MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, August 6, 2018
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Revised Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: JD Beltran, President; Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
Charles Collins, Simon Frankel, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Sherene Melania, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Lydia So, Kimberlee Stryker, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve July 9, 2018 Minutes.
    
   Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
    
3. General Public Comment
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Commission’s consideration.)
    
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary, legislative and programming developments and announcements, including review of restrictions on political activity by Commissioners and other City officers.
    
   Explanatory Documents: City Attorney's Memo on Political Activity by City Officers and Employees
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to rescind Resolution No. 0402-18-120, which authorized 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;
         and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with SF Travel for an amount not to exceed $370,750 to manage World City Culture Summit events, including artist presenters, keynote speakers, translation services, cultural venue fees and associated costs of the Summit in San Francisco in November 2018 as part of local co-host obligations.
          
      3. Action: Discussion and possible motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with MJM Management Group for an amount not to exceed $60,000 to provide onsite management for the Embarcadero Plaza art vendor market.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the purchase of the following artworks for display at the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B:
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #1), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #2), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #3), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #4), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #5), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #6), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #7), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
         Tammy Rae Carland, Untitled (On Becoming: Billy + Katie 1964 #8), 1998, Silver gelatin print, (1/5), 24 in. by 20 in., $6,000
          
         Explanatory Documents: Carland Artwork Images
          
      3. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the mural design of Pentacle Coffee Mural (working title) by artist Jeffrey Cheung. The painted mural will be installed on an exterior wall at 64 Sixth Street, along the wall facing Jessie Street, measuring approximately 14 ft. by 69 ft. The project is funded by Working Solutions and the Office of Economic Workforce Development, and is sponsored by Working Solutions; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
          
         Explanatory Documents: Mural Review documents
          
6. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner.
    
   1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of June 25, 2018.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of June 29, 2018.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of July 18, 2018.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (July 18, 2018; link to agenda)
      Action
   4. Motion to approve the selected artist Alison Pebworth and conceptual proposal for one or more artworks for the Geneva Powerhouse Public Art Project as recommended by the artist selection panel.
       
   5. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Alison Pebworth for an amount not to exceed $97,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of artworks for the Geneva Powerhouse Project.
       
   6. Motion to approve Steven Whyte’s proposal for Comfort Women Interactive Tribute (working title) as a derivative version of Comfort Women’s Column of Strength. The Commission agrees that the new proposal is sufficiently different from San Francisco’s “Comfort Women” Memorial in design and intent so that the artist would not be in violation of Paragraph 5 (g) of the artist’s agreement with the City dated July 27, 2017.
       
   7. Motion to approve San Francisco International Airport’s art plan for the Harvey B. Milk Terminal.
       
   8. Motion to approve Suhas Bhujbal, Emory Douglas, Kenyatta Hinkle, and Sanaz Mazinani as finalists for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Main Lobby Public Art Project and Louisiana Bendolph, Alice Beasley, Phillip Hua, and Ron Moultrie Saunders for the 1550 Evans Southeast Community Center Alex Pitcher Room as recommended by the artist selection panel.
       
   9. Motion to approve the selected artist Michael Bartalos for the Ambulance Deployment Facility (“ADF”) gateways, a project for the San Francisco Fire Department, as recommended by the ADF artist selection panel.
       
   10. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the selected artist Michael Bartalos for an amount not to exceed $311,200 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of artwork gates for the Ambulance Deployment Facility.
        
   11. Motion to approve Weston Teruya’s six final designs for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, pending revision of the text and an update to the background color.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (July 23, 2018; link to agenda)
       Action
   12. Motion to rescind the retroactive cost of living adjustment (“COLA”) increases to the FY2017-2018 Cultural Center grant agreements, authorized by Resolution No. 0709-18-190 in amounts not to exceed the following: African American Art and Culture Complex (“AAACC”), by $16,382 for a total grant of $671,662.14: $562,060.68 to AAACC and $109,601.46 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center.
        
   13. Motion to approve retroactive cost of living adjustment (“COLA”) increases to the FY2017-2018 Cultural Center grant agreements in amounts not to exceed the following: African American Art and Culture Complex (“AAACC”) by $16,382 for a total grant of $821,662 ($712,061 to AAACC and $109,601 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center).
        
