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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, November 1, 2004
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve October 4, 2004 Minutes.
Explanatory document: Draft minutes
President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements.
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
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 Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of October 13, 2004.
2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of October 18, 2004.
3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of October 20, 2004.
  
  Street Artists Committee Recommendations (October 13, 2004)
  Action
4. Motion to approve elimination of selection of three (3) additional temporary Lottery Committee members for winter holiday season subject to review after winter holiday season.
5. Motion to approve selection of additional Lottery helpers for peak selling seasons of winter (the day after Thanksgiving through the first Monday after January 1st) and summer (the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day).
6. Motion to approve request for Board of Supervisors to approve an ordinance to amend Section 2402(a) of Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by rescinding the requirement for members of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners to attend fifty percent (50%) of an Advisory Committee meeting of four (4) or more hours in order to receive compensation.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (October 18, 2004)
  Action
7. Motion to approve Summit Pump Station Upgrade Phase 1.
8. Motion to approve West Portal Branch Library Phase 3.
9. Motion to approve Noe Valley Branch Library Renovation Phase 1 and 2.
10. Motion to approve Marina Branch Library Renovation Phase 1.
11. Motion to approve Western Addition Branch Library Renovation Phase 1.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (October 20, 2004)
  Action
12. Motion to increase the contract with Conservation Artisans by $18,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $33,000 for repair and conservation of the Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo monument and Liberty Bell in Dolores Park.
13. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Rainbow Waterproofing and Restoration Company to repair the granite base of the Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo monument in Dolores Park for an amount not to exceed $6,000.
14. Motion to approve the installation of the ceramic tile mural portion of Aileen Barr’s artwork for the West Portal Clubhouse.
15. Motion to approve the exhibition “Reflecting Buddha: Images by Contemporary Photographers” for the gallery at 401 Van Ness, January 19-29, 2005.
16. Motion to approve honoraria payments in the amount of $100 to each of the five “Construct 4” finalists for exhibition proposals. Finalists: Charles Gute, Charles Goodman, Desiree Holman, Sarah Cain, and Bari Zipperstein.
17. Motion to approve an artist honorarium not to exceed $4,000 to one artist to be named following the “Construct 4” jurying on October 30, 2004. Finalists: Charles Gute, Charles Goodman, Desiree Holman, Sarah Cain, and Bari Zipperstein.
18. Motion to de-accession and explore options for selling “Masquerade in Black” by Jay De Feo with a preference for placing it in a Bay Area museum.
19. Motion to de-accession “Grapevine” by Zhu Qizhan.
20. Motion to de-accession “Star of the North” by Micheline Beauchemin.
21. Motion to loan “Golden Gate Park” by Don Potts to a nonprofit or governmental agency.
22. Motion to recommend the temporary placement of funds from the sale of Airport art in the Airport Art Endowment Account until such time as a recommended use of the funds is identified for the purchasing or commissioning of additional artwork for the Airport.
23. Motion to proceed with Gate Room projects for Boarding Area A, Gate Room 3 and Gate Room 5.
24. Motion to approve project outline for Gate Rooms 3 and 5 which calls for the following: 1. The project budget shall not exceed $278,000 inclusive of both Gate Rooms; 2. The project is open to artists nationally; and 3. Artist selection will be through the Arts Commission annual artist pool.
25. Motion to approve Terry Hoff’s final images and designs for the season reliefs for three resident floors at Laguna Honda Hospital.
26. Motion to approve the final three designs for fence panels designed for SoMa Park by Irene Pijoan.
27. Motion to approve to the selection panel’s recommendation of one of the following four finalists for the Stern Grove Project: Mark Brest van Kempen, Michael Eckerman, Gerald Heffernon, and Peter Richards.
28. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Gerald Heffernon for an amount not to exceed $50,000 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for the Stern Grove Project.
Committee Reports
1. Nominating Committee
  1. Action: Motion to approve nomination of candidates for Commission President and Vice President.
2. Executive Committee—Blanche Brown, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to review and approve three grants totaling $300,000 for Cultural Equity Initiative—Level Two category, awarding $100,000 each to Bindlestiff Studios, Galeria de la Raza and KulArts.
    Explanatory document: Panel Comments
3. Civic Design Committee—William Meyer, Chair
  1. Action: Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Discussion: Motion to approve Summit Pump Station Upgrade Phase 2.
4. Community Arts and Education Committee—Blanche Brown, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts and Education Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
    
    Action
    Explanatory document for the following motions: Memo from Judy Nemzoff, Program Director, Community Arts and Education
  2. Motion to approve a six month internship in Arts Education with an honorarium not to exceed $6,000 with funding from the Youth Arts Fund.
  3. Motion to transfer up to $35,000 from the Arts Education NEA grant and Youth Arts Fund to the San Francisco Foundation Community Initiatives Fund (fiscal sponsor for AEFC) to support the FY 2004-2005 Arts Education Funders Collaborative projects.
  4. Motion to approve a grant of $2,500 to the Every Child Can Learn Foundation for FY 2004-2005 for the annual Youth Arts Festival from CAC ($1,500) and Youth Arts Fund ($1,000).
  5. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with Intersection for the Arts for $77,000 to support planning and project dissemination for WritersCorps ($51,786), and to support and produce the ongoing partnership with WritersCorps events ($25,214) from NEA ($48,000), DCYF ($14,300), and Youth Arts Funds ($14,700).
  6. Motion to increase the FY 2004-2005 Cultural Center grant agreements from increases in the FY 2003-2004 HTF allocation:
    African American Arts and Culture Complex increase of $81,444 (not to exceed grant of $388,498)
    Bayview Opera House increase of $55,289 (not to exceed grant of $290,114)
    Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts increase of $92,792 (not to exceed grant of $488,198)
    SomArts increase of $155,391 (not to exceed grant of $814,905)
5. Street Artists Committee—Dugald Stermer, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $250 to Mario Hernandez for assisting Program Director in painting permanent and winter holiday spaces on the Downtown sidewalks.
  3. Action: Motion to approve former certificate-holder for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening: Rebecca Wolford.
6. Visual Arts Committee—Dugald Stermer, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
Discussion: Arts Commission Identity
Discussion regarding the identity and mission of the Arts Commission. Discussion will be facilitated by consultant Nancy Feinstein. (Discussion will last for approximately two hours).
Reports and Announcements
Discussion
Public Comment
Discussion
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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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