MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, April 2, 2018
2:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Minutes

President Beltran called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

1. Roll Call
    
   Commissioners Present
   JD Beltran, President
   Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
   Charles Collins
   Simon Frankel
   Mary Jung
   Sherene Melania
   Abby Sadin Schnair
   Marcus Shelby
   Janine Shiota
   Jessica Silverman
   Barbara Sklar
   Lydia So
   Kimberlee Stryker
    
   Commissioners Absent
   Dorka Keehn
   Paul Woolford
   Rich Hillis, ex officio
    
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   There was no public comment, and the minutes were unanimously approved as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-091: Motion to approve March 5, 2018 Minutes.
    
3. General Public Comment
   There was no public comment.
    
4. Director’s Report
   Mr. DeCaigny reported that a complaint had been filed with the Board of Appeals against the Historic Preservation Commission for its issuance of the Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal of the Early Days portion of the Pioneer Monument. He announced that the Board would hear the complaint on Wednesday, April 18, at 5:00 p.m., and he explained the process and timeline of the appeal.
    
   Vice President Ordeñana entered the room at 2:08.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny added that anyone was welcome to attend the Board of Appeals hearing.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny reported on the Treasure Island Arts Master Plan; proposals for three large artworks are on display at Treasure Island and will then be displayed at 401 Van Ness for public comment. The proposals are also on the Arts Commission's website, and comments may be submitted online. He noted that the selection panel will ultimately choose the artworks at a public meeting on April 17, with approval of the Treasure Island Development Authority ("TIDA"). He commended Director of Special Projects Jill Manton for her leadership on the project with TIDA. President Beltran encouraged Commissioners to submit comments.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny announced the upcoming second-Friday April 13 Art Market in the lobby of 401 Van Ness, featuring a selection of street artists; he encouraged everyone to visit. He announced that the Coit Tower mural restoration has received an award from the Art Deco Society, which will be presented at the Art Deco Ball in Oakland on April 28.
    
   Turning to the Galleries, Mr. DeCaigny announced the closing on Saturday, April 6 of the solo show by Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle in the main gallery, with a final appearance by the artist that evening. He announced the next exhibition, Culture Catalyst, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Neighborhood Arts Program, with an opening reception on April 27 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny announced grants totaling $500,000 from the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development, to help nonprofit organizations remain in San Francisco.
    
   Finally, he reminded Commissioners that this was the last day to file their Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700), and Ethics and Sunshine documents, all of which now must be filed online. Several Commissioners commented that they had difficulty with the online interface, and they were advised to contact the Ethics Commission for help.
    
   Commissioners asked about a non-San Franciscan appealing the decision of the Board of Appeals; Mr. DeCaigny explained that the residency of the appellant was irrelevant to the process. The Commission agreed that its action to remove the statue represented the right trend. In response to a question, Mr. DeCaigny explained that if the Board of Appeals declined to overturn the Historic Preservation Commission's decision, the appellant had an additional ten days to try to convince the Board of Appeals to rehear his appeal; such actions don't often succeed.
   
   There was no public comment.
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. President Beltran reported that the Committee had a relatively brief meeting, discussing two items. The Committee approved funding for the World Cities Culture Forum, and approved an allocation of $1 million from the Public Art Trust for capital project/s, grants and temporary projects in the Civic Center. The Committee was pleased to see the policy Ms. Manton had worked so hard on now coming to fruition. Mr. DeCaigny added that these were the first unrestricted contributions, noting that the Commission has already approved several restricted allocations. He explained that the current unrestricted funds would be administered through standard processes of the Arts Commission. Commissioners briefly discussed the sources of the funds; Ms. Manton explained that a recent contribution to the Trust had brought it over a million dollars. Mr. DeCaigny pointed out that the funds will be restricted geographically to within a half mile of the C-3 district, directing attention to the map posted with the Executive Committee agenda.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Commissioner Stryker reported that the Committee reviewed a drainage project, an elevator at the Castro Street MUNI station, the renovation of the Angelo Rossi pool, and the AirTrain station at the Hilton Hotel at San Francisco International Airport.
          