   14. Motion to approve the proposed FY2018-2019 Management and Programming Plan (“MPP”) and Budget for the African American Art and Culture Complex (“AAACC”) for a grant amount not to exceed $671,662.14: $562,060.68 to AAACC and $109,601.46 to sub-grantee Queer Cultural Center (“QCC”), pending MPP and budget revisions.
        
   15. Motion to approve the proposed FY2018-2019 Management and Programming Plans (“MPP”) and Budgets for the following Cultural Center grant agreements in amounts not to exceed the following:
       Bayview Opera House Inc. (“BVOH, Inc.”) $353,348.65
       Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (“MCCLA”) $592,874.74
       SOMArts Cultural Center (“SOMArts”) for a total of $772,128.47: $662,527.01 to SOMArts and $109,601.46 to sub-grantee Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (“APICC”), pending MPP and budget revisions
        
   16. Motion to rescind and reissue the following FY2018-2019 Cultural Equity Initiatives grants to change the fiscal sponsor for such grants and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the change of fiscal sponsor:
       • Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers (Current Fiscal Sponsor: Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts), authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-159 for an amount not to exceed $7,952 (New Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers Group)
       • San Francisco Black Film Festival (Current Fiscal Sponsor: West Bay Local Development Corporation) authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-159 for an amount not to exceed $21,875 (New Fiscal Sponsor: African American Arts and Culture Complex)
        
   17. Motion to rescind and reissue the following FY2018-2019 Individual Artist Commission grants to add a fiscal sponsor for such grants and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the addition of a fiscal sponsor:
       • Lincoln Basaing (authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-161) for an amount not to exceed $15,000 (Added Fiscal Sponsor: Circuit Network)
       • Conrad J. Benedicto (authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-161) for an amount not to exceed $15,000 (Added Fiscal Sponsor: Mindanao Lilang Lilang)
       • Michael Phelan (authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-161) for an amount not to exceed $15,000 (Added Fiscal Sponsor: Counterpulse)
       • Richard Marriott (authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-161) for an amount not to exceed $15,000 (Added Fiscal Sponsor: Circuit Network)
        
   18. Motion to increase the Special Projects Grant to the Economic Development on Third (authorized by Resolution No. 0605-17-171) by $25,000, for a total grant amount not to exceed $50,000 and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2019.
        
   19. Motion to approve an increase to the WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grants (authorized by Resolution No. 0710-17-178) for the amounts listed, for fiscal year 2018-2019 to the following teaching artists; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to amend the grant agreements with each, pending availability of funds:
       Tina Bartolome (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Oasis for Girls, $52,000
       Madeleine Clifford (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District Court School, Woodside Learning Center at Juvenile Justice Center, $52,000
       Robyn Carter (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District school, Redding Elementary School, $52,000
        
   20. Motion to approve an increase to the WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grants (authorized by Resolution No. 0501-17-121) for the amounts listed, annually for two fiscal years 2018-2020 to the following teaching artists; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to amend the grant agreements with each, pending availability of funds:
       Anne Rovzar (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Hilltop School for Pregnant Minors, $52,000
       Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Fiscal Sponsor: Root Division) in partnership with San Francisco Balboa High School, $52,000
        
   21. Motion to approve an increase to the WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant (authorized by Resolution No. 0501-17-122) for the amount of $52,000 annually for two fiscal years 2018-2020 to Celeste Chan (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Chrysalis Studio’s Queer Ancestors Project; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to amend the grant agreement pending availability of funds.
        
   22. Motion to adopt the Artist Code of Conduct as revised.
        
       Explanatory Documents: Revised Artist Code of Conduct
        
   23. Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (July 30, 2018; link to agenda)
       Action
   24. Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the San Francisco (“SFO”) Boarding Area A Gate Enhancement Project—Gate A2 Bus Lobby.
        
   25. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center Project contingent upon: 1) the project team’s return for an informal review of the development of the fenestration on the west façade for better integration with the building design.
        
7. New Business and Announcements
   Discussion
   (This item is to allow the Commissioners to introduce new agenda items for consideration, to report on recent arts activities and to make announcements.)
    
8. Adjournment
   Action
    

posted 8/3/18, 11:30 a.m. spr
revised 8/3/18, 12:15 p.m.
 

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: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2256. 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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利便参與會議的相關規定

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POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

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