November 30, 2011

1. Roll Call

2. Discussion. Street Artists Program Director’s Report.
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments, announcements, and initiatives

3. Action. Hearing and possible motion to approve Program Director’s recommendations of denial of certificate or renewal of the following certificate-holders for allegedly selling items of commercially manufactured pendants and bead craft jewelry, constituting the following alleged violations: (1) Displaying items not in accord with Arts Commission criteria; (2) Displaying items not of the artist’s own creation; and (3) Displaying items not certified by the Arts Commission:

Chia Ying Fong – Certificate #3616 (hearing rescheduled from 9/14/11)

Zhenhui Feng – Certificate #7911 (hearing rescheduled from 9/14/11)

4. Action. Hearing and possible motion to approve Program Director’s recommendation of denial of certificate or renewal of the following certificate-holder for allegedly selling commercially manufactured metal and glass pipes, constituting the following alleged violation: Displaying items not of the artist’s own creation:

Juan Manuel Alvarez (formerly, Juan Couselo-Alvarez) – Certificate #7844

5. Action. Hearing and possible motion to approve Program Director’s recommendation of denial of certificate or renewal of the following certificate-holder for allegedly (1) selling commercially manufactured pendants, earrings, and hand beaded woven bracelets, and (2) Not displaying Certificate prominently, constituting the following alleged violations: (1) Displaying items not of the artist’s own creation; and (2) Failing to display Certificate prominently:

Dong Ling Song – Certificate #8419

6. Action. Hearing and possible motion to approve Program Director’s recommendation of denial of certificate or renewal of the following certificate-holder for allegedly selling items during period of Certificate
expiration, constituting the following alleged violation: Displaying items without a valid Certificate (Sec. 7(a) of Proposition “L” of November, 1975):

James Toolate – Certificate #3078

7. Action. Hearing and possible motion to approve recommendation by Lottery Committee to amend the Noon I Lottery for previously assigned spaces whereby any held number from a previous lottery would not be valid for use in the Noon I Lottery.

8. Discussion. Public Comment.
(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Committee’s consideration.)

9. Discussion. Old Business
(This item is to allow Commissioners to update previous agenda items.)

10. Discussion. New Business
(This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)

11. Action. Adjournment.

Notices
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