City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

 

 

Meeting of the Full Arts Commission

 

Monday, October 7, 2002

3:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

San Francisco, CA 94102


 

Minutes

Commissioner Guggenheim called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.

  1. ROLL CALL

    Commissioners Present
    Blanche Brown
    Andrea Cochran
    Ralph Guggenheim
    Rod Freebairn-Smith
    William Meyer
    Janice Mirikitani
    Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
    Ethel Pitts Walker
    Dede Wilsey

    Commissioners Absent
    Stanlee Gatti
    Kirk Anderson
    Andrew Brother Elk
    Eddie Marshall
    Denise Roth
    Dugald Stermer

  2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

    The following Resolution was Moved by Commissioner Guggenheim, Seconded, and unanimously Adopted:

    RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-253: APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADOPTED
    RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby approve the Minutes of the Regular Monthly Meeting of September 7, 2002.

    NOTE: ALL ADOPTIONS ARE UNANIMOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

  3. PRESIDENT'S REPORT

    Commissioner Guggenheim acknowledged Commissioner Freebairn-Smith.

    Commissioner Freebairn-Smith requested that today's Meeting be dedicated to the memory of the late Peter Henschel, an architect, former deputy mayor and dedicated arts advocate whose many accomplishments included helping to found and finance the San Francisco Symphony chorus.

    The Commissioners unanimously agreed to dedicate the Meeting to the memory of Mr. Henschel.

  4. DIRECTOR'S REPORT

    Richard Newirth informed the Commissioners of a recent memo he had sent to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors regarding an arts community misconception about the Arts Commission budget cuts in the current funding for the cultural centers. In a review of the background, he said that last year the Board and Controller had put 7 percent of the annual allocation to the cultural centers on reserve. The Hotel Tax Fund decline had been 29%, but, because of the legislative caps, the cut in the allocation to the Arts Commission for the cultural centers and Cultural Equity Grants had been 10%. In order to balance the budget, the Commission needed to come up with an additional 3 percent in costs. At the next CAE Committee meeting on October 17, the Commission will consider how additional cuts will be manifested in the current year. Mr. Newirth said there had been a request for a couple of different scenarios, and that these would be presented at the Meeting. He said that he anticipated dialog and a productive discussion. Supervisor Daly has raised issues regarding cultural center funding with the Board of Supervisors, and Mr. Newirth has received a request for information.

    He said that revised design proposals from the Harvey Milk Competition winners had been received, and that both architects had successfully translated their conceptual ideas into practical schemes that could be implemented if the money became available. The proposals are not in conflict with one another. The intention is to meet with the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and members of the State Legislature to start obtaining the funds to phase in the suggestions proposed by the two winners. A suggestion to widen the sidewalks would probably be one of the first to be implemented.


    He reminded the Commissioners of an upcoming Gallery event on November 8 to kick off a sale of box sets of limited editions of art work by rising local artists. The prices will range from $250 to $600.

    He said that he and Debra Lehane had met with the Treasure Island Development Authority about the possibility of keeping the Treasure Island Museum on the island. The museum collection is technically in the possession of the Navy, which has delayed its original plan to put it in storage. Not all of the work is of equal interest to the Arts Commission. The collection contains marvelous items relevant to the World's Fair and the building of the bridges. Other works are strictly military. The people currently in charge of the museum are proud of what they have, and there needs to be a nonprofit in place to run it.

    He said that the restoration of the Dewey Monument was on hold since funding had not been released from the Controller's Office.

    He reported that he had been contacted by Supervisor Leno, who was working with Cleve Jones, founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, to explore the possibility of bringing a portion of the quilt back to San Francisco. The organization has relocated to Atlanta, but the project's roots are in San Francisco.

    He announced the upcoming October 23 celebration at Cohen Alley in the Tenderloin. The alley has been the site for the annual In the Street Theater festival produced by the Luggage Store/509 Cultural Center. That organization has been working with the city to get control of the alley. The celebration will be a dedication of the transfer.

