September 10, 2012 | San Francisco Arts Commission

Full Commission - September 10, 2012

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 10, 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 July 2, 2012 Minutes.
Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
President’s Report
Discussion
Current developments and announcements.
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including update on recent Civil Grand Jury Report.
Explanatory Document: Civil Grand Jury Report
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 July 10, 2012.
2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of July 11, 2012.
3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2012.
4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2012.
5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2012.
6. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2012.
  
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (July 10, 2012)
  Action
7. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following teaching artists to work in the WritersCorps program for 2012-2013:
  Sandra Garcia, $35,500
  Rose Tully, $35,500
  Roseli Ilano, $38,500
  Harold Terezon, $38,500
  Anhvu Buchanan $40,000
  Minna Dubin $45,000
  Carrie Leiser Williams $40,000
  Judith Tannenbaum, $56,000
  Explanatory Document: WritersCorps Teaching Artists FY2013 biographies
  
  Street Artists Committee Recommendations (July 11, 2012)
  Action
8. 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)).
  Explanatory Document: 8/17/12 Letter from David Berbey; 8/22/12 Letter from William Clark; Leavenworth Street Photo
9. 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.
  Explanatory Document: 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
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (July 16, 2012)
  Action
10. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the SFMTA Operator Convenience Facilities with the contingency of developing the selected structure, refined color options and presenting more detailed site plans.
11. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Moccasin Control and Server Building.
12. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Washington Square Restroom Replacement.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (July 18, 2012)
  Action
13. Motion to approve an exterior painted mural by Precita Eyes lead artists Yukako Ezoe Onodera and Max Marttila on a retaining wall in the playground area of the Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center 650 Capital Street in the Oceanview District. The painting pictures the community engaged in healthy activities. The mural is sponsored by Rebuilding Together San Francisco.
14. Motion to approve Rebar’s proposal Handsignals for the public artwork for the revised design of McCoppin Hub.
15. Motion to approve final designs for interior and exterior artwork pieces and mock-up of interior artwork piece by artist Ron Saunders for the new Bayview Branch Library.
16. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Plaything of the Wind, 2012 by Colette Crutcher, commissioned for the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center. Fabricated of ceramic tile, crockery, recycled mirrors, grout and cement board, the artwork consists of mosaic panels distributed over two wall areas approximately 7 feet high by 12 feet wide, located on the west wall of the Chinese Recreation Center, in the children’s outdoor playground area.
17. Motion to approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Active Memory, 2012 by Shan Shan Sheng, commissioned for the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center. Fabricated of Venetian handmade glass and stainless steel, the artwork is suspended in the entry lobby of the Chinese Recreation Center from a ceiling area approximately 8 feet wide by 4 feet deep, with 8 individual strands up to 15 feet long.
18. Motion to approve the San Francisco International Airport Artist Selection Panel’s recommendation of Val Britton, Adriane Colburn, James Melchert, and Catherine Wagner to develop proposals for the Non-Secure Connector at the San Francisco International Airport, and authorization to pay a proposal fee to each of $3,250.
19. Motion to approve the San Francisco International Airport Artist Selection Panel’s recommendation for the artist team Merge to develop a proposal for a light sculpture at Boarding Area E at the San Francisco International Airport, and authorization to pay a proposal fee of $3,250.
20. Motion to approve the San Francisco International Airport Artist Selection Panel’s recommendation for the artist Eric Staller to develop a proposal for the Children’s Area at Boarding Area E at the San Francisco International Airport, and authorization to pay a proposal fee of $1,500.
21. Motion to approve public art program outline for Arelious Walker Stair Replacement Program.
22. Motion to approve a contract not to exceed $29,000 with Scott Minneman for maintenance work on the Facsimile art project at Moscone West.
23. Motion to recommend to the full Commission, at the request of San Francisco Recreation and Parks, the de-accession from the Civic Art Collection of Johanna Poethig’s Flying Dragon-Snake-Monkey-Bird, 1988 (Accession #1988.41) located at Father Alfred Boeddeker Recreation Center Clubhouse 295 Eddy Street.
24. Motion to approve, at the request of San Francisco Recreation and Parks, the destruction of Johanna Poethig’s Flying Dragon-Snake-Monkey-Bird, 1988 (Accession # 1988.41) following the expiration of a 90-day notice period in which the artist or a party authorized by the artist is given opportunity to remove and relocate the artwork.
  
