City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

September 12, 2011

Full Commission - September 12, 2011

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 12, 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 June 6, 2011 Minutes.
    Motion to approve July 11, 2011 Minutes.

    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

  3. President’s Report
    Discussion

    Current developments and announcements.

  4. Interim 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 May 16, 2011.
       
    2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of May 25, 2011.
       
    3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 20, 2011.
       
    4. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of July 13, 2011.
       
    5. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2011.
       
    6. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of July 20, 2011.
       
    7. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2011.
       
    8. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of August 17, 2011.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (July 18, 2011)
      Action
    9. Motion to approve Phases 1 and 2 of the Golden Gate Transit Bus Stop Redesign on the condition that the kiosk has a more open design and smaller signs are used in place of kiosks whenever possible.
       
    10. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the 2008 Restroom Park Bond Contemporary Design contingent upon using glazed CMU block and a revised color palette.
       
    11. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Palega Playground Renovation with the contingencies that the playground surfaces have more color, the trees on the path are grouped, and the base of the building is painted a darker color.
       
    12. Motion to approve Phase 2 on the contingency that the team look into planting on the upward slope and using native grasses for the bioswale.
       
    13. Motion to approve Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the Uptown Tenderloin Historic District Plaques on the condition that the sidewalk plaques are shifted to the corner of each sidewalk square.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (July 20, 2011)
      Action
    14. Motion to approve former Civic Design Commissioner René Bihan to serve as a panelist for the North Beach Library Artist Selection Panel, to take place in September 2011.
       
    15. Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Anthony Torres for curatorial contributions, research and development of the SFAC Gallery exhibition project Shared Histories.
       
    16. Motion to approve Design Development of graphics package and final design of granite elements for Susan Schwartzenberg and Peter Richard’s Philosopher’s Way at McClaren Park.
       
    17. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Anna Valentina Murch to increase the agreement by $575,512 for a total contract amount not to exceed $620,512, to add fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of artwork to the scope of work for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Plaza.
       
    18. Motion to approve the artist Jovi Schnell and the artist's proposal as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel for an artwork at the SOMA West Skatepark.
       
    19. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with artist Jovi Schnell for design, fabrication, transportation and installation/consultation during installation of an artwork for SOMA West Skatepark in an amount not to exceed $51,000.
       
    20. Motion to approve tile samples and proposed color palette for Kelly Ording’s ceramic tile mosaic for the interior of Palega Recreation Center, as proposed by Kelly Ording and Pippa Murray Mosaics.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (July 25, 2011)
      Action
    21. Motion to approve a recruitment plan for the hiring of a new Director of Cultural Affairs.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 15, 2011)
      Action

    22. Motion to approve Phase 3 of Firehouse No. 1.
       
    23. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the SoMa West Skate Park with the contingency that the fence and wall visually relate to each other.
       
    24. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project contingent upon the project team presenting a materials board at Phase 3 review and using an integral color concrete.
       
    25. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the 2008 Restroom Bond Program—Contemporary Design with the contingency that the design use steel form concrete with snap ties and use blue tile in place of brown tile on one of the restrooms. The design team should present the modified design prior to Phase 3 review.
       
    26. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the aboveground portion of the Central Subway Union Square Station with the contingency that multiple varieties of climbing plants are used to screen the building, and that the design team look into alternative types of glass for the terrace level floor.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (August 17, 2011)
      Action

    27. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the Independent Curators International for an amount not to exceed $2,750 for touring the FAX exhibition to the SFAC Gallery.
       
    28. Motion to increase the contract amount for Tom Otterness Studio authorized by Resolution Number 1206-10-340 by $150,000 to correct an error in the amount listed in the resolution, from an amount not to exceed $600,000 to a new total amount not to exceed $750,000 for design development, fabrication of molds, fabrication of sculptures, transportation and consultation during installation for Central Subway: Moscone Station.
       
    29. Motion to approve Excelsior Portal, a tile mural by Elizabeth A. O’Connor on the 280 freeway overpass between Mission and Trumbull streets. The mural will be executed by Excelsior Boys & Girls Club youth and is sponsored by the Excelsior Action Group.
       
    30. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Scott Attie, selected by the Public Safety Building Artist Selection Panel for design and engineering of an artwork for the Public Safety Building: Police Memorial in an amount not to exceed $74,000.
       
    31. Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables (budget, material samples, written costs estimates, schedule and maintenance plan) by Moto Ohtake for Fulton Playground.
       
    32. Motion to approve mural designs for the Bernal Heights Library by the artist team of Precita Eyes and Reuben Rude with the stipulations that the team change the color palette to colors prevalent during the WPA period, which also compliment the architecture of the period and present tile samples at VAC for design approval.
       
    33. Motion to approve designs developed by designer Adrienne Aquino for the WritersCorps Market Street Kiosk Poster Series based on the youth writing from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s WritersCorps program. Exhibition will be displayed in 36 bus shelter kiosks on Market Street from October 31, 2011 to January 27, 2012.
       
