Full Commission - December 2, 2019 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
December 2, 2019 - 2:00pm
Location: 
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, December 2, 2019
2:00 p.m.

City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place


Agenda


 
Arts Commissioners: Roberto Ordeñana, President; Kimberlee Stryker, Vice President
JD Beltran, Charles Collins, Suzie Ferras, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Nabiel Musleh, Linda Parker Pennington, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Barbara Sklar, Paul Woolford; Myrna Melgar, ex officio (non-voting)
 

  1. Roll Call
     
  2. Approval of Minutes
    Action

    Motion to approve November 4, 2019 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.
     
  5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
    1. 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 authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Alicia McCarthy from an amount not to exceed $150,000 to an amount not to exceed $205,000 (an increase of $55,000) to include an increase in fabrication costs for an artwork for the San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal, Boarding Area A, Holdroom A3.
         
  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 revised Community Investments Committee Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2019.
       
    2. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of October 29, 2019.
       
    3. Motion to approve the Nominating Committee Meeting Minutes of October 29, 2019.
       
    4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2019.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (November 20, 2019; link to agenda)
      Action
    5. Motion to approve We Live Here, ten vinyl-wrapped utility box designs by artist Mel Vera Cruz. The artwork will be installed on ten utility boxes located in South of Market. The project is funded by a grant from the Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Program. The artwork will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
    6. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the artist honoraria to the following individuals: Sam Contis $2,000, Carolyn Lazard $600, and Carmen Winant $2,600, for the development of works that will be included in the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition Bed of Trouble.
       
    7. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with White Light Inc. for an artwork at Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station from $448,623 to an amount not to exceed $458,723 (an increase of $10,100) to allow for additional engineering services required of the project.
       
    8. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with Demiurge LLC for fabrication of an artwork at Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station from $819,287 to an amount not to exceed $872,806 (an increase of $53,519) to allow for additional labor and materials required of the project.
       
    9. Motion to approve the arts professional Micki Meng, Founder of &Art&, as a panelist for public art selection panels for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Fiscal Years.
       
    10. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the existing agreement with Kiboworks, the fabricator of the Jenny Holzer text-based LED artwork at the Salesforce Transit Center, from $1,263,061 to an amount not to exceed $1,331,069 (an increase of $68,008). The amended agreement will also authorize an additional scope of work to be performed that will upgrade the brightness of the LED lighting system and extend the contract completion date until December 1, 2021.
       
    11. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the curatorial honorarium of $4,000 to Nancy Lim for the research and development of the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition Conversation 8, set to open on April 17, 2020.
       
    12. Motion to reallocate the $30,000 art enrichment funds generated by the construction of the Golden Gate Golf Club House to supplement the budgets of other Recreation and Parks Department public art or conservation projects because the art enrichment funding generated by the golf club house is inadequate to execute a meaningful art project there.
       
    13. Motion to approve artist Meghann Riepenhoff’s Construction Document phase deliverables, including final imagery and a material and fabrication mockup for the Gallery Wall Artwork at 49 South Van Ness.
       
    14. Motion to approve artist Sanaz Mazinani’s Construction Document phase deliverables, including a material and fabrication mockup for the Forum Artwork at 49 South Van Ness.
       
    15. Motion to approve Gizmo Art Production’s fabrication mockup of Adriane Colburn’s artwork for Guy Place Park.
       
    16. Motion to approve the final design by HYBYCOZO for the Mint Plaza public art project.
       
  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 11/26/19, 2:00 p.m. spr
 


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.

Agenda items will normally be heard in order. Please note that on occasion a special circumstance may require that an agenda item be taken out of order. Members of the public interested in a particular agenda item are advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. The Chair will ordinarily announce any agenda changes at the beginning of the meeting.

Public comment in regard to specific agenda items will be taken before or during consideration of the item. During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commission on matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction and not otherwise on this agenda. Each speaker may speak for up to three minutes per agenda item, unless the Chair has announced a different length of time at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers may not transfer their time to another person. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a brief written summary of their comments which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the minutes.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical‐based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.

To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2256, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100-2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415/252-3100, fax 415/252-3112 and www.sfethics.org.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415/554-7724; by fax at 415/554-7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from the Administrator or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Language Access Ordinance, Chinese, Spanish, and/or American Sign Language interpreters will be available upon request. Additionally, every effort will be made to provide a sound enhancement system, meeting materials in alternative formats, and/or a reader. Minutes may be translated after they have been adopted by the Commission. For all these requests, please contact Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415/252-2256. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.


利便参與會議的相關規定

根據美 國殘疾人士法案和語言服務條例,中文、西班牙語、和/或美國手語翻譯人員在收到要求後將會提供翻譯服務。另外,我們將盡力提供擴音設備。同時也將會 提供不同格式的會議資料, 和/或者提供閱讀器。此外,翻譯版本的會議記錄可在委員會通過後提供。上述的要求,請於會議前最少48小時致電 415/252-2256向 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, 提出。逾期提出的請求,若可能的話,亦會被考慮接納。聽證室設有輪椅通道。


POLITICA DE ACCESO A LA REUNIÓN

De acuerdo con la Ley sobre Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (Americans with Disabilities Act) y la Ordenanza de Acceso a Idiomas (Language Access Ordinance) intérpretes de chino, español, y lenguaje de señas estarán disponibles de ser requeridos. En adición, se hará todo el esfuerzo posible para proveer un sistema mejoramiento de sonido, materiales de la reunión en formatos alternativos, y/o proveer un leedor. Las minutas podrán ser traducidas luego de ser aprobadas por la Comisión. Para solicitar estos servicios, favor contactar a Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415/252-2256. Las solicitudes tardías serán consideradas de ser posible. La sala de audiencia es accesible a silla de ruedas.


PATAKARAN PARA SA PAG-ACCESS NG MGA MITING

Ayon sa batas ng Americans with Disabilities Act at ng Language Access Ordinance, maaring mag-request ng mga tagapagsalin wika sa salitang Tsino, Espanyol at/o sa may kapansanan pandinig sa American Sign Language. Bukod pa dito, sisikapin gawan ng paraan na makapaglaan ng gamit upang lalong pabutihin ang inyong pakikinig, maibahagi ang mga kaganapan ng miting sa iba’t ibang anyo, at/o isang tagapagbasa. Ang mga kaganapan ng miting ay maaring isalin sa ibang wika matapos ito ay aprobahan ng komisyon. Sa mga ganitong uri ng kahilingan, mangyari po lamang makipag ugnayan kay Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, sa 415/252-2256. Magbigay po lamang ng hindi bababa sa 48 oras na abiso bago ng miting. Kung maari, ang mga late na hiling ay posibleng tanggapin. Ang silid ng pagpupulungan ay accessible sa mga naka wheelchair.