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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
4:30 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

Revised Agenda

The October meeting of the San Francisco Arts Commission will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, at 4:30 p.m., at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70, San Francisco, CA 94102.

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve September 12, 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 Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of September 13, 2005.
2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2005.
3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of September 30, 2005.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (September 13, 2005)
  Action
4. Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (PIC) grant to Girls 2000 for $17,000 from the 2005-2006 Grants for the Arts Fund.
5. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following individuals to teach creative writing in the 2005-2006 WritersCorps program funded by Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, San Francisco Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Zellerbach Family Fund, Department of Juvenile Probation, and Youth Arts Fund:
  
  Alberto Palomar $35,000
  Meroe Elahi $30,000
  Andrew Saito $24,000
  Chrissy Anderson $24,000
  Katharine Gin $49,000
6. Motion to increase the South of Market Cultural Center’s 2005-2006 grant agreement from $691,772 to $777,642 (an increase of $85,870 for sub-grantee Native American Cultural Center) from Cultural Center Hotel Tax Funds, contingent upon completion of revisions to NACC’s Management and Programming Plan.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (September 19, 2005)
  Action
7. Motion to approve Joseph Lee Recreation Center Phase 2.
8. Motion to approve Mission Bay P-18 Pump Station Phases 1 and 2.
9. Motion to approve Mission Bay P-15 and P-6 Structures and Buildings Phase 1.
10. Motion to approve Marina Branch Library Renovation Phase 2.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (September 30, 2005)
  Action
11. Motion to authorize payment of $1,000 honorarium for Civic Art Collection intern Jaime Schwartz, to complete data entry in the collection management database of the inter-department loan program records in preparation for an inventory and assessment of the collection.
12. Motion to approve an exhibition at the Arts Commission Gallery at 401 Van Ness Avenue by Tim Sullivan and Oliver Herring from November 2005 through January 2006.
13. Motion to approve an honorarium payment of $700 to Tim Sullivan for an exhibition at the Arts Commission Gallery at 401 Van Ness Avenue from November 2005 through January 2006.
14. Motion to approve an honorarium payment of $300 to Oliver Herring for an exhibition at the Arts Commission Gallery at 401 Van Ness Avenue from November 2005 through January 2006.
15. Motion to approve the selection panel’s recommendation of Brian Goggin as the project artist to perform the public art commission for the Broadway Streetscape.
16. Motion to authorize that the Director of Cultural Affairs enter into a contract with Brian Goggin in an amount not to exceed $37,500 for the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for the Broadway Streetscape Project.
17. Motion to approve the recommendation made by the Art Advisory Committee of the Academy of Sciences to select artist Maya Lin as the artist to perform the public art commission for the Academy of Sciences Art Enrichment Project.
18. Motion to enter into a preliminary design contract with Maya Lin for an amount not to exceed $40,000 for the Academy of Sciences Art Enrichment Project.
19. Motion to approve the revised color palette and design by Cheonae Kim for the Aqua Therapy Room at Laguna Honda Hospital.
20. Motion to approve Lewis deSoto’s revised designs for the “1947-1954” (UCSF) and “1934-1954-1982” (Glenn Wessel murals) tapestry panels for Laguna Honda Hospital.
21. Motion to approve increasing Suzanne Biaggi’s contract from $55,000 to $64,284 to allow for the inclusion of additional stone markers along the “wander path” in Courtyard F at Laguna Honda Hospital.
22. Motion to accept “Cardboard Kore,” a figurative sculpture executed in post-consumer paper products, by Michael Stutz, commissioned for Boarding Area C of San Francisco International Airport, into the Civic Art Collection.
23. Motion to accept the selection panel’s recommendation of Dana Zed as the project artist for the Portola Branch Library.
24. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Dana Zed for an amount not to exceed $36,000 for design, fabrication and installation of an artwork for Portola Branch Library.
25. Motion to approve the 2005 Revision of the Civic Art Collection Guidelines as revised by the Visual Arts Committee, September 30, 2005.
26. Motion to approve the designs proposed for a series of three commemorative plaques in honor of Harvey Milk to be placed at the Harvey Milk Plaza at the entrance to the Castro Muni Station.
27. Motion to approve the reorientation of the Leonidas statue in the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse.
28. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection the 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project by Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr.
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.
3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Blanche Brown, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  2. Action: Motion to approve the following recommendations from the review panel for the 2006 Cultural Equity Initiatives Level 2 grants:
    
    Chitresh Das Dance Company - $100,000
    Loco Bloco Drum and Dance Ensemble - $100,000
    Robert Moses’ Kin - $100,000
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: Carlos Garth, Erin Cowan.
  3. Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $250 to Mario Hernandez for assisting Program Director in painting permanent and winter holiday spaces on Downtown sidewalks.
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 temporary installation of a sculpture by Michael Christian entitled “Flock” in the Civic Center Plaza as part of a series of Burning Man sculptures from November 2005 until May 2006.
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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