March 4, 2013 | San Francisco Arts Commission

Full Commission - March 4, 2013

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 4, 2013
3:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Minutes

Commission President JD Beltran called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.

Roll Call
Commissioners Present
JD Beltran, President
Sherene Melania, Vice President
Gregory Chew
Leo Chow
Amy Chuang
Roberto Ordeñana
Barbara Sklar
Kimberlee Stryker
Gwyneth Borden, ex officio
Commissioners Absent
John Calloway
Charles Collins
Dorka Keehn
Jessica Silverman
Cass Calder Smith
Approval of Minutes
President Beltran called for public comment on the minutes; there was none, and the minutes were approved as submitted.
RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-058: Motion to approve February 4, 2013 Minutes.
President’s Report
President Beltran reported that the Heyday book, San Francisco: Arts for the City—Civic Art and Urban Change, 1932-2012, has been released and is available for sale. She announced public events including talks by the author, Susan Wels, at the San Francisco Public Library on April 4, and another at SPUR on April 11. She added that these and any other public events would be posted on the Arts Commission’s website.
There was no public comment.
Director’s Report
Mr. DeCaigny began his report with an update on strategic planning, explaining that consultant MIG/MMC has begun work on a benchmark study of five peer cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Philadelphia and New York), looking at trends in grantmaking, public art, legislation and how their arts agencies operate. The goal is to learn from promising practices in the national field, and also to determine where San Francisco stands in relation to them. These cities were chosen for their size and demographics, as well as the fact that all have municipal entities for the arts. He reported that the MIG/MMC team is also conducting its initial assessment, interviewing the agency’s management team, and individual Commissioners, as well as policymakers, grantees and Cultural Center directors. They will also hold focus groups with individual artists and arts organizations, as well as grantees of Grants for the Arts. Further, he explained, the team is reviewing all of the legislative mandates, reports from the Civil Grand Jury, the Arts Task Force and other documents, internal and external. They will prepare two reports for the Commission, and later invite broader community engagement through events such as Sunday Streets. He was excited about this process, one of his earliest priorities, and expected it to help identify priorities for the coming four years.
Next, Mr. DeCaigny reported that Commissioners had requested staff presentations on some topics or projects, and suggested policy topics for discussion by the full Commission. He presented the document posted with this agenda, listing several possible such items, and requested comments or additional thoughts from Commissioners for policy discussions or staff presentations. He proposed working with President Beltran to calendar these appropriately for future meetings.

In response to a question from President Beltran about the two-percent-for-art topic, he explained that current legislation provides that up to five percent of that two percent may be used for the care and conservation of the artwork. Staff has begun discussing how best to access the entire five percent, beginning with a review of legislation and practices in conservation and care for artworks. He explained that the Capital Planning Committee has asked about the effect of increasing the amount for care and conservation above five percent, and staff is working to determine whether that would have unintended impacts on access to the arts and equity in all neighborhoods. He reported that the Visual Arts Committee has begun to discuss this topic.

Commissioner Sklar pointed out that the Civic Art Collection includes a great number of objects, of widely varying age and diversity, and it is important for Commissioners to understand the scope of what they are caring for. Mr. DeCaigny added that a fair amount of the collection consists of items predating the 1969 percent-for-art legislation, and the needs of these works are an important part of the discussion. He was thrilled to have Registrar Anne Marie Purkey Levine on staff working to flesh out the inventory of the collection.

President Beltran asked Commissioners to review the list of topics and make any suggestions for changes or new topics to her or to Mr. DeCaigny. Vice President Melania suggested adding arts education programming and the Cultural Equity Grants Program’s granting strategies and their reach to all areas of the city.

Mr. DeCaigny was sad to report that Civic Design Review Program Manager Vicky Knoop will be leaving the Arts Commission on April 5, heading for graduate school. He explained that she has also served as information technology manager, and so will leave two critical roles. He reported that this provided an opportunity to look at the responsibilities, and separate the two roles: Special Projects Director Jill Manton will take on management and oversight of Civic Design Review, with Commission Secretary Sharon Page Ritchie taking on the posting of agendas and minutes for the Committee, and a new office manager will take on the IT responsibilities along with the current office management tasks of the Commission Secretary. He explained that this also provides additional administrative support and a dedicated receptionist.

