Full Commission - December 7, 2020 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
December 7, 2020 - 2:00pm
Location: 

MEETING OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 7, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Remote Meeting via video and teleconferencing
 

Minutes 

President Ordeñana called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

1.      Roll Call

Commissioners Present

Roberto Ordeñana, President
Kimberlee Stryker, Vice President
Yakuh Askew
JD Beltran
Charles Collins
Suzanne Ferras
Mary Jung
Dorka Keehn
Linda Parker Pennington
Abby Sadin Schnair
Marcus Shelby
Janine Shiota
Debra Walker
Paul Woolford
Joel Koppel, ex officio

Commissioners Absent:
Nabiel Musleh

President Ordeñana announced virtual meeting instructions.

Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre announced public comment instructions.

Commissioner Shelby joined the meeting at 2:10 p.m
 

  1. Approval of Minutes
    Commissioner Beltran, seconded by Commissioner Stryker moved to approve the October 23, 2020 minutes and the November 2, 2020 minutes.

    There was no public comment.

    The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:

    Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Keehn, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Shiota, Woolford

    Commissioner Jung was having technical difficulties and left the meeting at 2:16 p.m.
     
    RESOLUTION NO. 1207-20-196Motion to approve the October 23, 2020 minutes and the November 2, 2020 minutes.
     
  2. General Public Comment

    Public Comment:
    Vinay Patel, Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, thanked commissioners and staff for their work during this time. He said he was concerned about the Prop E money being awarded to large budget organizations. He commented that he was concerned about the precedent set for the future of cultural equity. He urged commissioners to have a discussion about the process of the awards to understand and ensure that cultural equity is included.

    President Ordeñana noted that he will ask Commissioner Collins and staff to provide more context when they reach the consent calendar items. 
  3. Director’s Report
    Acting Director Bradley-Tyson gave an update on the following initiatives: an upcoming temporary artwork by Jock McDonald and a report on the City’s We Will Recover campaign which includes Holidays at Home, Shop and Dine in the 49 and Help Your Neighbors in Need. She explained that the SFAC’s December newsletter complemented the campaign by including information about upcoming Community Cultural Centers and the Cultural Districts holiday programs.

    Acting Director Bradley-Tyson also announced that the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts is in the process of pursuing Historic Landmark status. She shared news articles about artist Mildred Howard who has frequently worked with the Arts Commission. She also reported on the latest public art installation, Linda Geary’s painting at SFO, and thanked congratulated Project Manager Marcus Davies for his work.

    Acting Director Bradley-Tyson shared an upcoming event produced by Arts for a Better Bay Area scheduled for December 17 which is part of their Rebound: Arts, Equity & Recovery series. She noted that the Mayor will introduce our upcoming Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington to the arts community at this event.

    She also congratulated staff who have hit major anniversary milestones of service with the City in 2020: Kevin Quan, Zoe Taleporos, Alyssa Ventre, Meg Shiffler, Robynn Takayama, Rachelle Axel and Susan Pontious. 

    President Ordeñana thanked staff for their amazing work over the last year especially those that are celebrating milestone anniversaries.

    Commissioner Collins thanked Acting Director Bradley-Tyson for her report. He added that he appreciated her deep sensitivity to the staff. He asked that artists mentioned in Acting Director Bradley-Tyson’s report be notified of the acknowledgment. 

    There was no public comment.
     
  4. Announcement by Commission President regarding appointment of new Director of Cultural Affairs

    President Ordeñana announced that at the October 23, 2020 special meeting of the full Arts Commission, the Commission voted unanimously with 12 votes to appoint Ralph Remington as the Director of Cultural Affairs pending HR negotiations and authorizing the President to make the final announcement. Commissioners Keehn and Commissioner Woolford left the meeting early and Parker Pennington was absent.

    He noted that Mr. Remington will begin in January 2021 and provided more information on Mr. Remington’s background.

