Full Commission - December 1, 2014

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 1, 2014
3:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Revised Minutes

Commission President JD Beltran called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.

Roll Call

Commissioners Present
JD Beltran, President
Abby Sadin Schnair, Vice President
Gregory Chew
Charles Collins
Simon Frankel
Dorka Keehn
Roberto Ordeñana
Marcus Shelby
Janine Shiota
Kimberlee Stryker

Commissioners Absent
Sherene Melania
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar
Cass Calder Smith
Kathrin Moore, ex officio
Public Comment
Paula Datesh submitted the following written statement.

“Once again I was in the SF Superior court over John Tunui harassing me in the financial district. This is the second time he was reprimanded by Judge Dorfman. It would appear in his verbose filings that he believes he works for the SFAC and is a civil servant. Tunui is neither. I do not know this man and AGAIN ask that the Commissioners get this to stop.

“All of the Street Artist spaces on Stockton Street are closed this holiday season. This issue was never agenized on any SFAC calendar and there was no opportunity given to speak under public comment. Once again, this was a controlled move on the part of Howard Lazar to deny permit holders input into their program. There are 15 downtown spaces for 432 active permits.

“Black Friday was the usual nightmare. SFPD responded to numerous calls regarding Street Artists set up in front of the Westfield Shopping Center and asked why the SFAC is not out monitoring. 3/4 of the work shown in the street is mass produced imported merchandise and Lazar has not responded to either the Union Square BID or local merchants.

“While San Francisco may be a sanctuary city for Artists from other states and countries. The Street Artist program is a dysfunctional entity. The fact that Howard Lazar has another full time job as a janitor; never had training in the arts and had the same job for 42 years speaks to the need for change. That Program will never attract Artists of any skill or caliber with Lazar at the controls.”

There was no further public comment.
Approval of Minutes

Public Comment:
Ms. Datesh said that the draft minutes were not properly labeled as drafts.

There was no further public comment, and the minutes were unanimously approved as follows.

RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-291: Motion to approve November 3, 2014 Minutes.
Director’s Report
Mr. DeCaigny provided general program updates. On November 13, 2014, the SFAC Galleries opened the Kirk Crippens photography exhibition, The Point, which focuses on the Bayview Hunter’s Point community. Supervisors Breed and Cohen attended the event, and Mary Booker performed two spoken word pieces. Mr. DeCaigny explained that the show is installed on the ground floor of City Hall, with banners hung in the North Light Court. He added that this is part of the Commission’s Cultural Equity goals to represent all neighborhoods in City Hall exhibitions.

Mr. DeCaigny also reported on an exhibition by Matthew Gottschalk in the Galleries’ Grove Street space, focused on San Francisco’s rapidly changing skyline; the opening is scheduled for December 16.

Finally, Mr. DeCaigny reported on the private memorial held at the new public safety building commemorating San Francisco’s fallen officers. He described the artwork by Shimon Attie at the site, which uses light, shadow and text. He reported that Police Chief Greg Suhr, family members and the artist attended the very moving ceremony; the public dedication of the building is scheduled for January. Commissioner Beltran thanked Public Art Program Director Susan Pontious for her work, and mentioned the challenge of installing the piece.

Mr. DeCaigny reviewed upcoming grants and panels, and discussed his participation in the Learning Circle with Northern California Grantmakers with Moy Eng and Tom David. Mr. DeCaigny updated the Commission on the implementation of the nonprofit displacement request for proposals, which closed in November. There were twenty-one applicants, many with immediate need. He added that the panel to review their proposals will be held in January.

Public Comment:
Ms. Datesh reiterated her comment on the minutes, and was troubled by the choice of Jewelle Gomez as a potential panelist.

There was no further public comment.
Consent Calendar
Commissioner Ordeñana recused himself from discussion of agenda item number 6, regarding Cultural Equity Grants, because one of the grantees, Queer Cultural Center, rents space from his employer, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center. Commissioner Shelby recused himself from discussion of items 23 and 24, regarding Cultural Equity Initiatives grants, because he has recently performed with grantee Melody of China, and is currently working on projects with grantees Golden Thread and African American Shakespeare Company.

Commissioner Ordeñana left the room, and President Beltran called for consideration of the following item. There was no public comment, and the motion was unanimously approved as follows, with the recusal of Commissioner Ordeñana.

RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-298: Motion to approve recommendations to award eleven grants totaling $271,050 in the 2014-2015 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
Dance Brigade, $25,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe, $25,000
Queer Cultural Center, $25,000
3rd i South Asian Independent Film Festival, $25,000
Radar Productions, $25,000
Kulintang Arts Inc., $25,000
Youth Art Exchange, $25,000
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (Tranny Fest), $21,050
Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts & Technology (BAYCAT), $25,000
Lenora Lee Dance, $25,000
Queer Rebel Productions, $25,000

Commissioner Ordeñana returned to the meeting room following the vote, and Commissioner Shelby left the room for consideration of the following items. There was no public comment, and the motions were unanimously approved as follows, with the recusal of Commissioner Shelby.

RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-315: Motion to approve recommendation to award Melody of China, Inc. a grant in the 2014-2015 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreement for $25,000.

RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-316: Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $300,000 in the 2014-2015 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives Level Two grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for the amounts listed:
Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $100,000
Golden Thread Productions, $100,000
African American Shakespeare Company, $100,000

Commissioner Shelby returned to the meeting room following the vote, and President Beltran called for a vote on the remainder of the Consent Calendar.

There was no public comment on the remainder of the Consent Calendar, and it was unanimously approved as follows.

RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-292:
Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:

Approval of Committee Minutes
1. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-293: Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of October 27, 2014.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-294: Motion to approve the Nominating Committee Meeting Minutes of October 27, 2014.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-295: Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of November 4, 2014.
4. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-296: Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 17, 2014.
5. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-297: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 19, 2014.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (November 4, 2014)
6. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-299: Motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Fiscal Years:
  Jewelle Gomez, novelist and playwright
  Nancy Gonchar, Principal, Nancy Gonchar & Associates
  Kim Schuck, poet, author and artist
  Mohammed Soriano-Bilal, Executive Director, African American Art & Culture Complex
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 17, 2014)
7. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-300: Motion to approve Phase 1 landscaping of the Westside Recycled Water Treatment Plant project.
8. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-301: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Golden Gate Recycled Water Pump Station and Reservoir project, contingent upon simplifying the design by (1) not wrapping the barrier wall around the third side of the building; (2) making the gap wall with the transformer a part of the new structure as a singular element.
9. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-302: Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol project.
10. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-303: Motion to approve the following mission statement for the Civic Design Review Program: “The mission of Civic Design Review is to ensure that any capital project improves the public realm, respects the natural environment and serves the best interests of the public.”
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 19, 2014)
11. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-304: Motion to approve the mural Wellness, Recovery, Health by lead artist Susan Cervantes, in collaboration with Yukako Ezoe Onodera and Elaine Chu, for the 7th Floor Psychiatric Patio at San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Portrero Avenue. The proposed mural consists of three panels; each is 10 feet by 15 feet. The project is sponsored with a Hearts Grant from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-305: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with WOWHAUS from $15,000 to $70,000, to add to the scope of work Fabrication, Transportation and Consultation during Installation for an artwork at Unity Plaza.
13. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-306: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Magna Chrome in an amount not to exceed $284,720 for the fabrication of artwork reproductions for General Hospital Acute Care Building.
14. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-307: Motion to increase the artist licensing agreement fee for reproduction of artworks for display at General Hospital Acute Care Building (approved by the Commission under Resolution No. 0303-14-083) from $1,000 to up to $1,900, which includes an allowance of up to $400 per artist for reimbursable expenses:
  
  Nora Akino: Limantour; Monterey Pines; Wild-Mustard II
  
  Lennell Allen: Drakes Bay at Point Reyes #178; Ocean Beach at Noriega #114; Ocean Beach at Noriega #167; Ocean Beach at Noriega #274
  
  Rob Badger: Golden Gate Bridge in Fog at Sunrise Looking Toward San Francisco; Heart Lake, John Muir Wilderness Area, Inyo National Forest, CA; Poppies and Gilia, Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, CA; San Francisco Beyond the Blue Hills of Marin, View From Mt. Tamalpais; Sycamores New Grass, San Luis Obispo, CA; Wildflowers and Owl’s Clover in Grass, Table Mountain, Butte County, CA
  
  Jennifer Bain: Flurry; Grasshopper; Pretty Bird; Shrinking Habitat; Single Source
  
  John Bankston: Big Machine
  
  Tom Baril: Baker’s Beach
  
  Suzy Barnard: Blue Conversation; Blue Position; July Jade; Still Overcast; Twilight State
  
  Louisiana Bendolph: Mayday; Shared Legacy
  
  Leo Bersamina: Lining Up III
  
  Mark Brown: Drakes Bay Vista; Half Dome; Mt. Shasta and Forest; Mt. Shasta Western Landscape
  
