Full Commission - January 4, 2021 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
January 4, 2021 - 2:00pm
Location: 

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION

Monday, January 4, 2021
2 p.m.

Remote Meeting via video and teleconferencing


This meeting is being held by teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 and the Fifth Supplement to the Mayoral Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency.

During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) emergency, the Arts Commission’s regular meeting room, City Hall, Room 416, is closed. Meetings of the Arts Commission will convene remotely.

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Public Comment Instructions:
Full Public Comment instructions can be found at this link: January 4, 2021 Public Comment instructions.

The public is encouraged to submit comments by emailing to art-info@sfgov.org. This email address will be monitored until Monday, January 4, 2021 at 12 p.m. All comments received by the deadline will be read aloud by Arts Commission staff up to the three minutes maximum allotted to each commenter. In the subject line of your email, indicate the meeting date and the topic of your comment.  For an item on the agenda, please include the meeting date and item number. If you do not specify the agenda item number, your emailed public comment will be read under general public comment.

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Agenda


Arts Commissioners: Roberto Ordeñana, President; Janine Shiota, Vice President
Yahuk Askew, JD Beltran, Charles Collins, Suzie Ferras, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Nabiel Musleh, Linda Parker Pennington, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Kimberlee Stryker, Debra Walker, Paul Woolford; Joel Koppel, ex officio (non-voting)
 

  1. Roll Call
     
     
  2. Approval of Minutes
    Action


    Motion to approve December 7, 2020 Minutes.
     
    Explanatory Document: Draft Minutes

     
  3. General 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.)
     
     
  4. Director’s Report
    Discussion
    Current administrative, budgetary, legislative and programming developments and announcements.

     
  5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
     
    1. Executive Committee – Roberto Ordeñana, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the Policy and Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection as updated on 12/9/2020.

        Explanatory Document: Copy of Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection (updated 3/18/15)Redlined draft of updated Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection (12/9/2020)Clean copy of updated Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection (12/9/2020)Staff Report (12/10/2020)
         
  1. Consent Calendar
    The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner.
    1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of December 21, 2020.
    2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2020.

      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 21, 2020); link to agenda)
      Action
    3. Motion to approve a Post Phase 3 Review of the Castro Station Elevator Project.

      Executive Committee Recommendations (December 21, 2020); link to agenda)
      Action
    4. Motion to recommend to the Mayor one (1) candidate to fill one (1) vacant position on the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts Examiners: Gerald Bold.

      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (December 16, 2020, link to agenda)
      Action
    5. Motion to approve the following artists for inclusion in the Bayview Artist Registry qualified pool, as recommended by the Artist Review Panel:
      ​Abdul aka REL HANIF-EL
      Adam McCauley
      AJIT CHAUHAN
      Alan Mazzetti
      Alexis Arnold
      Amana Brembry Johnson
      Ana Teresa Fernandez
      Andy Vogt
      Ann Weber
      Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy
      Arthur Koch
      Blanca Estela Rodriguez Mandujano
      Boback Emad
      Boon Heng Pang
      Brian Moss
      Carter/Lynch
      Charles Gadeken
      Cheryl Derricotte
      Christina La Sala
      Christopher Burch
      Dana Albany
      Derek Macario
      Diane Jacobs
      Emerald Maher
      Evah Fan
      Felipe Colina
      Gabriela Aleman
      Gordon Huether
      Grace Ndwiga
      Greg Freeman
      Hernan Paganini
      Ivan Lopez
      Janet Bartlett Goodman
      Javier Rocabado
      Jeff Nishinaka
      Jessica (Jes) Muse
      Juan R. Fuentes
      June Li
      Kipp Kobayashi
      Laura Haddad
      Leslie Lowinger
      Lillian Shanahan
      Lindsey Millikan
      Louis Chinn
      Louisiana Bendolph
      Luis Pinto
      Malik Girley
      Marilyn Ines Rodriguez
      Martin Durazo
      Matthew Bollinger
      Matthew Mazzotta
      Michael Arcega
      Miguel Arzabe
      Mike Henderson
      Minami Oya
      Mirang Wonne
      Natalya Burd
      Negar Kalantar
      Nikki Vismara
      Rachel Rodi
      Ray Beldner
      Rebecca Fox
      Rose B Simpson
      Roy Secord
      Sean Orlando
      Sergio De La Torre
      Shan Shan Sheng
      Sheila Ghidini
      Stacey Carter
      Tana Quincy
      Theosis Damian
      Todji Kurtzman
      Tom Earnist
      Tracey Kessler
      William Rhodes
      Woody Othello
      Xaviera Simmons
      Yoon Lee
      Yu Jean Choi
       