President Beltran added that her time as interim Director showed her that Ms. Knoop was a renaissance individual whose unique combination of skills and knowledge was completely essential to the agency.

Mr. DeCaigny also reported that the Heyday book has had some good publicity, and there will be free public events at the Library and at SPUR. He announced the new exhibit at the SFAC Main Gallery, with work by Dutch photographer Berndnaut Smilde and local multimedia artist Jason Hanasik, explaining that the show will remain until the War Memorial Veterans Building closes at the beginning of July for seismic retrofitting.

Finally, Mr. DeCaigny reported that the Arts Commission’s budget was submitted on schedule to the Mayor’s Office on February 21, and he and Arts Commission staff were awaiting further instructions from the Mayor as his office compiles the final Citywide budget. Mr. DeCaigny appreciated the Commission’s input on the budget and promised to keep them informed.

There was no public comment.
Consent Calendar
President Beltran severed item 8 from the Consent Calendar, regarding an Individual Artist Commission for Rudy Lemcke, because of a potential conflict of interest for Commissioner Ordeñana. He explained that Mr. Lemcke is affiliated with the Queer Cultural Center, which has rented space from his employer, the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center.
Since only seven other Commissioners were present, and there would be no quorum without Commissioner Ordeñana, President Beltran postponed consideration of this item.

There was no public comment.

President Beltran called for a vote on the remainder of the Consent Calendar, which was approved unanimously as follows.

RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-059:
Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:

