December 3, 2012
MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 3, 2012
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Agenda
- Roll Call
- Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve November 5, 2012 Minutes.Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
- President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements on the performance review of the Director of Cultural Affairs, and update on the Heyday book on the history of the arts in San Francisco, Arts for the City: Civic Art and Urban Change.
- Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including recent presentations of the Arts & Economic Prosperity Report prepared by Americans for the Arts.
- 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- Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of November 13, 2012.
- Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of November 14, 2012.
- Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 15, 2012.
- Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of November 19, 2012.
Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (November 13, 2012)
Action - Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
Beth Pickens, Senior Program Manager, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Targol Mesbah, Adjunct Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies
Street Artists Committee Recommendations (November 14, 2012)
Action - Motion to authorize Program Director to request Board of Supervisors for permanent designation of six (6) street artist selling spaces on Market Street, north side, at Spear Street.
- Motion to approve authorization of Program Director to request Board of Supervisors to re-designate for six (6) months two (2) street artist temporary selling spaces on Post Street, northwest corner, at Stockton Street.
- Motion to request Board of Supervisors to re-designate one (1) selling space (“L-2”) on Leavenworth Street, west side, at Jefferson Street, for six (6) months for street artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco; exempting said space from the regulations of Police Code Section 2405(c)(6) and (11) prohibiting selling within ten (10) feet from the outer edge of any entrance to any building and prohibiting selling within five (5) feet of the display of any other street artist.
Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 15, 2012)
Action - Motion to approve artist honoraria payments in the amount of $3,000 each to Jason Hanasik and Berndnaut Smilde for their contributions to Conversation 6, an upcoming SFAC Main Galleries exhibition.
- Motion to approve artist honoraria payments in the amount of $700 each to Alice Shaw, Rebecca Horne and David Gardner for their contributions to Escape, an upcoming SFAC Galleries exhibition at City Hall.
- Motion to approve a new draft of the text developed by Margo Perin with Shimon Attie, Bay Area Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (“BALEAF”) and Arts Commission staff to be permanently incorporated into the Public Safety Building police memorial artwork by Shimon Attie, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the final draft of the text.
- Motion to rescind Resolution No. 1001-12-285 to increase Attie Art Projects LLC (aka Scott/Shimon Attie) contract for a police memorial artwork in the lobby of the new Public Safety Building from $342,500 to the new contract amount not to exceed $392,500 for continuation of fabrication.
- Motion to approve an increase in the total contract amount for Contract DPAR12000057 for Attie Art Projects LLC (aka Scott/Shimon Attie) for the design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of a police memorial artwork in the lobby of the new Public Safety Building from $342,500 to a total amount not to exceed $700,000 to cover the costs of fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of the artwork and to provide an additional $3,000 for writer Margo Perin, a subcontractor to Attie Art Projects LLC, who has created a new text for the police memorial artwork.
- Motion to limit the number of permanent Central Subway artwork projects for which an artist or artist team may be selected to one.
- Motion to approve the following five artists as selected by the Chinatown Crosscut Cavern Wall Artist Selection Committee for the Crosscut Cavern Wall, and to approve an honorarium payment of $2,000 to each finalist for preparation of a proposal for this art opportunity: Hung Liu, Clare Rojas, Jovi Schnell, the artist team of Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen; and Pae White.
- Motion to approve the six final designs for The City on Film poster series by artist Christina Empedocles for the 2012-2013 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, which includes a total of 36 posters installed in 18 bus shelters on Market Street between Embarcadero and 8th streets from January 14 to April 5, 2013.
- Motion to approve payment of up to $4,200 to Peter Richards for development of Americans with Disabilities Act access plan for Philosopher’s Way at McLaren Park.
- Motion to approve the design of a 350 square foot mosaic tile mural entitled Nature Stream by lead artist Renee McKenna to be installed at the South Sunset Playground at Vicente Street and 40th Avenue. The mosaic will run the length of two cement walls on the south side of the playground. The mural is sponsored by Art in Every Classroom, Inc. and supported by District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.
- Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Mission Parade, 2012 by Michael Bartalos, commissioned for Mission Playground. Fabricated from painted steel, the artwork consists of ten fence panels located along the playground’s Valencia Street frontage and ten fence panels on the playground’s 19th Street frontage. The artwork consists of ten unique designs, one per panel, duplicated in the two locations.
- Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Pacific Breath, 2012 by Bryan Tedrick, commissioned for Sunset Recreation Center. Fabricated from painted steel, the artwork consists of five panels topping the park fence along the playground’s Lawton Street frontage between 28th and 29th avenues.
- Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection Aero #8, 2012, a stainless steel kinetic sculpture by Moto Ohtake, commissioned for Fulton Playground.
Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (November 19, 2012)
Action - Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the SFMTA Operator Facilities at the Hudson location contingent on exploration of siting the facility on Newhall Street.
- Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the SFMTA Operator Facilities at the Potrero and Ortega locations.
- Motion to approve Phase 2 for the San Francisco Groundwater Supply Well Stations with the contingency of revising the paving and removing the iris from the green roof plant palette.
Executive Committee Recommendations (November 26, 2012)
Action - Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (“MIG”), in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for a comprehensive community engagement and planning process for the Arts Commission.
- Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of November 13, 2012.
- Nomination and Election of Arts Commission Officers
Action
Motion to nominate and elect officers of the Arts Commission (JD Beltran, President and Sherene Melania, Vice President).
- Committee Reports and Committee Matters
- Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the agency.
- Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the agency.
- Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
- Action: Motion to approve the proposed 2012-2013 Management and Program Plan (“MPP”) and budget for sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center for a grant to SOMArts Cultural Center not to exceed $693,967 (including $595,460 to SOMArts Cultural Center and $98,507 to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center), contingent upon completion of revisions to the MPP.
Explanatory Document: FY2012-2013 API Cultural Center Management and Program Plan and Budget
- Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
- Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Ken Negran, Dashaun Duffy, Pauliasi Lavaka, Craig Marshall, Guillermo Belmonte, Tevita Tongi, Thomas Berneike, Mary Ann Milburn, Ming Hu.
- Action: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day requirement for obtaining a certificate: Paula Datesh, Casey Koerner.
- Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $300 each plus cost of materials to David Campos and Drew Flores for assisting Program Director in repainting permanent and winter holiday spaces in the Union Square/Downtown area and Market Street between Spear and Steuart streets.
- Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
- Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
- Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
- Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
- 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.)
- New Business and Announcements
Discussion
(This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.) - Adjournment
Action
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Notices
Explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591. PLEASE NOTE: The Arts Commission often receives documents created or submitted by other City officials, agencies or departments after the posting of the Arts Commission agenda. For such documents or presentations, members of the public may wish to contact the originating agency if they seek documents not yet provided to the Arts Commission.
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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
Per the American Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2591. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
利便参與會議的相關規定
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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN
De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (Americans with Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2591. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.
