SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
401 Van Ness Ave, Suite 125

 MINUTES
 

Commissioners Present:

Charles Collins, Chair
Nabiel Musleh
Roberto Ordeñana
Linda Parker Pennington
Marcus Shelby
Janine Shiota
Lydia So

Commissioners Absent:
None

Staff Present:

Tom DeCaigny
Barbara Mumby
Candace Eros Diaz

 

General Public Comment

Chair Collins called for public comment.
There was no public comment.

 

Director of Cultural Affairs Report

Director of Cultural Affairs, Tom DeCaigny asked the Director of Community Investments, Barbara Mumby, to give a general overview of the Community Investments current developments and announcements including 1) an overview of the two-day Arts Impact Endowment Working Group and highlights of their recommendations 2) a report out of the Embarcadero Plaza Art Market Report 3) and strategic and programmatic plans for the racial equity initiative.

Ms. Mumby asked Program Officer, Anne Trickey, to provide the overview of the highpoints of the Embarcadero Plaza Art Market Report. Ms. Barbara Mumby then gave an overview of the Arts Impact Endowment Working Group and their suggestions and reported on the strategic and programmatic plans for the racial equity initiative.

Commissioner Roberto Ordeñana commended the Arts Impact Endowment Working Group for lifting up transitional age youth support. Mr. DeCaigny encouraged the commissioners to feel comfortable providing their recommendations for requests for proposals to determine how the cultural centers will be assessed and how they can continue to improve their performance in relation to the community.

Mr. DeCaigny suggested to reconvene at the August 27, 2019 Community Investments Committee meeting to discuss how to structure in more time for conversations about the action items on the agenda at the next Committee meeting. They also stated they will continue to engage individual with commissioners to discuss the $225,000 racial equity initiative ideas and $50,000 for a cultural center assessment. A more robust and formal conversation around these individual discussions will take place at the August 27, 2019 Community Investments Committee meeting.

Explanatory Document:

Embarcadero Plaza Art Market Report
 

WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence Grant
Motion to approve the WritersCorps Teaching Artist in Residence Grant panel recommendation to the following individual for up to three fiscal years (2019-2021), pending availability of funds; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with fiscal sponsor.

Imani Hollingswoth (Fiscal Sponsor Intersection for the Arts), $52,000, annually.

Moved: Shiota / Shelby
Public Comment: None.
The motion was unanimously approved.

 

Arts Impact Community Working Group
Motion to rescind and reissue the approval of the following individuals serving on the Arts Impact Endowment Community Working Group, authorized by Resolution No. 0506-19-124; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve that payments be remitted to the following organizations:

Kebo Drew (payment to be made to Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project-Qwocmap)

Shamsher Virk (payment to be made to ZERO1: The Art and Technology Network)

Moved: Parker-Pennington / Shelby
Public Comment: None.
The motion was unanimously approved.

 

Individual Artist Commission Grant
Motion to increase the Individual Artist Commission Grant to Erina Alejo (authorized by Resolution No. 0506-19-110) by $1,000 and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $15,000 at this time.

Moved: Shiota / So
Public Comment: None.
The motion was unanimously approved.

 

New Business and Announcements

Mr. DeCaigny proposed the creation of a smaller panel, a subset of the larger Community Investments Committee, which would participate in the street artist disciplinary hearings. Commissioner Ordeñana supported this proposal and inquired if the committee would we be able to engage in a calendared item by August 2019. Mr. DeCaigny stated they’d have to consult with the City Attorney and then the chair of the Community Investments Committee would need to announce the motion at the next full commission meeting for approval.

Commissioner Ordeñana motioned to calendar a conversation about a new sub-committee at the August 27, 2019 Community Investments Committee meeting.

Commissioner Parker-Pennington inquired whether or not the proposed sub-committee needs to be the same three to four commissioners at each Street Artist disciplinary hearing or could it be a rotating appointment. Mr. DeCaigny indicated he would follow up with the City Attorney about this suggestion.

Chair Collins called for public comment.
There was no public comment.

 

Adjournment
There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 3:52 p.m.

 

Posted 6/21/19 2:30 p.m. CED
Approved 8/5/19
Revised 2/3/20

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, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Candace Eros Diaz, 415-252-2253. 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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