Full Commission - November 3, 2014

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

Agenda

Roll Call
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.)
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve October 6, 2014 Minutes.
Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
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 Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2014.
2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of October 20, 2014.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (October 15, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
3. Motion to approve the mural, Blooming on Fragrance Alley, by lead artist Margarita Soyfertis, on the exterior wall of a privately owned building at 857 Clay Street and Han Ah Alley in Chinatown. The proposed mural is 15 feet by 12 feet. The project is sponsored by the Chinatown Community Development Center and is funded by the Community Challenge Grant program.
4. Motion to approve the mural, Play, Run, Have Fun, by lead artists Frederick Alvarado and Max Marttila at the Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center. The proposed mural is 10 feet by 80 feet on a newly renovated wall of an athletic field. The project is sponsored by the Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc. and is funded by City Fields Foundation.
5. Motion to approve the mural, Please Respect the Water in San Francisco, by lead artist Yukako Ezoe Onodera (and 42 participating second graders) at George Peabody Elementary School at 251 Sixth Avenue. The proposed mural is 3 feet by 42 feet. The project is sponsored by the Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc.
6. Motion to approve the mural design, Santana, by Mel Waters painted on a mural site located at 2300 Mission Street. The mural is a project of the Arts Commission’s StreetSmARTS Program, funded by the Department of Public Works.
7. Motion to approve the mural design, Animal Farm, by Francisco Aquino painted on a mural site located at 776 Clay Street. The mural is a project of the Arts Commission’s StreetSmARTS Program, funded by the Department of Public Works.
8. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, Celebrate Ability, 2013 by Johanna Poethig. The artwork consists of six hand-painted ceramic tile and byzantine glass smalti mosaic medallions, each 48 inches in diameter by 1 inch deep: Ability, Adapt-ability, Endure-ability, Enjoy-ability, Flex-ability, Response-ability. The artwork was commissioned for and installed at Hamilton Recreation Center, 1900 Geary Boulevard.
9. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection, Untitled, 2009 by Horace Washington. The artwork consists of glazed ceramic tile motifs installed along the upper exterior façade of the Hamilton Recreation Center, 1900 Geary Boulevard. The building was dedicated on April 6, 2013.
10. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection a gift from the Pirkle Jones Foundation consisting of 147 selenium-toned gelatin silver prints by Pirkle Jones and two selenium-toned gelatin silver prints by F. W. Quandt, printed by Pirkle Jones for a print total of 149 artworks:
  
  Untitled (“Mud Wedding” Captain Garbage, Thunder Pussy, Dredge Facing Front and Herman and Walter From the Back, #91, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (“Question Mark” Rock Spring Delineated by Dark Grass and Trees, in a Bleached Grass Field, from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1981;
  
  Untitled (“The Thumper” Boat Owned by Dredge and Ferryboat Vallejo in the Background, #27, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Alan Watts, #76, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Ansel Adams, Guest Photographer Pirkle Jones Class, China Basin, San Francisco), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Artist Jean Varda, #15, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Asian Family Picnic, Easter Sunday, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco), 1960;
  
  Untitled (Bald Man Playing Guitar, #32, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Billboard “J.E. French,” Highway 101 and Bay Bridge, San Francisco), 1961;
  
  Untitled (Billboards and Bay Bridge, San Francisco), 1961;
  
  Untitled (Black Man Carrying Bags of Corn, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Black Woman Wearing Plaid Coat and Umbrella, San Francisco, from Rain Series), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Blond with Hair in Braids and Spangles, #108, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1969;
  
  Untitled (Blue Heron and Houseboats: Owl on the Left, Madonna Center Right and San Rafael on the Right, #3, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Boulders in the American River, California), 1964;
  
  Untitled (Breaking Wave and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco), 1952;
  
  Untitled (Breaking Wave, Golden Gate, San Francisco), 1952;
  
  Untitled (Buddha, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Buddhist Shrine in Temple, from Walnut Grove: Portrait of a Town), 1961;
  
  Untitled (Bust of Jose Hernandez, South American Hero, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1978;
  
