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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 5, 2007
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve February 5, 2007 Minutes.
Explanatory document: Draft minutes
President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements.
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
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 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of December 19, 2006.
2. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2007.
3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of February 13, 2007.
4. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2007.
5. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2007.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 26, 2007)
  Action
6. Motion to approve the SEWPCP Building 915 Office Facility Phase 1.
7. Motion to approve the Van Ness Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project Phase 2.
8. Motion to approve the Mint Plaza Phase 2.
9. Motion to approve the Pipeline Repair and Readiness Improvements-Phase B at Sunol Yard Phase 3 Administrative Review.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 28, 2007)
  Action
10. Motion to approve the six final designs for reproduction for an Art on Market Street kiosk poster series by the artist team of Amanda Hughen and Jennifer Starkweather with writer David Buuck, scheduled for exhibition from March 12 to June 7, 2007, and to approve the preliminary design by the artist team of a catalog related to the exhibition for publication and public distribution.
11. Motion to increase the contract amount with Joyce Hsu from $23,500 to a new amount not to exceed $25,713 to compensate the artist for additional work on the artwork for Argonne Playground.
12. Motion to approve an honorarium payment in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for further research and development of Spiraling Echoes, a sound art piece by artist Bill Fontana to be installed in City Hall in August through October, 2007.
13. Motion to approve a payment in the amount of $4,000 to PhotoAlliance for co-curating four exhibitions for the 2007 Art at City Hall program with the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery (City Hall, Lower Level), which will be issued in four installments of $1000 each (one for each exhibition) within the next 12 months.
14. Motion to approve an honorarium payment in the amount of $700 to Derek Powazek for co-curating the upcoming exhibition JPG: A Photography Revolution, on display in the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery from April 13 through June 16, 2007.
15. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Horace Washington of a work of art for Hamilton Pool and Recreation Center.
16. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Horace Washington for an amount not to exceed $145,000 for the completion of design, fabrication, transportation, and installation of an artwork for the Hamilton Pool and Recreation Center.
17. Motion to approve the revised proposal by Owen Smith for an artwork for the “H” walls at Laguna Honda Hospital.
18. Motion to increase Diane Andrews Hall’s contract amount from $80,000 to $87,000 for payment of an artist fee comparable to other Laguna Honda Hospital artists.
19. Motion to approve the mural design by Santie Huckaby featuring the South East Community Facility Founders to be installed near the entrance to the facility at 1800 Oakdale Avenue.
20. Motion to accept the selection panel’s recommendation of the artist team Daub Firmin Hendrickson Sculpture Group, LLC for the Harvey Milk Commemorative Sculpture in City Hall.
21. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with the artist team Daub Firmin Hendrickson Sculpture Group, LLC in an amount not to exceed $57,500 for design, fabrication and transportation of a commemorative sculpture of Harvey Milk for City Hall.
22. Motion to authorize staff to proceed to announce a competition for artwork for two exterior sites at the Randall Museum with a budget of $50,000 each.
23. Motion to accept the staff recommendation to decline with gratitude the gift of sculpture from Alberto Cristini.
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. Action: Motion to approve allocations of all uncommitted funds in the FY 2006-2007 Spending Plan to existing grants programs.
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 the Islais Creek Motor Coach Maintenance and Operations Facility Phase 3.
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 the Cultural Equity Grants Program:
    
    Holly Blake: Painter; Residency Program Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts
    Jaime Cortez: Artist, Writer, Cultural Worker; Multi-Cultural Fellow, Arts Program, The San Francisco Foundation
    Ali Dadgar: Artist working in experimental printmaking, digital photography, painting and performance
    Caleb Duarte: Artist working in painting, installation, site specific collaborations; Arts Commissioner for the City of Oakland
    Leonel Estevez: Artist working with new media design
    Courtney Fink: Artist, Writer, Curator; Executive Director, Southern Exposure
    Claire Light: Writer; Founder, Hyphen: Asian American Magazine
    Isis Rodriguez: Artist working in murals, painting, silk screens, graffiti, flyers and posters, and animation
    Joel Barraquiel Tan: Artist, Writer; Director of Community Engagement Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
    Dominic Willsdon: Curator of Education and Public Programs, SFMOMA
    Jenifer K. Wofford: Artist and Arts Educator
    
    Explanatory document: Panelist biographies
  3. Action: Motion to approve an allocation of up to $5,000 for interns to be drawn from the Cultural Equity Grants.
    Explanatory document: Memo from Cultural Equity Grants Program Director San San Wong
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: Maya Pell, Phillip Shaw, Deborah Kurfiss, Ming Yan Yin, Esther Janampa.
  3. Action: Motion to approve resolution urging Port Commission to designate street artist selling locations on Jefferson Street.
    
    Explanatory document: Draft resolution
5. Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
New Business
Discussion
Reports and Announcements
Discussion
Public Comment
Discussion
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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