Full Commission - June 2, 2014 - Meeting Agenda
MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, June 2, 2014
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Agenda
- Roll Call
- Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve May 5, 2014 Minutes.Explanatory Documents: Draft minutes
- Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including distribution of the strategic plan.
- 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- Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2014.
- Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2014.
- Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2014.
- Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2014.
- Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of May 19, 2014.
- Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2014.
Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (May 19, 2014; link to agenda)
Action - Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Exterior Treatments to Southeast Community Facility, contingent upon: (1) exploring extending the sunshades to cover the entire wall continuously rather than in three tiers, to effectively become the façade; (2) simplifying the fins; (3) eliminating or covering the diagonal brace on the Phelps Street side; (4) completing further study to determine the correct angle for the sunshades; (5) simplifying the complex geometry of the corner including simplifying the upper opening, eliminating the small triangular vertical element and considering eliminating the canopy; (6) bringing a strong color element to the corner; (7) considering the exact placement for the storefront; (8) considering opening the wall next to the ramp to create a stairway; (9) for the plaza, using a more contemporary and geometric design based on “Scheme A.”
- Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Guy Place Mini Park Project, contingent upon (1) eliminating the “ears” at the opening of each interior room, extending the rooms across the space; (2) aligning the columns across from each other; (3) moving the fence inside a bit and planting in front of it; (4) considering a lighter-colored paving; (5) adding a green strip on the bulbout to create a fourth room; (6) presenting a three-dimensional rendering for Phase 2 review.
- Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Chinatown Station Plaza, Central Subway Project, contingent upon (1) protecting the baguettes; (2) considering planting the green wall at the back of the space as a living wall with a planter in front; (3) using movable furniture and allocating space for storage; (4) simplifying and reducing the number of separate elements; (5) encasing the elevator in the wall and (6) considering removing the sign.
Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (May 21, 2014; link to agenda)
Action - Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural design, Jazz in the Fillmore, by Mel Waters, painted on a mural site located at 1233-1235 Divisadero Street. The San Francisco Arts Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.
- Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural design, Koi, by Francisco Aquino, painted on a mural site located at 2597–22nd Street. The San Francisco Arts Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.
- Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural design, Believe and Achieve, by Shawn Bullen, painted on a mural site located at 600 Kearny Street. The San Francisco Arts Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.
- Motion to approve Bill Fontana's artwork Sonic Dreamscape, 2014, as installed along the exterior of the North Beach Branch Library.
- Motion to approve Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr's mosaic artwork, Flights of Fancy, as installed on the risers of the Arelious Walker Stairway.
- Motion to approve the temporary display of a bronze sculpture bust of poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti by Dina-Angel Wing in the Ferlinghetti Reading Room of the North Beach Library from May 10, 2014 until May 30, 2015.
- Motion to approve the final poster designs for Anthony Discenza’s Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, The City as Museum: Highlighting Works from the Civic Art Collection, July 14–October 3, 2014, pending final copy editing review of poster text by staff.
- Motion to approve the selected artist collaborative, Wowhaus, for the Unity Plaza Historic Photography Public Art Project as recommended by the Unity Plaza Public Art Selection Panel on May 6, 2014.
- Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Wowhaus for an amount not to exceed $15,000 for the design of a public artwork at Unity Plaza.
- Motion to approve and increase the licensing agreement, previously approved in Resolution No. 0505-14-128, by $4,500 to reproduce three additional artworks from the Forever in the Sky Series: Bayview, Sutro, The Richmond (for a new total of $9,000 and the licensing of six artworks).
- Motion to approve the following finalists and alternate for the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement Project as recommended by the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement Project Artist Selection Panel: Michael Arcega, Michael Bartalos, Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe, and alternate Johanna Poethig.
- Motion to approve the temporary sculpture installation by Mark Baugh-Sasaki from mid-June, 2014 through May, 2015 pending permit approval from the Recreation and Park Department. The project will be funded privately through the Hayes Valley Coalition at no cost to the City.
- Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0407-14-098: Motion to pay an honorarium of $2,000 to artist David Best for the development of a sculpture proposal for Patricia’s Green to be presented to the Arts Commission, the Recreation and Park Commission and the community for FY 2015-2016 in collaboration with the Black Rock Arts Foundation, with the balance of funding to come from the Black Rock Arts Foundation.
- Motion to pay an honorarium of $2,000 to Black Rock Arts Foundation to be paid to artist David Best for the development of a sculpture proposal for Patricia’s Green to be presented to the Arts Commission, the Recreation and Park Commission and the community for FY 2015-2016 using funding from the Hayes Valley Impact Fee allocation received by the Arts Commission.
- Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2014.
- Committee Reports and Committee Matters
- Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Street Artists Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
- Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
- Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
- Nonprofit Displacement Report
Discussion
Presentation of report from Working Group on Nonprofit Displacement.Explanatory Documents: Nonprofit Displacement Working Group Report, Nonprofit Displacement FAQ
- 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.)
- New Business and Announcements
Discussion
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
- Adjournment
Action
5/29/14 spr
Notices
Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be 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. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.
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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2591. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
利便参與會議的相關規定
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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN
De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (Americans with Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2591. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.
