Meeting of the Full Arts
Commission
Monday, April 1, 2002
3:00 p.m.
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70
San Francisco, CA 94102
Minutes
Vice President Roth
called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
- ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present
Kirk Anderson
Blanche Brown
Andrew Brother Elk
Rod Freebairn-Smith
Eddie Marshall
William Meyer
Denise Roth
Dugald Stermer
Ethel Pitts Walker
Dede Wilsey
Commissioners Absent
Stanlee Gatti
Andrea Cochran
Ralph Guggenheim
Janice Mirikitani
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The following Resolution was Moved by Vice President Roth,
Seconded, and unanimously Adopted:
RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-082: APPROVAL OF MINUTES ADOPTED
RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby approve the Minutes
of the Regular Monthly Meeting of March 4, 2002.
NOTE: ALL ADOPTIONS ARE UNANIMOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED.
- PRESIDENT'S REPORT
- DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Deputy Director Nancy Gonchar announced that Richard Newirth was
in St . Petersburg, Russia for a business trip. She also mentioned
that she just returned from Boston to study architectural
photography and digital applications at the Harvard University
Graduate School of Design.
In reference to the budget, Deputy Director Nancy Gonchar stated
that the budget deficit has been revised and is now projected at
$154 million in FY 2002-03. The budget will be reviewed by the
Board of Supervisors over the next two months.
- CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 19 was removed from the Consent Calendar and referred
back to Visual Arts Committee.
RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-083: Consent Calendar
ADOPTED: UNANIMOUS
Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the
following items on the amended Consent Calendar and their related
Resolutions:
Approval of Committee Minutes
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-084: Motion to
approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of
February 25 and March 18, 2002.
Explanatory Document: Draft
Committee Minutes
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-085: Motion to approve the
Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 20, 2002.
Explanatory Document: Draft
Committee Minutes
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-086: Motion to approve the
Performing Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of January 30,
2002.
Explanatory Document: Draft
Committee Minutes
Civic Design Committee Recommendations
(03/18/02)
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-087: Motion to approve the
Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project between Montgomery
Street and Battery Street, Phase 1.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-088: Motion to approve the
Third Street Lightrail Platform Finishes/Signage, Phase
3.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-089: Motion to approve the
Juvenile Hall Replacement Project, Phase 3.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-090: Motion to approve the
St. Mary's Garage Restrooms, Phase 3.
Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (03/20/02)
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-091: Motion to approve six
original poster designs for 24 posters by artist J.R.R.
Blevins for exhibition in 24 kiosks on Market Street from
May 17 to August 15, 2002, for the Market Street Art in
Transit Kiosk Poster Program 2002.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-092: Motion to approve an
Artist Selection Panel pool for the Library Bond Art
Enrichment Program, to include Enrique Chagoya, Ann
Chamberlain, Saudy Sanchez, JoeSam, Leah Levy, Ana Novakov,
and Beau Takajara, to select an artist pool for six new and
renovated library branches.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-093: Motion to approve the
2002 Bayview Hunters Point Youth Art Mural Project
coordinated by Heidi Hardin and Betsy Miller Kusz.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-094: Motion to authorize
the placement of funds from the following PUC art enrichment
projects on reserve for future use at PUC sites mutually
approved by the Arts Commission and PUC: Lane Street Pump
Station, Crocker Amazon Pump Station, Potrero Heights
Chlorine Station Project, Baden Pump Station, Hetch Hetchy
Water Treatment Project, Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant
Residuals Thickening, Calaveras Potassium Permanganate
Facility.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-095: Motion to approve the
design concept of the art project at India Basin Shoreline
Park by lead artists Moriah Ulinskas and Santiago
Giraldo-Tobon, funded by the Goldman Fund, with recommended
changes by curatorial staff, and pending approval by
Recreation and Park Department.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-096: Motion to approve the
mural design by Jason Gilmore at 4527 Mission Street, funded
by Neighborhood Beautification and Rebuilding Together.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-097: Motion to approve the
mural design by Mel Simmons at 1205 Mendell Street, funded
by Neighborhood Beautification and Rebuilding Together.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-098: Motion to approve the
mural design by Peter Collins at 555 Thompkins Avenue,
funded by Neighborhood Beautification and Rebuilding
Together.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-099: Motion to approve
tree grate designs by Jenne Giles and Peaceful Streets for
the Church Street Transit Center at 1 Church Street, funded
by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Bridge
Housing.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-100: Motion to allow the
DeYoung Museum to remove and store and/or display three
statues/monuments, Lion, Sundial, and The Pool of
Enchantment, from Golden Gate Park during construction of
their new building with the condition that all works will be
re-installed in the Park and that all sites are to be
approved by the Arts Commission.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-101: Motion to approve the
loan of three works by Lucien Labaudt titled Radio, 1934,
Spirit and Reality, 1934, and The Accordian Player, 1935 to
the exhibition On-Ramps: Transitional Moments in California
Art, June 1-September 1, 2002 at the Pasadena Museum of
California Art.
