - Committee Member Donahue, Committee Member Yao, and Chair McAlister  
Vice Chair Garcia arrived at 6:22 p.m.  
4 -  
Present  
Committee Member Carol Donahue, Committee Member Yao Yao, Vice Chair David Garcia, and  
Chair John McAlister  
3.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
The following members of the public spoke from the floor and/or virtually regarding the revisions to the Home  
Company Program:  
- William Adler  
4.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
4.1  
Modifications to Memo Item 5.1 of Revisions to the Home Company Program  
Report (Oct 3, 2024)  
MOTION - M/S Garcia/Yao - To approve the modifications to the Staff Memorandum originally posted  
October 3, 2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes:  
4 - Committee Member Donahue, Committee Member Yao, Vice Chair Garcia, and Chair McAlister  
5.  
NEW BUSINESS  
5.1  
5.2  
Home Company Review Presentation: Upstage Theater  
Upstage Theater presented their 23-24 season, and answered the Committee's questions.  
Home Company Review Presentation: Peninsula Youth Theatre  
Peninsula Youth Theater presented their 23-24 season, and answered the Committee's questions.  
6.  
7.  
COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
No staff reports or updates were given.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair McAlister adjourned the meeting at 8:41 p.m.