City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission
Special Meeting of the Full Arts Commission

Monday, May 13, 2002

3:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70


Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Ave, ste 240, San Francisco CA 94102 during regular business hours. Tel: 252-2591.

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.



Agenda
  1. Roll Call

  2. Approval of Minutes

    Motion to approve April 1, 2002 Minutes.
    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

  3. President's Report

  4. Director's Report

  5. Consent Calendar

    The following action items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:

    Approval of Committee Minutes

    1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

    2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

    3. Motion to approve the joint Civic Design and Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

    4. Motion to approve the Community Arts and Education Committee Meeting Minutes of April 9, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

      Civic Design Committee Recommendations (04/15/02)

    5. Motion to approve the Administrative Office Building- 525 Golden Gate Avenue, Phase 2.

      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (04/17/02)

    6. Motion to rescind resolution #0204-02-041 modifying contract with Diller and Scofidio for an amount not to exceed $11,000 for additional engineering services provided by Pol-X West and extending contract completion date until Dec 31, 2002.

    7. Motion to authorize modification of contract with Diller and Scofidio increasing contract amount by an amount not to exceed $20,000 for additional engineering services provided by Pol-X along with evidence of professional liability insurance in the amount of $1 million and extending contract completion date until Dec. 31, 2002.

    8. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into Phase II contract with artist Ned Kahn for the 525 Golden Gate Avenue office building for an amount not to exceed $25,000.

    9. Motion to authorize approval of panelists from the following pool to serve on artist selection panels for Recreation and Park Bond Projects: Connie Wolfe, Janet Bishop, Trisha Lagaso, Susan Miller, Sergio de la Torre, Eduardo Pineda, Marina McDougall.

    10. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract for $10,000 with Jeffrey Brown for landscape design, restoration and maintenance services related to site improvements at the Endangered Garden / Sunnydale Pump Station Public Art Project.

    11. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract for $24,000 with Judy Marecco, Glass Block Designs, for repairs, replacement and modification of glass paving and fiber optic elements on the Embarcadero Ribbon Sculpture.

    12. Motion to authorize approval of design submitted by Anna Valentina Murch for 525 Golden Gate Avenue Office building.

    13. Motion to approve the revised, final artwork designs by the artist team of Johanna Poethig and Julio Morales for the facade glazing, hallways, dayrooms and multi-purpose/chapel room of the Juvenile Hall Replacement Facility.

    14. Motion to approve the following finalists recommended by the Library Bond Art Enrichment Artist Selection Committee for a pre-qualified artist pool to be eligible for future consideration to create artwork for six new or renovated library branches, in Glen Park, Ingleside, Mission Bay, Portola, Richmond, and Visitacion Valley, in Phase I of the Library Improvement Program: Seyed Alavi, Juana Alicia, Lois Anderson, Anders Barth, Teresa Camozzi, Ann Chamberlain, Sheila Ghidini, Daniel Goldstein, Cherrymae Golston, Diane Andrews Hall, Terry Hoff, Gordon Huether, Werner Klotz and John Roloff, Vincent Koloski, Reddy Lieb and Linda Raynsford, Cork Marcheschi, Anita Margrill, Oscar Melara and Kate Connell, Emmanuel C. Montoya & Rebecca Solnit, Jeff Northam and Rufus Butler Seder, Johanna Poethig, Eric Powell, Jon Rubin, Shan-Shan Sheng, Amy Trachtenberg, Horace Washington, AnnWeber, John Wehrle, Rene Yung, and Dana Zed.

      Community Arts and Education Committee Recommendations (04/09/02)

    15. Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (PIC) grant to the following PIC grantee organizations, recommended by the PIC review panel, from the 2002-03 Grants for the Arts Fund, pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:

      The Arc San Francisco $16,000
      Institute on Aging $18,000
      Lavendar Youth Recreation and Information Center $15,000
      Life Frames, Inc $16,000
      Positive Directions Equals Change, Inc. $15,000
      Every Child Can Learn $15,000
      Richmond District Neighborhood Center $13,500
      San Francisco Ministry to Nursing Homes $16,000
      San Francisco Women Against Rape $16,119
      Tenderloin Reflection and Education Center $4,880

      TOTAL $145,499

    16. Motion to approve distribution of additional funds for Programs in the Community (PIC), pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts if the funding exceeds $145,499, following the recommendations by the panel: a) increase to $6,100 for Tenderloin Reflection and Education Center; b) distribute the remainder evenly to San Francisco Women Against Rape, Institute on Aging and Richmond District Neighborhood Center.

    17. Motion to approve up to $274,332 as a grant to Intersection for the Arts as fiscal sponsor for the African American Art & Culture Complex subject to review of financial reports.

      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (04/10/02)

    18. Motion to approve amending the street artist lottery procedures to allow artists to enter into the lotteries names of artists not present at the lotteries for a trial period from Tuesday, May 7, to Tuesday, July 2, 2002.

  6. Committee Reports

    1. Civic Design Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair

      1. Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    2. Visual Arts Committee -- Ralph Guggendheim, Chair

      1. Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Motion to extend Contract #CT2871012 with Michael Manwaring to December 31st, 2002, and to decrease the contract amount by $8,765, for rescinded services related to Fireboat Station plaque design, fabrication and installation services, for a new total contract amount of $129,735 for design services during construction of Mid -Embarcadero Historic and Interpretive Signage Project.

      3. Motion to approve amendment to the Mildred Howard/Fillmore Bridge Contract Number POAR02000067 increasing the contract amount by $10,350 (5% of the original contract amount) to cover construction bond requirements and the purchase of three glass replacement panels.

    3. Executive Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair

      1. Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Motion to approve CEG panelists as follows: David Dower, artistic director of the Studio at Z Space; Vinay Patel, executive director of Asian Improv Arts; Francis Wong, musician, theatre artist; and Taraneh Hemami, visual artist.

    4. Street Artists Committee --Dugald Stermer, Chair

      1. Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Motion to request by former certificate-holder for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares:Peter Bothwell, Yuri Tsapayev, David Mack, Lora Arbrador, Dirk Williams, Janet Cassiday and Cesar Cabarillo


    5. Community Arts & Education --Denise Roth, Chair

      1. Report from Chair of Community Arts & Education Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Motion to approve up to $70,000 from capital funds to be granted to Intersection for the Arts to support renovations at AAACC.

  7. Reports and Announcements

  8. Public Comment

  9. Adjournment

 

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