March 5, 2012

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 5, 2012
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 January 9, 2012 Minutes.
   Motion to approve February 6, 2012 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.
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 January 23, 2012.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 13, 2012.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of February 14, 2012.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2012.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 13, 2012)
      Action
   5. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the 2008 Restroom Park Bond Program—Traditional Design.
       
   6. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the SFO Replacement Air Traffic Control Tower and Integrated Facility.
       
   7. Motion to approve Phase 2 of Daggett Park contingent upon presenting a materials board at Phase 3 review, revising the signage, and presenting fence design options prior to Phase 3 review.
       
   8. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the SFMTA Operator’s Restroom on Phelan Avenue near Ocean with conditions that the design team explore siting the restroom at the corner, extend the concrete wall, streamline the trellis and planters, and refine the corner design.
         
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (February 14, 2012)
      Action
   9. Motion to approve recommendations to award thirteen grants totaling $221,500 in the 2011-2012 cycle of Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships Grants to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
      Mary Jean Robertson, $25,000
      Kulintang Arts Inc., $25,000
      Imagine Bus Project, $25,000
      Voice of Witness, $25,000
      Root Division, $15,000
      Croatian American Cultural Center, $25,000
      African Advocacy Network, $22,500
      Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $9,500
      Ana Teresa Fernandez, $9,500
      StageWrite, $10,000
      Push Dance Company, $10,000
      Lenora Lee Dance, $10,000
      Pearl Ubungen, $10,000
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 15, 2012)
      Action
   10. Motion to approve the design of a utility box mural at Oakdale Avenue and Third Street. The painted mural by Malik Seneferu, From the Hill and Beyond, is sponsored by The San Francisco Housing Development Corporation and supported by the Bayview Opera House, 4800 Home Owners Association and the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center.
        
   11. Motion to confirm that the San Francisco Arts Commission will be responsible for the maintenance and removal (if necessary) of the mural by artist Jovi Schnell, to be located on the freeway columns and underpass structure of the SOMA West Skatepark along Duboce Street between Mission and Stevenson streets.
        
   12. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an increase in Merge Conceptual Designs’ contract by $17,000 from $30,000 to $47,000 for additional development of conceptual design proposal for an artwork at the Fire Station at the new Public Safety Building.
        
   13. Motion to approve revised design and material samples for Shimon Attie’s police memorial artwork for the new Public Safety Building.
        
   14. Motion to approve selection of movies for development for the Art on Market Street Poster Series by Christina Empedocles for display on Market Street for three months beginning December 2012.
        
   15. Motion to approve temporary installation of a sculpture entitled Breathing Flower proposed by the Asian Art Museum by artist Choi Jeong Hwa on the Larkin Street Side of Civic Center Plaza pending permit approval by the Recreation and Park Commission. The sculpture dimensions are 24 feet tall by 36 feet wide and it will be placed upon a base 12 feet square and 8 feet high. The duration of the exhibition will be from May 18, 2012 through September 2, 2012.
        
   16. Motion to proceed with fabrication of the bell for Paul Kos’ community plaza artwork for the new Public Safety Building.
        
   17. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an increase in Paul Kos’ contract in the amount of $35,000 from $265,000 to $300,000, for the purchase of materials for the fabrication of the bell for the community plaza artwork at the new Public Safety Building.
        
   18. Motion to approve an extension of the Tomie Arai artwork locations at the Central Subway, Chinatown Station, to include additional façade areas.
        
   19. Motion to approve the public art approach for SOMA West–McCoppin Hub as detailed in the SOMA West—McCoppin Hub Public Art Project Outline.
        
   20. Motion to approve the following pool of potential panelists for San Francisco International Airport projects (Airport Control Tower non-secure connector; Boarding Areas E & F):
       Amy Ellingson, artist
       Courtney Fink, Executive Director, Southern Exposure
       Rupert Garcia, artist
       Barbara Goldstein, Public Art Director, City of San Jose
       Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum
       Maysoun Wazwaz, Program Manager, Mills College Art Museum
       Constance Y. White, Art Program Manager, San Diego International Airport
       Shelley Willis, Art in Public Places Program Director, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
        
   21. Motion to approve the mock-up of etched granite for the project Philosopher’s Way at McLaren Park by artists Peter Richards and Susan Schwartzenberg.
        
   22. Motion to approve construction mock-up and revised design concept (addition of lighting and top and bottom access panels) of Ned Kahn’s Water Wall at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.
        
