October 1, 2012 | San Francisco Arts Commission

Full Commission - October 1, 2012

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, October 1, 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 September 10, 2012 Minutes.
Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements on status of book publication, Arts for the City: Civic Art and Urban Change.
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including updates on recent Central Market and National Arts in Education Week arts activities as well as an update on strategic planning.
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 Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of September 11, 2012.
2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of September 12, 2012.
3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of September 17, 2012.
4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2012.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (September 11, 2012)
  Action
5. Motion to approve the proposed 2012-2013 Management and Program Plan (“MPP”) and budget for Bayview Opera House, Inc, for a grant not to exceed $311,658, contingent upon completion of revisions to the MPP and FY12 Final Report.
  
  Explanatory Documents: FY12 Bayview Opera House, Inc. Final Report; FY13 Bayview Opera House, Inc. Management and Program Plan and Budget
6. Motion to approve the proposed 2012-2013 Management and Program Plan and budget for African American Art and Culture Complex and sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center for a grant not to exceed $570,876 (including $474,206 to African American Art and Culture Complex and $96,670 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center), contingent upon completion of revisions to the MPP and FY12 Final Report.
  
  Explanatory Documents: FY12 African American Art and Culture Complex Final Report; FY12 Queer Cultural Center Final Report; FY13 African American Art and Culture Complex Management and Program Plan and Budget; FY13 Queer Cultural Center Management and Program Plan and Budget
7. Motion to approve the proposed 2012-2013 Management and Program Plan and budget for Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, for a grant not to exceed $522,923, contingent upon completion of revisions to the MPP and FY12 Final Report.
  
  Explanatory Documents: FY12 Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Final Report; FY13 Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Management and Program Plan and Budget
  
