July 11, 2011

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, July 11, 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 May 2, 2011 Minutes.
   Motion to approve June 6, 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 Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of June 14, 2011.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of June 15, 2011.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (June 15, 2011)
      Action
   3. Motion to approve the following former Visual Arts Commissioners to serve as panelists for the Artist Selection Panels during the months of June, July and August, 2011: Lawrence Rinder, Jeannene Przyblyski, and Leonard Hunter.
       
      
   4. Motion to approve the final designs for The Golden Spoke poster series by artist Ian Heubert for the Art on Market Street Program 2010-2011, a total of 36 posters to be installed in 18 bus shelters on Market Street from August 8, 2011 to October 21, 2011.
       
      
   5. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the following artworks, commissioned for and located at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center:
       
      a. Reflection, 2010 by Diana Pumpelly Bates, a bi-fold stainless steel entrance gate.
       
      b. Patterns of Time and Place, 2006 by Suzanne Biaggi, a fountain installation of basalt, water and black pebbles, located in the northeast courtyard (courtyard F) of the north residence building.
       
      c. Bloom, 2010 by Jonathan Bonner, an installation of five lathe-turned granite stones in the northwest courtyard (courtyard B) of the north residence building.
       
      d. Seasons of Memory, 2008 by Beliz Brother, a series of fourteen photographs on glass panels and glass and stainless steel light boxes located on the third floor of the north and south residence buildings.
       
      e. Laguna Line (The Possibility of the Everyday), 2010 by Cliff K. Garten, a cast bronze handrail located on the east and west walls of the pavilion building’s first floor hallway.
       
      f. Re-Connection/Re-Cognition, 2008 by Linnea Glatt, a series of ten molded fiberglass, button-shaped sculptures located in the north courtyard (courtyard E) of the north residence building.
       
      g. Summer’s Goldfinch, Rollers and Cumulus, 2009 by Diane Andrews Hall, a series of three tapestries located on the first floor of the north residence building.
       
      h. Untitled and Untitled, 2010 by Arlan Huang, four glass block windows with blown glass elements located in the northwest corner of the pavilion building’s first floor hallway and ten glass panels with blown glass rondels located on the fourth floor of the north and south residence buildings.
       
      i. My Time, Spring, Summer, Winter and Untitled, 2005-2010 by Terry Hoff, a series of fifteen multimedia and chalkboard installations located on the second floor of the north and south residence buildings.
       
      j. Landscape, Skydancing and Horizontal Feeling, 2008 by Takenobu Igarashi, two terracotta wall reliefs located in the mezzanine dining and living rooms, one suspended aluminum and steel sculpture located in the mezzanine atrium, and seven wood and terracotta reliefs located on the mezzanine floor or the north residence building.
       
      k. somewhere, 2009 by Cheonae Kim, two glazed ceramic tile installations located on the north and south walls of the aquatherapy room.
       
      l. NEVERODDOREVEN, 2004-2010 by Living Lenses (Louise Bertelsen and Po Shu Wang), a redwood sculpture located in the south courtyard (courtyard J) of the south residence building.
       
      m. Water, Fire, Earth and Air, 2008 by Anne Chamberlain and Bernie Lubell, a series of six photographs on glass panels with stainless steel light boxes and four tapestries located on the sixth floor of the north and south residence buildings.
       
      n. Building the Iron Horse and The Four Elements, 2008 by Owen Smith, three ceramic tile mosaics located in the entrance lobby and eight ceramic tile mosaics and six glass fiber reinforced concrete reliefs located on the fifth floor of the north and south residence buildings.
       
      
   6. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the artist honoraria for Elizabeth Axtman and Travis Somerville in response to the SFAC Gallery award of $15,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts for the exhibition they will participate in. Elizabeth Axtman will receive an additional $1,500 (making her total honorarium $3,000 - see previous approval for $1,500 Resolution # 0502-11-121) and Travis Somerville will receive an additional $1,000 (making his total honoraria $3,000 - see previous approval for $2,000 Resolution #0307-11-057). With the increase in funding, each artist’s project will be expanded accordingly.
       