  Executive Committee Recommendations (July 23, 2012)
  Action
25. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the Arts Commission and the Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) regarding the use of PUC art enrichment funds for artworks, community-based arts programs, and capital improvements to the Cultural Centers.
26. Motion to approve recommendations to award 58 grants totaling $235,475 in the 2011-2012 cycle of Individual Artist Commission grants to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
  Annie Danger, $5,060
  Anthony Williams, $10,000
  Benjamin Levy, $8,100
  Dave End, $8,100
  Deborah Slater, $7,700
  Elizabeth Stephens, $10,000
  Erling Wold, $10,000
  Francis Wong, $9,500
  Guillermo Gómez-Peña, $10,000
  Idris Ackamoor, $8,100
  Jacob Felix Heule, $8,100
  Jewlia Eisenberg, $7,700
  Jon Jang, $9,500
  Lenora Lee, $8,100
  Leticia Hernandez, $7,315
  Lily Cai, $8,100
  Lisa Gray-Garcia, $8,100
  Marcus Shelby, $10,000
  Mica Sigourney, $8,100
  Monique Jenkinson, $10,000
  Nathaniel Justiniano, $8,100
  Sara Shelton Mann, $10,000
  Sascha Jacobsen, $8,100
  Scott Wells, $10,000
  Sean Dorsey, $10,000
  Todd Brown, $10,000
  Weishan Liu, $7,700
27. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Heyday, for an amount not to exceed $25,500, to publish, produce, promote, market and distribute the San Francisco Arts Commission book tentatively titled Arts of the City: A Cultural History of San Francisco; the Arts Commission shall have the right to purchase copies from Heyday at a discount as long as the book is in print.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (August 15, 2012)
  Action
28. Motion to approve the following additional arts professionals as potential panelists for the Central Subway Public Art Projects Selection Panels:
  Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  Timothy Anglin Burgard, Ednah Root Curator of American Art, de Young Museum
  Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Acting Head of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  Kendal Henry, Faculty at School of the Visual Arts (New York City) and former Manager of Arts Programs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Arts for Transit
  Constance LeWallen, adjunct curator at University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
  Marc Pally, Artistic Director, Glow (Los Angeles) and independent curator
  Karen Tsujimoto, former Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum
  Connie Wolf, Director, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford
29. Motion to amend Resolution No. 0604-12-166 due to a clerical error, to increase the honorarium amount of $1,200 each for artists Randy Colosky, Val Britton and Rachel Mica Weiss to $2,000 for each artist. This reflects an $800 increase in each honorarium, with a total increase of $2,400.
30. Motion to approve the painted mural entitled Play in 14 Languages by Renee McKenna for the exterior west wall of the South Sunset Clubhouse at Vincente Street and 40th Avenue. The mural is sponsored by Art in Every Classroom, Inc. and supported by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.
31. Motion to approve, at the request of the San Francisco Recreation and Parks, the destruction of Johanna Poethig’s Flying Dogs, located at Father Alfred Boeddeker Recreation Center Clubhouse 295 Eddy Street, following the expiration of a 90 day notice period in which the artist or a party authorized by the artist is given opportunity to remove and relocate the artwork.
32. Motion to approve the final designs for Transform. Reveal. Challenge. Expand. Imagine. Celebrate. poster series by artist Julie Chang for the Art on Market Street Program 2012-2013, which includes a total of 36 posters installed in 18 bus shelters on Market Street between Embarcadero and 8th streets from October 8, 2012 to January 4, 2013.
33. Motion to approve the proposed light “honey color” patina as shown in the material sample presented at the August 15, 2012 Visual Arts Committee meeting for the Chairs project by Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe for the Church and Duboce streetscape.
34. Motion to approve the final design proposal for the glass History Panels to be installed on the exterior façade of the Bayview Branch Library.
35. Motion to approve the new location and landscape design surrounding Beniamino Bufano’s Peace, 1939 (Accession # 1956.3) at 800 Brotherhood Way.
36. Motion to approve designs developed by Marissa Mossberg for the ArtIMPACT 3rd Street Kiosk Poster Series to support National Arts in Education Week based on reformatting the text into the negative space. Exhibition will be displayed in 15 shelter kiosks from the 3rd Street/T-Line (Embarcadero) to and including the Carroll Street stations from September 13 to December 31, 2012.
37. Pending approval by the Airport Art Steering Committee, motion to approve revised artwork locations and conceptual design approach for Amy Ellingson’s artwork for San Francisco International Airport’s Boarding Area E in Terminal 3 and to use option two as the basis for conceptual design.
38. Motion to approve mock-up of exterior artwork piece by artist Ron Saunders for the new Bayview Branch Library.
39. Motion to approve artist Adriane Colburn for the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for Daggett Park, as recommended by the Daggett Park Artist Selection Panel.
40. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Adriane Colburn for the design, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for Daggett Park in an amount not to exceed $192,780.
41. Motion to approve Memorandum of Understanding between the San Francisco Arts Commission and Electric Works on the sale of limited edition prints featuring the Coit Tower murals as a fundraiser for ArtCare.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 20, 2012)
  Action
42. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the San Francisco Groundwater Supply—South Windmill Well Station.
43. Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the SFMTA Operator Convenience Facilities located at the terminal of the the #71 line at Hampshire and Cesar Chavez streets and the terminal of the #29 line at Fitzgerald Avenue and 3rd Street. The approval is contingent on presenting additional color options, unifying the materials, reducing the amount of grating and exploring using metal panel on the walls and doors.
44. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Transbay Folsom Streetscape Design with the contingency to create better connections to Oscar Park and to look into the tree spacing.
  