    He thanked all 69 candidates that applied for the Director of Cultural Affairs position. He thanked all members of Executive Committee who worked hard to make this recommendation to the full Commission and for the Commission’s adoption.

    Commissioner Walker joined the meeting at 2:41 p.m.
     
  5. Nomination and Election of Arts Commission Officers

    Commissioner Collins thanked the Nominating Committee which included Commissioner Ferras and Commissioner Jung. He described the Nominating Committee process and the factors that went into the decision of the Nominating Committee.

    Commissioner Ferras spoke on the process as well and shared feedback she received from commissioners and the important aspects that necessary for a President and Vice President during this time of transition within the agency.

    Commissioner Collins invited Vice President Stryker to speak on her decision to step down as Vice President. She noted some personal and work commitments and added that it was time for someone new to step forward. She thanked President Ordenana and appreciated his leadership.

    Commissioner Collins announced the Nominating Committee’s recommendation for Janine Shiota as the Vice President and Roberto Ordeñana to continue as President. Commissioner Collins and Commissioner Ferras spoke to the factors that led to these recommendations.

    Commissioner Schnair said she is thrilled to have Commissioner Shiota lead as Vice President and that she and President Ordeñana will make a great team.

    Commissioner Collins presented the motion to nominate and elect Roberto Ordeñana as President and Janine Shiota as Vice President as officers of the Arts Commission for a term beginning on January 1, 2021.  

    There was no public comment.

    The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:

    Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Keehn, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Shiota, Walker, Woolford

    RESOLUTION NO. 1207-20-197Motion to nominate and elect Roberto Ordeñana as President and Janine Shiota as Vice President as officers of the Arts Commission for a term beginning on January 1, 2021.

    President Ordeñana thanked the commission for entrusting him to lead for a third term. He said that this work is critical and important to support the communities especially those vulnerable populations. He explained how impressed he was that the arts ecosystem quickly pivoted to respond to the current moment. He said that the arts are leading through this crisis and will emerge stronger. He said that this work couldn’t happen without staff working to get funds out the door andto  continue our racial equity work. He said that he is excited for Mr. Remington’s arrival and appreciates the work that Acting Director Bradley-Tyson and former Acting Director Krell have done this year. He also thanked Vice President Stryker for her leadership and partnership. He said he looks forward for working with Commissioner Shiota and he thanked the Nominating Committee, commissioners and staff.  

    Vice President Elect Shiota also thanked the Nominating Committee and commissioners for their vote of support. She said she is excited about working with incoming Director of Cultural Affairs Remington and President Ordeñana. She noted that the arts will lead the way to make the city better, stronger and more beautiful. She said she believes in the city, this organization, its staff and the dedicated commissioners.
     
  6. Racial Equity Action Plan Update 

    Ms. Panopio presented the racial equity action plan update which she explained was first introduced at the November Executive Committee meeting. She gave background information on the Arts Commission’s racial equity initiatives and presented phase 1 of the action plan which includes information on internal programs and workforce. She explained that the template was created by the Office of Racial Equity and she described sections 1 through 7 of the agency’s plan. She explained that this is a discussion item and it’s an opportunity for commissioners and the public to provide input before the December 31 deadline. She continued to explain next steps for implementation.

    President Ordeñana thanked Ms. Panopio for her work creating the plan as well as building on previous agency work. He said that it will be important to engage with Ms. Panopio more often to continue to move the racial equity work forward. He asked about adding staff demographics in addition to the proposal to add commission demographics. Ms. Panopio responded and explained that the goal is to include both commission and staff demographics in the annual report.

    Commissioner Walker thanked Ms. Panopio for the presentation. She asked about process of evaluating grantees with a racial equity lens and if this is incorporated in the plan.

    Ms. Panopio explained that first phase works on internal policies while the second phase will focus on external facing policies such as the grantees. She continued to explain her ideas for phase two goals and creating baselines. She also noted that these goals would be created with prop 209 in mind and she explained that phase two will also assess public engagement and outreach.

