Full Commission - September 8, 2014

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 8, 2014
3:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

Roll Call
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.)
Approval of Minutes
Action
Motion to approve July 14, 2014 Minutes.
Explanatory Documents: Draft minutes
Director’s Report
Discussion
Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
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 8, 2014.
2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2014.
3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2014.
4. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of August 18, 2014.
5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2014.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (July 16, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
6. Motion to approve the three selected finalists, Jennifer Steinkamp, Camille Utterback, and Leo Villareal, for the Moscone Expansion: Enclosed Pedestrian Bridge Public Art Project, as recommended by the Moscone Expansion Enclosed Pedestrian Bridge Public Art Selection Panel.
7. Motion to approve a licensing agreement with Vanessa March for $4,500 ($1,500 per artwork) to reproduce, in a lightfast material, three additional artworks from the Everywhere All at Once series: Landscape #5, Landscape #17 and Landscape #18, for installation at San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 3 East; these artworks will be displayed with the three other works from the series previously approved by the Commission under Resolution No. 0505-14-129.
8. Motion to approve Jim Melchert’s final artwork for San Francisco International Airport: Control Tower.
9. Motion to approve Jovi Schnell’s completed mural, There Slipped Saturn a Perpetual Tock–A.K.A. The Saturn Clock, as installed on the freeway underpass structure and columns at SOMA West Skatepark.
10. Motion to approve the selected finalist, Mark Brest van Kempen, as recommended by the Alameda Creek Watershed Center Public Art Selection Panel to further develop conceptual proposals for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.
11. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Mark Brest van Kempen, as recommended by the Alameda Creek Watershed Center Public Art Selection Panel, to further develop conceptual designs for the entryway and landscape for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center in an amount not to exceed $10,000.
12. Motion to approve the selected artist Scott Oliver as recommended by the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project Public Art Selection Panel to develop conceptual proposals for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project.
13. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artist Scott Oliver as recommended by the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project Public Art Selection Panel, for the design and implementation of an artwork for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed $117,000 pending further review of the concept by the Arts Commission.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (July 21, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
14. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Project, contingent upon: (1) developing a different solution for the sidewalk buffer which is better integrated into the sidewalk; (2) using “Option D” for the preferred treatment of the screen with the lights integrated; (3) editing the number of trees and deleting the double row where it occurs on the median; (4) considering climate change and the form of trees in relation to bus heights.
15. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Sunol Yard Improvements Project, with the recommendation that the team (1) reconsider the silver metallic roof finish; (2) consider a more horizontal and linear emphasis in the concrete block and grouting; (3) carefully study the finish texture of the stucco; (4) develop an integrated design for signage and lighting.
16. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Daggett Park Project.
17. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project.
18. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Alameda Creek Diversion Dam Passage—Electrical Control Buildings Project, contingent upon: (1) connecting the roofs of the two buildings and extending the roof to shelter the other equipment, allowing reduction of the secure area; (2) placing all photovoltaic panels on the roof; (3) making all of the metal, including the fencing, black rather than green.
19. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Exterior Treatments to Southeast Community Facility Project, contingent upon: (1) making the planter along the edge a single level rather than stepped; (2) better integrating the benches on the paved stripes for a three-dimensional effect; (3) strengthening the grid and making the planting in the triangular corner taller and more lush; (4) further developing the screen panel design and studying the edge of the panels where they meet the building; (5) strengthening the color palette; (6) considering redesign of the signage to better integrate with the opening; (7) studying the top and bottom areas on Oakdale Street relative to the placement of the screens.
  
  Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 18, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
20. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Guy Place Park project, contingent upon: (1) using the square mesh in the heavier gauge presented; (2) using more lights, at least two per column, making sure not to shine them toward the south into the windows of the facing building; (3) limiting the height of bamboo around the perimeter of the park to ensure that it does not diminish the view corridor; (4) reviewing the choice of fence, gates and basin.
21. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Southeast Plant Building 522 (521A) Electrical/HPU Building project, contingent upon (1) simplifying the design; (2) further developing the entry, possibly using a canopy; (3) using a flat roof with skylights; (4) making the roll-up door side of the building a single unit rather than three separate elements; (5) further developing the landscape; (6) showing siding material and finishes at Phase 2 review; (7) either lowering or raising the parapet to be equal in height to the other building.
22. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Alameda Creek Diversion Dam/Fish Passage Facilities—Electrical Control Building project, contingent upon resolving the junction between the fence and the concrete wall.
  
  Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (August 20, 2014; link to agenda)
  Action
23. Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural design, Flowers in Bloom, by Shawn Bullen painted on a mural site located at 1818 Palou Street. The San Francisco Arts Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.
24. Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural design, Swirls, by IDC Art House Collaborative painted on a mural site located at 1601 Fillmore Street. The San Francisco Arts Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.
25. Motion to approve a StreetSmARTS mural design, Serenity, by Francisco “Twick” Aquino painted on a mural site located at 544 Geary Street. The San Francisco Arts Commission will fund the mural’s implementation.
26. Motion to approve the selected artist Adriane Colburn and her proposal for Guy Place Mini Park as recommended by the Guy Place Mini Park Public Art Project Selection Panel.
27. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Adriane Colburn for an amount not to exceed $16,000 for design of artwork imagery for integration into the fence panels at Guy Place Mini Park.
28. Motion to approve the design development phase renderings of the sculpture, Node, by Roxy Paine for the public plaza at Clementina and Fourth streets.
29. Motion to approve the selected artist Michael Arcega and his artwork proposal for the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement Project as recommended by the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Public Art Selection Panel.
30. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Michael Arcega, as recommended by the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Public Art Selection Panel, for the design and implementation of an artwork for the Broadway Chinatown Streetscape Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $123,000.
31. Motion to approve MoreLab’s artwork Handsignals, as installed at SOMA West McCoppin Hub at the intersection of McCoppin and Valencia streets.
32. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Wowhaus for the Unity Plaza Historic Photography Project.
33. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Paulson Bott Press for an amount not to exceed $74,000 for fabrication of the approved design by Louisiana Bendolph for an artwork at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3.
34. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a licensing agreement with Louisiana Bendolph for an amount not to exceed $4,000 for an artwork at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 3.
35. Motion to approve the panel’s recommendation to not select any of the finalists’ proposals for the Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center Public Art Project as per Section 4.9, Recourse, of the Policies and Guidelines for the Civic Art Collection of the City and County of San Francisco.
36. Motion to approve the revised project outline for the Glen Canyon Park Public Art Project.
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. Action: Arts Nonprofit Displacement Assistance
    Discussion and possible motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with the Northern California Community Loan Fund in the amount of $2 million to mitigate arts nonprofit displacement through technical assistance, direct financial assistance and public-private partnership policy strategies.
  3. Action: WritersCorps Teaching Artists
    Discussion and possible motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the following teaching artists to work in the WritersCorps program for 2014-2015:
    Sandra Garcia, $40,000
    Rose Tully, $40,000
    Anne Rovzar, 40,000
    Madeleine Clifford, 40,000
    Roseli Ilano, $29,000
  4. Action: San Francisco Symphony Agreement
    Discussion and possible motion to clarify and ratify Resolution No. 0404-11-089 to reflect the Controller’s required annual adjustment based on actual property tax allocated under the formula specified in Charter Section 16.106(1) and consistent with the terms of the funding agreement with the San Francisco Symphony, dated September 30, 2011 and in effect through July 2015, for twelve annual concerts so that the Resolution reads as follows:
    
    Resolution authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the San Francisco Symphony to produce four annual series of twelve concerts during each year beginning in 2011 for a total of 48 concerts, for an amount based on the appropriation to the Arts Commission under the formula specified in Charter Section 16.106(1), estimated at approximately $2,000,000 per year and approximately $8,000,000 in total over the four-year term of the current agreement, subject to adjustments by the Controller’s Office based on actual property tax allocated.
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. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
  1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
  2. Action: Removal of Facsimile
    Discussion and possible motion to authorize removal of Facsimile, an artwork by the artist team of Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio (now Diller Scofidio + Renfro) commissioned for the façade of Moscone Center West, due to its being inoperable despite extensive efforts toward repair.
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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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 Americans with 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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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

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Full Commission - September 8, 2014 - Meeting Agenda