    He announced that Ronnie Brooks, who runs the renewal program that he has been attending in Minneapolis, was in San Francisco to meet funders and others in the arts sector. Ms. Brooks is exploring the possibility of expanding the program beyond Minneapolis, and is here to check on the interest in such a renewal program and the potential for diversifying the funding.

  5. CONSENT CALENDAR

    RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-254: ADOPTED UNANIMOUS
    Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the amended Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:

    Approval of Committee Minutes

    1. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-255: Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

    2. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-256: Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of May 20 and special Meeting Minutes of May 22, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

    3. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-257: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of September 18, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

    4. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-258: Motion to approve the Community Arts & Education Committee Meeting Minutes of September 10, 2002.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes

      Civic Design Committee Recommendations (09/16/02)

    5. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-259: Motion to approve the Harding Park and Fleming Golf Course Renovation Maintenance Building, Phase 3.

    6. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-260: Motion to approve the North Beach Pool Renovation, Phase 3.

    7. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-261: Motion to approve the West Portal Clubhouse Renovation, Phase 1 & 2, contingent upon presentation of landscape strategy at Phase 3 review.

    8. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-262: Motion to approve the San Francisco Trash Receptacles Design, Phase 1,2,3.

    9. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-263: Motion to approve the San Francisco Trash Receptacles color, green to match Decaux Kiosks.

      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (09/18/02)

    10. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-264: Motion to approve the mural design by lead artists Aaron Noble and Andrew J. Schoultz at 18th and Lexington Streets, funded by Neighborhood Beautification

    11. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-265: Motion to approve the mural design by lead artist Lucena Valle at Clarion Alley, funded by Neighborhood Beautification.

    12. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-266: Motion to approve the mural design by lead artists Marisa Jahn and Steve Shada at Clarion Alley near Mission Street, funded by Neighborhood Beautification.

    13. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-267: Motion to approve the mural design by lead artist Susan Cervantes, Precita Eyes, to be installed on an interior wall at the office of San Francisco Environment Department (11 Grove Street), funded by the General Fund.

    14. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-268: Motion to approve "Everyday Stars," a design for 24 posters for the 2002 Market Street Art in Transit Program, by the artist team of Bull.Miletic, to be exhibited in Market Street kiosks between Van Ness and the Embarcadero from November 15, 2002 to February 13, 2003.

    15. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-269: Motion to approve the following selection panels members for the Octavia Blvd. Streetscape Project: John Goldsmith, Phyllis Jackson, David Winslow (all three are community representatives).

    16. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-270: Motion to approve the Ocean View Branch Library selection panel's unanimous recommendation of the proposal by John Wehrle for a work of art for the library, and authorization to the Director of Public Affairs to enter into contract with the artist for an amount not to exceed $116,000.

    17. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-271: Motion to approve artists Margaret Crane/Jon Winet, Nancy Mizuno Elliott, Robert Gutierrez, and Kara Maria, and the alternate artist team of Ann Chamberlain and Jim Goldberg, to design and produced posters for the 2003 Market Street Art in Transit Program Kiosk Poster Series, as recommended by the 2003 Market Street Art in Transit Program Kiosk Poster Series Artist Selection Panel.

    18. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-272: Motion to approve the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artists Margaret Crane/Jon Winet, Nancy Mizuno Elliott, Robert Gutierrez, and Kara Maria, and, if necessary, the alternate artist team of Ann Chamberlain and Jim Goldberg, to design and produce posters for the 2003 Market Street Art in Transit Program Kiosk Poster Series.

    19. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-273: Motion to approve the short list of proposed artists to create sculptures for Boarding Area C, which will be submitted to the Airport Art Steering Committee for final selection of 2 -3 sculptures, that includes Joyce Hsu, Takenobu Igarashi, Jun Kaneko, Werner Klotz, Artis Lane, Darlene Nguyen-Ely, Lucy Puls, Michael Stutz, and Al Wong.

    20. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-274: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Cliff Garten in the amount of $72,157 to develop construction documents and a full scale mock-up of his proposed handrail design for Laguna Honda Hospital.

    21. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-275: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement for $3,000 with Merle Axelrod-Serlin to develop a design proposal for fabric collages for Laguna Honda Hospital.

