October 4, 2010

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, October 4, 2010
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 September 13, 2010 Minutes.
   
   Explanatory documents: 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 July 26, 2010.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of September 8, 2010.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of September 14, 2010.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of September 15, 2010.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2010.
       
      
      Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Recommendations (September 14, 2010)
      Action
   6. Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $300,000 in the Cultural Equity Initiative 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:
      Cultural Odyssey, $100,000
      Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, $100,000
      Radar Productions, $100,000
      
      
   7. Motion to approve recommendations to award twelve grants totaling $176,315 in the 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:
      509 Cultural Center/The Luggage Store, $18,000
      Bindlestiff Studio, $16,000
      Cartoon Museum, $11,140
      Chinese Cultural Productions/Lily Cai, $16,000
      Chinese Culture Foundation, $13,500
      Chinese Historical Society, $15,200
      CounterPulse, $18,000
      Croatian American Cultural Center $16,000
      Intersection for the Arts, $13,500
      San Francisco Mime Troupe, $16,875
      Women’s Audio Mission, $6,100
      Z Space, $16,000
       
      
   8. Motion to approve a grant for the Intrinsic Impact Study in the amount of $10,000 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with Theatre Bay Area.
       
   9. Motion to approve a grant to the Center for Cultural Innovation for a study of the current state of cultural equity in the arts and an assessment of effective grantmaking practices, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement in the amount of $80,000.
       
   10. Motion to approve the proposed 2010-2011 Management and Program Plan and budget for SOMArts Cultural Center and sub-grantees Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center and Queer Cultural Center for a grant not to exceed $781,291, contingent upon completion of revisions (including $587,343 to SOMArts, $96,974 to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, and $96,974 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center).
        
   11. Motion to approve the proposed 2010-2011 Management and Program Plan and budget for the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, for a grant not to exceed $526,067, contingent upon completion of revisions and submissions.
        
       
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (September 15, 2010)
       Action
   12. Motion to approve a 15' x 80' mosaic mural by lead artist Josef Norris and 60 students from Ida B.Wells High School. The mural, Reaching, will be painted on the Fell Street retaining wall between Pierce and Steiner Streets in collaboration with the Alamo Square Neighborhood Association and the North of Panhandle Merchants Association. The project commences in October 2010 and will be completed in January 2011.
        
   13. Motion to approve a mosaic tile mural You’ve Got a Right to the Tree of Life on the front of Daniel Webster Elementary School on Missouri and 20th Streets. The mural will be painted by Kid Serve Youth Mural founder Josef Norris and 45 students from Daniel Webster Elementary School, in collaboration with the Potrero Residents Education Fund, Potrero Hill Merchants Association, Friends of the Public Library and the Potrero Neighborhood House. A Community Mural Day is scheduled for October 2010.
        
   14. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final design illustrations) for the three mosaic artworks by Lena Wolff for Floor 2 at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit and authorization to proceed with fabrication.
        
   15. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contractual relationship with Mr. James Lee for an honorarium in the amount of $1,000. Mr. Lee will participate in the City Hall photography exhibition Afghanistan: Counter Narratives.
        
   16. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final design illustration and project budget) for light court windows and curved glass element for art glass on Floor 5 at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit by Nancy Blum.
        
   17. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Nancy Blum to increase the agreement by $262,865 for a total contract amount not to exceed $282,655 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 5.
        
   18. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (project budget) for light court windows for art glass on Floor 6 at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit by Arthur Stern.
        
   19. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Arthur Stern to increase the agreement by $146,559 for a total contract amount not to exceed $157,161 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 6 (two corridor windows).
        
   20. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final design illustration for curved glass, mock-up and project budget) for light court windows and curved glass element for art glass on Floor 7 at the General Hospital Acute Care Unit by Alan Masaoka.
        
   21. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Alan Masaoka to increase the agreement by $132,549 for a total contract amount not to exceed $144,579 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 7.
        
   22. Motion to approve revised Civic Art Collection Policies and Guidelines.
        
   23. Motion to approve mock-up of Charles Sowers’ Butterfly Wall for the Children’s Area at SFO, Terminal Two.
        
   24. Motion to approve the conceptual design by Amy Ellingson for terrazzo floor at SFO Boarding Area E.
        
   25. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Street Life, 2010, by the artist team Rebar (Matthew Passmore, John Bela, Blaine Merker and Teresa Aguilera), an 18' sculpture made of steel pipe, parking meter heads and glass, installed on Leland Avenue at Bayshore Boulevard.
        
       
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (September 20, 2010)
       Action
   26. Motion to approve the revised guidelines for Civic Design Review Committee project submittals.
       
        
6. 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 authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for artist Jim Campbell for a light installation in conjunction with the National Endowment for the Arts Mid-Market Street arts revitalization project.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Motion to support the construction of a new North Beach Branch Library.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   4. Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, 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: David Beaty, Juan Romano, Glendon Codling.
          
      3. Action: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day requirement for obtaining a certificate: Randolph Wong.
          
   5. Visual Arts Committee—Lorraine García-Nakata, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
7. Public Comment
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)
   
   
8. Reports and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements.)
   
   
9. New Business
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)
   
   
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.

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

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