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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 11, 2006
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve June 5, 2006 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, including update on Arts Task Force.
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 Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of June 13, 2006.
2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 19, 2006.
3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of June 21, 2006.
4. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of July 17, 2006.
5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of July 19, 2006.
6. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Notes of August 16, 2006.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (June 13, 2006)
  Action
7. Motion to approve payment to Deborah Chilvers for project-based work for the Arts Education Program. Funds are to be paid from Youth Arts Fund and shall not exceed $1,200.
8. Motion to approve payment to Andre Chan to build an online database for the Arts Education website. Funds are to be paid from Youth Arts Fund and shall not exceed $4,500.
9. Motion to approve the proposed 2006-2007 Management and Programming Plan and Budget for Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts for a grant not to exceed $465,875, from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of revisions.
10. Motion to approve the proposed 2006-2007 Management and Programming Plan and Budget for Bayview Opera House Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre, for a grant not to exceed $276,848, from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of revisions.
11. Motion to approve the proposed 2006-2007 Management and Programming Plan and Budget for the African American Art and Culture Complex for a grant not to exceed $370,734, from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of revisions.
12. Motion to approve the proposed 2006-2007 Management and Programming Plan (“MPP”) and Budget for the South of Market Cultural Center and each sub grantee for a grant not to exceed $777,642 (including $520,032 to SomArts, $85,870 to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, $85,870 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center, and $85,870 to sub-grantee Native American Cultural Center), from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of revisions.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (June 19, 2006)
  Action
13. Motion to approve Alemany Pump Station Upgrade Phase 1.
14. Motion to approve Old U.S. Mint, 88 Fifth Street, Phase 1, incorporating roof option #1 and contingent upon review of further design drawings of the ADA entrances, the configuration of the wall bounding the open dining area along Mint Street and environmental graphics program.
15. Motion to approve Sunol Valley Treated Water Reservoir and Chemical Storage Facility Phase 3 Administrative Review.
16. Motion to approve Mission Bay Park 18, Pump Station 6 Phase 3 Administrative Review.
17. Motion to approve Mission Bay Park 8, Pump Station 4 Phase 3 Administrative Review.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (June 21, 2006)
  Action
18. Motion to approve Jonathan Bonner’s granite sample submission of Mountain Rose Granite with a honed finish as the material for his sculpture for Laguna Honda Hospital.
19. Motion to approve the six final poster designs by artist Mark Brest Van Kempen for the Art on Market Street 2006 Kiosk Poster Series, for exhibition in 24 kiosks on Market Street from August 11 to November 9, 2006.
20. Motion to approve the agreement between the Arts Commission and Olympic View Realty regarding the Beniamino Bufano sculpture “Peace,” located on Brotherhood Way.
21. Motion to support the Fire Arts Coalition and their efforts to perform in public spaces throughout San Francisco.
22. Motion to approve the Moscone Recreation Project selection panel's recommendation of Kent Roberts, Troy Corliss and Brian Goggin as finalists to submit preliminary proposals for the Moscone Recreation Center.
23. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay an honorarium in the amount of $500 each to Kent Roberts, Troy Corliss and Brian Goggin for preliminary proposals for the Moscone Recreation Center.
24. Pending Airport approval, motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Lewis deSoto for an amount not to exceed $45,000 to fabricate and deliver sixteen Sister City light gels and projectors for installation at San Francisco International Airport.
25. Motion to approve the temporary installation sponsored by the Black Rock Arts Foundation, of the sculpture Stan, the Submerging Man, by Finley Fryer, for a period not to exceed six months at Victoria Manalo Draves Park (formerly known as SOMA Park) pending approval from the Recreation and Parks Commission.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (July 17, 2006)
  Action
26. Motion to approve Mint Plaza Phase 1 contingent upon further study of the entry grove along Fifth Street.
27. Motion to approve Palace of Fine Arts Building and Park Restoration Phase IIB only, Phase 3.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (July 19, 2006)
  Action
28. Motion to approve the completion and installation of A Library Book, an illuminated book sculpture for the new Mission Bay Branch Library.
29. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection A Library Book, a book sculpture by artist Vince Koloski, with a wooden and carved foam cover panel and a wooden end panel with metal plates, and eight clear acrylic panels illuminated by colored LED strips and etched with twelve quotes about books and libraries, permanently installed on the second story walls of the new Mission Bay Branch Library on 4th Street at Berry Street.
30. Motion to approve broadening the curatorial parameters of the Art on Market Street Program to include themes beyond Market Street; and to modify the artist selection process by discontinuing the annual proposal competition and having the Arts Commission staff solicit and provide a fee for proposals from a small group of artists selected through staff outreach, and from artists’ submissions of documentation of past work, with input and approval from the Arts Commissioners.
31. Motion to rescind resolution passed at the June Visual Arts Committee meeting to award an honorarium in the amount of $500 to each of the following three finalists for the Moscone Recreation Center: Brian Goggin, Troy Corliss and Kent Roberts.
32. Motion to approve the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay an honorarium in the amount of $650 to Brian Goggin, Troy Corliss and Kent Roberts for preliminary proposals for the Moscone Recreation Center.
33. Motion to approve the establishment of a pool of jurors for the Harvey Milk Commemorative Sculpture selection panel to include Dugald Stermer, Robert Flynn Johnson, Anne Kronenburg, Rob Epstein and Jeannene Przyblyski.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 21, 2006)
  Action
34. Motion to approve Mount Davidson Pump Station Phase 1.
35. Motion to approve Palace of Fine Arts Building and Park Restoration Phase IIC (with overlook design option) Phases 1 and 2, contingent upon further review of lagoon edge landscaping, bench specification and material use for the rotunda floor pattern.
36. Motion to approve Mission Bay Pump Station at Park 15 Phase 3.
37. Motion to approve Junipero Serra Clubhouse and Playground Renovation Phase 3.
38. Motion to approve Harvey Milk Center for Recreational Arts Phase 3.
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 grant $5,000 to Northern California Grantmakers for membership and participation in the Arts Loan Fund.
2. Civic Design Committee—Andrea Cochran, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee
  1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to amend resolution 0605-06-128, which lists Neighborhood Festival grants, as to the grant of $3,000 to Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center for Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema. The new fiscal sponsor for this festival is the San Francisco Parks Trust.
    