    There was no public comment.
     

8. Committee Reports and Committee Matters

1.      Executive Committee – Roberto Ordeñana, Chair

President Ordeñana shared that the Executive Committee reviewed some grant making motions because of the Community Investments Committee was not scheduled to meet.

President Ordeñana asked to take the sub items separately since he needed to recuse himself from one of the motions. He asked Senior Program Officer Jaren Bonillo to provide more context for the first motion. She described the district guided addbacks activities included in the first motion. She explained that a $5,000 shared spaces program was added to this add-back.

The motion was moved by Commissioner Stryker and seconded by Commissioner Shiota.

There was no public comment.

The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Keehn, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Shiota, Walker, Woolford

RESOLUTION NO. 1207-20-198: Motion to approve recommendations to award the Special Project Grants, funded by District Supervisor Add-Backs to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with the each organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:

1.      District 5 – Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $26,250 to support administrative operations and infrastructure.

President Ordeñana noted that he needed to recuse himself from sub item 2. He explained that the Queer Cultural Center rents space from his employer, SF LGBT Center.

President Ordeñana left the meeting at 3:29 p.m.

Vice President Stryker presented sub item 2.

Senior Program Officer Jaren Bonillo noted that there was an error in the original motion presented at the Executive Committee and explained the details of the proposed add-back.

The motion was moved by Schnair and seconded by Commissioner Walker.

There was no public comment.

Commissioner Woolford left the meeting at 3:30 p.m.

The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Stryker, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Keehn, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Shiota, Walker.

RESOLUTION NO. 1207-20-199Motion to approve recommendations to award Special Project Grant, funded by District Supervisor Add-Backs to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with the each organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:

2.      Citywide – San Francisco Trans March (Fiscal Sponsor: QCC-The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture), $12,750 to support an LGBT historical event.

Commissioner Shiota left the meeting at 3:33 p.m.

President Ordeñana returned to the meeting at 3:35 p.m.

2.      Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair

Vice President Stryker reported that the committee has been working on guidelines to make their work more effective and efficient which included single phase approval processes for smaller projects. She reported on the following projects reviewed at their November meeting: signage and landscaping at the Bayview freeway off-ramp, phase 2 of San Francisco Botanical Garden Nursey replacement project, final phase of the Golden Gate Golf Course Clubhouse, combined phase 1 and 2 Treasure Island Utility Enclosure project as well as adopting new guidelines.

Vice President Stryker thanked the commissioners and staff for their work through this challenging year. She said she admires their commitment to making the city a better place to live and experience.

Commissioner Schnair thanked Vice President Stryker for her leadership and appreciated her hard work in transforming the committee. Commissioner Keehn echoed Commissioner Schnair’s sentiments and added her appreciation for Vice President Stryker’s work in growing the committee and creating a more collaborative experience.

There was no public comment.
 

3.      Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair

Commissioner Keehn shared images of Gay Outlaw’s installation at the SFO Airport and congratulated Marcus Davies for managing this project. She also mentioned the installation at 49 South Van Ness of Sanaz Mazinani’s work.

Commissioner Keenn acknowledged staff and the Visual Arts Committee. She explained that while there were challenges this year, they have been addressed and moved through. She expressed huge gratitude for staff and VAC commissioners for their insights, support and strategic thinking. She appreciated all of the commissioners who were supportive throughout the year. She said there are a lot of new processes in place and she said there are more incredible work to come next year.

Commissioner Beltran thanked Commissioner Keehn for her teamwork on the VAC committee and her visionary leadership. She also recognized the SFAC Gallery turned 50 this year. She explained the Gallery’s archive show. She said she was proud of work this year for VAC and the department as a whole.   

Commissioner Schnair endorsed Beltran’s sentiments. She said she appreciated Commissioner Keehn’s leadership and staff’s work. She gave a shout out to Acting Director Bradley-Tyson for her guidance.

