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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION 
Monday, December 7, 2009
3:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416

Minutes

President Johnston called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m.

1. Roll Call
   Commissioners Present
   P.J. Johnston, President
   JD Beltran
   Nínive Calegari
   John Calloway
   Gregory Chew
   Leo Chow
   Amy Chuang
   Topher Delaney
   Lorraine García-Nakata
   Astrid Haryati
   Barbara Sklar
   Cass Calder Smith
   Sherri Young
   Ron Miguel, ex officio
   
   Commissioners Absent
   Maya Draisin, Vice President
   Sherene Melania
   
   
2. Approval of Minutes
   RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-312: Motion to approve August 3, 2009 Minutes.
   
   RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-313: Motion to approve September 10, 2009 Minutes.
   
   NOTE: ALL ADOPTIONS ARE UNANIMOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
   
   
3. President’s Report
   President Johnston reported that the New York Times recently covered one of the latest in a series of interesting and innovative Arts Commission Gallery shows, Insights, the annual Lighthouse for the Blind show on the ground floor of City Hall. He noted that the November 29 article was also on the Times website, and that along with Gallery Director Meg Shiffler, several of the artists were interviewed. He congratulated her and the Gallery staff for incredible work year in and year out.
   
   President Johnston reported that the San Francisco State University (“SFSU”) magazine featured Brian Goggin’s and Dorka Keehn’s award-winning public artwork, Language of the Birds, in its cover story on public art created by SFSU alumni and faculty. President Johnston was pleased to see these publications acknowledge the Arts Commission for showcasing interesting work by locally and nationally recognized artists. He praised Public Art Project Manager Kate Patterson and Mr. Cancel for their work with the press this year.
   
   President Johnston reported that the Executive Committee did not meet in November, and would hold a special meeting on December 15, focusing on strategic planning and on the budget. He announced the appointment of Commissioner Beltran to the Executive Committee, and added that he hoped to announce the appointment of a fifth member of the Civic Design Review Committee in January.
   
   President Johnston reported that the Executive Committee has important work ahead of it, regarding both strategic planning and the ongoing budget crisis. He said that the current year’s budget was bad, with a serious deficit, and that the coming year would see catastrophic budget deficits. He reported that the Mayor’s budget instructions called for a 30% reduction in General Fund spending, and pointed out that this kind of cut hurts everyone, but particularly hurts small agencies like the Arts Commission, which has already cut to the bone. Recalling the difficult decision to lay off critical long-time staff, he said that there was ever less to shave off from the agency. He asked Commissioners to pay attention to this crisis, and help Mr. Cancel and the rest of the staff come to terms with it. Noting that the purpose of strategic planning was partly to address budget priorities, he reiterated that the Arts Commission’s many programs mandated by City Charter and legislation left very little discretion. He added that the Mayor’s Budget Office has the difficult task of crafting the budget, and is likely to ask for much of the shortfall to be made up in salary savings. President Johnston noted that the only real savings comes out of staff spending, which is difficult for everyone, since it impacts our people. Unfortunately, he said, cuts in City staff will be made, because there simply is not enough money.
   
   Finally, President Johnston added that all meetings are open to the public, including Commissioners who do not sit on the Committee, and he urged their participation.
   
   
4. Director’s Report
   Mr. Cancel said that President Johnston had outlined the pressures for the Arts Commission and all City agencies in the current fiscal year and the next. Mr. Cancel reported that the agency was able to preserve two staff positions that were vacant during budget hearings, and they have now been filled. He introduced Tyra Fennell, the new Arts Education Manager, formerly director of programs for the Humanities Council of Washington, DC; and Beatrice Thomas, the new Cultural Equity Grants Program Associate, formerly with the Cultural Arts Division for the City of Austin, Texas. Mr. Cancel said that both Community Arts and Education Program Director Judy Nemzoff and Director of Grants San San Wong were very happy to have these two new staff members in place, and he thanked staff for carrying the burden of the vacancies over the past months.
   
   Mr. Cancel reported that the anti-graffiti education program “Where Art Lives” has been launched. He explained that it is a collaboration with the Department of Public Works, with artist-teacher Cameron Moberg paid by the Arts Commission. The pilot program includes a total of six schools, with a curriculum designed to teach students not to deface public or private property, and about the creation of art with permission of the landowner.
   
   Mr. Cancel reported that all of the Art in Storefronts locations have been launched, and the program has received a lot of good press. Despite the disturbing assault on Market Street artist Chor Boogie, he is recovering and back at work; Mr. Cancel reported that his mural is almost finished. The staff and the Commission wish him the best.
   
