San Francisco Arts Commission

Meeting of the Full Arts Commission

Monday, May 5, 2003

3:00 p.m.

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70

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Notices
Explanatory documents are available for public inspection and copying at the Arts Commission office, 25 Van Ness Ave, ste 240, San Francisco CA 94102 during regular business hours. Tel: 252-2591.

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Agenda

1. Roll Call
   
   
2. Approval of Minutes
   
   Motion to approve April 14, 2003 Minutes.
   Explanatory document: Draft minutes
   
   
3. President's Report
   
   
4. Director's Report
   
   
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
   
   
   1. Motion to approve the Community Arts & Education Committee Meeting April 8, 2003.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Committee Meeting Minutes of April 21, 2003.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      
   3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2003.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      
   4. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of April 9, 2003.
      Explanatory Document: Draft Committee Minutes
      
      Community Arts & Education Committee Recommendations (04/08/03)
      
      
   5. Motion to approve the Programs in the Community (PIC) grant to the following PIC grantee organizations, recommended by the PIC review panel, from the 2003-04 Grants for the Arts Fund, pending written confirmation from Grants for the Arts:
      
      Central City Hospitality House $15,000
      Chinatown Beacon Center $15,000
      Eldergivers $15,000
      Larkin Street Youth Center $15,000
      Richmond District Neighborhood Center $15,000
      Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired $8,250
      San Francisco Women Against Rape $ 8,661
      St. John’s Educational Thresholds Center $16,800
      Western Neighborhoods Project $15,120
      Youth Outlook! (Pacific News Service) $15,000
      
      TOTAL $138,831
      
      
   6. Motion to approve payment from Grants for the Arts funds for honoraria and transportation reimbursement for Programs in the Community panelists:
      Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley (Dana Powell) $167.06
      Amy Taub $125
      Sherri Young $125
      Charles Wilmoth $134
      Miko Lee $143.08
      
      Civic Design Committee Recommendations (04/21/03)
      
      
   7. Motion to approve Helen Wills Park and Clubhouse Renovation Phase 3.
      
      
   8. Motion to approve Octavia Boulevard Improvement Project Phase 3.
      
      
   9. Motion to approve Hayes Green Phase 3 contingent upon deletion of Palm trees at the center of the park and addition of palm trees at the northern end of the park.
      
      Street Artists Committee Recommendations (04/09/03)
      
      
   10. Motion to approve rescission of the amendment to Lottery Rule V which prohibits any Lottery Committee member who has served for twelve (12) months consecutively from being considered at the next time of the Committee's selection of members; rescission of amendment for the duration of one year subject to the rescission's continuation unless a complaint warrants a new hearing on the issue.
       
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (04/16/03)
       
       
   11.  Motion to enter into contract with Genevieve Baird of Baird/Reif Art Conservation for maintenance of the Monuments on Market Street for an amount not to exceed $25,000.
       
       
   12. Motion to enter into contract with Architectural Resources Group for the restoration of the Portals of the Past monument in Golden Gate Park for an amount not to exceed $191,000.
       
       
   13. Motion to approve the design of a bronze plaque to mark the Russian Hill Cemetery to be given by the United Humanitarian Mission with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
       
       
   14. Motion to approve the following pool of arts professionals to serve on upcoming panels for new Public Art Projects commencing in 2003, including, but not limited to: Ocean Avenue Streetscape Project, Recreation and Parks 2003 Pre-Qualified Artist Pool, Hamilton Pool and Rec. Center, SOMA Rec. Center: Regina Almaguer, Public Art Curator/BART Consultant; Mike Blockstein, Ex-ED, Southern Exposure/Artist; Don Douglass, GSA Fine Arts Program; Courtney Fink, ED Southern Exposure; Donna Graves, Public Art Curator; Leslie Holzman, Public Art Coordinator, City of Oakland; Steve Huss, Public Art Program, Alameda County; Mark Johnson, Artist/Faculty, SFSU; Chris Johnson, California College of Arts & Crafts (CCAC); Leonard Hunter, Artist/Faculty, SFSU; Clara Kim, SFMOMA Associate Curator, New Langton Board Member; Marina McDougal, CCAC; Tara McDowell, Assoc. Curator, SFMOMA; Karen Moss, SFAI Walter McBean Gallery; Anna Nabokov, SFAI; Rachel Osajima, Artist/Curator, SF Craft and Folk Art Museum; Sabina Ott, SFAI Graduate Program Director; Mary Rubin, San Jose Public Art Program; Joe Sam, Artist; Saudi Sanchez, San Jose Public Art Program; Donna Schumacher, Artist/Architect; Moriah Ulinskas, Artist/Artists & Education Program Director, Southern Exposure; John Weber, SFMOMA; Lewis Watts, Artist/Faculty UC Berkeley.
       
       
   15. Motion to accept the recommendation of the staff committee to decline the gift of Peace Angel.
       
       
   16. Motion to accept the recommendation of the staff committee to decline the gift of a memorial to David Brower titled Spaceship Earth.
       
       
   17. Motion to approve Victor Zaballa's final designs for the Visitacion Valley Clubhouse.
       
       
   18. Motion to accept into the Civic Art Collection four light sculptures by R.M. Fischer titled Union Square Colonnade, 1999-2002, aluminum, stainless steel, granite, commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission for the Union Square Improvement Project.
       
       
   19. Motion to approve the Selection Panel's recommendation of the proposal by Wang Po Shu for the Octavia Blvd. public art project.
       
       
   20. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Wang Po Shu for the design development of his proposal for the Octavia Blvd. public art project for a total amount not to exceed $7,500.
       
       
   21. Motion to approve the guidelines for Selection of Artwork for the Recreation and Park Department Bond Projects.
       
       
   22. Motion to approve the proposed change to the Art Enrichment Guideline.
       
       
6. Committee Reports
   
   
   1. Civic Design Committee--Stanlee Gatti, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
   2. Visual Arts Committee -- Ralph Guggenheim, Chair
       
      1. Report from Chair of Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
   3. Street Artists Committee - Dugald Stermer, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Motion to approve requests by former certificate-holders for priority issuance of certificate with waiver of re-screening of wares: Michelle Hanson, Vicky Carp, Gary Lam, James Brady.
         
         
      3. Motion to approve requests by applicants for waiver of 15-day obtaining certificate: Chris Pendergast and Cindy Louie.
         
         
   4. Executive Committee -- Stanlee Gatti, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
   5. Community Arts & Education --Denise Roth, Chair
      
      
      1. Report from Chair of Community Arts & Education Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
         
      2. Motion to modify the approval to authorize Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Courtney Utt not to exceed $6,500 for the design of the WritersCorps 2003 anthology project from Youth Arts Fund (Resolution No. 0414-03-070 ) to not exceed $9,200 from Youth Arts Fund.
         
         
7. Reports and Announcements
   
   
8. Public Comment
   
   
9. Adjournment
   
   

 

RN/sw/05/05/03

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