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MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 9, 2009
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve February 2, 2009 Minutes.
Explanatory document: Draft minutes
President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements, including a brief update on City budget issues.
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]).
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 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2009.
2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 9, 2009.
3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2009.
4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 18, 2009.
5. Motion to approve the Ad Hoc Planning Committee Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2009.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 9, 2009)
  Action
6. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Roselle Crossover Improvements Project.
7. Motion to approve Phase 2 with the contingency to present alternatives to the current patterning on the shotcrete.
8. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the South of Market Alleyways Project.
9. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Geneva Historic Car Enclosure with the contingency of presenting alternatives to the positioning and size of the Muni logo.
  
  Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Recommendations (February 10, 2009)
  Action
10. Motion to approve recommendations to award seventeen grants totaling $385,450 in the 2008-2009 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives Level One grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
  3rd i South Asian Independent Film Festival, $23,000
  Alliance for California Traditional Arts, $25,000
  Army of Lovers, $13,450
  Asian American Women Artists Association, $11,000
  Chinese Cultural Productions, $25,000
  Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $25,000
  Chinese Historical Society of America, $25,000
  Croatian American Cultural Center, $25,000
  Fifth Stream Music, $23,000
  Galería de la Raza, $25,000
  Kearny Street Workshop, $25,000
  Kularts, $24,000
  Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, $25,000
  Radar Productions, $20,000
  San Francisco Black Film Festival, $23,000
  Women’s Audio Mission, $23,000
  ZACCHO Dance Theatre, $25,000
11. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
  Kim Anno, Artist, Professor, Writer
  Ellen Sebastian Chang, Director, Writer and Creative Consultant
  Della Davidson, Artistic Director, Theatre and Dance Department, University of California, Davis
  Judy Tsang Henderson, Director of Programming, Stern Grove Festival Association
  Georgina Hernandez, Associate Director, Stanford Institute for Diversity in the Arts
  Ivan Jaigirdar, Artistic Director, 3rd i South Asian Independent Film Festival
  Mark Johnson, Professor of Art and Gallery Director, San Francisco State University
  Margot Melcon, Literary Manager, Marin Theatre Company
  Ron Muriera, Former Executive Director, Manilatown Heritage Foundation
  Ann Marie Nemanich, Executive Director, LINES Ballet
  Marcus Shelby, Musician
  Jack Walsh, Co-Director, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 18, 2009)
  Action
12. Motion to approve the following individuals as candidates for the Central Subway Chinatown Station Artist Selection Panel:
  Mona Tamari, Central Subway Architect, Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning
  Luis Zurinaga, Consultant, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
  Suzette Min, faculty, University of California, Davis
  Hung Liu, artist, faculty, Mills College
  Tan Chow, Senior Community Organizer, Chinatown Community Development Center
  Hou Hanru, Director, San Francisco Art Institute Gallery
  Abby Chen, Curator, Chinese Culture Center
  Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum
  Jean Ma, faculty, Stanford University
  Sue Lee, Executive Director, Chinese Historical Society of America
  Judy Hu, Communications Manager, Chinese Historical Society of America
  Kota Ezawa, artist, faculty, California College of the Arts
  René de Guzman, Visual Art Director, Oakland Museum of California
  Mark Johnson, Director, Gallery, San Francisco State University
13. Motion to approve the following individuals as candidates for the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station Artist Selection Panel:
  Mona Tamari, Central Subway Architect, Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning
  Luis Zurinaga, Consultant, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
  Lawrence Rinder, Executive Director, Berkeley Art Museum
  Margie Driscoll, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects
  Jens Hoffman, Director, Wattis Gallery, California College of the Arts\
  Ellen Newman, Board Member, Union Square Association
  Barbara Goldstein, Director, San Jose Public Art Program
  Ellen Oh, Executive Director, Kearny Street Workshop
  Amy Trachtenberg, artist
  Kota Ezawa, artist, faculty, California College of the Arts
  Stephanie Syjuco, artist
  Renée Green, artist, Dean of Graduate Studies, San Francisco Art Institute
14. Motion to approve the following individuals as candidates for the Central Subway Moscone Station Artist Selection Panel:
  Mona Tamari, Central Subway Architect, Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning
  Luis Zurinaga, Consultant, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
  Gary Garrels, Chief Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  Julie Bishop, Associate Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  Betti-Sue Hertz, Visual Arts Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  Charles Ward, Development Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  Shiree Dyson, Director of Public Programs, Museum of the African Diaspora
  Alleluia Panis, Executive Director, Kularts
  Fred Wasserman, Deputy Director of Programs, Contemporary Jewish Museum
  Jens Hoffman, Director, Wattis Gallery, California College of the Arts
  René de Guzman, Visual Art Curator, Oakland Museum of California
  Hou Hanru, Director, Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute.
