August 2, 2010

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, August 2, 2010
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 June 7, 2010 Minutes.
   Motion to approve July 12, 2010 Minutes.
   
   Explanatory documents: Draft minutes
   
   
3. President’s Report
   Discussion
   Current developments and announcements.
   
   
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including a brief presentation on the Arts Commission’s fundraising efforts and an update on City budget issues.
   
   
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 Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of April 19, 2010.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of May 17, 2010.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of July 13, 2010.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of July 14, 2010.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2010.
      
      
      Community Arts, Education, and Grants Committee Recommendations (July 13, 2010)
      Action
   6. Motion to enter into a 2010-2011 grant agreement with Community Initiatives in an amount not to exceed $40,000 to support the arts education program intern.
      
      
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (July 14, 2010)
      Action
   7. Motion to amend Resolution #1209-96-585 to replace a limit of three (3) arts or crafts with a limit of two (2) arts or crafts which any applicant may submit for verification at a single screening/meeting of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners.
      
      
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (July 19, 2010)
      Action
   8. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant.
       
   9. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Mission Playground Renovation Project.
       
   10. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Palega Recreation Center.
        
   11. Motion to approve Phases 1 and 2 of the University Mound Renewable Hydroelectric Plant with the condition of removing the canopy and maintaining consistency with other colors used on PUC structures.
        
   12. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Calaveras Dam Replacement Project with contingency to use cast limestone and match the window grills to the roof.
        
   13. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Forest Hill Pump Station with the contingency to remove the louver above the door, increase the door size to the next score line, and remove the part of the reveal that wraps around the building.
        
   14. Motion to approve with Phase 3 of the Sunset Playground Renovation Project with a contingency to reduce the equipment screen, use metal panels around the glass entry, reduce the appearance of drainage pipes, investigate alternatives to the shingle roof, and make the four punch opening windows a consistent width on the front wall.
       
       
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (July 21, 2010)
       Action
   15. Motion to increase Magnolia Editions’ Contract DPAR10000212, to design and prepare nineteen artist finalists’ proposal boards for the Central Subway Public Art Program, by an amount not to exceed $5,000, for a total new contract amount not to exceed $15,000, for additional design work required by the artists to prepare their images and text for their proposal boards.
        
   16. Motion to grant approval to the Port of San Francisco to modify the Promenade Ribbon where adjacent to Pier 30-32 on The Embarcadero Promenade, to allow raised sections to be reconstructed flush with the adjacent pavement. Reconstructed sections would continue the light concrete paving and glass block as per established Promenade Ribbon specifications.
        
   17. Motion to allow the Port of San Francisco to make modifications to the Promenade Ribbon where previously authorized by the Arts Commission without including electrical lighting components.
        
   18. Motion to approve the final design by Eric Powell for artwork gates for Cayuga Playground.
        
   19. Motion to approve designs developed by designer Adrienne Aquino for the CAE Market Street Kiosk Poster Series based on the youth mural artwork from the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Where Art Lives program. Exhibition will be displayed in 24 kiosks on Market Street from Monday August 2 to Friday, October 29, 2010.
        
   20. Motion to approve the artist Amy Ellingson as recommended by the SFO Boarding Area E Selection Panel with Eric Hongisto as an alternate.
        
   21. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Amy Ellingson as recommended by the SFO Boarding Area E Selection Panel, for design of artwork for the terrazzo floor in SFO Boarding Area E, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.
        
   22. Motion to recommend to the Full Commission the de-accession from the Civic Art Collection of Paul Selinger’s Untitled, 1971 located at Broderick and Bush Mini Park (Accession #1971.44).
        
   23. Motion to approve the destruction of what remains of Paul Selinger’s sculpture, Untitled, 1971 (Accession #1971.44) due to the sculpture’s deterioration and resulting threat to public safety.
        
   24. Motion to recommend to the Full Commission the de-accession from the Civic Art Collection of Armand Trahan’s Worldscape III, 1968 (Accession #1969.61).
        
   25. Motion to approve the destruction of what remains of Armand Trahan’s sculpture, Worldscape III, 1968 (Accession #1969.61) due to the sculpture’s deteriorated state requiring restoration and that is unjustifiable.
        
   26. Motion to approve the modification of Rupert Garcia’s design proposal for the lobby of San Francisco General Hospital, which consists of changing the field color of the terrazzo and eliminating the colored glass for the pedestrian bridge.
        
   27. Motion to approve artist Charles Sowers’ mock-up and design development materials for the Randall Museum (with a preference for option one: panels extending beyond building to conceal duct work).
       
       
       Executive Committee Recommendations (July 26, 2010)
       Action
   28. Motion to direct Arts Commission staff to continue meeting with San Francisco Architectural Heritage, a California nonprofit corporation, to discuss the terms of a proposed 50-year preservation easement to protect the historical features of the Bayview Opera House.
        
   29. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the San Francisco Symphony to produce twelve concerts during the 2010-2011 season, in an amount not to exceed $1,910,283.
        
   30. Motion to approve the allocation of $100,000 from the Public Art Fund to support several activities including the Mayor’s Art Award, the Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco JAM and other administrative functions.
        
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.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Maya Draisin, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application
         review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
         Renny Pritikin, Director and Curator; Nelson Gallery and Fine Art Collection at the University of California, Davis
         Victor Cartageña, artist
         Ernest Jolly, Head Preparator; de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University and artist
         Pireeni Sundaralingam, editor and PEN USA Rosenthal Fellow
         Mimi Lok, Executive Director; McSweeney’s Voice of Witness series, writer and arts educator
         Michella Rivera-Gravage, Director; Digital Media at the Center for Asian American Media, and artist
         Joan Pinkvoss, editor
         
          
   4. Street Artists Committee—Sherene Melania, 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: Shui Ken Yu, Min Xiong Li, Theresa Mabalatan.
         
          
   5. Visual Arts Committee—Lorraine García-Nakata, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. Action: Motion to approve the recommendation by the Central Subway Chinatown Station Artist Selection Panel, which met on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, of two artists, Yumei Hou and Tomie Arai and each of their conceptual proposals for artworks to be integrated into the Central Subway Chinatown Station; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a separate Design Development contract with Yumei Hou and Tomie Arai in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each contract.
          
      3. Action: Motion to approve the recommendation by the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station Artist Selection Panel which met on Wednesday, July 21, 2010, of artist Erwin Redl and the artist team of Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz and each of their conceptual proposals for artworks to be integrated into the Central Subway Union Square/Market Street Station; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a separate Design Development contract with artist Erwin Redl and the artist team of Jim Campbell and Werner Klotz in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each contract.
          
      4. Action: Motion to approve the recommendation by the Central Subway Moscone Station Artist Selection Panel, which met on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, of two artists, Tom Otterness and Catherine Wagner and each of their conceptual proposals for artworks to be integrated into the Central Subway Chinatown Station; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a separate Design Development contract with Tom Otterness and Catherine Wagner in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each contract.
          
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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.