Commissioner Ferras agreed and said she is inspired by the amount of work coming from the agency. She added that she is blown away by the amount of work and the quality of work supported by the Arts Commission, Commissioner Keehn and staff.

There was no public comment.
 

9.      Consent Calendar

President Ordeñana asked for recusals. He said he would need to recuse himself from item 13 sub items 9, 10, 16, 21. He explained that these organizations all rent space from his employer, SF LGBT Center.

President Ordeñana said he understands there were questions in the community about a few of grant awards and a call out for discussion. He explained that these motions are typically discussed at the Community Investments Committee but because they were not scheduled to meet and staff were working to get these funds out as quickly as possible, these items were introduced at the November Executive Committee meeting. He asked Commission Collins to provide more context.

Commissioner Collins expressed appreciation to staff for their hard work and thanked Jeff Jones and Vinay Patel for their help in navigating this process. He said that it is important for members of the public and the arts community to look carefully at the decisions being made. He said that items 9 – 12 on the consent calendar were discussed at the November Executive Committee in order to not slow down the process to get these funds out to the communities in need. He explained that these items focused on Prop E funds and were designated to be re-granted. He said that the $1.7 million dollars of re-granted funds will go to small organizations and individual artists most severally impacted with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. He described details relating to the Arts Hub grant Universal Basic Income, Re-Opening Safely grant and the Sankofa Initiative Professional Development and Wellness grant.

He continued to clarify that these re-granting programs will keep in alignment with the four priority funding areas of the 2019-2024 Cultural Services Allocation Plan. He said they also took into account additional community feedback and the Economic Recovery Task Force recommendations with special attention given to those in the community that are most financially vulnerable due to the impact of COVID.

He noted that these funds will go out into the community six months faster than other annual grants and clarified that these grantees would work quickly get the funds out into the community. 

He also added that to ensure that these re-granted dollars are being handled with attention to our agency’s racial equity values and goals, he proposed convening a special meeting of the Community Investments Committee in January. He explained that this special meeting would give Commissioners, staff and grantees an opportunity to carefully review the grant agreements and to hold these intermediary organizations accountable to getting grant dollars out quickly in keeping with Prop E’s and our agency’s racial equity principles to support our local sector.

Commissioner Beltran thanked Commissioner Collins for the comprehensive explanation. She said she was excited for special January meeting to give an opportunity to provide accountability and give more information to the public. She proposed adding this meeting information to the website so that members of the public can participate.

Commissioner Stryker added appreciation for being flexible and getting funds out quickly.

Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Stryker moved to approve the consent calendar items, as presented (except sub items 9, 10, 16, 21).

Public Comment:
Vianey Patel thanked the commissioners for their thoughtful comments and thanked Commissioner Collins for his recommendation to hold a special meeting in January. He said he is concerned that most of the Prop E money awarded was given to large budget organizations. He said he is concerned about precedent set for the future of the cultural equity endowment since the spirit of cultural equity is to support small and mid sized organizations run by and imbedded in BIPOC communities. He said the perception is only large budget organizations can do the work and have access to these funds. He urged commissioners to have discussions about the process of the awards to understand and ensure that cultural equity is served by every resource given out by the commission. He added thinking about the selection process and the role of cultural equity in the evaluation criteria.

The motion carried unanimously by the following vote:

Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Keehn, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Walker

RESOLUTION NO. 1207-20-200:
Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:

1.      Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 16, 2020

2.      Motion to approve the Nominating Committee Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2020.

3.      Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2020.

Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 16, 2020)

4.      Motion to approve a single review of the Bayview Gateway Project.

5.      Motion to approve Phase 2 of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Nursery Replacement Project.

6.      Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Golden Gate Park Golf Course Clubhouse Project.

7.      Motion to approve Phase 1 and 2 of the Treasure Island Stage 2 Utility Enclosure Project.

8.      Motion to adopt proposed changes to the Civic Design Guidelines under the following sections: Informal Work Sessions, Administrative Review, Small Project Review, and Exempt Projects.