    6. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art review panels:
      Jessalyn Aaland, artist; Curator/Producer, Facebook
      Elizabeth Bernstein, artist
      Alison Gass, Executive Director and Chief Curator, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
      Christine Koppes, Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
      Cait Molloy, Director, The David Ireland House and The 500 Capp Street Foundation Kim Nguyen, Curator, The Wattis Institute
      Aay Preston-Mint, Public Events and Outreach Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts
      Marcella Pardo Ariza, artist; Community Engagement Program Associate, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
      Maricelle Robles, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
      Brion Nuda Rosch, artist
      Roula Seikaly, Senior Editor, Humble Arts Foundation
      Jessica Shaefer, Global Art Program Manager, Facebook
      Jordan Stein, Programs Curator, KADIST; Curator, Cushion Works
      Diego Villalobos, Exhibitions Manager, The Wattis Institute
      Kristen Zaremba, Public Art Coordinator, City of Oakland
       
    7. Motion to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (final design) by Mildred Howard for the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans—Plaza Sculpture.
       
    8. Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables (engineering drawings, material sample) by Phillip Hua for the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans—Main Lobby.
       
    9. Motion to approve Design Development Phase Deliverables (final design) by Walter Kitundu (Kitundu Studio, LLC) for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.
       
    10. Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables (material sample) for the exterior glass artwork by Favianna Rodriguez for the Animal Care Facility.
       
    11. Motion to approve the selected artist, Raylene Gorum, and proposal for the 900 Innes - India Basin Shoreline Park Project, as recommended by the 900 Innes - India Basin Shoreline Park Artist Review Panel.
       
    12. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Raylene Gorum for an amount not to exceed $22,000 for design and consultation on fabrication/ installation of a 2D design for Pier 2 at the 900 Innes - India Basin Shoreline Park.
       
    13. Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork River, 2020, ceramic tile, by Linda Geary for the San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal Boarding Area A.
       
    14. Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork Rolling Reflection, 2020, 20 painted steel sculptures, by Sanaz Mazinani for 49 South Van Ness.

 

  1. 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.)

     
  2. Adjournment
    Action

     

Posted 12/31/2020, 12:23 p.m., adv


Notices

The meetings of the San Francisco Arts Commission will be held virtually due to public health emergency.

Agenda Item Information / Materials Available

Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:

1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

During the pendency of the closure of the Commission’s offices during the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order and related disruptions to on-site business processes, explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available only electronically, please contact: Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre at Alyssa.ventre@sfgov.org or 415-252-2255. 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.

Meeting Procedures

1. Agenda items will normally be heard in order. Please note, that on occasion a special circumstance may necessitate that an agenda item be taken out of order. To ensure that an agenda item is not missed, it is advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. All agenda changes will be announced by the Chair at the top of the meeting.

2. Public comment will be taken before or during the Committee’s consideration of each agenda item. Each speaker will be allowed to speak for the time allotted by the Chair at the top of the meeting or up to three (3) minutes. 

3. During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commissioners on matters that are within the Arts Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on the agenda.

4. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a brief written summary of their comments, which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the official file. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to art-info@sfgov.org.

Electronic Devices Prohibited

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting, except as necessary to participate remotely. The Chair may order the exclusion from participation of any person responsible for improper disruptions to this remote meeting.

Disability Access

To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Alyssa Ventre at Alyssa.ventre@sfgov.org or 415-252-2255, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

Archives Available

A recording of this meeting will be available online after the meeting at the following address: https://sfgov.org/arts/audio-archive-8.

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

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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 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 by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

Accessibility Meeting Policy

Per the American 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 Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2255. 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415-252-2255向Alyssa Ventre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 (American 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 Commission Secretary, Alyssa Ventre, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2255. 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 American 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 Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre sa 415-252-2255. 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.