   Mr. Cancel reported that the National Museum of the American Latino Commission, to which he and Commissioner García-Nakata were appointed by the Mayor and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is holding monthly two-day meetings. Mr. Cancel reported that he is co-chair of the site selection committee, which recently presented its initial report. He said that this Commission is on a fast schedule, and reminded the Arts Commission that all costs for his participation (and Commissioner García-Nakata’s) were being paid by the federal government, and not by the City. Commissioner García-Nakata added that she serves on the mission and vision committee, which is beginning to imagine a national forum that would not overlap with the larger institutions already working in this area. She explained that the committee is gathering information to inform budgetary concerns as well as understanding the scope of existing institutions. She said that it was an honor to serve in this capacity.
   
   Mr. Cancel reported that staff is working hard on the strategic plan, integrating their visions for the next three years. He explained that the management team met to consider high-priority goals. With the help of Department of Human Resources (“DHR”) consultant Teri Jourgensen, staff is working on creating a consolidated document covering fiscal years 2011 through 2013. He expected to deliver the draft document to the Executive Committee at its special meeting on December 15; they may direct staff to go back and do further work on the document, or finalize it for presentation to the full Commission in January.
   
   Mr. Cancel reported that the ongoing financial crisis continues to affect the City’s budget, and the Arts Commission is targeted for a midyear cut of a little more than $80,000. This amount will come from funds that Cultural Equity Grants had reserved for additional grants. More sobering, he said, is the projected cut of 30% for the next fiscal year. He briefly reviewed a chart of the agency’s budget, indicating which areas are funded by the General Fund. Mr. Cancel said that, with Director of Finance Kan Htun, he will argue that the base amount calculated by the Budget Office is too large, and that the 30% cut should be based on a smaller total, thus yielding a smaller cut.
   
   President Johnston added that the Pops account comes out of the Charter mandate for the Arts Commission to maintain a symphony orchestra for the City. Further, he said that he knew many staff members participated in the strategic plan, and requested that Community Arts and Education Program Associate Robynn Takayama, as SEIU Shop Steward, attend the next meetings on the strategic plan.
   
   Ms. Shiffler announced that 2010 will mark the fortieth anniversary of the Gallery, originally called “Capricorn Asunder.” She noted that this will be the first time she’s planned a whole year at once. She explained that, with a staff of one, and interns, she has programmed four exhibitions in each of three locations (401 Van Ness, City Hall Ground Floor, and 155 Grove) each year, along with special projects like the Bill Fontana installation in the City Hall Rotunda. Budget cutbacks have forced a reduction to three exhibitions in each of the three locations. Ms. Shiffler briefly reviewed the planned exhibitions for 2010, including “Chain Reaction 11,” for which each of ten curators/advisors chooses an artist, each of those artists chooses an artist, and each of them chooses an artist; thirty artists will be represented in the show. Another show will include “time capsules,” addressing how we communicate ourselves into the future. Other artists to be featured include Lynn Hershman Leeson in advance of her show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Packard Jennings, and Ken Lo. “Economica,” a collaboration with the International Museum of Women, will be at City Hall, including a photo essay by an emerging Shanghai artist as part of the celebration of the Shanghai Sister City thirtieth anniversary. A show presented with PhotoAlliance will focus on art and the environment. Finally, Ms. Shiffler said that she hoped to be able to do a catalogue surveying the Gallery’s forty-year history.
   
   Mr. Cancel showed video from the latest episode of Culture Wire featuring the Street Artists Program (link to Culture Wire). Mr. Cancel explained that Culture Wire is another collaboration, in this case with SFGTV, the City’s television station. The show includes a calendar and usually has two segments on different arts activities, events or organizations. The shows can be seen online, as well as being broadcast; there is a link on the Arts Commission’s website.
   
   Mr. Cancel reported that a WritersCorps publication, Tell the World, was named “Best Poetry Book” for young people by the Winston-Salem Journal. He reported that Ms. Takayama produced another episode of the Deep Roots podcast, highlighting the Harvey Milk bust in City Hall.
   
   Finally, Public Art Program Director Susan Pontious displayed a poster produced by the program for an event in Supervisor Avalos’s District 11, the Ocean Avenue artwalk. She explained that the event was primarily directed to youth, and included artwork on the City College campus. She cited this as an example of the agency’s efforts to make Supervisors more aware of the artwork in their neighborhoods, in hopes of increasing their sense of stewardship.
   