         Commissioner Stryker took the opportunity to commend Commissioner So for her extensive work with the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development ("MOHCD"). MOHCD changed its practice last year, maintaining ownership of the land on which affordable housing projects are built, which triggered the requirement for Civic Design Review. Commissioner Stryker praised Commissioner So's efforts in reviewing these projects, and working with MOHCD in developing the new process. Commissioner So was acknowledged with applause. She praised MOHCD staff for their passion to move everyone off the street into housing as fast and humanely as possible, and she saw that tireless work of City staff as the legacy of the late Mayor Lee's commitment to this issue; she said it was an honor to serve in this way. President Beltran noted that one of the projects was for affordable housing for teachers, and others who need help to be able to say in the city.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Commissioner Melania reported that the Committee had not met, but had the following motions to present. She explained that the first two motions addressed the change in fiscal sponsorship of an addback grantee.
          
         There was no public comment, and the motion was unanimously approved as follows.
          
      2. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-092: Motion to rescind the FY2018-2019 Special Grant to Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association, for an amount not to exceed $30,000 authorized by Resolution No. 0305-18-067.
          
         There was no public comment, and the motion was unanimously approved as follows.
          
      3. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-093: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) for an amount not to exceed $30,000 to provide community engagement through ongoing arts-related programming in District 5.
          
          
         Commissioner Melania explained that the following motion was for an extension of a grant in support of an annual event supported by the Commission.
          
         There was no public comment, and the motion was unanimously approved as follows.
          
      4. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-094: Motion to amend and increase the Special Project Grant to Intersection for the Arts, fiscal sponsor for the Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (authorized by Resolution No. 0104-16-016, Resolution No. 0912-16-244 and Resolution No. 1002-17-317) by $20,000, for a total grant amount not to exceed $80,000, and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2019. This grant is to support professional development and networking for the arts provider and teaching artists community.
          
   4. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. In the absence of Commissioner Keehn, Commissioner Silverman reported that at its last meeting, the Committee approved a pool of panelists, reviewed Art on Market Street projects, and reviewed an update to a project by artist Sarah Sze. The Committee also received presentations from curators for upcoming Galleries shows.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
6. Consent Calendar
   Mr. DeCaigny requested that the date of the Visual Arts Committee meeting be corrected in the Consent Calendar from February to March 21. There was no public comment, and the Consent Calendar was approved unanimously as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 00402-18-095:
   Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
    
   1. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-096: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 21, 2018.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (March 19, 2018)
       
   2. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-097: Motion to approve Post-Phase 3 Changes of the Tad’s Steakhouse Project.
       
   3. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-098: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Daly City Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvements Project contingent upon: 1) inflecting the flat side of the building to make the structure a parallelogram shape; and 2) simplifying the panels in between the doors.
       
   4. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-099: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Castro Station Elevator Project contingent upon 1) that the structural frame have glazing and no mullions; 2) that the top of the elevator be glass; 3) making the structure monochromatic and consistent; 4) implementing the preferred torch light standard; 5) expanding or eliminating the large glass paving at the upper grade level for future proofing; 6) aligning the elevator with the center of entry approach; 7) studying the translucency of the top structure (fritted, opaque or whited) for bird safety; 8) creating more visibility for the elevator at platform level; and 9) studying how security happens in relation to the obelisk.
       
   5. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-100: Motion to approve Phase 3 of the SFO AirTrain Extension and Improvements Project contigent upon: 1) minimizing the number of panel sizes on the elevator shaft; and 2) using the same pipes used in fencing for the security door instead of a solid door gate.
       
   6. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-101: Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Angelo Rossi Pool Improvement Project contingent upon: 1) extending the new paving at the entrance for wider path; 2) reducing the number of columns of the entrance passage and substantiating the support beam; 3) respecting the pattern of the eaves; 4) using horizontal cable railing instead of picket vertical rail; 5) using preferred color scheme of cream base and bronze metal: 6) adding some more hedge material on the north side of the building; and 7) using Option 1 of the single panel perforated metal.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 21, 2018)
       
   7. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-102: Motion to approve the mural design of The Conductor’s Path by artist Allison Tinati (also known as Hueman). The painted mural will be on the exterior walls on Hickory Alley between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street, on the south façade of 131, 145, 149, 155 and 159 Fell Street. The mural will also include the east and west façade of 145 Fell Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 20 ft. x 35 ft., 55 ft. x 40 ft., 20 ft. x 28 ft., 20 ft. x 28 ft. and 20 ft. x 28 ft. The east façade at 145 Fell Street will measure approximately 35 ft. x 25 ft. and the west façade will measure approximately 35 ft. x 25 ft. The project is funded by the Community Challenge Grant and is sponsored by Build Public on behalf of The Friends of Hickory Alley; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending CAPA and VARA waivers for artwork placed on private property.
       