  Untitled (California Oak Trees on Knowles Ranch, from Berryessa Valley the Last Year), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Captain Garbage the Groom Holding Daisy, Mud Wedding #11, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Child Mannequins with Crutches, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Cigar Smoking Sidewalk Superintendent, San Francisco), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Circus Trunk Cover, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1974;
  
  Untitled (Cityscape from Diamond Heights Looking Northeast, San Francisco), 1952;
  
  Untitled (Clouds with Dark Foreground of Trees on Ridge, Southern California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Coit Tower from Lombard and Hyde Streets, San Francisco), 1962;
  
  Untitled (Crosses, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Crowd Listening, Man with Plaid Shirt in Front), 1968;
  
  Untitled (Cynthia with Jean Varda, #36, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Dancer Living on Varda’s Ferryboat the Vallejo, #5 Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Detail of Madroño Trunk [close-up], from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1980;
  
  Untitled (Dredge and Captain Garbage Working on the Madonna, #47, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1969;
  
  Untitled (Dried Kelp and Rocks, Point Lobos), 1947;
  
  Untitled (Family), 1968;
  
  Untitled (Farmer Selling Comice Pears “5 for 50 Cents,” Farmer’s Market, San Francisco, California), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Fire is Part of the Demolition Process [House Burning], Berryessa Valley, from Death of a Valley), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Fountain at Dayton, Ohio Museum of Art), 1938;
  
  Untitled (Fruit Tree Orchard in Bloom), 1950;
  
  Untitled (Gazelle Shaped Madroño Tree, from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1980;
  
  Untitled (Grass and Oak Trees with Clouds, Near Sacramento, California), 1962;
  
  Untitled (Group of Men, from Chinese New Year, San Francisco), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Group of People, Man Holding Sleeping Child), 1968;
  
  Untitled (Gunnera Tinctoria, Leaf, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, from Felinimus and Twig), 1950;
  
  Untitled (Heather and C.C. Wilcoxen, Unidentified Woman and Danny Joe Crumb [Back to Camera], #2, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1969;
  
  Untitled (Hermit, #73, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1969;
  
  Untitled (High-Rise Construction and Coit Tower from Russian Hill, San Francisco), 1962;
  
  Untitled (Houseboats and Couple Talking, #28, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Iassos Playing Flute Against Wall, #59, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Iassos’ Torso with Shell Necklace, #61, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Insect Specimens, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Inspectors from the Marin County Fire Department, #12, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Insulators and Poles, Marin County, California), 1952;
  
  Untitled (Interior of Michael Scott’s Houseboat, [Bass and Skull] #50, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Jac Alfred Campbell in Rowboat, #23, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Jac and Leslie [Back to Camera] on Their Houseboat with Anderson on the Left, #89, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Jaguar John and Cynthia, #52, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Jean Varda and Two Dancers on His Houseboat, #33, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Joanie McGlaughlin, #42, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Last Memorial Day [Woman with Flowers, Man Kneeling and Dog], from Berryessa Valley The Last Year), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Leslie Dee Sirota and Jac Campbell with Three Friends, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Madonna on the Left and Mt. Tamalpais to the NW, #24, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Madroño Tree Trunk, Homage to Henry Moore, from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1981;
  
  Untitled (Maggie “Catfish,” #37, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Maggie and Joe Tate Playing Piano at Dry-Dock Party, #9, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Man Holding Almond Blossoms, from Chinese New Year, San Francisco), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Man with Arms Crossed), 1968;
  
  Untitled (Mannequin on Top of Car, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (McGinnis Home, Monticello, from Berryessa Valley the Last Year), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Memorial Day #3, Young Man Placing Flowers at Tombstone, Berryessa Valley), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Mennonite Woman Wearing Apron, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Mimi Walker, #78, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Monticello Cemetery, from Death of a Valley), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Mother and Child, #43, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1969;
  
  Untitled (Mother and Daughter Selling Beets, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Mud Wedding Party Group at the Tilton Hilton, #90, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Musician with Bamboo Flutes), 1971;
  
  Untitled (Mussel Bed, Point Lobos), 1947;
  
