City and County of San FranciscoSan Francisco Arts Commission

October 7, 2013

Full Commission - October 7, 2013

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, October 7, 2013
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 July 8, 2013 Minutes.
    Explanatory Documents: Draft minutes
     
  3. President’s Report
    Discussion
    Current developments and announcements, including an update on the strategic plan and the officer nominations timeline and process.
     
  4. Director’s Report
    Discussion
    Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements, including an update on the Mayor’s announcement of new resources for eviction prevention.
     
  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 Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of September 11, 2013.
       
    2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of September 18, 2013.
       
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (September 11, 2013)
      Action
    3. 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 for street artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco.
       
    4. Motion to request Board of Supervisors to approve authorization of Program Director 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.
       
    5. Motion to approve the above Lottery Committee recommendation of August 12, 2013 Lottery Committee meeting.
       
    6. Motion, as amended, to amend Arts Commission Resolution No. 0606-94-322 of June 4, 1996, which established a 15 work day time limit for issuance of a Street Artists Certificate following examination of wares (also known as a “screening”), in order to authorize the Street Artists Program Director, on behalf of the Executive Director of the Arts Commission (the “Director of Cultural Affairs”), to waive and extend the 15 work day time limit for up to 60 days from the date of the screening, upon an applicant’s written extension request based on an applicant’s illness, disability, financial hardship, or other circumstances unanticipated at the time of the screening that would interfere with the applicant’s ability to pay for, or use, the Street Artists Certificate within the standard time limit.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (September 16, 2013)
      Action
    7. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Alameda Creek Watershed Center of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
      Explanatory Document: Project illustration
       
    8. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Moccasin Control and Server Building of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
      Explanatory Document: Project illustration
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (September 18, 2013)
      Action
    9. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr for artwork for the Arelious Walker Stair Replacement Project.
       
    10. Motion to approve the revised Final Design deliverables, which include a brick-red color for the arch of the bell, for the artwork by Paul Kos for the Public Safety Building: Community Plaza.
       
    11. Motion to approve the selected finalists Kipp Kobayashi, John Pugh, Ron Moultrie Saunders, and T.W. Five, for the Southeast Community Facility Public Art Project.
       
    12. Motion to approve the revised Final Design deliverables, which includes a revision of the order and color of icons, for the artwork, Handsignals, by Rebar Art and Design Studio for the SOMA West McCoppin Hub Project.
       
    13. Motion to approve the Central Subway: Pagoda Theater Construction Barricade Temporary Art Project Outline for a program of temporary artwork on the construction barricade at the Pagoda Theater site associated with the construction of the Central Subway from approximately mid-2014 through 2017.
       
    14. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (rendering) by Kota Ezawa for the Central Subway: Chinatown Station Construction Barricade Temporary Art Project along Stockton Street to be on display for one year beginning in late 2013 or early 2014 (exact date to be determined).
       
    15. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (final design drawings) for an artwork by Eric Staller for the San Francisco International Airport: Boarding Area E, Children’s Area.
       
    16. Motion to approve the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3, East Project Outline.
       
    17. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Robert Minervini for the 2014-15 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.
       
    18. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Ranu Mukherjee for the 2014-15 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.
       
    19. Motion to approve the conceptual proposal by Anthony Discenza for the 2014-15 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 (or more) unique poster designs for an amount not to exceed $8,000.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (September 23, 2013)
      Action
    20. Motion to approve the following individuals as grants application review panelists for Cultural Equity Grants:
      Sara Kraft, interdisciplinary artist, Founding Artistic Director, KraftyWork
      Joe Landini, Executive Director, SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts
      John-Carlos Perea, composer, musician, Assistant Professor, Department of American Indian Studies in College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University
      Sarah Wilson, composer, trumpeter and singer-songwriter
      Anne Taupier, Project Manager, Office of Economic and Workforce Development
       
  6. 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 Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    3. 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.
         
    4. Visual Arts Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
         
  7. Review of Performance Goals for Director of Cultural Affairs
    Discussion
    Review of prior-year performance goals for Director of Cultural Affairs.
     
  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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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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