Approval of Committee Minutes
1. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-060:Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2013.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-061: Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 11, 2013.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-062: Motion to approve the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2013.
4. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-063: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2013.
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 11, 2013)
5. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-064: Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Terminal 3, Boarding Area E Improvements Project.
6. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-065: Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Portsmouth Square Restroom Replacement Project with the condition of pulling back the roof beams, extending the planter, and exploring additional options for bird control.
  Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (February 12, 2013)
7. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-066: Motion to approve recommendations to award 34 grants totaling $300,460 in the 2012-2013 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each for the amounts listed:
  Ali Liebegott, $8,000
  Alice Rogoff, $4,000
  Alison Pebworth, $9,000
  Allison Leigh Holt, $9,000
  Amy M. Ho, $10,000
  Charlie Varon, $8,000
  Chelsea Rae Klein, $9,000
  Christopher Sollars, $10,000
  Chun Yu, $9,000
  D’Arcy Drollinger, $9,000
  Dan Lau, $9,000
  Dawn Logsdon, $10,000
  Evie Leder, $9,000
  Ingrid Rojas Contreras, $9,000
  Jack Walsh, $9,000
  Jen Cohen, $9,000
  Jenny Odell, $9,000
  Jeremiah Barber, $9,000
  Jerome Reyes, $9,000
  Kevin Simmonds, $10,000
  Lyzette Wanzer, $9,000
  Madeleine Lim, $8,000
  Michelle Tea, $9,000
  Najib Joe Hakim, $8,000
  Nataly Gattegno, $8,000
  Nomy Lamm, $9,000
  Paz de la Calzada, $7,460
  Pireeni Sundaralingam, $10,000
  Sanaz Mazinani, $10,000
  Sarah Christianson, $9,000
  Taraneh Hemami, $9,000
  Truong Tran, $9,000
  Valerie Soe, $9,000
  Wendy Farina, $9,000
8. This item was tabled.
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 20, 2013)
9. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-067: Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Baile!, 1999, by Carmen Lomas Garza. The artwork is 22 inches x 33 1/2 inches, hand-cut paper mounted on foam core board. The artwork is a proposal for the sculpture by the same name that was commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport and accepted into the Civic Art Collection in 2000 (Resolution No.0110-00-033).
10. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-068: Motion to approve an artist honorarium payment in the amount of $2,000 to artist Joshua Short for his contributions to the Cardboard Institute of Technologies’ summer 2013 exhibition at the SFAC Galleries Window Installation Site at 155 Grove Street.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-069: Motion to approve an artist honorarium payment in the amount of $3,000 to Joseph Blum for his solo exhibition of photographs of the building of the new Bay Bridge span, which will be exhibited at City Hall in the summer of 2013.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-070: Motion to approve the construction document phase deliverables (final design drawings and sculpture mockup) for the artwork Handsignals by Rebar for the SOMA West McCoppin Hub project.
13. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-071: Motion to approve Amy Blackstone’s Conceptual Design for an artwork at Boeddeker Park.
14. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-072: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Eric Staller from $25,000 to $304,040 to add to the scope of work Design Development, Construction Documents, Fabrication and Consultation during Installation for an artwork at SFO Airport, Terminal 3, Boarding Area E.
15. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-073: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Merge Conceptual Design from $50,000 to an amount not to exceed $300,000 to add to the scope of work Design Development, Construction Documents, Fabrication and Consultation during Installation for an artwork at SFO Airport, Terminal 3, Boarding Area E.
16. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-074: Motion to approve the following artists and artist teams for the 2013-2014 Prequalified Artist Pool: Bryan Allen; D-L Alvarez; Kathy Aoki; Juana Alicia Araiza; Michael Arcega; Edgar Arceneaux; Arktura LLC; Arteclettica; Deborah Aschheim; Jay Atherton; Ball Nogues Studio; Suzy Barnard; Brian Barneclo; Aileen Barr; Michael Bartalos; Bruce Beasley; Lanny Bergner; Ken Bernstein; Timothy Berry; Leo Bersamina; Suzanne Biaggi; Micajah Bienvenu; Lisa Blatt; Carrie Bodle; Matt Borruso; Sarah Bostwick; Wythe Bowart and Josh Powell; Mark Brest van Kempen; Val Britton; Christopher Brown; Michael Brown and David Cole; Elaine Buckholtz; Dean Burton; Riis Burwell; Ed Carpenter; Cause Collective; Christian Cerrito; Alexander Cheves; Dayton Claudio; Adriane Colburn; Colette Crutcher; Michael Davis; Paz de la Calzada; Jenna Didier and Emily White; Katherine Dube; Jessica Eastburn; Amy Ellingson; Sam Erenberg; Alicia Escott; Kota Ezawa; Jeremy Fish; Claudia Fitch; David Fletcher; Rebecca Fogg; Chris Fraser; Matt Gagnon and Alan Grumet; Stephen Galloway; Benicia Gantner; Ann Gardner; Steven Gardner; Cliff Garten; Carmen Lomas Garza; Sheila Ghidini; Pere Gifre; Vanesa Gingold; Tracy Ginsberg and Theodore Lille; Brian Goldbloom; Walter Gordinier; Todd Gray and Kyungmi