   23. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an increase in Ned Kahn’s contract for design and construction of Firefly and Water Wall at 525 Golden Gate Avenue of up to $40,000 to accommodate design and construction of design modifications for lighting and access panels.
        
   24. Motion to approve a new project opportunity for Hamilton Pool with $65,793 remaining Art Enrichment funds and to request Johanna Poethig to develop a proposal to create an artwork similar to Dragon Snake Monkey Bird at Boeddeker Park Recreation Center.
        
   25. Motion to approve the final design and construction documents for Nobuho Nagasawa’s artwork for Islais Creek.
        
   26. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an increase in the contract with Nobuho Nagasawa by $37,250 for a new contract total of $78,850 to increase scope of work to include fabrication/restoration for the bell and cleat elements, and for sandblasting poetry text into the site pavers.
        
   27. Motion to approve final art fence panel mock-up by artist Michael Bartalos for Mission Playground.
        
   28. Motion to enthusiastically endorse The Bay Lights, an art project designed by artist Leo Villarreal to be installed on the west span of Bay Bridge to commemorate its 75th Diamond Anniversary. The Arts Commission commends the initiative of The Bay Lights organizers and sponsors for initiating such an inspired, ambitious and celebratory work at no cost to the City. The Arts Commission believes that this temporary artwork will make a significant contribution to the architectural beauty of the bridge and the region as a whole, and will elevate the experience of the 50 million Bay Area residents and visitors during its two-year run. The Bay Lights will have a positive luminous impact on the San Francisco waterfront and is a generous gift to the City.
        
   29. Motion to approve Design Development (which includes final selection of chair types, dimensioned design of Gateway, artwork materials, surface treatments, and installation locations for all elements) of the Church and Duboce Public Art Project (Gateway and Chairs) by Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe.
        
   30. Motion to approve the art opportunity as described in the Project Outline for Central Subway, Chinatown Station: Crosscut Cavern Wall.
        
   31. Motion to approve the following finalists for the Central Subway, 4th and Brannan Platform Station Public Art Project as recommended by the 4th and Brannan Public Art Selection Panel: David Boyer, Joyce Hsu, Moto Ohtake, Peter Richards/Andrew Forrest, and Esther Werthheimer.
        
   32. Motion to approve the six month installation of three to five sculptures (to be determined by Arts Commission staff) by Jun Kaneko to be placed on the Polk Street side of the Civic Center Plaza at no cost to the City thanks to the generosity of the Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco and the artist, in conjunction with the San Francisco Opera’s production of The Magic Flute for which the artist is designing the costumes, sets and lighting, pending approval of the installation by the Mayor and the Recreation and Park Department.
        
   33. Motion to approve the six-month installation of two sculptures by Jun Kaneko (to be determined by the Arts Commission staff) to be placed on the north and south sides of the War Memorial at no cost to the City thanks to the generosity of the Rena Bransten Gallery in San Francisco and the artist, in conjunction with the San Francisco Opera’s production of The Magic Flute for which the artist is designing the costumes, sets and lighting, pending approval of the installation by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of both the War Memorial and the San Francisco Opera.
        
       Street Artists Committee Recommendations (February 22, 2012)
       Action
   34. Motion to authorize Program Director to request Board of Supervisors for temporary designation of six (6) street artist selling spaces on Market Street, north side, at Spear Street.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (February 27, 2012)
       Action
   35. Motion to approve recommendation to award a grant to Queer Cultural Center in the amount of $23,750, in the 2011-2012 cycle of Arts & Communities: Innovative Partnerships Grants, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement.

        

6. Arts Commission FY 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 Budget
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve proposed fiscal year 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 Arts Commission budget.

   Explanatory documents: Draft Budget, Draft Budget Revenue Sources and Budget Narrative for FY2012-2013 and 2013-2014

7. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the agency.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Chair of the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Motion to approve the following individual as a grants application review panelist for Cultural Equity Grants:
         Wayne Vitale, composer, performer, teacher, instrument conservator, and arts administrator

         Explanatory Document: Cultural Equity Grants Biography of Grants Application Review Panelist
          

   4. Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Chair of the 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: Eric Ruston, Hsien Jen Chiu, Lynn Sunday, Virginia Travers, Zhong Yu Wang, Marc Melancon, Shui Kuen Yu, Santiago Alonso.
          
   5. Visual Arts Committee
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
8. 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.)

9. 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.)

10. Adjournment
    Action

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