Arts_Task_Force
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 MEETING OF THE ARTS TASK FORCE
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
5:30 p.m.
City Hall, Room 201
Revised Minutes
- Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m.
- Roll Call
Voting Members Present
Ken Foster
Tim Gaskin
David Gluck
Elaine Katzenberger
Krissy Keefer
Tony Kelly
Pamela Wu Kochiyama
Maria X. Martinez
Vinay Patel
Pamela Peniston
Richard (Rick) Putz
Alma Robinson
Laird Rodet
Virginia (Ginny) Carollo Rubin
Marc Vogl
Debra Walker
Voting Members Excused
Jeffrey Ferns
Rick Galbreath
Ron Gallman
Voting Members Absent
Darryl Smith
Nonvoting Members Present
Bob Davis
Renee Hayes
Rich Hillis
John R. Killacky
Elizabeth Murray
Geraldine O’Brien
Charles Roppel
Gloria Woo
Nonvoting Members Excused
Richard Newirth
Nonvoting Members Absent
Daniel Homsey
P.J. Johnston
- Approval of Minutes
Approval of the minutes of the meeting of June 15, 2005, was deferred to the next meeting to allow the members time to review the minutes.
There was no public comment on this item.
NOTE: ALL VOTES ARE UNANIMOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE RECORDED.
- Announcements by the Chair
The Chair announced that the Board of Supervisors had allocated $100,000 to the Task Force in the 2005-2006 budget. She also announced that presentations from the Asian Art Museum, the Fine Arts Museums and the Convention and Visitors Bureau had been requested for the Task Force’s July 20 meeting.
There was no public comment on this item.
- Discussion on Hotel Tax
Amber Busuttil, attorney with the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, spoke to the Task Force by telephone. She had agreed, pro bono, to research recent court rulings affecting the Hotel Tax Fund and to advise the Task Force on her findings. She said that any changes to the Hotel Tax or its allocation would be subject to Proposition 13 and to the precedent of the Flying Dutchman decision. In the discussion, Task Force members speculated that the Board of Supervisors may be looking for ways to move more money into the General Fund, and thus revisiting the Hotel Tax Fund.
After the call with Ms. Busuttil ended, a wide-ranging discussion continued, including allocations in the years before Proposition 13; how the City’s budget balances funding for large and small arts organizations and City services; the demographics of audiences for the various arts organizations and a possible survey or poll; and the question of inequity. Suggestions of ways in which the City could help the arts included assistance with insurance, opening up unused space for the arts, collaborations including City agencies like the Department of Public Works, or working on more sponsored exhibits.
Public Comment:
Jeff Jones pointed out that the City created the Cultural Equity Grants program to address inequity.
Andrew Wood said that the Task Force’s charge was to support small organizations serving the communities.
There was no further public comment on this item.
- Outline Report of Recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor
This item was continued by the Chair to the next meeting.
- Continued Discussion about San Francisco Arts Infrastructure
The Chair requested that everyone call their Supervisors, saying that the Board of Supervisors will take action on the Hotel Tax Fund in the near future.
There was no public comment on this item.
- Outreach Update
In response to a request from a member, this item was taken out of order.
Ms. Martinez reported that members of the Task Force met with some of the Supervisors’ representatives and agreed to work together to hold district meetings.
The Task Force is holding a town meeting on Saturday, July 30, at Herbst Theater, with panelists Deborah Cullinan (Executive Director, Intersection for the Arts), Idris Ackamoor (Artistic Director, Cultural Odyssey) and Andrew Brother Elk, (Director, Native American Cultural Center).
A discussion was begun about creating a budget for the funds allocated to the Arts Task Force. Suggestions included translations, printing, mailing and documentation. The following motion was made, seconded and extensively discussed. Proposed amendments to develop a budget for the $100,000 allocated to the Task Force, and to pay San Francisco artists, were rejected. The motion was made by Tony Kelly, seconded by Ken Foster, and passed unanimously, as follows:
Motion to spend $4,000 on publicity and production costs for the July 30 Town Hall meeting. Gloria Woo is authorized to produce and mail Town Hall meeting notices, and the Task Force, as a part of its report, will recommend that the Mayor’s Office of Community Development be reimbursed for the costs of such production and mailing facilitated by Ms. Woo.
Public Comment: Andrew Wood said that the Task Force needs to reach out to the general public outside the arts field.
- Outline Report
Discussion of this item was continued at the discretion of the Chair.
There was no public comment on this item.
- New Business
There was no new business, and no public comment on this item.
- Public Comment
There was no additional public comment.
- Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.
revised 3/1/06 DW/VP/spr