Shin; Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector; David Griggs; Barbara Grygutis; Edwin Hamilton; Gerald Heffernon; Jenny Heishman; Archie Held; Taraneh Hemami; Amy Ho; Paul Hobson; Barbara Holmes; Eric Hongisto; Karrie Hovey; Joyce Hsu; Salomon Huerta; Gordon Huether; Hughen/Starkweather; Suzanne Husky; Leonard Hunter; Misako Inaoka; Cynthia Innis; Kelly Inouye; Carrie Iverson; Jason Jagel; Packard Jennings; Chris Johanson; Ned Kahn; Sarah Kavage and Nicole Kistler; Katherine Keefer; Kipp Kobayashi; Naomie Kremer; Carrie Leeb; Mark Leichliter; Lisa Levine and Peter Tonningsen; Heidi Lippman; Hung Liu; Maria Lobo; Mary Lucking; Cybele Lyle; Whitney Lynn; Jefferson Mack; Jack Mackie; David Maisel; Jetro Martinez; Sanaz Mazinani; Adam McCauley; Robert Minervini; Anne Mudge; Anna Valentina Murch; Ken Murphy; Joaquin Newman and Eduardo Pineda; Joe C. Nicholson; Jann Nunn; Scott Oliver; Penny Olson; Kelly Ording; Sean Orlando; Erik Otto; Gay Outlaw; Tressa Pack; Andrea Padilla; Erin Palmer; Siddharth Parasnis; Susan Pascal Beran; Tahiti Pehrson; Sam Perry; Joel Phillips; Troy Pillow; Yulia Pinkusevich; Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall; Johanna Poethig; Nigel Poor; Eric Powell; Al Price; Rebar Art and Design Studio; Rhiza A + D; Meghann Riepenhoff; Lordy Rodriguez; John Roloff; Koryn Rolstad; Leah Rosenberg; Catherine Ruane; James Russell; Saori Ide Russell; Serrah Russell; Heath Satow; Ron Moultrie Saunders; Jovi Schnell; Vicki Scuri; Merle Axelrad Serlin; Sheri Simons; Phillip Smith; Tracy Snelling; Jessica Snow; Chris Sollars; Charles Sowers; Heather Sparks; Joshua G. Stein; Arthur Stern; Roger White Stoller; Anne Storrs; Marcia Stuermer; Primitivo Suarez-Wolfe and Ginger Wolfe-Suarez; Stephanie Syjuco; T.W. Five; Christopher Taggart; Kana Tanaka; Aaron Terry; David Tomb; Ben Trautman; Urban Rock Design; Urbana Studio; Camille Utterback; Gregg Valley; Kerry Vander Meer; Philip Vaughan; Mark Dean Veca; Rhonda Weppler; Lindsey White; Diane Whitmore; Joshua Wiener; Daniel Winterich; Jenifer Wofford; Brandon Zebold; Dana Zed; Jody Zellen; and Susan Zoccola.
17. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-075: Motion to approve the proposal of a temporary artwork, Transfiguration, for the Port Pier 92 Silos Project by the artist team Haddad|Drugan, LLC, as recommended by the selection panel, except for the final conception and visual design which is subject to approval after community outreach and further staff committee process.
18. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-076: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the artist team Haddad|Drugan, LLC in an amount not to exceed $190,000 for design, fabrication and consultation during installation of a temporary artwork for the Port Pier 92 Silos Project.
  Executive Committee Recommendations (February 25, 2013)
19. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-077: Motion to approve the acceptance of 26 donations to ArtCare totaling $33,275 for support in restoring and maintaining the Civic Art Collection’s artwork most in need of conservation work. These donors are: Rick Friedman, John Friedman, Gigi Bland Platt, Lynne Baer and Jay Pidto, Gregory Gibson, Diane Wilsey, Ronald and Gayle Conway, Melissa Creedon, J. Hobby, Andrew Neff, Jill Manton, Deborah and Ronald Victorelli, Robert and Sarah Smith, Jennifer Lyn Goudeau, George P. and Charlotte M. Schultz, Anthony and Page Arata, H. Marcia Smolens, Sylvia Browne, Kathleen Kenyon, ARG Conservation, Boston Properties, San Francisco Art Dealers Association, ArtMRKT, the trustees of the William and Gretchen Kimball Foundation, the Harqua Foundation and the Bob A. Ross Foundation.
Committee Reports and Committee Matters
1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
  1. President Beltran reported that the Executive Committee discussed the Heyday book and an update on strategic planning, as she reported earlier in today’s meeting. She reported that the Committee also received an extensive six-month financial report from Mr. DeCaigny and Deputy Director and CFO Rebekah Krell, and she lauded their efforts. President Beltran added that it was helpful to have this review midyear, to know that everything is running on-plan.
2. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
  1. In the absence of Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Chow reported that the Committee reviewed four projects, spanning the full spectrum of scale and visibility. The Committee reviewed the new San Francisco Airport Terminal 3 for several final minor modifications; he added that this was the same team who worked on Terminal 2. Secondly, the Committee reviewed a new restroom replacing an old one in Chinatown at Portsmouth Square. He reported that it should be a huge improvement—safer, cleaner and more usable; the project has had a lot of community interest. Third, the Committee reviewed one of a series of operator facilities for the Municipal Transportation Agency; these are restrooms for bus drivers to replace unsafe and unpleasant porta-potties currently in use. In this case, the Committee suggested an improvement in siting the facility.
    Commissioner Chow introduced the following motion, explaining that the project a park at 17th and Folsom Streets, is brand new, and the City has not built a new park in a long time. He added that there has been huge interest from the community, as there is very little open space in the area now. He reported that the Recreation and Parks Department team has been working hard, coming to Civic Design Review several times. He explained that he and Commissioner Stryker have held follow-up meetings with the team to help expedite their process, and was confident they will make further improvements.
    
