Meeting Information

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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, April 6, 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 February 2, 2009 Minutes.
   Motion to approve March 9, 2009 Minutes.
   Explanatory documents: 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.
   
   
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 Ad Hoc Planning Committee Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2009.
      
      
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2009.
      
      
   3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of March 10, 2009.
      
      
   4. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of March 11, 2009.
      
      
   5. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2009.
      
      
   6. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2009.
      
      
      Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Recommendations March 10, 2009)
      Action
   7. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for the Programs in the Community grant panel:
      
      Marc Vogl, Program Officer at the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
      Kirthi Nath, Digital Pathways Manager/Video Instructor/Next Gen Media Distribution Coordinator at Bay Area Video Coalition
      Nacala Jendayi, San Francisco Foundation Multicultural Fellow in Education
      Elvin Padilla, Executive Director of the Tenderloin Economic Development Project
      Evan Bissell, visual artist
      
      
   8. Motion to increase the 2008-2009 grant agreement to African American Art and Culture Complex by $22,373 for a total grant not to exceed $491,919, contingent upon a budget revision.
      
      
   9. Motion to increase the 2008-2009 grant agreement to Bayview Opera House by $14,460 for a total grant not to exceed $319,611, contingent upon a budget revision.
      
      
   10. Motion to increase the 2008-2009 grant agreement to Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts by $12,618 for a total grant not to exceed $539,671, contingent upon a budget revision.
       
       
   11. Motion to increase the 2008-2009 grant agreement to South of Market Cultural Center and sub-grantees by $43,889 ($25,507 to SomArts, $9,191 to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, and $9,191 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center) for a total grant not to exceed $800,621, ($603,763 to SomArts; $98,429 to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center; and $98,429 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center) contingent upon a budget revision.
       
       
       Street Artists Committee Recommendations (March 11, 2009)
       Action
   12. Motion to approve authorization of Street Artists Program Director to request Board of Supervisors for permanent designation of nine (9) street artist selling spaces for weekend usage on the north side of Market Street at the intersection of Steuart Street.
       
       
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (March 16, 2009)
       Action
   13. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the San Francisco General Hospital with the contingency of creating openings in the fence off of Potrero Ave, and examining access to the seating area and strategies for the podium.
       
       
   14. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the North Beach Branch Library.
       
       
   15. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the San Francisco Botanical Gardens Nursery: Center for Sustainable Gardening.
       
       
   16. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the La Grande pump station with the contingency of creating a green wall on the front of the building and modifying the louvers.
       
       
   17. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the San Joaquin Pipeline.
       
       
   18. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the SFMTA Cable Car Kiosk.
       
       
   19. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Alameda Siphon No. 4.
       
       
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 18, 2009)
       Action
   20. Motion to approve a mural by lead artists Dan Anh Nguyen and Dana Irving in collaboration with Visitacion Valley Business Opportunities and Outreach to Merchants (“VVBOOM”), covering the exterior wall at 91 Leland Avenue, with funding provided by a San Francisco Community Challenge grant, pending evidence of community support.
       
       
   21. Motion to approve the selection panel pool for the Chinese Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel:
       
       Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Cultural Center
       Hilda Shum, Artist; Sabina Chen, Former Director, Chinese Culture Center
       Francis Wong, Deputy Director, Chinese Historical Society
       Judy Hu, Communications Manager, Chinese Historical Society
       Mona Shah, Interim Director, Oakland Asian Cultural Center
       Rene De Guzman, Senior Curator, Oakland Museum of California
       Michael Almaguer, Artist, Educator
       Susan Schwartzenberg, Artist
       Kevin Chen, Program Director, Intersection for the Arts
       Ellen Oh, Director of the Kearny Street Workshop
       Hou Hanru, Director of Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute
       
       
   22. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the following cotton tapestries by Lewis deSoto, commissioned for Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center as auxiliary to the series “Woven, the Laguna Honda Hospital History Project”:
       1908: The Construction of Clarendon Hall, 2004-2009, 80-1/2" x 116"
       1929-1941: Patient Care During the Great Depression, 2004-2009, 80-1/2" x 119-1/2"
       1947-1954: University of California, San Francisco Establishes a Clinical Research Project at Laguna Honda, 2004-2009, 80-1/2" x 119-1/2"
       1949-1958: Community Activities at Laguna Honda, 2004-2009, 80" x 120"
       
       
   23. Motion to approve revised design proposal by Janet Echelman for Terminal Two at San Francisco International Airport.
       
       
   24. Motion to approve the City Hall Commemorative Bust Guidelines pending modification to fee structure.
       
       
   25. Motion to endorse the George Washington Alumni Association’s fundraising efforts for the conservation and restoration of George Washington High School’s frescos.
       
       
       
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. 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 2 of the San Joaquin Pipeline.
         
         
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Cultural Equity Grants Program Director regarding Creative Capacity Fund.
         
         
   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: Alex George, John Thomey, Hyo Jae Hyun, Edgar Jimenez, Glendon Coddling, Wing Chan, Valery Fargo, Mamemor Mbacke, Capella Parrish, Homan Yim, Fred Grandy, Santiago Alonso.
         
         
   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 following individuals as candidates for the Chinese Recreation Center Artist Selection Panel:
         
         Hou Hanru, Director, San Francisco Art Institute Gallery
         Kota Ezawa, artist, faculty, California College of the Arts
         Patricia Watts, independent curator
         Renee Green, artist, Dean of graduate Studies, San Francisco Art Institute
         Amy Trachtenberg, artist
         Mark Johnson, Professor of Art and Gallery Director, San Francisco State University
         Stephanie Syjuco, artist
         
         
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.

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