- Motion to approve the design concept for the Emperor
Norton Memorial for Telegraph Hill on Kearny Street at the
top of the Macchiarini steps.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-102: Motion to approve the
Grove Street Windows installation by Lo-Profile, Laure
Cuvillier, and Eefje Theeuws for May 26 - July 7, 2002.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-103: Motion to approve the
Grove Street Windows installation by Kim Turos for July 14 -
August 25, 2002.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-104: Motion to approve the
following jurors for the 2002 Murphy and Cadogan Award show,
sponsored by the SF Foundation. (Note: approval of jurors
would also approve their choices of award recipients for
exhibition at the SFAC Gallery July-August 2002.):
Rev. Timothy Taylor - artist, curator
Stephanie Syjuco - artist
Clara Kim - curator
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-105: Motion to approve the
following jurors for the 2002 Construct installation award
show. (Note: approval of jurors would also approve their
choices of award recipients for exhibition at the SFAC
Gallery October - November 2002):
Julie Deamer - curator
Paul Kos - artist, educator
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-106: Motion to authorize
the change of LED manufacturer from Mitsubishi to Multimedia
Inc.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-107: Motion to authorize
the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with
Multimedia Inc. for an amount not to exceed $700,000.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-108: Motion to approve the
conceptual design by Paul Kos for the lobby of 525 Golden
Gate.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-109: Motion to approve Ned
Kahn's new project proposal for 525 Golden Gate.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-110 Motion to approve a
total of $41,000 to be contributed towards Sunol mural
restoration cost ($11,000 from Castlewood Pump Station and
$30,000 from Sunol Temple Restoration Cost).
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-111: Motion to approve the
design change for a seat wall terminus to the north pathway
in "Split Mound" by Jud Fine and Barbara McCarren.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-112: Motion to approve the
purchase of "Tiger 2" at $85,000 and "Cougar III" at $65,000
by Gwyn Murrill for the zoo.
- Committee Reports
- Civic Design Committee--Stanlee Gatti,
Chair
- Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee
regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
Commissioner Freebairn-Smith announced that he had received
calls from community members who were concerned about a DPW
plan for temporary substitute lighting in Union Square. The
Commissioner said that, in the past, many temporary
installations had become long-term or permanent. He asked if
there was anything the Arts Commission could do to ensure
that the proposed substitute lighting in Union Square would
indeed be temporary.
Ms. Gonchar said that staff was looking into the issue.
- Visual Arts Committee -- Ralph Guggenheim, Chair
- Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee
regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-113: Motion to approve
$500 honoraria each plus travel expenses to Julie Deamer and
Paul Kos for Construct 2 juror services.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-114: Motion to approve
reimbursement payments not to exceed a total of $4,000
overall to Construct 2 artists for exhibition materials
expenses.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-115: Motion to approve the
Grove Street Windows installation by Marina Vendrell for
September 1- October 13, 2002.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-116: Motion to approve
modifying the agreement with Cliff Garten to include the
design of an artwork for the new "link" building glass
curtain wall at Laguna Honda Hospital with a working budget
of $100,000.
- Executive Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair
- Report from Chair of Executive Committee
regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-117: Motion to approve a
CEG panelist, Jill Togawa, artistic director of Purple Moon
Dance Project.
- Street Artists Committee --Dugald Stermer, Chair
- Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee
regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-118: Motion to request by
former certificate-holder for priority issuance of
certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Bascia
Lassus, John Embrey, Jose da Silva, Mohamed Ahmed.
