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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, July 14, 2003
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

Minutes
Commissioner Stermer called the meting to order at 3:10 p.m.

  1. Roll Call
    Commissioners Present
    Andrea Cochran
    Eddie Marshall
    Janice Mirikitani
    Rod Freebairn-Smith
    William Meyer
    Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
    Dugald Stermer
    Ethel Pitts Walker

    Commissioners Absent
    Kirk Anderson
    Blanche Brown
    Stanlee Gatti
    Ralph Guggenheim
    Denise Roth
    Dede Wilsey

  2. Approval of Minutes
    The following Resolution was Moved by Dugald Stermer, Seconded, and unanimously Adopted:
    RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-165: APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADOPTED
    RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby approve the Minutes of the Regular Monthly Meeting of June 2, 2003.

    NOTE: ALL ADOPTIONS ARE UNANIMOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

  3. President's Report

  4. Director's Report
    Director of Cultural Affairs Richard Newirth thanked the Commissioners for their flexibility in rescheduling the full Commission meeting. He reported that budget hearings had concluded at the Board of Supervisors and that no changes were made to the budget submitted by the Mayor’s office. The budget now goes to the full Board for approval.

    He remarked on the successful event at the airport celebrating the installation of three new sculptures and thanked Jill Manton, Susan Pontious, and Debra Lehane for their efforts.

    He announced that Nancy Feinstein had been selected to work with the staff on the organizational development and planning project.

    Finally, he announced that the California Cultural Alliance was holding a rally at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, to support maintaining funding of the California Arts Council at the level proposed by the Governor. The Mayor has been invited to speak.

  5. Consent Calendar
    RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-166
    Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the amended Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:

    Approval of Committee Minutes
    1. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-167: Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2003.

    2. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-168: Motion to approve the Special Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of May 14, 2003.

    3. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-169: Motion to approve the Regular Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of May 19, 2003.

    4. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-170: Motion to approve the Regular Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2003.

    5. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-171: Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of June 11, 2003.

    6. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-172: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of June 18, 2003.


      Executive Committee Recommendations (6/17/03)
    7. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-173: Motion to approve the proposed Bayview Opera House, Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre's 2003-2004 Management and Programming Plans and Budgets for $234,825, from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of eligibility requirements by June 30, 2003.

    8. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-174: Motion to approve the proposed Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art's 2003-2004 Management and Programming Plans and Budgets for $395,406, from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of eligibility requirements by June 30, 2003.

    9. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-175: Motion to approve the proposed South of Market Cultural Center's 2003-2004 Management and Programming Plans and Budgets for $659,514 from Cultural Center Line Item Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of eligibility requirements by June 30, 2003.

    10. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-176: Motion to approve the transfer of up to $217,430 from the Hotel Tax Fund to Intersection for the Arts for the African American Arts & Culture Complex.

      TOTAL ALLOCATION $1,507,175


      Civic Design Committee Recommendations  (6/16/03)
    11. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-177: Motion to approve the West Portal Clubhouse and Park Renovation, Phase 3.

    12. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-178: Motion to approve the Prefabricated Restrooms Phase 1,2,3, limited to the sites submitted at the review. All subsequent sites will be reviewed individually or as a group.

    13. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-179: Motion to approve the Academy of Sciences Phase 2 contingent upon review of exterior signage, exterior concrete finishes, review of tree species selection at entry and review of exterior pathway lighting. All issues require coordination with Recreation and Park.

    14. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-180: Motion to approve the Bayview Connections Pedestrian Improvements, Phase 1 & 2 contingent upon review and approval of Commissioner Gatti.


      Street Artist Committee Recommendations (6/11/03) 
    15. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-181: Motion to approve amendment of the "Procedures for Sales Space Occupancy Rule" for a six-month trial period to require street artists to mark their sales spaces by either attaching their lottery slip to a working part of their display or taping the slip to the pavement; amended procedure to continue unless a re-hearing is warranted based on complaint.