   
5. Consent Calendar
   President Johnston called for public comment on the Consent Calendar; Stanley E. Williams and Quentin Easter of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre spoke on the Cultural Equity Grants funding of their organization. They commended the Arts Commission staff as outstanding, and said that the program was very important for individual artists of color and organizations of people of color. He cited a decline of African American artists in San Francisco, and thought this program vitally important in encouraging their presence in the city. Mr. Williams said that the presence of African American artists in San Francisco is clearly shrinking, and there should be some focus on bringing them back to the city. He added that forty percent of Lorraine Hansberry’s actors need a travel stipend in addition to their fee, since they have to travel sixty miles or more to reach the theater. Mr. Williams added that, although they have lost their permanent home, Lorraine Hansberry is continuing to produce. In response to a question from Mr. Cancel, Mr. Williams said that enouraging negotiations for space are continuing. Commissioners thanked Mr. Williams and Mr. Easter for their ongoing work, and for appearing before the Commission.
   
   There was no further public comment.
   
   The Commission approved the Consent Calendar as follows.
   
   RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-314:
   Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
   
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   1. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-315: Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 15, 2009.
      
      
   2. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-316: Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of November 4, 2009.
      
      
   3. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-317: Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of November 10, 2009.
      
      
   4. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-318: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2009.
      
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (November 10, 2009)
      
   5. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-319: Motion to approve recommendations to award eleven grants totaling $150,489 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Creative Space grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
      
      Cartoon Art Museum, $9,000
      Chinese Historical Society of America, $20,000
      EXIT Theater, $20,000
      Manilatown Heritage Foundation, $10,000
      Museum of Performance and Design, $10,000
      New Conservatory Theatre Center, $9,744
      Ninth Street Independent Film Center, $4,995
      ODC Theater, $20,000
      SF Camerawork, $20,000
      Z Space Studio, $20,000
      ZACCHO Dance Theatre, $6,750
      
      
   6. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-320: Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $300,000 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives—Level Two grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
      
      Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $100,000
      SEW Productions/Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, $100,000
      Women’s Audio Mission, $100,000
      
      
   7. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-321: Motion to approve recommendations to award nineteen grants totaling $190,000 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions grants to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
      
      Yannis Adoniou, $10,000
      Christina Black, $10,000
      Lily Cai, $10,000
      Eugenie Chan, $10,000
      Beth Custer, $10,000
      Sean Dorsey, $10,000
      Seth Eisen, $10,000
      Meklit Hadero, $10,000
      Jon Jang, $10,000
      Rhodessa Jones, $10,000
      Sara Kraft, $10,000
      Ledoh, $10,000
      Carla Lucero, $10,000
      Patrick Makuakane, $10,000
      Kirk Read, $10,000
      Amy Seiwert, $10,000
      Marcus Shelby, $10,000
      Melody Takata, $10,000
      Francis Wong, $10,000
      
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 16, 2009)
      
   8. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-322: Motion to approve Phase 2 of the North Beach Branch Library with the condition that the Civic Art Collection staff verify that there is no artwork affected by the construction.
      
      
   9. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-323: Motion to approve Phase 2 of Terminal 2/Boarding Area D Renovations contingent upon presenting an alternate solution for the corner of the building and the canopy.
      
      
   10. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-324: Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Crystal Springs/San Andreas Transmission System Upgrade with the condition that the clear story will be continued around the building.
       
       
   11. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-325: Motion to approve Phases 1 and 2 of the Harvey Milk Plaza with the contingency of presenting alternative designs for the bench.
       
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 18, 2009)
       
   12. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-326: Motion to approve art installation “Ecstasy,” a figurative sculpture made entirely of salvaged steel by Dan Das Mann, to be installed at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010.
       
       
   13. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-327: Motion to approve six portrait collage poster designs by Jonathan Burstein for the Art on Market Street 2009-2010 Program, to be exhibited in 24 kiosks on Market Street from January 4 to April 1, 2010, and to authorize the artist to proceed to printing and installation of the posters.
       
       
   14. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-328: Motion to approve the following artists selected by the panel as finalists for the Art Glass opportunities for General Hospital Acute Care Unit (Floors 3–7): Alan Masaoka, Lisa Levine, Nancy Blum, Gordon Huether, Arthur Stern, and Carrie Leeb.
       
       
   15. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-329: Motion to approve Lynne Kimura, Academic Liaison at the Berkeley Art Museum, for the panelist pool for the Central Subway Chinatown Artist Selection Panel.
       
       
   16. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-330: Motion to approve the following artists selected by the panel as finalists for the Main Entry Drive Sculpture Project for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Cliff Garten, Anna Murch, Lorna Jordan, and Living Lenses (artist team of Wang Po Shu and Louise Bertelsen).
       