  Executive Committee Recommendations (August 27, 2012)
  Action
45. Motion to approve artist honorarium payments for participation in 2 Months of 2 Blocks of Art to the following artists in the amounts listed:
  Reynaldo Cayetano, Inks of Truth $500
  Julian Dash, Holy Stitch $1,500
  Natalie Hopner, Conspiracy of Venus $1000
  Isaac Frankle, Shovelman $500
  HOK Architects, Central Market Community Benefit District $1,500
  Yeye Suárez, Yeye Suárez Ensemble $1,500
  Todd Berman $500
  Jaden Rose Davies, Solar Flare $1,000
  Garrett Kobsef $1,200
  Temistocles Fuentes Betancourt, Grupo Experimental Nago $1,500
  Caroline Chung, Citizens Jazz $600
  Fred Anderson $1,000
  Tisha Kahl, Theatre Flamenco of San Francisco $1,500
  John Chatman $600
  Explanatory document: The ARTery Project Mini-Grants Project Ranking and Scores
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.
    Explanatory documents: Controller’s Audit Determination Status Memorandum (Six-Month Review), Arts Commission Response to Controller’s Audit Determination Status Memorandum
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.
  2. Action: Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Maria Cisneros, Jimothy Hoang, Napoleon Paz, Florence Hori, Hugo Espinoza, Rikki Romero, Willie McDaniel, Birgitt Helleman, David Beatty, Michael Johnson, Henry Jiao, Shawn Harris, Nicole Yong-Cowan, Jian Liang Zhao, Tom Kubik.
  3. Action: Motion to approve re-issuance of former certificate number (#5700) to street artist Jonovan (currently #8594).
  4. Action: Motion to approve honorarium payment of $200 each plus cost of materials to David Campos and Drew Flores for assisting Program Director in repainting spaces in the Fisherman’s Wharf area.
  5. Action: Motion to ratify approval of certificate issued to Florence Hori on August 8, 2012.
5. Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
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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