Executive_Committee
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004
4:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
Notes
Because this meeting did not have a quorum, these notes are not official public record
Commissioners Present: Andrea Cochran, Ethel Pitts Walker, Blanche Brown (on speaker phone)
Staff Present: Richard Newirth, Nancy Gonchar, Jewelle Gomez, Judy Nemzoff
Call To Order: 4:15 p.m.
- Budget and Director's Report
Deputy Director Nancy Gonchar revised the figures in the agenda thusly:
Motion to approve Public Art Allocation for FY 2004-05:
Salaries $354,819
Gallery Programming $35,000
Staff Business Travel $3000
Membership Fees $5000
Computer hardware, software & consulting fees $10,000
Web Design $2000
Office Supplies $6000
SFAC Image Committee $5000
Total Allocation $420,819
- Cultural Equity Grants Program Director's Report
Cultural Equity Grants Program Director Jewelle Gomez discussed the upcoming grant year and announced the next category to be reviewed: Cultural Equity Initiatives, Level Two.
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Other Business
Community Arts and Education Program Director Judy Nemzoff announced that the current proposal to allocate funds for the African American Arts and Cultural Complex would be the first allocation for the newly formed nonprofit which will manage the City-owned facility. Commissioner Cochran asked if the proposed figure, $314,572, is the amount regularly allocated for that facility. Ms. Nemzoff responded that the figure is based on a percentage of the total funds and is the same the amount the building received over the past three years.
Motion to approve the proposed African American Arts and Culture Complex 2004-2005 Management Program Plan and their grant allocation, not to exceed $314,572.
Motion to approve Neighborhood Festival grants of $24,000 from 2004-05 Grants for the Arts funds to the following organizations:
Bayview Hunters Point Senior Citizens Center, Andre's Boarding and Boarding Care 4th of July Picnic $3000
Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, Excelsior Festival $3000
Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, Inc., Potrero Hill Festival $3000
Precita Eyes Muralists Assocoiation, Inc.,Urban Youth Arts Festival $3000
San Francisco SAFE, Annual Holiday Party Unity Parade & Rally $3000
Sunset Youth Services, Sunset Community Festival $3000
Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative, Treasure Island Community Day $3000
United Council of Human Services, Harumbe Festival $3000
Total $24,000
- Adjournment: 4:45p.m
Revision Date 9/30/04
Notices
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