   8. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-103: Motion to approve the mural design of Tenderloin in Motion by artist Twin Walls Mural Co. (artists Elaine Chu and Marina Perez). The painted mural will be on construction barricades on the entire block of Turk Street between Mason and Taylor Streets on the south side of the street. The painted mural will measure approximately 8 ft. x 300 ft. This temporary mural project will be installed for two years. The project is funded by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Group i and is sponsored by CounterPulse; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending a signed CAPA and VARA waiver for artwork placed on private property.
       
   9. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-104: Motion to rescind the following resolutions due to a clerical error with the payment amounts:
      RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-017: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the following artists an honorarium of up to $5,000 for the development of a proposal for Building 1 Plaza for the Treasure Island Art Program: Ai Wei Wei, Pae White, Chakaia Booker and Ned Kahn (alternate).
      RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-018: Motion to pay an honorarium of up to $5,000 each to Ai Wei Wei, Antony Gormley and Jorge Pardo for the development of a proposal for Waterfront Plaza for the Treasure Island Art Program.
      RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-019: Motion to pay an honorarium of up to $5,000 each to Hiroshi Sugimoto, Chakaia Booker and Andy Goldsworthy for the development of a proposal for Yerba Buena Hilltop Park for the Treasure Island Art Program.
       
   10. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-105: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to pay each of the following artists an honorarium for the development of proposals for the Treasure Island Art Program, not to exceed the amounts listed:
       Building One Plaza Artists:
       Ai Wei Wei, Represented by Haines Fine Arts LTD, $3,000
       Chakaia Booker, $3,826
       Pae White, DBA Pae White Studio, Inc., $3,700
        
       Waterfront Plaza Artists:
       Ai Wei Wei, Represented by Haines Fine Arts LTD, $3,000
       Antony Gormley, Represented by White Cube Limited, $7,500
       Jorge Pardo, DBA Jorge Pardo Sculpture LLC, $3,725
        
       Yerba Buena Island Hilltop Park Artists:
       Hiroshi Sugimoto, DBA Door Four LLC, $4,652
       Chakaia Booker, $3,826
       Andy Goldsworthy, Represented by Haines Fine Arts LTD, $5,183
        
   11. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-106: Motion to rescind the following resolutions due to a schedule change:
       RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-015: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Squared by artist Charles Gadeken in Patricia’s Green for a period from January 2018 through January 2019, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $45,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
       RESOLUTION NO. 0108-18-016: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Tara by artist Dana Albany in Patricia’s Green for a period from January 2019 through January 2020, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $20,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
        
   12. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-107: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Squared by artist Charles Gadeken in Patricia’s Green for a period from May 2018 through May 2019, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $45,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
        
   13. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-108: Motion to approve the display of a sculpture entitled Tara by artist Dana Albany in Patricia’s Green for a period from May 2019 through May 2020, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to execute a loan agreement with the artist for $20,000 inclusive of honorarium, loan fee, engineering, insurance, transportation, installation, deinstallation and periodic maintenance of the work during the term of its display, pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
        
   14. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-109: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Michelle Fleck’s contract from $6,720 to $13,440 (an increase of $6,720) to produce a StreetSmARTS Mural at 285 Bartlett Street, to cover two sides of the building flanking the entryway instead of one as accounted for in the original agreement.
        
   15. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-110: Motion to retroactively approve Erica Deeman, artist, as a panelist for public art selection panels for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year.
        
   16. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-111: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year:
       Indira Allegra, artist and independent curator
       Jacqueline Francis, Chair, Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts
       Ajuan M. Mance, Professor, English, Mills College and artist
       Karen Mar, Architect, YAMAMAR
       Dorothy Santos, independent writer, editor and curator
       Karen Seneferu, professor, artist and curator
        
   17. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-112: Motion to approve a curatorial honorarium in the amount of $5,000 to Ann Jastrab for the research and development of an SFAC Galleries’ exhibition (title to be determined) at San Francisco City Hall opening in May 2018.
        