  Untitled (Nancy and Beaumont Newhall in Ansel Adams’ Garden, San Francisco), 1947;
  
  Untitled (Naugahyde Headboard, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1977;
  
  Untitled (No. 1, San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate from Telegraph Hill 1865, by Taber), 1955;
  
  Untitled (No. 2, San Francisco Bay, Sausalito, Alcatraz Island and Mt. Tamalpais 1865, by Taber), 1955;
  
  Untitled (No. 3, San Francisco Bay, Angel Island and Red Rock 1865, by Taber), 1955;
  
  Untitled (No. 4, San Francisco Bay from Telegraph Hill 1865, by Taber), 1955;
  
  Untitled (No. 5, San Francisco Bay, Mt Diablo and Goat Island 1865, by Taber), 1955;
  
  Untitled (No. 6, San Francisco Bay, Oakland Creek and City Front 1865, by Taber), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Nuns Carrying Produce, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Oak Tree in Pirkle Jones’ Garden, Mill Valley, from Pirkle Jones Home & Environment, Mill Valley), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Oak Trees on Steep Slope, from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1990;
  
  Untitled (Oil Slick, San Francisco), 1947;
  
  Untitled (Old Gas Pump Gauge Mohawk Station, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1978;
  
  Untitled (Orchard in Bloom, from Berryessa Valley the Last Year), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Pear Picker Standing on Ladder, Berryessa Valley), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Photogram #3), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Photographer Dorothea Lange in Cook, McKenzie & Son Store, from Berryessa Valley the Last Year), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Pine Trees and Milkweed, Yosemite, California), 1947;
  
  Untitled (Piro Caro with Statue and Rubber Tree in Background, #4, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Piro Caro’s Living Room on the Ferryboat San Rafael, #39, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Portrait of Pammy “Kooka,” #77, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Portrait of Thunder Pussy—the Bride, Mud Wedding #96, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Putah Creek as it Runs Through the Valley, From Berryessa Valley the Last Year), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Rock Spring Delineated by Dark Grass, with Rock Outcropping Behind, from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1981;
  
  Untitled (Ron Martin Wearing Overalls, #22, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (San Francisco from Corona Heights), 1950;
  
  Untitled (San Francisco Skyline from Fort Baker, Sausailto), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Scrapbook Memories, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Snow, Rock Formation and Cars on Hwy 50, Sierras), 1964;
  
  Untitled (Sun Dappled Hazelnut Leaves and Bay Trees, Cascade Park, from Pirkle Jones Home and Environment, Mill Valley), 1993;
  
  Untitled (Tattooed Eagle Chest, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Three Figures and Vintage Baby Photo, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Three Young Men on a Motorcycle, Napa County, District No. 4, Berryessa Valley), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Trees and Hills in Fog, Berryessa Valley), 1956;
  
  Untitled (Two Men Routing Electrical Power Line, #70, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Two Women in Calico from the Back, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Two Women Looking at Newton Portrait, Exhibition of “A Photographic Essay on the Black Panthers” at deYoung Museum, San Francisco, California), 1969;
  
  Untitled (Typewriter at Low Tide, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Uniform, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1977;
  
  Untitled (View of San Francisco at Dusk, Angel Island to the Left), 1952;
  
  Untitled (View of San Francisco with Clouds from St. Germain St., Twin Peaks #2), 1963;
  
  Untitled (View of Twin Peaks #1, San Francisco, from Fog Series), 1955;
  
  Untitled (View of Twin Peaks #4, San Francisco, from Fog Series), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Vintage Electric Hair Curling Machine and 50’s Kind of Guy, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (Vintage Porch Columns, Flea Market, Marin City, California), 1976;
  
  Untitled (V-Shaped Landscape, Light Grass with Wooded Area, Oak Tree on the Left, from Mt. Tamalpais Series), 1981;
  
  Untitled (Waterfall, Yosemite, California), 1968;
  
  Untitled (White Cyclamen, from Pirkle Jones Home & Environment, Mill Valley), 1970;
  
  Untitled (White House and Cane, San Francisco), 1953;
  
