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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 5, 2005
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Revised Agenda

The regularly scheduled meeting of the San Francisco Arts Commission will be held on December 5, 2005, at 3:00 p.m., at City Hall, Room 416, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102.

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve November 7, 2005 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 Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 7, 2005.
2. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education & Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of November 8, 2005.
3. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of November 9, 2005.
4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 16, 2005.
5. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of November 18, 2005.
6. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 21, 2005.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (November 8, 2005)
  Action
7. Motion to award internships to the following WritersCorps students who will work on special projects such as teaching, events coordination, editing, and filmmaking and participate in regular writing workshops from November 2005 through June 2006 from National Endowment for the Arts, Department of Juvenile Probation, and Youth Arts Fund. Funds not to exceed amount specified:
  
  Antonio Caceres $8,680
  Martrice Candler $9,330
  Robin Black $2,160
  Annie Yu $2,160
8. Motion to award a grant to Aunt Lute Books in the amount of $20,000 to support 2006 WritersCorps anthology celebrating the centennial of the 1906 earthquake from Youth Arts Fund.
9. Motion to modify the contract of WritersCorps teacher Chad Sweeney from $32,000 to $35,000 to increase hours of service in 2005-2006 program year from San Francisco Foundation grant.
10. Motion to approve recommendations for the following twelve grants in the 2006 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives—Level One, totaling $276,000.
  
  Aunt Lute Books $25,000
  Creativity Explored of San Francisco $25,000
  Cultural Odyssey $25,000
  Manilatown Heritage Foundation $25,000
  National Japanese American Historical Society $20,000
  Purple Moon Dance Project $25,000
  Queer Cultural Center $25,000
  Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project $16,000
  Radar Productions $15,000
  The San Francisco Black Film Festival $25,000
  Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco $25,000
  World Arts West $25,000
  
  Explanatory document: Panel notes
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 16, 2005)
  Action
11. Motion to authorize payment of an honorarium to graduate collection management intern Marcus Davies, in an amount not to exceed $3,000, to temporarily take over the duties of the Collection Archivist while she assists Cultural Equity Grants with a staff transition.
12. Motion to approve a preliminary proposal of an artwork by artist Dana Zed, to be further developed by the artist, for installation in the Portola Branch Library.
13. Motion to rescind Resolution 0912-05-200, authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Larry Kirkland for $90,000 to relocate “Flight Patterns.”
14. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Larry Kirkland in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to remove “Flight Patterns” from Boarding Area B at San Francisco International Airport, and re-install it in Boarding Area C.
15. Motion to approve the acceptance of ownership by the Arts Commission of nine latex molds created by artist Brian Goggin that were used in the fabrication of “Substrata,” nine cement artworks currently in the Civic Art Collection and installed in nine sidewalk extensions on Mission Street in 1999.
16. Motion to increase the contract amount with Catherine Wagner for final design, fabrication and installation of an artwork for the Larsen Park Sava Pool Facility from $72,000, to an amount not to exceed $74,000, to cover the costs of hiring an engineer to prepare a drawing for the artwork attachment system.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 21, 2005)
  Action
17. Motion to approve Sigmund Stern Grove Entry Arch Phases 1 and 2.
18. Motion to approve Broadway Streetscape Phase II, Phase 1 with condition of reexamining the location of the dome relating to circulation in the space and how the sculpture meets the plaza. For Phase 2, specifics of paving design and location of street furniture should be clearly marked and identified.
19. Motion to approve Moscone Center Clubhouse Phase 1 with condition that an alternative must be found for the chain link fence on the northern façade.
20. Motion to approve Sunol Valley Treated Water Reservoir Chemical Storage Facility Phase 1 with recommendation for Phase 2 at full Commission meeting.
21. Motion to approve San Francisco International Airport Secure Connector T3 to Boarding Area G, Phase 1 with condition of review of renderings in both metal and glass, continuation of existing airport design, and a three-dimensional model.
22. Motion to approve Western Addition Branch Library Renovation Phase 2.
23. Motion to approve Upper Noe Valley Recreation Center Phase 2.
24. Motion to approve Larsen Park Sava Pool Renovation Administrative Review 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. 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 Sunol Valley Treated Water Reservoir Chemical Storage Facility Phase 2.
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 approve an application to the California Cultural Historical Endowment by the San Francisco Arts Commission on behalf of the consortium of seven cultural centers to request funding for capital improvement to the four City-owned cultural centers; and to fully support the funded projects and assume responsibility for their implementation and continued maintenance.
  3. Action: Motion to increase the 2005-2006 grant to SomArts Cultural Center up to $532,032, to support the hiring of a grant writer for the California Cultural Historical Endowment grant application, with funds from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s administrative portion of the Hotel Tax 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 former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Yu Kai Louie, Carlos Kuncar, Leo King.
5. Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Gift for Fountain of the Tortoises (Maintenance And Repair Funds)
    Presentation, discussion and possible action to accept a gift of a minimum of $6,000 per year for a ten-year period from the Nob Hill Association for the maintenance and repair of the Fountain of the Tortoises in Huntington Park, consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in the proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the Association and the Arts Commission, and authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to take all necessary steps to negotiate, finalize and execute the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (including any Attached Exhibits).
    
    Explanatory document: Draft Memorandum of Understanding
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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