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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, June 2, 2008
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve May 5, 2008 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 Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2008.
2. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2008.
3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of May 19, 2008.
4. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2008.
  
  Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Recommendations (May 13, 2008)
  Action
5. Motion to award a grant in the amount of $15,000 to the Center for Cultural Innovation for the management and implementation of the San Francisco Bay Area Arts Town Hall scheduled for June 9, 2008.
  
  Supplemental Document: San Francisco Bay Area Arts Town Hall Proposal
6. Motion to transfer funds in the amount of $60,000 to Grants for the Arts for the San Francisco Technical Assistance Initiative for the Arts which will be designed and implemented by the Center for Cultural Innovation.
  
  Supplemental Document: Proposed Scope of Work by Center for Cultural Innovation (“CCI”)
7. Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (“PIC”) grant to the following organizations, recommended by the PIC review panel, pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
  
  Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired, $15,000
  San Francisco Women Against Rape, $15,000
  Eldergivers, $15,000
  Shanti Project, $15,000
  Urban Services YMCA, $15,000
  Institute on Aging, $15,000
  Central City Hospitality House, $15,000
  San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for Cancer Awareness Resources and Education, $15,000
  Edgewood Center for Children & Families, $15,000
  La Raza Centro Legal, $12,188
  Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, $15,000
  
  Supplemental Document: PIC panel recommendation
8. Motion to approve Neighborhood Festival grants to the following organizations pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
  
  Uprising Community Plus, Inc for Andrew’s Boarding and Boarding Care to support the Bayview Hunters Point 4th of July Picnic, $3,000
  Sunset District Neighborhood Coalition to support the Sunset Community Festival, $3,000
  Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center to support the Visitacion Valley Au Co Mid-Autumn Festival, $3,000
  San Francisco Parks Trust for Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema to support the Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, $3,000
  CounterPULSE for Marigold Project to support the Dia de los Muertos Festival of Altars, $3,000
  Potrero Hill Neighborhood House to support the Potrero Hill Festival, $3,000
  Community Development Institute for South of Market Community Action Network to support the SoMAFest, $3,000
  YMCA/Urban Services to support the Bayview Hunters Point Unity Parade and Rally, $3,000
  Richmond District Neighborhood Center to support the Richmond Districts Children’s Art Fair, $3,000
  OMI Cultural Participation Project to support the OMI International Family Festival, $3,000
  
  Supplemental Document: Festival executive summaries
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (May 19, 2008)
  Action
9. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Mather Visitor’s Center.
10. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Lake Merced Pump station with the contingency of diversifying the species of trees in the landscape plan.
11. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Anza Branch Library.
12. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Merced Branch Library with a contingency to address the civic expression of the entryway.
13. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Visitacion Valley Branch Library with the contingency that the materials and surfaces be more suited to the design of the structure.
  