  Untitled (Window with Numerous Bullet Holes, Including Eldridge Cleaver’s Mouth on Poster), 1968;
  
  Untitled (Woman Carrying Almond Blossoms, from Chinese New Year, San Francisco), 1955;
  
  Untitled (Woman Carrying Sack of Collard Greens, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Woman Holding Savoy Cabbage, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Women with Their Left Arms Raised), 1968;
  
  Untitled (Young Black Boy Carrying Greens, Farmer’s Market, San Francisco), 1949;
  
  Untitled (Young Girls Listening to Music on Spencer Michael’s Butterfly Houseboat, #8, Gate Five, Sausalito, California), 1970;
  
  Untitled (Minor White and Pirkle Jones), 1947 by F.W. Quandt, printed by Pirkle Jones 1985;
  
  Untitled (F.W. Quandt, Pirkle Jones, Dwain Faubion, Minor White, Al Gay), 1947 by F.W. Quandt, printed by Pirkle Jones 1985;
  
  Portfolio Two, Twelve Photographs by Pirkle Jones, 1970:
  Breaking Wave, Golden Gate, San Francisco, 1952;
  Log and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, 1952;
  View of San Francisco in the Rain, 1952;
  Woman with Umbrella, San Francisco, 1955;
  Sunset District and Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, 1951;
  Figures in the Rain, San Francisco, 1955;
  Worker, Saratoga, California, 1958;
  Grape Picker, Berryessa Valley, California, 1956;
  Oak Tree and Rock, Black Hawk Ranch, California, 1954;
  Cowboy, Arizona, 1957;
  Landscape, Jackson, CA, 1948;
  Garden Detail, San Francisco, 1947
11. Motion to approve an artist honorarium payment in the amount of $3,000 for Kirk Crippins and his contributions to the exhibition The Point at City Hall, opening November 13, 2014.
12. Motion to approve increasing the budget threshold from $200,000 to $500,000 for the purpose of establishing the 2015-2016 Prequalified Artist Pool from which artists may be short-listed for specific public art project opportunities which have budgets ranging up to $500,000 during the calendar years 2015 and 2016.
13. Motion to disassemble Aqua Pura, 1993, with permission of the artist team, Collins and Goto, as currently installed, due to the obsolescence of sound equipment and didactics obsolete to the current practices of the facility. The original artwork (Accession ID 1993.2.2a-mmm) consists of 65 framed photographs with accompanying didactic recordings, installed along a wall. All of the artworks’ components will be archived pending its possible reconfiguration. The framed photographs remain hung at the Harry Tracy Water Facility (formerly the San Andreas Water Treatment Facility).
14. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (rendering) by Maria Park for the Central Subway: Construction Barricade Temporary Public Art Project for Chinatown Station to be on display for one year beginning in early 2015 (exact date to be determined).
15. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Andrea Bergen for the 2015 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.
16. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Kelly Inouye for the 2015 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 and a public programming event for an amount not to exceed $10,000.
17. Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables, artwork rendering and materials overview, by Kelly Ording for the public art paving design project at Unity Plaza.
18. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (artwork rendering) by Louisiana Bendolph for artwork at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3.
19. Motion to approve the four selected finalists: Charles Sowers, Po Shu Wang, Cameron Hockenson and Jenny Heishman, for the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center Public Art Project as recommended by the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center Public Art Selection Panel.
20. Motion to approve the four selected finalists for the sculpture opportunity, Po Shu Wang, Richard Deutsch, Linda Fleming and Roger Berry; and the four selected finalists for the integrated opportunity, Stephen Galloway, Merle Axelrad, Suzy Barnard, and Ann Gardner; for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Public Art Program.
21. Motion to approve the revised Public Art Project Outline for the Bayview Gateway.
22. Motion to approve the temporary display of the sculpture Red Fish, 2006 by William Wareham (formerly placed at 3rd Street and Cargo Way) in Mendell Plaza at the corner of Third Avenue and Oakdale for a period up to five years, depending on evaluation by the community and the ability to maintain the artwork. The installation will take place pending its conservation and necessary permits from the Department of Public Works. The project is being sponsored by the Bayview Historical Society.
23. Motion to approve the Project Outline for Fire Station #5.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (October 20, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
24. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Moscone Center Expansion project.
25. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Glen Canyon Recreation Center Renovation Project, contingent upon: (1) resolving the location for sculpture before Phase 3 review; (2) using a linear rather than wavy design for the aluminum sunshades; (3) refining the design of the entry plaza, handrails and stairway.
26. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Balboa Park Pool project.
27. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner project, contingent on: (1) resolving the landscape design, investigating the possibility of including a quiet outdoor seating area, integrating artwork; (2) using the same trees to wrap around the building for consistency; (3) simplifying the design of the main glass façade and making it more interesting and less corporate; (4) eliminating the wrapping of the projected canopy around the corner; (5) eliminating the dark banding on the Jennings Street (east) side of the building; (6) making the window frames on the dark banded area the same color as that band; (7) maximizing the plane change from the upper wall to the roof; (8) developing in more detail the design of the security gate area and roof; (9) simplifying the design overall and strengthening the proportional relationship of the elements; (10) scheduling an interim informal review.
28. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Fire Station #5 project, contingent upon: (1) resolving the design of the dorm area and how it articulates with the red area below; (2) eliminating the planter on the Turk Street side; (3) reviewing materials in concert with the final resolution of the geometry of the building.
29. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 3 East Improvements project, penthouse design option 1.
  