      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (6/18/03) 
    16. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-182: Motion to approve May I Take Your Order?, six poster designs by artist Nancy Mizuno Elliott for the Art on Market Street 2003 Kiosk Poster Series, to be installed in 24 kiosks on Market Street from August 15 to November 13, 2003.

    17. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-183: Motion to approve the following panel pool of individuals to serve on the Art on Market Street 2004 Kiosk Poster Series Artist Selection Panel: Seyed Alavi (artist), Kevin Chen (Curator, Intersection for the Arts), Margaret Crane (artist), Nancy Mizuno Elliott (artist), Robert Gutierrez (artist), Kara Maria (artist).

    18. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-184: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Victor Mario Zaballa's contract by $21,000 to design, fabricate and install additional custom fence work for the Visitacion Valley Club House pending the availability of funding from the Recreation and Park Department.

    19. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-185: Motion to approve modification to the 1979 mural History of the Sunset by Henry Sultan located on Ortega between 39th and 40th Ave. of a new panel of recent Sunset history by Jason Gilmore with permission of the original artist.

    20. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-186: Motion to approve the mural design by Minna Eloranta and Mona Caron at 941 Shotwell Street (at 23rd Street) funded by Neighborhood Beautification.

    21. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-187: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection an environmental artwork by Jud Fine and Barbara McCarren titled Split Mound dated 2002, consisting of bronze, concrete, glass, plant material, plastic, porcelain enamel on steel, stainless steel, and stone commissioned for San Francisco Zoo.

    22. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-188: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection a cast bronze sculpture by Deborah Butterfield entitled Pohina, dated 2001, purchased for San Francisco International Airport.

    23. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-189: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection a cast bronze sculpture by Robert Arneson entitled Yin and Yang, dated 1992, edition number 2/3, purchased for San Francisco International Airport.

    24. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-190: Motion to approve honoraria payments not to exceed $2,000 each to Construct 3 artists Mads Lynerrup and J. Michael Deane.

    25. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-191: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the Agreement with Jon Rubin and Jim Goldberg to expand the Artists' Scope of Work to include Design Development and Construction Documents for a Work of Art for the Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center, and to increase the Artists' Compensation to an amount not to exceed $20,000.

    26. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-192: Motion to approve design development of the artwork proposal by Amy Blackstone for the Helen Wills Playground, and authorization to the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the Artist's Agreement to increase the Artist's scope of work to include construction documents, and to increase the Artist's compensation to an amount not to exceed $8,000.

    27. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-193: Motion to approve the Artwork, Three Shades of Blue, by Mildred Howard as installed on the Fillmore Street bridge.

    28. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-194: Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection a work by Isis Rodriguez titled Los Niños del Sol, 2003, a series of ceramic tile mosaics of images of flowers, caterpillars and children ranging in size from 10 inches square to approximately 21 inches high by 10 feet wide installed at six locations on the retaining walls at Los Niños Unidos Park, located at 23rd Street and Treat Avenue.

    29. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-195: Motion to approve the Final Interim Payment in the amount of $2,000 to artist Isis Rodriguez for the completion of Los Niños del Sol, a series of ceramic tile mosaic artworks, installed at Los Niños Unidos Park at 23rd Street and Treat Avenue.

  6. Committee Reports
    1. Executive Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair
      1. Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    2. Civic Design Committee--Stanlee Gatti, Chair
      1. Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    3. Community Arts & Education --Denise Roth, Chair
      1. Report from Chair of Community Arts & Education Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

    4. Street Artists Committee - Dugald Stermer, Chair
      1. Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

      2. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-196: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day policy in obtaining certificate: Michael Addario.

      3. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-197: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Ajuana L. Harrison, Ed Shaw, Susan Ji.

      4. RESOLUTION NO. 0714-03-198: Motion to approve an honorarium payment of $60 per month to Mario Hernandez to store and deliver lottery materials and supplies to daily street artist space-assignment lottery.

    5. Visual Arts Committee -- Ralph Guggenheim, Chair
      1. Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.

  7. Reports and Announcements

  8. Public Comment

  9. Adjournment
    There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

    Approved by Richard Newirth, Director of Cultural Affairs


    7/30/03 rt/RN