  Executive Committee Recommendations (May 20, 2008)
  Action
14. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the San Francisco Symphony to produce the 2008 Summer in the City concert series in an amount not to exceed $1,633,039.
15. Motion to award a grant of up to $100,000 to Center for Cultural Innovation to conduct environmental scans and assessments of the arts field; develop tools and methodologies to measure impact of the arts; and assess the level of cultural equity in funding.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (May 21, 2008)
  Action
16. Motion to approve an exhibition organized by San Francisco General Hospital’s Cancer Awareness, Resources and Education (“CARE”) Program of portraits by photographer Nicole Franco in the cafeteria of San Francisco General Hospital.
17. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the Harvey Milk commemorative bronze sculpture and base (2008), a gift to the City from the Harvey Milk City Hall Memorial Committee. The sculpture, designed by Daub, Firmin, Hendrickson Sculpture Group, is located in the Supervisors’ Ceremonial Rotunda at City Hall.
18. Motion to approve a mural by artist Norm Stein with assistance from artists Victor Reyes and Amanda Lynn, to be installed, for a period not to exceed six months, on the outer perimeter wall of the skate park as part of the improvements at Potrero del Sol and Rolph Playgrounds, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission on June 5, 2008.
19. Motion to approve a series of high resolution chalk stencils of historical photographs on the sidewalks outside of 15 major theatres and art museums throughout the civic center and downtown San Francisco by artists Jessica Tully and Kim Munson, as part of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ visual arts exhibition, “Bay Area Now 5.” This will involve a two-step process: four temporary spray chalk designs installed in four locations during the week of June 9, 2008, followed by a second series commencing July 11, 2008, and continuing through October 19, 2008 in all 15 locations.
20. Motion to approve an increase of $750 to the current total contract budget amount of $35,000 for additional required engineering costs for artist Scott Donahue’s Contract Number POAR004000098 to design, fabricate and install an artwork for the renovated Richmond Branch Library, for a new total contract budget amount of $35,750.
21. Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $500 for artist Paul Hayes for his installation at 155 Grove Street, to be installed May 30, 2008.
22. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Bill Fontana for the creation, installation and de-installation of a temporary sound art installation at City Hall scheduled to open in late January 2009. The contract amount shall not exceed $68,000.
23. Motion to approve the temporary display of the Peace Sign sculpture by Tony Labat from October 15, 2008 to June 15, 2009 in Patricia’s Green pending the availability of funds from the Public Utilities Commission art enrichment reserve, support for the project from the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, and permit approval from the Recreation and Park Department.
24. Motion to award the artist Patrick Dougherty an honorarium of $750 to develop a site-specific proposal for the Civic Center Plaza to be implemented in winter of 2009.
25. Motion to approve the artist team Wowhaus for their proposal for the Sunnyside Conservatory, as recommended by the Sunnyside Conservatory Artist Selection Committee.
26. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist team Wowhaus for the final design, fabrication, and transportation of an artwork for the Sunnyside Conservatory.
27. Motion to approve the final design by artist Catherine Wagner of porcelain enamel panels for permanent installation at the Larsen Park Sava Pool Natatorium, and to authorize the artist to proceed to fabrication of the artwork.
28. Motion to approve use of $28,000 art enrichment funds generated by the renovation of Franklin Square Park for architectural and engineering fees to design a support wall for Anthony Stellon’s mosaic mural, Brotherhood of Man.
29. Motion to approve the completion of two untitled ceramic tile artworks by the artist Bean Finneran, installed on the north and south walls of the clubhouse at Junipero Serra Playground.
30. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection of the City and County of San Francisco two untitled ceramic tile artworks by the artist Bean Finneran, installed on the north and south walls of the clubhouse at Junipero Serra Playground.
Committee Reports and Committee Matters
1. Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to increase the grant agreement with the San Francisco Community Initiatives Fund for a total grant not to exceed $35,000 to support an arts education intern.
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.
  2. Action: Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Sunnyside Conservatory Renovation.
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 individual as a grants application review panelist for Cultural Equity Grants:
    
    Aide Rodriguez, Development Manager of Institutional Support, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
    
    Supplemental Document: Cultural Equity Grants Biography of Grants Application Review Panelist.
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: Rosario Cascone, Daniel Hennessey, Wing W. Chan, Michael Rodman, Tat-Wah Mou, Sarah Huntoon, Min Xiong Li, Zhong Ru Fang, Angela Godoy, Robert Eisenhart, Masashi Imajo.
  3. Action: Motion to approve requests by applicants for waiver of 15-day policy in obtaining certificate: Shao Yue Chen, Ramesh Chindam, Edward Freeland.
5. Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to approve artist Jenifer K Wofford’s preliminary kiosk poster series proposal for the Art on Market Street 2008 Program and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Jenifer K Wofford for the Final Design of six original poster designs and the installation of four reproductions of each design for installation in Market Street kiosks from September 22, 2008 to December 18, 2008, with auxiliary program events.
  3. Action: Motion to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the Airport and the Arts Commission, which shall apply to art enrichment and art maintenance expenses between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2017, and which outlines the procedures and policies for the selection of art for the Airport and collection management responsibilities, art enrichment funding formulas, and other issues related to the coordination and cooperation between the Airport and the Arts Commission relative to the Public Art Program at the Airport.
New Business
Discussion
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.

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