  Vicky Chen: In Between; Road Side View
  
  James Chronister: Large Snowy Forest
  
  Patricia Claro: Momento
  
  Elaine Coombs: Connection 1; Distill 10; Distill 11; Distill 13; Lively 1
  
  Beatrice Coron: BZCT; Vertical Farming
  
  Counterpoint Studio, LLC: 23 Cranes
  
  Binh Danh: Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite, CA, May 15, 2012; Cathedral Rocks and Cathedral Spires, June 11, 2012; Lower Yosemite Fall October 13, 2011, 3:45pm
  
  Eileen David: Bernal Slice #2; Castro Slice #4; Columbus/Francisco; Kite Hill; Potrero; Russian Hill #2
  
  Michael Eade: Cape Arago, Southern Oregon Coast; Inlet; Mount Tabor; Vista
  
  Evah Fan: A Crab in Scrabble; House-O-Rama; Job Seekers; Pet Grass; Ticks Attack Toes
  
  Annie Galvin: Botany Bear; Cloud Bears; Transform
  
  Cliff Garten: Radiolarian–Mace; Radiolarian–Twist 3; Suspect Figure 2
  
  Carmen Lomas Garza: Baile en 1958; Cakewalk; Cumpleaños de Lala y Tudi; Empanadas; La Feria en Reynosa; Tamalada
  
  Linda Gass: After the Gold Rush; Fields of Salt; Sanitary
  
  Sheila Ghidini: Hummingbird Nest; Nest with Turquoise Ribbon; Robin’s Nest
  
  Stanley Goldstein: Late Afternoon; Rodeo Beach; Rodeo Beach–Fog; Spring in China Camp
  
  Rachel Granofsky: One Part of Something to Another; Tenuous Divide; Mountain Stream
  
  Isca Greenfield-Sanders: Tommy and the Ball
  
  Michael Hall: Group
  
  Ophelia Ho: Dragon Gate; Herbal Shop; Lantern Shop; Snowing; Tea with Friend
  
  Josie Iselin: Bolinas Seaweeds; Botryocladia (Sea Grapes); Halosaccion Glandiforme (Sea Sacs)
  
  Diane Jacobs: Bee, Magnolia, Bowl; Chicken & Egg; Farmland
  
  Ivy Jacobsen: Anise; Bending Towards Light; Forest Mist; Night Flyer; Protea; Smoke Bush; Solstice; Summer Light; Perceptions #8
  
  David Johnson: Bayview Boys and Wagon–2; Bayview Girls Hopscotch–6; Bayview Girls Playing Hopscotch–1; Clarence
  
  Todd Lanam: Church Window; Park School Rail; Schoolyard Mural
  
  Beryl Landau: 22 Fillmore; Last Light; Memoria Pond; Pink Light; Primary Colors; San Francisco Skyline from San Bruno Mountain; The Real Thing; True to Form; Walking Along
  
  Bovey Lee: Dragging Cows up A Tree
  
  Katja Leibenath: Riverbank #18/2
  
  Lisa Levine: At the Cove; Swim #3; The Adoration of the Waters
  
  Hung Liu: Happy and Gay the Kite; New Old World Symphony Blue Foot; New Old World Symphony Pink Foot; New Old World Symphony Tender Foot
  
  Peter Loftus: Above Cambria: Evening; Towards Morro: Evening
  
  Steven Lopez: Shelf Life 003; Shelf Life 007
  
  Sharon Louden: Community (3); Community (4); Community (6); Community (7)
  
  Reagan Louie: Hangzhou; San Francisco
  
  Paul Madonna: All Over Coffee #283 Through our Roads; All Over Coffee #485 Dipsea Trail 3; All Over Coffee #517 Guerrero Park; All Over Coffee #548 Golden Gate Park Carousel; All Over Coffee #572 Rocket
  
  Kegan Marling: Duniya Dance and Drum Company, San Francisco City Hall; Gerry and Chris, Castro Street Fair; One Dance: Bay Area Dance Week
  
  Adam McCauley: Cretian Hillside; Stavros Beach
  
  Nikki McClure: Agree; Barter; Befriend; Home; Inhabit; Lunch; Practice; Rely
  
  Robert Minervini: After Glow; Predator and Prey; United by Fate
  
  Kelly Neidig: Chelsea; Sadie; Scully; Tone
  
  Siddharth Parasnis: Boats and Lotus in the Shallow Water; Boats in the Shallow Water # 6; House near Railway–Crossing; White Street; Two Storied House with a Backyard Maria Park: CN2_1; CN2_4
  