   18. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-113: Motion to approve artists’ honoraria for participation in an SFAC Galleries exhibition at San Francisco City Hall opening in May 2018. The following artists will receive the following amounts to fund the research and development of artwork for exhibition: Mercedes Dorame ($2,600), Donna J. Wan ($2,000), Greta Pratt ($1,900), Mimi Plumb ($2,500), Kari Orvik ($1,800), Christa Blackwood ($1,800), Jennifer Little ($1,700), Ingeborg Gerdes ($1,800), Tomiko Jones ($1,900) and Kathya Landeros ($2,000).
        
   19. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-114: Motion to approve artists’ honoraria for participating in the SFAC Galleries Neighborhood Arts Program 50th Anniversary exhibition, as follows: $2,000 to Veronica De Jesus for newly commissioned works; $400 to each of the following for loaning existing works: Enrique Chagoya, Lenore Chinn, Juan Fuentes, Orlando de la Garza, Katie Gilmartin, Aron Kantor, Việt Lê, Elizabeth Maynard, Geri Montano, Joe Ramos and Rene Yañez, plus additional artists to be announced at a later date.
        
   20. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-115: Motion to approve Rodney Ewing’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
        
   21. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-116: Motion to approve the project outline for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
        
   22. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-117: Motion to approve Michael Arcega, Michael Bartalos, Adam Feibelman, Amos Goldbaum and Eric Powell as finalists for the Ambulance Deployment Facility Public Art Project as recommended by the artist selection panel.
        
   23. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-118: Motion to approve the Conceptual Design (revised design and location of artwork) by Jason Jägel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Holdroom 10.
        
   24. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-119: Motion to approve the final design development documents and construction document phase deliverables for Sarah Sze’s artwork, Double Horizon, for the Moscone Expansion, West Bridge Public Art Project.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (March 26, 2018)
        
   25. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-120: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with SF Travel for an amount not to exceed $275,000 to support artist presenters, keynote speakers, translation services, cultural venue fees and associated costs of the World Cities Culture Summit in San Francisco in November 2018 as part of local co-host obligations.
        
   26. RESOLUTION NO. 0402-18-121: Motion to approve the proposed allocation of $1,000,000 from the Public Art Trust for the following purposes pursuant to Section 429 of the Planning Code, not to exceed the amounts listed for each:
       $500,000 to be awarded to one or more San Francisco-based arts organizations for capital improvement projects;
       $200,000 to be used for multiple grants to artists and/or nonprofit arts organizations within the City’s established cultural districts for artistic projects that celebrate and honor longstanding communities in imaginative and meaningful ways, and which are free and accessible to the general public;
       $300,000 to be used for temporary public art projects in the Civic Center Commons and other sites as recommended by staff and approved by the Commission.
        
7. New Business and Announcements
   President Beltran announced the art and tech conference, If So, What?, on April 26 at the Palace of Fine Arts, where she will have two installations. Commissioner Shiota announced a series of readings from the recently published All the Women in My Family Sing, a collection of poetry and prose by women of color edited by Deborah Santana. Commissioner Melania announced a free performance by her company, Presidio Dance, on Monday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m., and a retrospective performance on May 24 at the Palace of Fine Arts, in celebration of the company's 20th anniversary.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny announced the April 9 ArtCare event, honoring Mayor's Art Award recipient Yuan Yuan Tan and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Rena Bransten. He also announced a town hall on April 12 at 5:00 p.m. presented by Arts for a Better Bay Area; he will participate in a panel with his counterparts from Oakland, San Jose and other Bay Area cities.
    
   Finally, President Beltran announced Art Market San Francisco at Fort Mason at the end of April, and the Commission Secretary announced Bay Area National Dance Week, also at the end of the month.
    
   There was no further news or announcements, and there was no public comment.
    
8. Adjournment
   There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:48 p.m.
    

posted 4/16/18, 6:15 p.m. spr
approved 5/7/18


 

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