Meeting Information

Full_Commission

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 3, 2008
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

1. Roll Call
   
   
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve February 4, 2008 Minutes.
   Explanatory document: Draft minutes
   
   
3. President’s Report
   Discussion
   Current developments and announcements.
   
   
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
   
   
5. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
   
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   Action
   
   1. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 15, 2008.
      
      
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2008.
      
      
   3. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of February 13, 2008.
      
      
   4. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2008.
      
      
   5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2008.
      
      
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (February 13, 2008)
      Action
   6. Motion to approve FY 2008-2009 Street Artists Program budget, annual and quarterly certificate fees, and compensation for members of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners.
      
      
   7. Motion to approve authorization of Program Director to submit resolution to Board of Supervisors requesting continuous seasonal designation of temporary winter holiday spaces for street artists.
      
      
      Executive Committee Recommendations (February 19, 2008)
      Action
   8. Motion to approve the one-time transfer of funds in the amount of $96,259 from Community Arts and Education Hotel Tax Funds originally intended for the Native American Cultural Center in FY 2007-2008, to Cultural Equity Grants for disbursal of funds to Native American artists and organizations, to be encumbered no later than June 30, 2008.
      
      
   9. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists and guideline reviewers for Cultural Equity Grants:
      
      Shawna Alapa’i, Executive Director, Halau Hula Na Pua O Ka La’akea
      Chus Alonso, Program Director, Community Music Center
      Jonathon Freeman, Program Officer, Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development
      
      Explanatory documents: Cultural Equity Grants Biographies of Grants Application Review Panelists and Guideline Reviewers.
      
      
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 20, 2008)
      Action
   10. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0107-08-013 authorizing an agreement with the artist team of Peter Richards and Susan Schwartzenberg for an amount not to exceed $142,000, to design, fabricate, and install a public art project at McLaren Park.
       
       
   11. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into agreement with Peter Richards for a public art project to be executed in conjunction with Susan Schwartzenberg in McLaren Park, for a total amount not to exceed $145,000, for the design, development, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork as well as identification plaques.
       
       
   12. Motion to approve the Harvey Milk Memorial sculpture base materials: Autumn Brown granite with Optima regular typeface for the text, with real-gold leaf infill.
       
       
   13. Motion to provide an artist honorarium of $1,200 to Deric Carner, for his commissioned window installation at 155 Grove Street. The honorarium amount should be made available to the artist upon the installation of artwork on March 19, 2008.
       
       
   14. Motion to approve the design development for Language of the Birds by Brian Goggin and authorization to the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist for fabrication, transportation, and installation of the artwork for an amount not to exceed $130,000.
       
       
   15. Motion to accept a gift of restricted funds in an amount of up to $65,000 to augment the previous gift of $30,000 supplementing the Broadway Streetscape Project art enrichment allocation. The funds will be set up in an interest-bearing account that will be used exclusively for the art project by Brian Goggin.
       
       
   16. Motion to approve the temporary installation of nine bronze sculptures by artist Manolo Valdés in late spring or early summer 2008 for a total duration of four months based upon the assumption that all transportation, insurance and installation supervision and coordination costs will be privately sponsored.
       
       
   17. Motion to approve a modification of the agreement with Pol-X West to include an extension of the project completion date until December 31, 2010, an additional allocation of $60,000 for the fabrication, and shipping costs associated with the redesign of the motion system for the Facsimile artwork at Moscone Center West, the supervision of the removal of existing motion system components, the supervision of the installation of new motion system components, and the ongoing adjustments and repairs to the system.
       
       
   18. Motion to approve the design development of artwork by Horace Washington for the façade of Hamilton Recreation Center.
       
       
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 25, 2008)
       Action
   19. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Bernal Heights Branch Library.
       
       
   20. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the SFTMA Bus Shelters and Kiosk Designs with the stipulation that the roof be constructed of polycarbonate and the roof shape remain as submitted on February 25, 2008. The Committee also stipulates that the shelters on Market Street be bronze-coated or solid bronze.
       
       
6. Committee Reports
   
   1. Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Action: Motion to approve the following individuals as application review panelists and guideline reviewers for Cultural Equity Grants:
         
         Theresa Harlan, Curator and Writer
         Ray Moisa, Development Professional
         John-Carlos Perea, Musician and Vocalist
         Lori Lea Pourier, President, First Peoples Fund
         
         Explanatory documents: Cultural Equity Grants Biographies of Grants Application Review Panelists
         
         
   4. Street Artists Committee—Alexander Lloyd, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Fred Johnson, Joan Anderson, David Beaty, Armando Vazquez.
         
         
   5. Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
      
      1. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
7. New Business
   Discussion
   
   
8. Reports and Announcements
   Discussion
   
   
9. Public Comment
   Discussion
   
   
10. Adjournment
    Action
    
    

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Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591.

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