- Community Arts & Education --Denise Roth, Chair
- Report from Chair of Community Arts &
Education Committee regarding activities of the Committee
and the Program.
Commissioner Roth announced that the program for holding
some Committee meetings at the cultural centers had been
temporarily suspended and that meetings for the rest of the
year would be held at 25 Van Ness. The plan is to resume
scheduling some of the meetings at the cultural centers next
year. An advance schedule will be drawn up to build
attendance.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-119: Motion to approve the
following organizations as recipients of the Arts Education
Organizational Grant 2002 for the noted amounts:
California Poets in the Schools $5,000
Leap
Imagination in Learning $5,000
San Francisco Arts Education Project $5,000
Loco Bloco $5,000
Performing Arts Workshop $5,000
Young Audiences of the Bay Area $5,000
Abada Capoeira $5,000
Streetside Stories $5,000
Architectural Foundation of San Francisco $3,500
Randall Museum $3,500
The New Conservatory Theater $3,000
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-120: Motion to approve a
$10,000 grant to the San Francisco Foundation Community
Initiatives Funds, the fiscal sponsor for the Arts Education
Funders Collaborative, for arts education activities serving
SFUSD public schools. Funds will come from CAC arts
education support.
- RESOLUTION NO. 0401-02-121: Motion to amend
Resolution # 0107-02-024 that reads:"Motion to enter into
contract with Side By Side Studios to provide design and art
direction for the 2002 WritersCorps anthology in an amount
not to exceed $6500 from the Youth Arts Fund" as
follows:
"Motion to enter into contract with Mark Ong to provide
design and art direction for the 2002 WritersCorps anthology
in an amount not to exceed $6000 from the Youth Arts
Fund"
- Reports and Announcements
Commissioner Freebairn-Smith commented on the design concept
for the Emperor Norton Memorial (Consent Calendar item 19, which
was removed from the Calendar and referred back to the Visual Arts
Committee). He said that the project was a totem representing
Emperor Norton and his two dogs. It would be created from a model
designed by the late neighborhood artist Peter Macchiarini and
installed at the top of the Kearny Street steps at Vallejo Street.
The Commissioner said that years of community effort had gone into
improving the surface of that block, and that the Emperor Norton
project had generated renewed community interest in the site. When
the project had been presented to neighborhood people the previous
year at different meetings, audience reaction had seemed split
between enthusiasm for the concept and objections to the size,
height and placement of the work. There had been concerns about
the siting and its impact on a children's play space that had
resulted from years of community effort.
In public comment, Marvin Kasoff said that he had feared that
approval of the Emperor Norton project would be given by the
Commission without hearing input from local neighbors. He
suggested that the Commission had been led to believe that the
project was unopposed, and said that there was in fact
considerable opposition. The opposition was not to a Peter
Macchiarini memorial or to the concept of Emperor Norton, but
rather to the size of the project and its impacts on a visual and
safe open space that had been created for children's play
purposes. Community members had been given the impression that
modifications they had suggested would be taken into account in
the final proposal for the project. However, the final design did
not include those possibilities or mitigate the project's impact
on the site. Mr. Kasoff also commented on current community
interest in the possibility of a larger-scale urban design project
that would include the Greenwich, Vallejo, and Filbert steps as
well as the Kearny Street steps. There was also interest in
incorporating the Emperor Norton piece into that larger project.
Meetings were pending, and approximately 75 people were expected
to attend. Mr. Kasoff said that he hoped to have something more
definitive to present after the next neighborhood meeting.
Commissioner Freebairn-Smith suggested that the Civic Design
Committee should look into the Emperor Norton project because of
its site sensitivity.
Commissioner Roth said that since the item had come from the
Visual Arts Committee, she was obliged to refer it back to that
Committee. It was subsequently agreed that a joint meeting of the
Civic Design and Visual Arts Committees would be scheduled.
Commissioner Freebairn-Smith added that the neighborhood's
district Supervisor, Aaron Peskin, was aware of the issue and
interested in seeing the development of a project that would work
for the whole neighborhood. He also said that DPW had plans for
rebuilding five blocks of Kearny Street, including the block at
Vallejo street, and that consequently funds for that site would be
available.
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
There being no further business, the Meeting adjourned at 4:35
p.m.
Approved by Richard Newirth, Director of Cultural affairs
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