    The amended portion of the resolution, naming the third listed grantee, shall read as follows:
    San Francisco Parks Trust for Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, $3,000
  3. Action: Motion to amend resolution 0605-06-129, which lists Programs in the Community (PIC) grants, as to the grant of $15,000 to Project Spera. The organization has a new name, World Savvy.
    
    The amended portion of the resolution, naming the fourth listed grantee, shall read as follows:
    World Savvy (formerly known as Project Spera), $15,000
  4. Action: Motion to approve a $40,000 one-time grant to the African American Art and Culture Complex to hire a youth coordinator from funding approved by the Board of Supervisors, issued through the San Francisco Arts Commission Hotel Tax Fund.
  5. Action: Motion to approve a grant to the Study Center for $10,000 for the final editing and printing of the Arts Education Master Plan from the Youth Arts Fund.
  6. Action: Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following individuals to teach creative writing in the 2006-2007 WritersCorps program funded by Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, San Francisco Foundation, the San Francisco Foundation, Zellerbach Family Fund, Department of Juvenile Probation, San Francisco Public Library and Youth Arts Fund:
    
    Alberto Palomar $31,440
    Meroe (also known as Mahru) Elahi $28,410
    Gloria Yamato $32,350
    Chrissy Anderson $24,710
    Katharine Gin $24,160
    Chad Sweeney $39,650
    Judith Tannenbaum $49,750
    Michelle Matz $24,850
    Kim Nelson $45,482
  7. Action: Motion to pay Andre Chan $4,000 for work on the arts education database from the Youth Arts Fund.
4. Street Artists Committee—P.J. Johnston, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $500 to Heidi Z. Wyckoff for assistance on website construction.
  3. Action: Motion to approve former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Gary Cicotte, Marc Melancon, Erin Cowan, Steven Robinson and Shanke Ouyang.
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 the six final designs, titled Personal Landmarks, by artist Jennifer Durrant, to be installed in 24 kiosks on Market Street from November 10, 2006, to February 8, 2007, as part of the Art on Market Street 2006 Kiosk Poster Series.
  3. Action: Motion to increase the contract amount from $85,000 to an amount not to exceed $95,000 for artist Troy Corliss to complete design development, fabricate, and install a work of art at the Upper Noe Recreation Center.
  4. Action: Motion to approve the establishment of a pool of jurors for the Joseph Lee Recreation Center selection panel to include: Mildred Howard, Brook Mebrahtu, D. Minor, Lena Miller, Kevin Epps and Donald Harper.
  5. Action: Motion to approve the final design and budget for artwork by Susan Schwartzenberg and Michael Davis for Harvey Milk Recreation Center.
  6. Action: Motion to approve the use of a digital high-pressure laminate for the artwork by Jon Rubin and Jim Goldberg at Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center.
  7. Action: Motion to approve awarding to Susan Schwartzenberg an honorarium not to exceed $10,000 to develop a Site Profile including photographs and narrative descriptions of potential Public Utility Commission sites for public art descriptions of potential artist opportunities to include Lake Merced, McLaren Park and the Embarcadero, among other sites.
  8. Action: Motion to accept the Harvey Milk Artist Selection Panel’s recommendation of the three finalists: Bruce Wolfe, Cedric Wentworth and the Daub Firmin Hendrickson Sculpture Group; and to accept Mario Chiodo as alternate.
  9. Action: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to award Bruce Wolfe, Cedric Wentworth and the Daub Firmin Hendrickson Sculpture Group an honorarium of $2,500 each to develop a specific proposal for the Harvey Milk Commemorative Bust.
  10. Action: Motion to modify the contract with Vicki Saulls for the Koret Children’s Playground by authorizing Phase III of the Agreement to Design, Fabricate, Transport and Install an Artwork at the Koret Children’s Quarters for a total increase of $15,993, bringing the contract total to the amount of $53,500.
New Business
Discussion
Reports and Announcements
Discussion
Public Comment
Discussion
Adjournment
Action

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