    34. Motion to approve the Project Outline for 4th and Brannan Platform Public Art Project.
       
    35. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as potential panelists for the 4th and Brannan Platform Public Art Project Artist Selection Panel: Jennifer Easton, Project Manager, San Jose Public Art Program
      Lex Leifheit, Executive Director, SOMArts
      Justin Hoover, Curator and Gallery Director, SOMArts
      Ellen Oh, Director, Kearney Street Workshop
      Julia Hamilton, Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley
      Steven Huss, Cultural Arts Manager, Oakland Public Art Program
      Judy Moran, Former Project Manager, San Francisco Arts Commission
       
    36. Motion to approve the proposal design submitted by Susan Narduli Studio and Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture for a veteran’s memorial located in Memorial Court in the War Memorial Complex.
       
    37. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Susan Narduli Studio for $420,560 for design and project management services (schematic design through construction) for a veteran’s memorial located in Memorial Court in the War Memorial Complex.
       
    38. Motion to approve final design revisions of artwork fence panels by Michael Bartalos for Mission Playground.
       
    39. Motion to approve the kiosk poster proposal by artist Julie Chang for the 2011-2012 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $10,000.
       
    40. Motion to approve the kiosk poster proposal by artist Christina Empedocles for the 2011-2012 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $10,000.
       
    41. Motion to approve the kiosk poster proposal by artist Paul Madonna for the 2011-2012 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $10,000.
       
    42. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0504-09-120, which re-implemented the Civic Art Collection Loan Program in May 2009 at the request of the Director of Cultural Affairs, with the borrowing department assuming all costs associated with the loan.
       
    43. Motion to suspend the Civic Art Collection Loan Program until further notice in order to facilitate the completion of the collection inventory and subsequent evaluation of resources required to maintain the loan program successfully.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (August 22, 2011)
      Action

    44. Motion to enter into a grant agreement with Community Initiatives in an amount not to exceed $25,500 to support project oversight and management of the San Francisco Arts Commission publication Arts of the City: A Cultural History of San Francisco.
       
    45. Motion to enter into a grant agreement with Community Initiatives in an amount not to exceed $25,000 to support research and writing of the San Francisco Arts Commission publication Arts of the City: A Cultural History of San Francisco.
       
    46. Motion to enter into a grant agreement with Community Initiatives in an amount not to exceed $45,500 to support 2012 completion costs of the design, public promotion and release of the San Francisco Arts Commission publication Arts of the City: A Cultural History of San Francisco.
       
    47. Motion to enter into a grant agreement with Community Initiatives in an amount not to exceed $2,500 to support a collaboration with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in hosting “ArtFabric,” a community social gathering of artistic directors, curators and community arts organizations, and for “SLIDESLAM,” an open submission slide slam for all Bay Area current art students and art students graduating within the past three years.
       
  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.
         
    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 approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
        Patricia-Ann Farrell, Lighting Designer, Ethnic Dance Festival
        Elissa Perry, Writer, dancer, installation artist and nonprofit and philanthropic consultant
        Tanya Mayo, Nonprofit organizational development and capacity-building consultant
        Alfredo Vergara-Lobo, Nonprofit and philanthropic consultant
        Taraneh Hemami, Interdisciplinary artist and Adjunct Professor, California College of the Arts
         
      3. Action: Motion to approve the proposed 2011-2012 Management and Program Plan and budget for the Bayview Opera House, for a grant not to exceed $311,658, contingent upon completion of revisions and submissions.

        Explanatory document: Bayview Opera House Management and Program Plan and budget
         
      4. 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:
        Roseli Ilano, $34,000
        Harold Terezon, $34,000

        Explanatory document: New WritersCorps Teachers Biographies
         
    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: Wayne Olson, Xi Qing Guo, Shan Jiang, Juanita Washington, Matt Summers, Craig Marshall, Mackenzie Marshall, Eric Ruston, Rob Nehring, Min J. Brown, Michael Johnson, Nicole Ballard, Steven Cox.
         
      3. Action: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day requirement for obtaining a certificate: Manny Munoz.
         
      4. Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $150 plus cost of paint to Jimmy Sha for assisting Program Director in painting street artist spaces at Hallidie Plaza (northeast side) and various spaces on Market Street and on Stockton Street.
         
      5. Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $75 plus cost of paint to David Campos for assisting Program Director in painting street artist spaces on Market Street, north side, at Steuart Street.
         
      6. Action: Motion to approve re-issuance of previous certificate number (#387) to street artist Matt Summers.
         
      7. Action: Motion to approve a request to the National Park Service and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to relocate the new F-line boarding platform (to be constructed) from the current proposed location on Beach Street, between Hyde and Larkin Streets, to a location half a block west, on Beach Street, between Larkin and Polk Streets. The current proposed location for the platform (between Hyde and Larkin) would eliminate approximately 40 street artist spaces at one of the prime selling locations in the city, while the alternative proposal would only eliminate nine street artist spaces in a lesser-trafficked area, and would also make the boarding platform more convenient to the senior resident communities located between Larkin and Polk Streets.
         
    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 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591.

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