  Michele Ramirez: Big Cloud, Ripon; Burned Hills 3; Outside Butano State Park; Turlock
  
  Eric Rewitzer: Dogpatch; Golden Boy; Homeward Bound; One for the Fans; Yosemite Valley
  
  Mary Robertson: Girl with Gear; River Lounge
  
  Clare Rojas: Bleeding Hearts; Boundary Lines; Forget-Me-Not; Tulips
  
  Ron Moultrie Saunders: Acacia Flower Blossoms; Dodonea Descending (Green); Pine Needles
  
  Jenn Shifflet: An Eclipsed Wonder; Dreaming in Turquoise; In the Midst; Lumen; Wishing on the Wind
  
  Deth P. Sun: Donut Cat; Loving You
  
  Seiko Tachibana: Fern-3a; Fern-9; Fern-21; Fern-22
  
  Jason Tannen: Food Take Out; Prepare; Sam Wo
  
  David Tomb: Azure-breasted Pitta; Blue-capped Kingfisher; Collared Kingfisher; Philippine Trogon; Resplendent Quetzal; Rufous Hornbill; Yellow-breasted Fruit-Dove
  
  Martin Webb: The Fog Was Lifting
  
  Pamela Wilson-Ryckman: Golden Gate Park; Lafyette Park
  
  Sarah Winkler: Mesquite Sand Dunes; Sculpted Dune; Solar Harvest: 10 a.m.
  
  June Yokell: China Camp Hill; Crossing; Hayward Salt Flats
15. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-308: Motion to approve revised conceptual designs for two artworks by Mark Brest van Kempen for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.
16. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-309: Motion to increase Mark Brest van Kempen’s contract for two artworks at the Alameda Creek Watershed Center by $63,000, from $12,000 to $75,000, for completion of design development and construction documents.
17. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-310: Motion to approve the artwork titled Spiral of Gratitude, 2014 by Shimon Attie (aka Scott Attie, Attie Art Projects) with Vale Bruck, as installed in the lobby of the Public Safety Building.
18. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-311: Motion to approve the artwork titled First Responder Plaza, 2014 by Paul Kos, as installed in the south plaza of the Public Safety Building.
19. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-312: Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0908-14-220, (Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Paulson Bott Press for an amount not to exceed $74,000 for fabrication of the approved design by Louisiana Bendolph for an artwork at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3).
20. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-313: Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0908-14-221, (Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a licensing agreement with Louisiana Bendolph for an amount not to exceed $4,000 for an artwork at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3).
21. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-314: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Paulson Bott Press for an amount not to exceed $83,500 for artist fees for Louisiana Bendolph and other expenses pertaining to the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of the artwork, New Generation, by Louisiana Bendolph at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3.
  
  Executive Committee Recommendations (November 24, 2014)
22. RESOLUTION NO. 1201-14-317: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with the following organizations in the amounts listed, based on additional secured funding from new sources (the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and Office of Economic and Workforce Development funds for the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District):
  The 509 Cultural Center/the luggage store gallery, $35,000
  CounterPulse, $35,000
  Community Arts Stabilization Trust, $75,000
  Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $100,000
Committee Reports and Committee Matters
1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
  1. President Beltran reported the Committee met and approved the grants listed above, with additional secured funding from the listed sources.
    
    There was no public comment.
2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
  1. Commissioner Stryker reported that the Committee reviewed revised draft guidelines, which are distributed to departments presenting projects to the Committee to help them understand what is required. The Committee also approved the mission statement. Commissioner Stryker reported that the Committee also reviewed the beautiful Alameda Creek Watershed Center in Sunol. The Committee praised the work of the designers, integrating art, landscape and architecture, including the historic Willis Pope water temple.
    
    There was no public comment.
3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
  1. Commissioner Keehn reported that, following November’s Collection report, the Committee discussed the agency’s policies on loans, deaccessioning, maintenance and budgeting. She reported that staff will present priorities for the limited budget.
    
    There was no public comment.
4. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
  1. Commissioner Shelby reported that the Committee reviewed the progress of maintenance and upgrades for the Cultural Centers, including extensive work at Bayview Opera House. The Committee also met ACLS Public Fellow Anh Thang Dao-Shah, whose work is designed to help the Arts Commission become more data-driven.
    
    There was no public comment.
New Business and Announcements
Mr. DeCaigny reported that he had received a request to change the meeting time of the full Commission from 3:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. He requested that the Commission Secretary notify the Commission whether the meeting room would be available at this time for meetings beginning in February, 2015.

He also reported that the Mayor’s budget instructions for FY 2016-2017 would be distributed on Thursday, December 4.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.

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