San Francisco Arts Commission

COMMUNITY ARTS & EDUCATION COMMITTEE

May 13, 2003
4:30 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

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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: Robynn Takayama 252-2598.

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Agenda

1. WritersCorps Update
   Janet Heller
   Staff report.
   Action item.

   Motion to enter into contract with New Ways Workers for payment of 2003 youth internships from 6/01/03 to 6/30/03, not to exceed $3,500 from Haas and private foundations.

   Motion to extend contracts with WritersCorps Teachers Danielle Montgomery and Kimberely Nelson from 06/30/03 to 08/30/03, not to exceed their original contract amounts of $26,000.00 and $35,000.00 from DCYF and Juvenile Probation Funds, respectively.

2. Chinatown Community Arts Program (CCAP) Update
   Janice Hom
   Staff report.
   Action item.

   Motion to pay  San Francisco Wu Shu Team $2,700 for the Night of the Rising Stars 2002 from Grants for the Arts.

   Motion to pay Chinese Folk Dance Association $1,200 for the CFDA ?Shangri-La? from Grants for the Arts.

   Motion to pay San Francisco Gu Zheng Music Society $250 for their performance at the Chinatown Library from Grants for the Arts.

   Motion to pay San Francisco Poets and Artists Association $1,000 for calligraphy and painting exhibition from Grants for the Arts.

   Motion to pay Valerie Samson $250 for the Gold Mountain Music Ensemble from Grants for the Arts.

   Motion to pay Kearny Street Workshop $1,000 for quarterly poetry readings from Grants for the Arts.

3. Arts Education Update
   Rachelle Axel
   Staff report.
   Discusison item.

4. Program Director's Report
   Judy Nemzoff
   Staff report.
   Action item.
   

   Motion to grant SomArts $25,454 for fire panel replacement project from Hotel Tax Fund. Funds originally held by DPW for soundproofing project.

   Motion to approve Neighborhood Festival grants of $24,000 from 2003-04 Grants for the Arts funds to the following organizations:
   Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, Fiesta on the Hill $3,000
   New Direction, Bayview/Hunters Point 4th of July Picnic $3,000
   Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, Inc., Festival 2003 $3,000
   Precita Eyes Muralists Assoc., Inc., Urban Youth Arts Festival $3,000
   San Francisco SAFE, Annual Holiday Unity Parade & Rally $3,000
   Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative, Treasure Island Community Day $3,000
   Excelsior Action Group, Excelsior Festival $3,000
   Community Development Institute, SomaFest '03 $3,000
   TOTAL $24,000
   
   AAACC Report: London Breed
   
   Facilities Report: Carol Marie Daniels

5. New Business
   
6. Adjournment

5/8/03 RT

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