      
   7. Motion to approve the Construction Documents Phase deliverables (finalized lighting plan, site plan and refined sculpture designs for integration into architectural construction documents and final budget) by Cliff Garten for artwork for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Entry Drive Median.
       
      
   8. Motion to approve the Construction Documents Phase deliverables (revised design of specific elements, modification of site plan, final budget and mock-up of stainless steel seating element) by Anna Valentina Murch for General Hospital: Plaza.
       
      
   9. Motion to approve the direction (as represented by initial fabrication samples) of the implementation of the two dimensional artwork program for corridors and waiting rooms of the General Hospital Acute Care Unit.
       
      
   10. Motion to approve the following six finalists and one alternate as recommended by the Art on Market Street Artist Selection Panel: Julie Chang, Felipe Dulzaides, Christina Empedocles, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Paul Madonna, Deth P. Sun, and alternate Ala Ebtekar, for the development of a proposal for the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012 and to authorize the payment of an honorarium not to exceed $250 for each finalist to develop preliminary artwork proposals.
        
       
   11. Motion to approve revised project outline for SOMA West Skatepark.
        
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (June 20, 2011)
       Action
   12. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Tesla Portal Protection Project with the contingency to reduce the angle of the parapet and use steel form concrete with snap ties.
        
       
   13. Motion to approve the below-ground portion of the Central Subway Union Square Market Street station with the following conditions: The architects should look into solutions for materials with consideration of cleanability and views looking down through the station. The design team should work with the selected public artist prior to completion of construction documents to ensure integration between the art and architecture. There should be creative alternatives to replicating the look of the pylons on the platform level.
        
       
   14. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Public Safety Building with the condition that the project team present materials samples and a model at Phase 3 review.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (June 27, 2011)
       Action
   15. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an advance to the African American Art and Culture Complex for FY2011-2012 of $47,421 with an additional $47,421 advance allocated upon adoption of the FY2011-2012 budget.
        
       
   16. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an advance to the Bayview Opera House, Inc. for FY2011-2012 of $31,166 with an additional $31,166 advance allocated upon adoption of the FY2011-2012 budget.
        
       
   17. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an advance to Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts for FY2011-2012 of $52,292 with an additional $52,292 advance allocated upon adoption of the FY2011-2012 budget.
        
       
   18. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an advance to SOMArts Cultural Center for FY2011-2012 of $58,436 with an additional $58,436 advance allocated upon adoption of the FY2011-2012 budget.
        
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. 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 2 of the 2008 Restroom Park Bond—Traditional Design.
          
   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 authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following teaching artists to work in the WritersCorps program for 2011-2012:
         Richard D’Elia, $38,000
         Carrie Leiser-Williams, $38,000
         Anhvu Buchanan, $38,000
         Meg Day, $38,000
         Minna Dubin, $38,000
         Judith Tannenbaum, $59,000
          
         
      3. Action: Motion to approve the following individual as grants application review panelist for Cultural Equity Grants:
         Archana Horsting, Executive Director, Kala Art Institute
          
   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: Julian Meyer, Henry Jiao, Yu Ping Tan, Olga Salakutdinova, David Hoobler, Fortunate Payne, Conchetta Washington, Sean Applegate, Edna Garcia-Carrillo, Zi Jian Mei, Matt Summers.
          
   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. Public Employee Appointment/Hiring: Director of Cultural Affairs
   Closed Session to Appoint an Interim Director of Cultural Affairs
   Action
   
   1. Public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session—Discussion
       
      
   2. Vote on Whether to Hold Closed Session to Appoint an Interim Director of Cultural Affairs [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b)]—Action
       
      
   3. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b)—Discussion
       
      
      1. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint an Interim Director of Cultural Affairs until Appointment of Permanent Director of Cultural Affairs—Action
          
   4. Reconvene in Open Session
       
      
      1. Possible Report on Action Taken in Closed Session [Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(4), and in the event the Commission appoints an Interim Director, the roll call vote of that action]—Action
          
         
      2. Vote to Elect Whether to Disclose Any or All Discussions Held in Closed Session [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)]—Action
          
9. Reports and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements.)
   
   
10. New Business
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)
    
    
11. 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 345, 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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