    22. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-276: Motion to approve the design development documents for proposals for the resident floors from the following artists: Beliz Brother, Ann Chamberlain and Bernie Lubell, Terry Hoff, Arlan Huang, Takenobu Igarashi and Owen Smith.

    23. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-277: Motion to appoint Commissioner Guggenheim to sit on the artist selection panel (scheduled 10/11/02) for the Laguna Honda Hospital courtyard sculpture and aqua therapy room tile design project.

    24. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-278: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement for up to $70,000 with the firm of Brown and Collings to develop a public relations campaign and materials around the completion of nine sculptures throughout the city.

      Community Arts & Education Committee Recommendations (09/10/02)

    25. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-279: Motion to approve a $15,000 award to Intersection for the Arts, the fiscal sponsor for the Arts Providers Alliance of San Francisco, from Youth Arts Fund ($13,700) and CAC Grant ($1,300).

  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 Guggenheim, Chair

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

        In reference to item (b) below, Jill Manton explained that the Committee had approved the design in concept, but that the motion had not been on the Committee Meeting agenda.

      2. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-280: Motion to approve the design of the transit history plaque proposed by Michael Manwaring for placement on the Embarcadero between Howard and Folsom streets.

      3. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-281: Motion to pay an honorarium of $2,000 each to Heidi Sokolowsky and Christian Werthmann for conceptual development of Harvey Milk Plaza project.

    3. Street Artists Committee - Dugald Stermer, Chair

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

        In reference to item (b) below, Howard Lazar explained that the motion authorized him to go before the Board of Supervisors to request their designation, for the 21st year in a row, of additional vending spaces for the winter holidays. This year, an additional 57 spaces for the downtown area and 7 for Harvey Milk Plaza will be requested.

      2. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-282: Motion to approve proposal by Program Director for Board of Supervisors designation of temporary winter holiday selling spaces for street artists in the Downtown area and at Harvey Milk Plaza; designation for November 15, 2002 - January 15, 2003.

      3. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-283: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares:Susan Giammona, Sabino Sevilla.

    4. Executive Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair

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

        In reference to item (b) below, Mr. Newirth explained that the motion was a grant to California Lawyers for the Arts for the funding of ArtHouse. He referred the Commissioners to a memo, contained in the packet, that explains the conceptual agreement for the funding for this year and next.

      2. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-284: Motion to grant $16,667 to California Lawyers for the Arts for the Period July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003 for the administration of ArtHouse.

      3. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-285: Motion to approve additions to the panel pool:

        -Larry Saxxon - Interim Executive Director of Men Overcoming Violence (MOVE)
        Member of The Association of Black Foundation Executives
        -Viviana Paredes teacher, painter and sculptor
        -Forrest Hamer, poet, professor UC Berkeley, psychologist

    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. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-286: Motion to enter into contract with Karen Garman, WritersCorps Literacy Consultant at Log Cabin Ranch from 11/01/02 to 6/30/03 for up to $5,000 from Juvenile Probation and Youth Arts Funds.

      3. RESOLUTION NO. 1007-02-287: Motion to enter into contract with Cynthia Bowman , WritersCorps Public Relations Coordinator from 11/01/02 to 6/30/03 for up to $2,000 from Youth Arts and earned income.

  7. Reports and Announcements

    Commissioner Freebairn-Smith updated the Commissioners on the proposed Emperor Norton sculpture project at Vallejo and Kearny streets. Opponents of the project feel it would be intrusive and have a negative impact on the play area that neighbors have put in at that site. The proponents do not wish to propose another sculpture for the site. Commissioner Freebairn-Smith said that he personally favors a smaller version of the project to be placed down the hill toward Broadway.

    Commissioner Meyer informed the Commissioners that former acting Director of Cultural Affairs Margie O'Driscoll is now the Executive Director of the San Francisco Chapter of AIA.

  8. Public Comment

  9. Adjournment

    There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.

    Approved by Richard Newirth, Director of Cultural affairs

    RN/sw/10/07/02




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