    Public Comment:
    
    Mary Hobson of Recreation and Parks said that the department was eager to keep the project moving forward, and they had support from the community and from Supervisor Campos.
    
    There was no further public comment.
    
    Mr. DeCaigny pointed out the letter from Supervisor Campos posted with the agenda for this meeting, in support of the project. President Beltran read the letter and asked about the budget. Ms. Hobson explained that the total budget was approximately $3.1 million, with about $2.5 million dedicated to construction.
    
    Commissioner Chow called for a vote on the motion, which was unanimously approved.
  2. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-078: Motion to approve Phase 2 of the 17th and Folsom Park with the following conditions: consider the sense of enclosure created by the density of planting and rear fence; simplify the plant list; relate the lighting to the park programming and consider integration into the trellis; the path in front of the stage should lead from the southwest entry to the community garden gate.
    President Beltran thanked the Committee members for their services and time in meeting separately with City staff to consult on design and planning, in addition to participating in the Commission and Committee meetings, all on a volunteer basis.
3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
  1. Vice President Melania reported that this is a busy time. She reported that Bayview Opera House Executive Director Barbara Ockel made a presentation to the Committee, including an update on renovation of the building, and on increased participation in the Opera House’s programs. Vice President Melania reported that the Committee was pleased to see the growth and transformation in the center.
    She reported on WritersCorps activities, including workshops in the Bayview, and readings at the Asian Art Museum and the Contemporary Jewish Museum.
    
    Vice President Melania reported that a community open house on March 21 would be held to present the final proposed design for the building and plaza, and give the public a chance to discuss it with designers Tom Eliot Fisch and Walter Hood.
    
    Pointing to the minutes, President Beltran highlighted the discussion of how grants are awarded, and said it was important for all of the Commissioners to understand this process and the issues involved. Vice President Melania added that this was an ongoing discussion, and she looked forward to pursuing it in the strategic planning process. She listed several issues, including limited funding, assessing alignment with the agency’s mission and how well the constituencies are being served, how the agency is getting the word out, and the appropriate balance of sustaining artists and organizations over time and supporting new artists and organizations with one-time grants.
4. Street Artists Committee—Gregory Chew, Chair
  1. Commissioner Chew reported that the Committee’s next meeting was scheduled for March 13, and that Street Artist Program Director Howard Lazar was working diligently with Port staff on securing permanent selling spaces in the Fisherman’s Wharf area.
    Commissioner Chew presented the following motion, noting that the artist, Mr. Duckhee Lee, made unique carved antlers.
    
    There was no public comment, and the motion was passed unanimously.
  2. RESOLUTION NO. 0304-13-079: Motion to approve request by applicant for waiver of 15-day requirement for obtaining a certificate: Duckhee Lee.
5. Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
  1. In the absence of Commissioner Sklar, who was ill, President Beltran reported that the Galleries Director Meg Shiffler presented the new shows, and the Committee reviewed several projects, including the Rebar design for SOMA West McCoppin Hub, which she predicted will become a signature piece. She reported that the Committee also reviewed two new projects at San Francisco Airport Terminal 3, predicting it would rival Terminal 2. Other items included Boeddeker Park, the 2013-2014 prequalified pool of artists, and Port Pier 92, where the Committee sought greater community input, and updates on the Union Square Market Street station.
    There was no public comment.
Public Comment
There was no public comment.
New Business and Announcements
There was no new business or announcements.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.

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