       
   17. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-331: Motion to approve the panel’s selection of Anna Murch as the project artist for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit Plaza Artwork.
       
       
   18. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-332: Motion to approve Sailing Away, a performance proposal by Zaccho Dance Company, for the Art on Market Street Program, to be performed near monuments on Market Street, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Zaccho Dance Company for an amount not to exceed $30,000 for implementation of the performance.
       
       
   19. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-333: Motion to approve the permanent installation of twenty-three small bronze fantasy creatures by the artist team Wowhaus in the outdoor Sunnyside Conservatory Gardens, including three lizard creatures, two penguin creatures, four trilogators, and fourteen glyphies; and one bronze possumbat creature installed on the exterior wall above the north entrance of the Conservatory building, located at 236 Monterey Boulevard in the Sunnyside District of San Francisco.
       
       
   20. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-334: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection twenty-three small bronze fantasy creatures by the artist team Wowhaus in the outdoor gardens, including three lizard creatures, two penguin creatures, three trilogators, and fourteen glyphies; and one bronze possumbat creature installed on the exterior wall above the north entrance of the Conservatory building, permanently installed at the Sunnyside Conservatory and Gardens located at 236 Monterey Boulevard in the Sunnyside District of San Francisco.
       
       
   21. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-335: Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Jonah Hendrickson for the sale of copies of the Harvey Milk bust maquette.
       
       
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Street Artists Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. President Johnston took this item out of order. He reported that he had spoken with Commissioner Melania, who was unable to attend, and gave the report for this Committee.
         
         He presented the motion below, regarding the Street Artists Liaison Committee, and explained that it constituted a minor technical change to the Committee.
         
         He explained that the new Liaison Committee came from an initiative taken by staff and by the Street Artists Committee, and they expected it would be fruitful and helpful. According to the Commission’s bylaws, such committees can be established by the Commission or by the President of the Commission. The Liaison Committee’s procedures can be amended by the Street Artists Committee or can be instituted by the Commission President.
         
         In response to Commissioner Calloway’s question about the quarterly meeting schedule, President Johnston explained that in his experience (and, he understood, that of Commissioner Melania), a committee composed of members of the public and staff, rather than appointed and tenured Commissioners, generally had a hard time making a quorum if meetings were scheduled too frequently. He thought this was particularly true for the street artists, with their concerns about missing selling days during the busy holiday selling season. He added that nothing precluded the Liaison Committee from establishing and posting special meetings if they wish to meet more frequently. Finally, he noted that even for the sworn Commissioners, it was sometimes difficult to make monthly meetings.
         
         Mr. Cancel added that the Street Artist Program has a very small staff, and the preparation and posting of a large number of agendas and minutes really burdens and taxes them; he hopes to keep this additional workload under control.
         
         President Johnston added that he had served on the Street Artists Committee for five years, and felt that it sometimes had the tendency to revisit the same issues over and over with only minor tweaks.
         
         President Johnston called for public comment. Mike Addario said that he strongly opposed the motion, saying that there were two City staff to administer the program, and five members have been elected. He said that talk about the body as an independent advisory board has disappeared. He charged that the meeting date had been changed in violation of the Sunshine ordinance, and the vote misrepresented, moving one candidate from tenth to sixth place. He said that the full Commission should not hear this motion before the Street Artists Committee reviewed it.
         
         President Johnston said that this action did not violate the Sunshine ordinance, and that all matters, whether reviewed by committee or not, come before the full Commission for action. Noting the presence of a representative of the City Attorney’s office, he invited her to raise any concerns that the Commission should hear; there were none.
         
         President Johnston strongly urged the Commission to adopt the measure, adding that he would probably have proposed a term of one year, not two. He promised to revisit the question at the end of the term of the body.
         
         The motion passed unanimously.
         
         
      2. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-337:Street Artists Liaison Committee Procedures
         RESOLUTION Amending Street Artists Liaison Committee Procedures
         
         Whereas the Arts Commission established the Street Artist Liaison Committee on July 8, 2009 as a five-member advisory committee together with procedures governing election of members the (“Election Procedures”); and
         
         Whereas the Arts Commission has determined that the Street Artist Liaison Committee’s purpose is to make recommendations on behalf of the Street Artists to the Street Artists Program and the Arts Commission regarding Street Artist Program policies and procedures; and
         
         Whereas the Arts Commission has determined that quarterly meetings would help the efficient and coherent gathering and presentation of such recommendations; and
         
         Whereas the Arts Commission has discovered that the original resolution creating the Committee failed to address the tenure of Committee members; now therefore be it
         
         RESOLVED, that resolution of July 8, 2009 and corresponding Election Procedures are hereby amended to add the following provisions as a new subsection (9):
         
         The Street Artists Liaison Committee’s purpose is to make recommendations on behalf of the Street Artists to the Street Artists Program and the Arts Commission regarding Street Artist Program policies and procedures. The Street Artists Liaison Committee shall function for a two-year period ending on July 31, 2011 and shall meet on a quarterly basis, starting with the meeting scheduled on December 10, 2009 with subsequent dates, times and agendas to be set by the Street Artists Program Director and the Director of Cultural Affairs, unless otherwise modified by the Arts Commission through a subsequent resolution or by the President of the Commission. Members of the Liaison Committee, once elected, shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of Cultural Affairs.
         