Executive Committee Recommendations (November 23, 2020)

9.      Motion to approve the recommendation to award the Arts Hub grant to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement not to exceed $250,000 at this time.

10.   Motion to approve the recommendation to award the Universal Basic Income grant to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement not to exceed $870,000 at this time.

11.   Motion to approve the recommendation to award the Re-Opening Safely grant to Community Vision Capital & Consulting and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement not to exceed $800,000 at this time.

12.   Motion to approve the recommendation to award the Sankofa Initiative Professional Development and Wellness grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement not to exceed $225,000 at this time.

13.   Motion to approve recommendations to award twenty-five (25) Special Project Grants, funded by District Supervisor Add-Backs to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:

1.      District 3 –North Beach Business Association, $21,250 to support “First Friday” Arts Walk & Arts in Storefronts event.

2.      District 5 – African American Art and Culture Complex, $68,000 to support administrative operations and infrastructure.

3.      District 5 – African American Art and Culture Complex, $25,000 to support arts workshops and mentorship programs for youth.

4.      District 5 –  First Voice Inc., $10,000 to support storytelling and mentorship programs for youth.

5.      District 5 –  Fillmore Jazz Ambassadors (Fiscal Sponsor: Renaissance Parents of Success), $5,000 to support afterschool flute programs for youth.

6.      District 5 –  Mission Art 415 Inc., $40,000 to support mural creation and preservation.

7.      District 8 –  Noe Valley Chamber Music, $12,750 to support Classical music programs for youth.

8.      District 8 – The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, $42,500 to support theatre programs for youth.

11.   District 9 – Galeria Studio 24, $50,000 to support administrative operations and infrastructure.

12.   District 9 –  The Dance Brigade A New Group from Wallflower Order, $50,000 to support administrative operations and infrastructure.

13.   Citywide –The Marigold Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $85,000 to support capacity building for the Día De Los Muertos Cultural Event.

14.   Citywide – First Voice Inc., $85,000 to support Asian Pacific Islander arts programming.

15.   Citywide – First Voice Inc., $50,000 to support Asian American artists.

17.   Citywide – California Lawyers for the Arts Inc., $20,000 to support citywide arts services.

18.   Citywide – Dancers Group, $20,000 to support citywide arts services.

19.   Citywide – Intersection for the Arts, $20,000 to support citywide arts services.

20.   Citywide – Theatre Bay Area, $20,000 to support citywide arts services

22.   Citywide – International Indian Treaty Council, $12,000 to support Native American cultural activities.

23.   Citywide –Yerba Buena Arts & Events, $24,500 to support Native American arts and cultural events.

24.   Citywide –  Uphill Arts (Fiscal Sponsor: Independent Arts and Media), $56,000 to support an anti-tagging program for youth.

25.   Citywide – Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $30,000 to support arts education providers.
 

14.   Motion to approve an allocation of $500,000 from the Public Art Trust for the following purposes:
the hiring of a facilitator to engage in an inclusive and meaningful dialog with a broad and diverse representation of the public in response to Mayor Breed’s directive that the Arts Commission evaluate the City’s monuments and memorials and a series of temporary public art projects that respond to the outcome of the public engagement process. To the extent that the Commission appropriated those funds for San Francisco-based arts organizations for capital improvement projects under RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-121 on April 2, 2018 that portion of RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-121 is rescinded.

Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 18, 2020)

15.   Motion to to approve Chinese Pattern and Landscape Mural, a mural design by artist Sorell Tsui. The mural will cover the north side of 1201 Powell St., facing Woh Hei Yuen Park. The painted mural will be two panels; the left panel measuring approximately 45 ft. by 21 ft.; and, the right panel measuring approximately 48 ft. by 18 ft. 6 in. The project is funded by the Chinatown Community Development Center and a Community Challenge Grant. The painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

16.   Motion to approve Construction Document phase deliverables for the artwork by Norie Sato for the Headworks Facility of PUC’s Southeast Wastewater Treatment Facility.

