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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, February 2, 2009
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place


Agenda

  1. Roll Call

  2. Approval of Minutes
    Action

    Motion to approve November 21, 2008 Minutes.
    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

    Motion to approve January 5, 2009 Minutes.
    Explanatory document: Draft minutes

  3. President’s Report
    Discussion

    Current developments and announcements, including a brief update on City budget issues.

  4. Director’s Report
    Discussion

    Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including intitiatives with local media to promote arts and culture. (Please note: Arts Commission budget and reorganization will be discussed under Item 6 of the agenda [Committee Reports and Committee Matters]).

  5. 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 17, 2008.

    2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of December 15, 2008.

    3. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of December 22, 2008.

    4. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2009.

    5. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of January 14, 2009.

    6. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2009.

    7. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2008.


      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (January 14, 2009 )
      Action

    8. Motion to approve finding of violation of street artist Roger Fierro for participating in space-assignment lottery system with an expired certificate; to issue a warning to Mr. Fierro against any future similar violation; and to approve Program Director to authorize renewal of certification contingent upon Mr. Fierro’s agreement in writing to abide by all street artist regulations.

    9. Motion to approve Proposed Budget II for Street Artists Program budget for Fiscal Year 2009-10 and corresponding proposed Street Artist Certificate fee increase for Fiscal Year 2009-10 with the caveats that if the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts Examiners is required to have five (5) members, the fifth member be included and its associated expenses be reflected in the budget (proposed annual Certificate fee of $616.64 and quarterly fee of $154.16), and that the Arts Commission ask the Controller’s office to conduct a financial review of the Street Artists Program.


      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (January 21, 2009)
      Action
    10. Motion to accept the Visitacion Valley Branch Library selection panel’s recommendation of the following artists as finalists for the Visitacion Valley Branch Library project, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the artists or artist teams an honorarium in the amount of $500 for the development of a site-specific proposal for the project: Johanna Poethig, the artist team of Fran Martin and Jim Growden, the artist team of Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector, and an alternate, Amy Trachtenberg.

    11. Motion to accept the Ortega Branch Library selection panel’s recommendation of the following artists as finalists for the Ortega Branch Library project, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the artists or artist teams an honorarium in the amount of $500 for the development of a site-specific proposal for the project: Sheila Ghidini, Gerald Heffernon, Wowhaus, and an alternate, Seyed Alavi.

    12. Motion to accept the Bayview Branch Library selection panel’s recommendation of the following artists for the Bayview Branch Library project and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the artists or artist teams an honorarium in the amount of $500 for the development of a site-specific proposal for the project: Marion Coleman, Mildred Howard, Ron Moultrie Saunders, and an alternate, Amy Trachtenberg.

    13. Motion to approve the proposed design for the beautification of the California Street Steps and to support the intent of the gift to the City, pending ability of Friends of Lincoln Park to raise funds for the implementation and maintenance of the artwork.

    14. Motion to approve the preliminary proposal by John Melvin for Lake Merced, pending approval from the Public Utilities Commission’s Natural Areas Program and the Lake Merced Task Force.

    15. Motion to approve the design development of the artwork proposal by Kent Roberts for Moscone Recreation Center.

    16. Motion to approve the Selection Panel recommendation of Norie Sato’s design for the glass façade screen for Terminal Two at San Francisco International Airport and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to design, fabricate, transport and install the artwork.

    17. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement not to exceed $20,000 with Daub & Firmin Studios to design and fabricate a plaque honoring former Airport Commissioner William Coblentz for San Francisco International Airport.

    18. Motion to approve relocation of Gerald Walburg’s Stiff Loops (1978.52) to the southeast corner of the San Francisco General Hospital campus.

    19. Motion to approve the relocation of Beniamino Bufano’s Madonna (1974.21) to the garden located south of Building 80 on the San Francisco General Hospital campus.


  6. 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. Arts Commission Budget and Reorganization
        Action:
        Staff report and discussion of Arts Commission Functional Organizational Charts, and motion to approve one of the three proposed reorganizations of the Arts Commission. This report will also include a discussion of City budget issues.

        Explanatory Documents: Draft Arts Commission Functional Organizational Charts A, B and C [PowerPoint], and Salary and FTE Charts A, B and C [Excel]

    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.

    3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    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 requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Jane Taylor, Shaher Alragheb, Angela Godoy, Enrique Perez, Jon Clary, Winston Jamison, Bruce Tambarelli.

    5. Visual Arts Committee—Jeannene Przyblyski, Chair
      1. Discussion: Presentation by artist Bill Fontana on City Hall art installation.

      2. Discussion: Report from Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

  7. New Business
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)

  8. Reports and Announcements
    Discussion
    (This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements)

  9. 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.)

  10. 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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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