Final  
City of Santa Clara  
Meeting Minutes  
Cultural Commission  
07/07/2025  
7:00 PM  
Hybrid Meeting  
Santa Clara Senior Center  
Room 205  
1303 Fremont Street  
Santa Clara, CA 95050  
The City of Santa Clara is conducting the Cultural Commission meeting in a hybrid manner  
(in-person and a method for the public to participate remotely).  
Via Zoom:  
Meeting ID: 98272283531  
Or join by phone: 669-900-6833  
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL  
The meeting was called to order by Chair Debra von Huene at 7:04  
PM.  
5 -  
Present  
Absent  
Vice Chair Candida Diaz, Chair Debra von Huene, Commissioner  
Kuku Das, Commissioner Louis Samara, and Commissioner Neetu  
Garg  
2 - Commissioner Abinas Roy, and Commissioner Charles Pontious  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Diaz and seconded by  
Commissioner Garg to excuse Commissioner Roy from the Cultural  
Commission meeting on July 7, 2025.  
5 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Diaz, Chair von Huene, Commissioner Das,  
Commissioner Samara, and Commissioner Garg  
2 - Commissioner Roy, and Commissioner Pontious  
Absent:  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Action on Cultural Commission Regular Minutes of June 2, 2025  
1.  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Cultural Commission Regular Meeting Minutes of June 2,  
2025  
A motion was made by Commissioner Samara and seconded by  
Vice-Chair Diaz to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on  
June 2, 2025.  
5 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Diaz, Chair von Huene, Commissioner Das,  
Commissioner Samara, and Commissioner Garg  
1 - Commissioner Roy  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Commissioner Pontious  
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS  
None.  
GENERAL BUSINESS  
2.  
Action to Recommend a New Cultural Commission Member to Serve on  
the Station Area Task Force  
Recommendation:  
Recommend that the Commission review the request from the Community  
Development Department and appoint a commissioner to serve on the  
Station Area Task Force.  
A motion was made by Vice-Chair Diaz and seconded by  
Commissioner Samara to recommend Commissioner Garg to serve  
on the Station Area Taskforce.  
5 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Diaz, Chair von Huene, Commissioner Das,  
Commissioner Samara, and Commissioner Garg  
1 - Commissioner Roy  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Commissioner Pontious  
3.  
Discussion and Potential Action on Cultural Commission Work Plan and  
Activities for FY 2025/26  
Recommendation:  
Discuss and potentially take action on the Cultural Commission work plan  
and activities for FY 2025/26.  
The Commission discussed the work plan for FY 2025/26. No action was  
taken on this item.  
STAFF REPORT  
Recreation Manager Castro announced the installation and reception for  
Nebula Rider on the City Hall Plaza on July 17, 2025 at 11 a.m. and the  
Concert in the Park on July 25 and the Street Dance on August 1.  
COMMISSIONERS REPORT  
Commissioner Garg watched fireworks on the 4th of July from the Ruby Hill  
neighborhood in San Jose.  
Commissioner Das was welcomed to the commission.  
Chair von Huene is looking forward to seeing Moulin Rouge in San Jose  
this week and Juliet next month.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The next regular meeting of the Cultural Commission is scheduled for  
Monday, August 4, 2025.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Samara and seconded by  
Vice-Chair Diaz to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 PM.  
5 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Diaz, Chair von Huene, Commissioner Das,  
Commissioner Samara, and Commissioner Garg  
1 - Commissioner Roy  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Commissioner Pontious  
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