  Street Artists Committee Recommendations (September 12, 2012)
  Action
8. Motion to approve text recommended by William J. Clark and Robert J. Clark amending minutes of Street Artists Committee meeting of January 12, 2011 to include information not previously recorded due to audio recording failure.
  Explanatory Document: February 29, 2012 e-mail from Mr. William Clark and Mr. Robert Clark
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (September 17, 2012)
  Action
9. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Moccasin Control and Server Building with the contingency of providing a three dimensional rendering and materials samples prior to Phase 3 review
10. Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the SFMTA Operator Convenience Facilities with the contingency of modifying the door and refining the connections to the roofs.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (September 19, 2012)
  Action
11. Motion to approve an amendment to the Civic Art Collection Guidelines to include Resolution No.0507-12-142 and Resolution No.0507-12-143.
12. Motion to approve artist honorarium payments in the amount of $1,000 each to the following artists for their newly commissioned work for the exhibition Nothing to See Here at the SFAC Gallery: Nicole Jean Hill; Jin Zhu; Johnna Arnold; and Joshua Band.
13. Motion to approve the following short list for the Central Subway Moscone/Yerba Buena Station Sculpture Opportunity as recommended by the Prequalification Panel:
  Michael Arcega
  Lawrence Argent
  Alice Aycock, Ball-Nouges Studio
  Cecil Balmond
  Chris Burden
  Linda Fleming
  Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo
  Mark Handforth
  Sol LeWitt
  Donald Lipski
  Roxy Paine
  Jaume Plensa
  Charles Ray
  Kent Roberts
  Tony Smith
  May Sun
  Pae White
14. Motion to approve the following finalists for the Central Subway Moscone/Yerba Buena Station Sculpture Opportunity as recommended by the Moscone/Yerba Buena Station Sculpture Selection Panel: Sol LeWitt; Roxy Paine; and Charles Ray.
15. Motion to approve the following short list of artists for the Central Subway Chinatown Station Crosscut Cavern Wall Project as recommended by the Central Subway 2-D Projects Prequalification Panel:
  Shimon Attie
  Hung Liu
  Lisa Blatt
  Sun/Erenberg Team (SET)
  Diane Andrews Hall
  Cheonea Kim
  Bovey Lee
  Niana Liu
  Mike Mandel
  Lordy Rodriguez
  Clare Rojas
  Jovi Schnell
  Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen
  Mark Dean Veca
  Pae White
  Imin Yeh
16. Motion to approve the following short list of artists for the Central Subway Union Square Station Art Glass Project as recommended by the Central Subway 2-D Projects Prequalification Panel:
  Tim Bavington
  Lisa Blatt
  Randy Colosky
  Amy Ellingson
  Diane Andrews Hall
  Jim Isermann
  Cheonea Kim
  Bovey Lee
  David Maisel
  Clare Rojas
  Leslie Shows
  Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen
  Pae White
17. Motion to approve the following short list for the Central Subway Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall Project as recommended by the Central Subway 2-D Projects Prequalification Panel:
  Shimon Attie
  John Bankston
  Hung Liu
  Lisa Blatt
  Randy Colosky
  Amy Ellingson
  Kota Ezawa
  Diane Andrews Hall
  Mildred Howard
  Jim Isermann
  Niana Liu
  David Maisel
  Mike Mandel
  Lordy Rodriguez
  Clare Rojas
  Jovi Schnell
  Leslie Shows
  Owen Smith
  Chris Sollars
  Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen
  Mark Dean Veca
  Pae White
  Imin Yeh
18. Motion 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.
19. Motion to increase Paul Kos’s contract for a police memorial artwork in the plaza of the new Public Safety Building from $300,000 to a new contract amount not to exceed $450,000 for completion of construction document phase and continuation of fabrication phase.
20. Motion to approve the kiosk poster proposal by artist Lordy Rodriguez for the 2013-2014 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $8,000.
21. Motion to approve the kiosk poster proposal by artist Mark Ulriksen for the 2013-2014 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $8,000.
22. Motion to approve the kiosk poster proposal by artist Sanaz Mazinani for the 2013-2014 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the artist to develop and complete six unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $8,000.
23. Motion to approve two additional poster designs by Christina Empedocles for the Art on Market Street Poster Series 2012-2013.
24. Motion to approve an increase in Rupert Garcia’s contract to design, fabricate and install two mosaic murals at General Hospital from $307,312 to $365,929 due to an increase in the fabricator’s price.
25. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design for a light sculpture by Merge for Boarding Area E at San Francisco International Airport.
Civil Grand Jury Report
Discussion
Update on recent Civil Grand Jury Report and Arts Commission response.
Explanatory Document: Civil Grand Jury Report, Arts Commission Response to Civil Grand Jury Report
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—Sherene Melania, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
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.
    Explanatory Documents: Letter from Ms. Kathy Hallinan; Letter from Tad Sky and Maria Hillius; Letter from Phyllis Williams
  2. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Julio Bonilla Jr., Lian Yuan Guang, Carol Glashoff.
  3. Action: Motion to approve concept of a voluntary pilot program at Hallidie Plaza submitted by Union Square Business Improvement District for street artists to display their wares in uniform display booths measuring 3' wide x 5' long x 7' tall furnished by the Union Square Business Improvement District and to authorize Program Director to request Board of Supervisors to issue a temporary one-year exemption of Hallidie Plaza street artist spaces from regulations of Section 2405 (c) (3), (4), and (11) which requires street artist spaces to be 3' wide x 4' long x 5' tall and not within 5' of each other.
    Explanatory Documents: Proposal Letter from Union Square BID; Hallidie Plaza Map of Street Artists Spaces; Diagram of Proposed Street Artists Display; Draft Board of Supervisors Resolution
  4. Action: Motion to request Board of Supervisors for designation of six (6) months of one (1) street artist selling space on Jefferson Street, south side, corner of Leavenworth Street subject to compliance with ADA regulations (continued from September 10, 2012 full Arts Commission meeting).
    Explanatory Documents: 8/17/12 Letter from David Berbey; 8/22/12 Letter from William Clark; Map of Proposed J-9 space; Jefferson Street Photo 1; Jefferson Street Photo 2
  5. Action: Motion to request Board of Supervisors to redesignate for six (6) months of space “L-2,” on Leavenworth Street, west side, at Jefferson Street, with exemption from the 10' distance-‌from-doorway regulation (Section 2405 (c) (6)) (continued from September 10, 2012 full Arts Commission meeting).
    Explanatory Document: 8/17/12 Letter from David Berbey; 8/22/12 Letter from William Clark; Leavenworth Street Photo
5. Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
  2. Action: Motion to approve a contract not to exceed $29,000 with Scott Minneman for maintenance work on the Facsimile art project at Moscone West.
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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