15. Motion to approve a mural by lead artist Josef Norris covering a retaining wall on Fell Street between Pierce and Steiner Streets in collaboration with Kid Serve Youth Murals and youth from Ida B. Wells High School. The mural will consist of mosaic tile birds created by high school students.
16. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to take action, without a further resolution of the full Commission, on the following items: Approve contracts or purchase orders with conservators, art technicians, or other qualified contractors for the purposes of performing conservation, maintenance and repair on works of art in the City’s collection; and approve contracts with art service providers for the transport, installation and storage of artwork.
17. Motion to approve a project of the Community Arts and Education Program for an exhibition in kiosks on Market Street of posters submitted by WritersCorps in March, 2009.
18. Motion to approve the temporary installation of artwork by Mark Baugh Sasaki in Patricia’s Green pending final permit approval from the Recreation and Park Department.
19. Motion to approve the proposal by artist Kota Ezawa for an Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Project for the Art on Market Street 2009-2010 Program, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Kota Ezawa for the design and printing of four copies each of six original poster designs, and for assistance with a related public event, for an amount not to exceed $17,000.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 24, 2009)
  Action
20. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Bayview Opera House Landscape.
21. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Tesla Treatment Facility.
22. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Hayes Valley Playground and Clubhouse Renovation.
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
    Action: Staff report, discussion and motion to approve FY2009-2010 Arts Commission budget submission to the Mayor’s office.
    Explanatory Document: Arts Commission proposed budget FY2009-2010 (pdf file)
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 Cultural Equity Grants Program Director regarding Creative Capacity Fund.
  2. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
  3. Action: Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
    Marie K. Lee, Interactive Producer, KQED
    Allan Manalo, Artistic Director, Bindlestiff Studio
    Cynthia Mei, Artistic Director, Adorno Ensemble
    Pink Pasdar, former Associate Artistic Director, American Conservatory Theater
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: Angelia Gholikely, Jabir Ponce, Jennifer Chen, Steven Robinson, Sharon Tang, Linda LaTouche.
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 final payment for Language of the Birds, 2005, an installation made of concrete pavers, UV-rated polycarbonate, silicon, stainless steel wire, LED lights, custom circuit boards, electronic light dimmer, electronic controller, and program card, by Brian Goggin and Dorka Keehn, at the intersection of Broadway and Columbus Avenues in San Francisco.
  3. Action: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve a series of honorarium payments of up to $5,000 to Rick Elizaga for his web design services on the San Francisco Arts Commission website.
  4. Action: Motion to approve modifications to the Promenade Ribbon sculpture in the area between Piers 9 and 33 and between Piers 30 and 38 on the Embarcadero, to be paid from non-Arts Commission sources. These modifications shall include the demolition and removal of raised Ribbon elements and their replacement with flat sections of the Ribbon that are flush with the surrounding concrete.
  5. Action:Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Stanley Saitowitz for an amount not to exceed $12,500 for research and preliminary design relative to the “greening” of the Promenade Ribbon sculpture and its conversion from an electrically illuminated sculpture to one utilizing other solar-activated sources, with funding to be provided by the Port of San Francisco.
New Business
Discussion
(This item is to allow Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration.)
Reports and Announcements
Discussion
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to report on recent arts activities and make announcements)
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.)
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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