City of Mountain View  
Agenda  
Visual Arts Committee  
Atrium Conference Room and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
Wednesday, June 14, 2023  
6:00 PM  
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Visual  
Arts Committee virtually may join the meeting online at  
https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/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  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Attachments:  
VAC May 10 2023 Minutes  
Approve the Visual Arts Committee meeting minutes of May 10, 2023.  
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), Rengstorff Park Maintenance and Tennis Buildings (Project 21-48), and Transit Center Grade  
Separation and Access Project (Project 21-35).  
6.2 UPDATE FROM AD HOC COMMITTEE RELATED TO PUBLIC ART STRATEGY  
The Ad Hoc Committee will provide an update on their work.  
6.3  
APPROVE ANNUAL VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE WORK PLAN UPDATE FY 2023-2024  
6.3 VAC Workplan FY 23-24  
Attachments:  
As required by the City Council Policy A-23, the Committee will prepare an annual work plan that is  
submitted to Council for review and approval in Fall 2023. Staff is seeking approval of the workplan as  
discussed at the May 10, 2023 Visual Arts Committee meeting.  
6.4  
PUBLIC ART STRATEGY- DISCUSSION ON STRATEGIES  
6.4 VAC Public Art Strategy Memo  
Attachments:  
7. NEW BUSINESS  
7.1 CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS- CALL FOR ARTISTS 2024  
Committee to discuss potential themes or perspectives for upcoming call for artists for Center for  
Performing Arts- 2024 Gallery display  
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  
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meeting.  
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the City Clerk's Office at 650-903-6304 or  
city.clerk@mountainview.gov.  
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.