  Executive Committee Recommendations (October 27, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
30. Motion to modify the contract with Heyday dated June 29, 2012, by eliminating the second book buyback of 400 copies by the City from Heyday and decreasing the total contract amount by $7,500 for a total new contract amount of $12,500.
Report on Collections Inventory
Discussion
Report on inventory of the Civic Art Collection.
Nomination and Election of Arts Commission Officers
Action
Motion to nominate and elect officers of the Arts Commission (President and Vice President).
Committee Reports and Committee Matters
1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the agency, and update on the performance review of the Director of Cultural Affairs.
2. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
  1. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Fiscal Years:
    Elmaz Abinader, Professor of English, Mills College; faculty and board member, Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation
    Faith Adiele, Associate Professor, Writing, California College of the Arts; faculty, Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation
    Kevin B. Chen, curator, writer, visual artist
    Minna Dubin, writer, performer, teaching artist
    Malcolm Margolin, Founder and Executive Director, Heyday Books
    Liz Ozol, Arts Education Program Officer, San Francisco Arts Commission
    Federico Salas, independent nonprofit arts professional
    
    Explanatory Document: FY2014-2016 Panelist Biographies—November
3. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
4. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
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

posted 10/31/14 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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical‐based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.

To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100-2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415/252-3100, fax 415/252-3112 and website.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415-554 7724; by fax at 415-554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the Americans with 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

根據美國殘疾人士法案和語言服務條例，中文、西班牙語、和/或美國手語翻譯人員在收到要求後將會提供翻譯服務。另外，我們將盡力提供擴音設備。同時也將會提供不同格式的會議資料，和/或者提供閱讀器。此外，翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後提供。上述的要求，請於會議前最少48小時致電 415-252-2591向 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, 提出。逾期提出的請求，若可能的話，亦會被考慮接納。聽證室設有輪椅通道。

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.

PATAKARAN PARA SA PAG-ACCESS NG MGA MITING

Ayon sa batas ng Americans with Disabilities Act at ng Language Access Ordinance, maaring mag-request ng mga tagapagsalin wika sa salitang Tsino, Espanyol at/o sa may kapansanan pandinig sa American Sign Language. Bukod pa dito, sisikapin gawan ng paraan na makapaglaan ng gamit upang lalong pabutihin ang inyong pakikinig, maibahagi ang mga kaganapan ng miting sa iba’t ibang anyo, at/o isang tagapagbasa. Ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyari po lamang makipag ugnayan kay Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, sa 415-252-2591. Magbigay po lamang ng hindi bababa sa 48 oras na abiso bago ng miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng tanggapin. Ang silid ng pagpupulungan ay accessible sa mga naka wheelchair.

Full Commission - November 3, 2014 - Meeting Agenda