February 7, 2011

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, February 7, 2011
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 January 10, 2011 Minutes.
   
   Explanatory document: 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 Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2011.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of January 11, 2011.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of January 12, 2011.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of January 19, 2011.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 24, 2011.
       
      
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (January 10, 2011)
      Action
   6. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Calaveras Dam Water Outlet structure and electrical building.
       
   7. Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the San Joaquin Pipeline Eastern segment Oakdale Portal Valve House on the condition that the score lines be revised and two oak trees be added to the landscape plan.
       
   8. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Central Subway Fourth Street Portal design.
       
      
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (January 11, 2011)
      Action
   9. Motion to increase the Community Initiatives, Inc. grant agreement by $10,000 to support a community arts and education program intern.
       
      
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (January 12, 2011)
      Action
   10. Motion to approve amendments (Millard proposal) of lottery space-assignment procedures for Downtown and Fisherman’s Wharf areas.
        
   11. Motion to approve Street Artists Program budget and corresponding Street Artist certificate fee for Fiscal Year 2011-12 (same fee as for FY 2010-11).
        
   12. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0913-10-250, approved on September 13, 2010, screening criteria for “Slumped/Flattened Bottles and Labels,” and to approve the following criteria for “Slumped/Flattened or Re-Shaped Bottles”: “Street Artists wishing to sell slumped, flattened, or re-shaped commercially manufactured bottles must prepare, finish, and significantly alter the original form of the bottles.”
        
       
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (January 19, 2011)
       Action
   13. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with artist Alan Masaoka to increase the amount by $139,145 for a total amount not to exceed $154,145 for design, fabrication and transportation of artwork for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Floor 7.
        
   14. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for the Public Safety Building Selection Panel:
       Lucinda Barnes, Chief Curator, Berkeley Art Museum
       Kate Eilertsen, Executive Director, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
       Jennifer Easton, Public Art Project Manager, San Jose Public Art Program
       Mark Pally, artist and independent curator
       Chris Johnson, Professor of Photography, California College of Arts
       Ned Kahn, artist
       Constance Lewallen, independent curator
       Walter Kitundu, artist
        
   15. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Pam Garcia Consulting for an amount not to exceed $10,000 to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Public Art Program Accounting system requirements, provide expertise in currently available project management and accounting software programs, and recommend, customize and perform an initial set-up of an appropriate new accounting software system.
        
   16. Motion to approve Construction Documents Phase deliverables (final design of sculptural artwork elements, project budget, surface treatment samples, and structural engineering) by artist Bryan Tedrick for Sunset Playground.
        
   17. Motion to approve the selected artist Kelly Ording and her proposal for an interior artwork for Palega Recreation Center with the suggestions that she brighten the color palette and adjust the scale as recommended by the Palega Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel.
        
   18. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with artist Kelly Ording for design, fabrication, transportation and installation/consultation during installation of an interior artwork for Palega Recreation Center in an amount not to exceed $127,400.
        
   19. Motion to approve the selected artist team Rebar Group and their proposal as recommended by the Palega Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel for an exterior artwork for Palega Recreation Center.
        
   20. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the artist team Rebar Group for design, fabrication, transportation and installation/consultation during installation for exterior artwork for Palega Recreation Center in an amount not to exceed $140,000.
        
   21. Motion to authorize the move of artist Gerald Heffernon’s sculpture Rabbinoid on Cell Phone from its current location at Pine Lake Park to Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
        
   22. Motion to approve the value-engineered inner net design for artist Janet Echelman’s sculptures at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal Two (“SFOT2”).
        
   23. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify Public’s contract to increase it from $215,738 to $235,738 for the increased cost of the net manufacturing for artist Janet Echelman’s sculptures for San Francisco International Airport, Terminal Two (“SFOT2”).
        
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 approve proposed fiscal year 2011-2012 Arts Commission budget submission to the Mayor’s Office.
         
         Explanatory document: Draft budget proposal
          
   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 approve Phase 1 of the San Francisco Public Safety Building.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherri Young, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Motion to enter into a grant agreement with World Savvy, in an amount not to exceed $6,000, for curriculum development in conjunction with the “Daraja Means Bridge” project.
          
      3. Action: Motion to increase the grant agreement with The Luggage Store for work on The ARTery Project by $30,000 for a total grant not to exceed $50,000.
          
      4. Action: Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
         Margaret Jenkins, choreographer, teacher
         Moy Eng, Consultant; arts, culture and nonprofit organizations
          
   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. Discussion: Presentation of Mayoral “Certificate of Honor” to Sherene Melania for her distinguished chairmanship of the Street Artists Committee and advocacy for all street artists.
          
      3. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Phillip Shaw, Bushi Luo, Diana Samuelson, Tatsuo Saito, Gonzalo Ortega, Jason Haubrich, Louise Garbarino, Barbara Ramos, Aldo Cardarelli, Madeline Marrow, Leah Mazor, Shane Wentz, Juan Jimenez.
          
      4. Action: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day requirement for obtaining a certificate: Lisa Kempton Corker, Gyusup Park, Jungjoo Heo, Greg Sandzimier, Claire Cade.
          
   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.
          
      2. Action: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Earprint Productions to create audio content for a cell phone tour of the public art collection at San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal Two for an amount not to exceed $17,000.
          
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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