April 17, 2013

1. Roll Call

2. Consent Calendar
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 2 minutes
 

1. Motion to approve the mural, Bean Soup Literary Mural, by lead artist Susan Cervantes on the fence at 3145 23rd Street (at Shotwell Street). The proposed mural (9’ x 140’) encloses the All in Common Community Garden. The project is sponsored by Precita Eyes, funded by Community Challenge Grant and supported by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department.

Motion: Motion to approve consent calendar item.

3. Capital Planning Committee
Brian Strong
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 30 minutes

Presentation by the Capital Planning Committee regarding maintenance and conservation of the City’s artworks

4. SFO Airport: Terminal 3, Boarding Area E
Justine Topfer and Amy Ellingson
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation by the artist, Amy Ellingson, of her final design (revised color palette samples and mock-up) for the Design Development and Construction Document phases for her project at San Francisco International Airport’s Boarding Area E in Terminal 3.

Motion: Motion to approve Amy Ellingson’s final designs, including the revised color palette samples and mock-up, for the Design Development and Construction Document phases for her project at San Francisco International Airport’s Boarding Area E in Terminal 3.

5. Memorial Court
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Memorial Court Construction Documents.

Motion: Motion to approve 50% Construction Documents for Veteran’s Memorial fountain and monument.

Motion: Motion to rescind Arts Commission Resolution 0107-13-019, increasing Narduli Studio’s contract from $221,450 to $234,250.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the Agreement with Narduli Studios to increase the contract from $221,450 to $244,250 in order to provide signed stamped structural engineering drawings and calculations for the memorial and fountain, and to provide an approved construction mock-up of the rammed earth wall, demonstrating both color and texture, and construction specifications for the rammed earth wall construction.

6. McKinley Monument
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of a design proposal and budget for an installation of a fence around the monument of Walter McKinley by ARG Conservation Services.

Motion: Motion to approve the project approach of installing a fence to deter vandalism around the monument of Walter McKinley by Robert Ingersoll Aitken, located in the Panhandle section of Golden Gate Park.

7. Cabrillo Playground
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Colette Crutcher’s final design for an artwork at Cabrillo Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve Colette Crutcher’s final design for an artwork at Cabrillo Playground.

8. Palega Playground
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

Presentation of Rebar Art and Design Studio’s final design for an artwork at Palega Playground.

Motion: Motion to approve Rebar Art and Design Studio’s final design for an artwork at Palega Playground.

9. Central Subway: Chinatown Station
Judy Moran
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Report on final selection panel meeting for the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall public art project and presentation of the selected proposal for approval.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposal by Clare Rojas for a permanent artwork for the Central Subway: Chinatown Station Crosscut Cavern Wall as recommended by the Central Subway: Chinatown Station Crosscut Cavern Wall Public Art Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with artist Clare Rojas for an amount not to exceed $325,000, to design, fabricate and transport a permanent artwork to be installed on the crosscut cavern wall of the Central Subway Chinatown Station. 

10. Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall
Jennifer Lovvorn
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes 

Report on final selection panel meeting for the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall public art project and presentation of the selected proposal for approval.

Motion: Motion to approve the proposal by Leslie Shows for an artwork for the ticketing hall wall of the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station as recommended by the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station Ticketing Hall Wall Public Art Selection Panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an agreement with Leslie Shows for an amount not to exceed $400,000 to design, fabricate and transport an artwork for the ticketing hall wall of the Central Subway: Yerba Buena/Moscone Station.

11. Art on Market Street: Kiosk Poster Series: Sanaz Mazinani
Justine Topfer
Action
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of Sanaz Mazinani’s designs for her Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, July – October, 2013.

Motion: Motion to approve the six mock-up poster designs for Sanaz Mazinani’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, July – October, 2013.

12. Bayview Gateway Public Art Project
Justine Topfer
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the project outline for a permanent artwork at the intersection of 3rd Street and Cargo Way, in the Bayview neighborhood.

13. Temporary Projects
Jill Manton
Discussion
Explanatory Document
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Discussion and possible motion to designate approval authority for temporary public art projects on public property that has a duration of seven days or less.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs or his/her staff designee the authority to approve temporary public art projects on public property that has a duration seven days or less.

14. Public Comment
Discussion 

(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Visual Arts Committee’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Visual Arts Committee’s consideration at a future meeting.)

15. New Business and Announcements 
Discussion 

(This item is to allow the Commissioners and Arts Commission staff to introduce new agenda items for consideration at a future meeting, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)

16. Adjournment
Action

JDC 04/12/13

Explanatory Document revised 4/16/13: Item #4
Explanatory Documents added 4/16/13: Item #8, Item #11
Explanatory Document revised 4/17/13: Item #11
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