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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 7, 2009
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve August 3, 2009 Minutes.
Motion to approve September 10, 2009 Minutes.
Motion to approve October 5, 2009 Minutes.

Explanatory documents: Draft minutes
President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements.
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including a brief update on City budget issues.
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 Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 15, 2009.
2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of November 4, 2009.
3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of November 10, 2009.
4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2009.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (November 10, 2009)
  Action
5. Motion to approve recommendations to award eleven grants totaling $150,489 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Creative Space grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
  
  Cartoon Art Museum, $9,000
  Chinese Historical Society of America, $20,000
  EXIT Theater, $20,000
  Manilatown Heritage Foundation, $10,000
  Museum of Performance and Design, $10,000
  New Conservatory Theatre Center, $9,744
  Ninth Street Independent Film Center, $4,995
  ODC Theater, $20,000
  SF Camerawork, $20,000
  Z Space Studio, $20,000
  ZACCHO Dance Theatre, $6,750
6. Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $300,000 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives—Level Two grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
  
  Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $100,000
  SEW Productions/Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, $100,000
  Women’s Audio Mission, $100,000
7. Motion to approve recommendations to award nineteen grants totaling $190,000 in the 2009-2010 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions grants to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
  
  Yannis Adoniou, $10,000
  Christina Black, $10,000
  Lily Cai, $10,000
  Eugenie Chan, $10,000
  Beth Custer, $10,000
  Sean Dorsey, $10,000
  Seth Eisen, $10,000
  Meklit Hadero, $10,000
  Jon Jang, $10,000
  Rhodessa Jones, $10,000
  Sara Kraft, $10,000
  Ledoh, $10,000
  Carla Lucero, $10,000
  Patrick Makuakane, $10,000
  Kirk Read, $10,000
  Amy Seiwert, $10,000
  Marcus Shelby, $10,000
  Melody Takata, $10,000
  Francis Wong, $10,000
  
  Explanatory Documents: Biographies of panelists
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 16, 2009)
  Action
8. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the North Beach Branch Library with the condition that the Civic Art Collection staff verify that there is no artwork affected by the construction.
9. Motion to approve Phase 2 of Terminal 2/Boarding Area D Renovations contingent upon presenting an alternate solution for the corner of the building and the canopy.
10. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Crystal Springs/San Andreas Transmission System Upgrade with the condition that the clear story will be continued around the building.
11. Motion to approve Phases 1 and 2 of the Harvey Milk Plaza with the contingency of presenting alternative designs for the bench.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 18, 2009)
  Action
12. Motion to approve art installation “Ecstasy,” a figurative sculpture made entirely of salvaged steel by Dan Das Mann, to be installed at Patricia’s Green in Hayes Valley from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010.
13. Motion to approve six portrait collage poster designs by Jonathan Burstein for the Art on Market Street 2009-2010 Program, to be exhibited in 24 kiosks on Market Street from January 4 to April 1, 2010, and to authorize the artist to proceed to printing and installation of the posters.
14. Motion to approve the following artists selected by the panel as finalists for the Art Glass opportunities for General Hospital Acute Care Unit (Floors 3–7): Alan Masaoka, Lisa Levine, Nancy Blum, Gordon Huether, Arthur Stern, and Carrie Leeb.
15. Motion to approve Lynne Kimura, Academic Liaison at the Berkeley Art Museum, for the panelist pool for the Central Subway Chinatown Artist Selection Panel.
16. Motion to approve the following artists selected by the panel as finalists for the Main Entry Drive Sculpture Project for General Hospital Acute Care Unit: Cliff Garten, Anna Murch, Lorna Jordan, and Living Lenses (artist team of Wang Po Shu and Louise Bertelsen).
17. Motion to approve the panel’s selection of Anna Murch as the project artist for the General Hospital Acute Care Unit Plaza Artwork.
18. Motion to approve Sailing Away, a performance proposal by Zaccho Dance Company, for the Art on Market Street Program, to be performed near monuments on Market Street, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Zaccho Dance Company for an amount not to exceed $30,000 for implementation of the performance.
19. Motion to approve the permanent installation of twenty-three small bronze fantasy creatures by the Artist Team Wowhaus in the outdoor Sunnyside Conservatory Gardens, including three lizard creatures, two penguin creatures, four trilogators, and fourteen glyphies; and one bronze possumbat creature installed on the exterior wall above the north entrance of the Conservatory building, located at 236 Monterey Boulevard in the Sunnyside District of San Francisco.
20. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection twenty-three small bronze fantasy creatures by the Artist Team Wowhaus in the outdoor gardens, including three lizard creatures, two penguin creatures, three trilogators, and fourteen glyphies; and one bronze possumbat creature installed on the exterior wall above the north entrance of the Conservatory building, permanently installed at the Sunnyside Conservatory and Gardens located at 236 Monterey Boulevard in the Sunnyside District of San Francisco.
21. Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Jonah Hendrickson for the sale of copies of the Harvey Milk bust maquette.
  
  Explanatory Document: Memorandum of Understanding.
Committee Reports and Committee Matters
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 Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant.
3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
4. Street Artists Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: John Kilcoyne, Mamemor Mbacke, Miguel Aguilar, Diswani Nono, Maryann Milburn, Nicole Ballard.
  3. Action: Motion to approve elected candidates of Street Artists Liaison Committee: Tad Sky, Cheryl Chen, Debra King, Michael Addario, Jimmy Sha.
  4. Action: Street Artists Liaison Committee Procedures
    Discussion and possible action to establish a meeting schedule and duration of the Street Artists Liaison Committee and amending procedures.
    
    RESOLUTION Amending Street Artists Liaison Committee Procedures
    
    Whereas the Arts Commission established the Street Artist Liaison Committee on July 8, 2009 as a five-member advisory committee together with procedures governing election of members the (“Election Procedures”); and
    
    Whereas the Arts Commission has determined that the Street Artist Liaison Committee’s purpose is to make recommendations on behalf of the Street Artists to the Street Artists Program and the Arts Commission regarding Street Artist Program policies and procedures; and
    
    Whereas the Arts Commission has determined that quarterly meetings would help the efficient and coherent gathering and presentation of such recommendations; and
    
    Whereas the Arts Commission has discovered that the original resolution creating the Committee failed to address the tenure of Committee members; now therefore be it
    
    RESOLVED, that resolution of July 8, 2009 and corresponding Election Procedures are hereby amended to add the following provisions as a new subsection (9):
    
    The Street Artists Liaison Committee’s purpose is to make recommendations on behalf of the Street Artists to the Street Artists Program and the Arts Commission regarding Street Artist Program policies and procedures. The Street Artists Liaison Committee shall function for a two-year period ending on July 31, 2011 and shall meet on a quarterly basis, starting with the meeting scheduled on December 9, 2009 with subsequent dates, times and agendas to be set by the Street Artists Program Director and the Director of Cultural Affairs, unless otherwise modified by the Arts Commission through a subsequent resolution. Members of the Liaison Committee, once elected, shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of Cultural Affairs.
5. Visual Arts Committee—Lorraine García-Nakata, Chair
  1. Discussion: Presentation by Gallery Director Meg Shiffler on the Arts Commission Gallery’s 40th anniversary.
  2. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
New Business
Discussion
(This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)
Reports and Announcements
Discussion
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements.)
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.)
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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