         
      3. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-338: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: John Kilcoyne, Mamemor Mbacke, Miguel Aguilar, Diswani Nono, Maryann Milburn, Nicole Ballard.
         
         
      4. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-339: Motion to approve elected candidates of Street Artists Liaison Committee: Tad Sky, Cheryl Chen, Debra King, Michael Addario, Jimmy Sha.
         
         
   2. Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
      1. President Johnston reported that the Committee had not met due to lack of quorum, but he expected the special meeting of December 15 to be productive. He made no further report.
         
         
   3. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. As Commissioner Smith was unable to attend the last meeting, Commissioner Chow made the report. He said that the Committee had reviewed many projects, including work at Hetch Hetchy and the San Francisco Airport Terminal Two. He reported that although the Committee had concerns about some specific items, most of the projects were approved with contingencies.
         
         The Committee was not able to approve the item below because a Commissioner had to leave the meeting early and the Committee no longer had a quorum. He explained that the two remaining Commissioners reviewed the project, a part of the Hetch Hetchy water system. They found it well-considered, one of the best to come to the Committee in several months. As part of an existing facility, this element is not really visible to the public. He recommended approval of the motion.
         
         Commissioner Chow presented the following motion.
         
         
      2. RESOLUTION NO. 1207-09-336: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant.
         
         
   4. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. In the absence of Vice President Draisin, Commissioner Young reported that the Committee met and had wonderful presentations from both organizations and individual artists who had been recommended for Cultural Equity Grants. The Committee unanimously approved the recommended grants.
         
         Commissioner Calloway added that the Committee was pleased to see grantees recognizing the need for generational change and including younger generations in their planning. He added a comment about Where Art Lives, noting that he had worked in one of the schools and hoped to meet with the artist teaching there.
         
         President Johnston asked Ms. Nemzoff to prepare a presentation on Community Arts and Education for the Commission’s January meeting.
         
         
   5. Visual Arts Committee—Lorraine García-Nakata, Chair
      1. Commissioner García-Nakata reported that the Committee discussed the upcoming fortieth anniversary of the Gallery. They also held a policy discussion, with the intention of proactively further clarifying language regarding submissions and budget. She said that there was no motion, but that the discussion was helpful. She reported that staff will come back to the Committee with further revisions.
         
         Commissioner García-Nakata reported that the Committee also approved artworks coming into the Civic Art Collection, including the Harvey Milk bust, and noted that other works may be coming soon. She said that the Committee discussed artwork at the Airport, including color choices and presentation. She said that work is proceeding, and that the Committee is mindful of the schedule. Finally, she reported that the Committee discussed a sculpture proposal for the acute care area of General Hospital. She noted that this is a large and exciting project, and complimented staff on their work on this complex and time-sensitive project.
         
         President Johnston added that he had the honor of attending the reopening of the Sunnyside Conservatory on December 5; he described it as fantastic. He said that the site had been overgrown and dilapidated for decades; his father had grown up nearby and he couldn’t remember a time when it wasn’t overgrown and dilapidated. While the Menagerie might not reveal its impact at first glance, the whimsical and fantastical creatures were magical; the children were awestruck. Commissioner Beltran noted that the event received great press coverage.
         
         
7. New Business
   Mr. Cancel reported that January will mark the completion of two years in his position as Director of Cultural Affairs, and he looked forward to that milestone. He announced that his eldest daughter would be married in Brazil early in January, and he would be there to give away the bride, and would be away during the Commission’s next meeting. He explained that he would be working with senior staff online on the budget, and would draft a report which he would ask Director of Programs Jill Manton to deliver in his absence.
   
   Commissioner Chew commended Public Art Program Manager Judy Moran for her thoroughness and attention to detail in planning for the Central Subway review panel.
   
   
8. Reports and Announcements
   There were no reports or announcements.
   
   
9. Public Comment
   There was no further public comment.
   
   
10. Adjournment
    There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:23 p.m.
    
    

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