17.   Motion to issue a letter of conditional acceptance to Julie Lepinard and the JSLH Foundation for the gift of La Rose des Vents by Michel Othoniel for installation in Golden Gate Park; the letter of conditional acceptance acknowledges that all contractual obligations prior to installation of the sculpture have been met and the donors may proceed with delivery and installation of the artwork.

18.   Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork titled Circadian Transit, 2019, by Tahiti Pehrson. The laser jet cut painted aluminum work is suspended from the ceiling at the San Francisco International Airport: Hyatt Hotel and measures approximately 12 ft. by 6 ft. by 23 ft. The artwork depicts moiré patterns that reference the realms of mathematics, arts and crafts, and explores the interplay between light, shadow, and architectural space.

19.   Motion to approve the Project Outline for the Potrero Gateway public art project.

20.   Motion to approve artist Justin Hall’s twelve final designs for the 2020 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.

21.   Motion to approve as installed the completed artworks Bird Plane House, 2020, aluminum, paint; Intersection, 2020, concrete, terrazzo; Shell, 2020, steel, concrete, paint, by Gay Outlaw for the San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Courtyard.

22.   Motion to approve the revised final design deliverables by Hood Design Studio, Inc. for an artwork for Fire Station #35.
 

President Ordeñana left the meeting at 4:14 p.m.

Vice President Stryker presented sub item 13 (9, 10, 16, 21).

Commissioner Schnair, seconded by Commissioner Keehn moved to approve the sub item 13 (9, 10, 16, 21) as presented.

There was no public comment.

The motion carried unanimously by the following vote:

Ayes: Stryker, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Keehn, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Walker

RESOLUTION NO. 1207-20-201: Motion to approve recommendations to award the Special Project Grants, funded by District Supervisor Add-Backs to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following at this time:

  1. District 8 – Fresh Meat Productions, $21,250 to support the Trans Dance Festival.
     
  2. District 9 – Fresh Meat Productions, $25,000 to support transgender dance programming.
     
  3. Citywide – QCC-The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture, $34,000 to support capacity building.
     
  4. Citywide – Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (Fiscal Sponsor: QCC-The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture), $12,000 to support Native American cultural activities.

President Ordeñana retuned at 4:16 p.m.
 

10.   New Business and Announcements
Commissioner Schnair shared details about ACT’s virtual event, Christmas Carol radio play.

Commissioner Keehn shared information about an insert in the New York Times about Illuminate SF. She explained that Illuminate SF was an initiative started by SF Travel and has grown to celebrate 40 light artworks. She said that it has become a tourist attraction and there is a website with more information. She shared a video which highlights the light artworks around the city. She said many of the artworks included on the tour path are artworks produced by the Arts Commission. She added touring the light artwork is a good way to see some artwork safely this holiday season. She congratulated the Arts Commission for their incredible work in the video.

Commissioner Collins noted that former commissioner Sherene Melania produced a multi-cultural Nutcracker drive-in show at Fort Mason last week. He noted this was supported by Grants for the Arts. 

There was no public comment.
 

11.   In Memoriam – 2020
President Ordeñana recognized individuals, artists, cultural leaders and philanthropists who have passed away this past year: Robert Bechtle, Gretchen Berggruen, Diane di Prima, Ann Getty, Ronnie Goodman, Maria X. Martinez, Alan Rath, Kali O Ray, Bernard J. Tyson.

Commissioner Beltran added poet Michael McClure to this list.

Commissioner Collins shared his sentiments on the loss of Bernard Tyson. He commented that the community is still in grief over the loss of Bernard. He added that Acting Director Bradley-Tyson is his legacy and he deeply appreciates her.

Acting Director Bradley-Tyson added philanthropist Nancy Livingston.

There was no public comment.
 

12.   Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:34 p.m.
 

Posted 12/21/2020, 4:20 p.m., adv
Approved 1/4/2021


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