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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 10, 2007
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place


Agenda

  1. Roll Call

  2. Approval of Minutes
    Action

    Motion to approve July 20, 2007 Special Meeting Minutes.
    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

    Action
    Motion to approve August 6, 2007 Minutes.
    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

  3. President’s Report
    Discussion

    Current developments and announcements.

  4. Interim Director’s Report
    Discussion

    Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.

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

    Approval of Committee Minutes
    Action

    1. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2007.

    2. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of August 21, 2007.

    3. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of August 22, 2007.


      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (August 15, 2007)
      Action
    4. Motion to approve the following pool of arts professionals for the Sunnyside Conservatory artist selection panel: Stacy Garfinkel, Maria del Carmen Carrión, Joyce Chu and Kristen Zaremba.

    5. Motion to approve a mosaic tile beautification project with the Friends of Crocker Amazon and the Excelsior (“FACE”) and Precita Eyes Mural Center at the Children’s Playground in Crocker Amazon Park.

    6. Motion to approve a dual mural at 3859 and 3881–24th Street, where the Noe Valley Farmers’ market takes place, depicting plants related to the Farmers’ Market and local urban history.

    7. Motion to approve an artist honorarium in the amount of $1,000 to Ann P. Meredith for her solo exhibition, Tall in the Saddle: Cowgirls, Ranch Hands and Rodeo Gals at City Hall (December 20, 2007–March 22, 2008).

    8. Motion to approve the Recreation and Park Department request to relocate the Korean monument, Movement: The First 100 Years, by Man Lin Choi, from the west end of Block 203 near Davis Street, between Washington and Clay, to the east end of Block 203, near Drumm Street, in order to accommodate the redesign of Ferry Park.

    9. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by artist Gina Telcocci for the Potrero Branch Library and to approve the artist to proceed to design development and final design.

    10. Motion to authorize the Interim Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Gina Telcocci for final design, fabrication, transportation and installation of artwork for the renovated Potrero Branch Library, for an amount not to exceed $35,000.

    11. Motion to approve alternative site at Laguna and Francisco Streets for sculpture entitled Guide Post, by artist Brian Goggin for the Moscone Recreation Center.

    12. Motion to deaccession from the Civic Art Collection one untitled tapestry by Hal Painter and one unidentified textile, due to severe insect infestation and resulting damage, after conducting research on both pieces to identify their actual value (and provenance in the case of the unidentified textile), and after their examination by a professional conservator.

    13. Motion to approve design development documents and materials by artist Joyce Hsu for San Francisco Airport International Terminal Gate Room wall.

    14. Motion to approve relocation of Robert Hudson’s Horse of a Different Color to Gate Room 1 in Boarding Area A of the San Francisco Airport.

    15. Motion to approve purchase of TAXA, a suite of six prints, individually entitled Gone, Back, Ascendent, Descendent, Collection and Trade, by Isabella Kirkland, for an amount not to exceed $15,000 for the San Francisco Zoo pending Zoo approval.

    16. Motion to approve conceptual proposal by Bean Finneran for tile artwork for the façade of Junipero Serra Playground, pending evidence of support from the Friends of Junipero Serra Playground and resolution of final colors to be used.

    17. Motion to authorize the Interim Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Bean Finneran for the completion of design development, fabrication, transportation, and installation of artwork at Junipero Serra Playground, for an amount not to exceed $23,000.

    18. Motion to approve recommended approach for McLaren Park project development.


      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (August 22, 2007)
      Action
    19. Motion to approve authorization of Program Director to submit proposals to Board of Supervisors for six-month designation of four (4) street artist spaces in the Hayes Street/Octavia Street vicinity.

  6. Committee Reports
    1. Executive Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    2. Civic Design Committee—Andrea Cochran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Action: Motion to approve Crocker Amazon Playground Soccer Field Renovation—Building Modification, Phase 3: Administrative Review.

      3. Action: Motion to approve Ingleside Branch Library, Phase 3: Administrative Review.

    3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—José Cuellar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Action: Motion to approve the following individuals as application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:

        Tamara Alvarado, Executive Director, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, Inc.
        José María Francos, Production Manager, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Lighting Designer
        Jon Funabiki, Department of Journalism, San Francisco State University; Consultant
        Eric Hayashi, Executive Director, Film Arts Foundation
        Ana Hortillosa, Performing Arts Program Coordinator, Asian Art Museum
        Amy Kitchener, Executive Director, Alliance for California Traditional Arts
        Lori Laqua, Managing Director, ODC
        Yasmen Sorab Mehta, Artistic Director, California Contemporary Dancers (1989-2004)
        Eugene Rodriguez, Executive Director, Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
        Judy Tam, Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer, Independent Television Service, Inc. (ITVS)
        Geol Leonard Weirs, Executive Director, Young Audiences of Northern California
        Rene Yung, Artist, Writer and Designer

        Explanatory document: Panelist biographies

      3. Action: Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (“PIC”) grant to the following PIC grantee organizations, recommended by the PIC review panel:

        Golden Gate Council of American Youth Hostels, $6,175
        San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, $19,000

    4. Street Artists Committee—Alexander Lloyd, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Action: Motion to approve former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Shanhe Ouyang, Cynthia Montoya-Wong, Jennifer Giles.

    5. Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. Action: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $1,000 to artist John Melvin for the development of a proposal for a temporary public art installation at Lake Merced as part of the Temporary Projects in Natural Settings Initiative.

      3. Action: Motion to authorize the Interim Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Brian Goggin for the final design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of Guide Post at either the Moscone Recreation Center or another Recreation and Park site yet to be determined, for an amount not to exceed $70,000.

  7. New Business
    Discussion

  8. Reports and Announcements
    Discussion


  9. Public Comment
    Discussion


  10. Adjournment
    Action



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    Notices
    Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591.

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