MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, February 4, 2019
2:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Minutes

President Ordeñana called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

1. Roll Call
    
   Commissioners Present
   Roberto Ordeñana, President
   Kimberlee Stryker, Vice President
   JD Beltran
   Charles Collins
   Mary Jung
   Dorka Keehn
   Nabiel Musleh
   Linda Parker Pennington
   Abby Sadin Schnair
   Marcus Shelby
   Barbara Sklar
   Lydia So
   Paul Woolford
    
   Commissioners Absent
   Janine Shiota
   Jessica Silverman
   Rich Hillis, ex officio
    
    
   President Ordeñana introduced the two new Arts Commissioners recently appointed, Nabiel Musleh and Linda Parker Pennington, and invited them to make brief remarks. Commissioner Parker Pennington said it was an honor to be appointed, and she looked forward to serving with an old friend, Commissioner Shelby, and to making new friends on the Commission. She said that she was originally from New York and has been in the Bay Area for 37 years, as a businessperson and a patron and aficionado of the arts. She added that her son is a junior at the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts. Commissioner Musleh thanked the Commission for a warm welcome, and said that he has been in San Francisco since 1979. He looked forward to working with the Commission to enhance San Francisco and the arts.
    
   President Ordeñana also acknowledged the contributions of the outgoing Commissioners Simon Frankel and Sherene Melania, and thanked them for their outstanding service to the Commission and to the City.
    
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   There was no public comment, and the minutes were unanimously approved as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-027: Motion to approve January 7, 2019 Minutes.
    
3. General Public Comment
   There was no public comment.
    
4. Director’s Report
   Mr. DeCaigny thanked former Commissioner Melania for over a decade of service to the City, noting that she had served on the committee that hired him in 2012. During her tenure on the Commission, she served as Vice President of the Commission and as Chair of the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee, where her background in arts education with young people, and her experience as a dancer, choreographer and director of a dance company were great assets.
    
   Commissioner Beltran said that as President, she had really enjoyed working with former Commissioner Melania as Vice President, and said that she knew Commissioner Melania always had the interests and well-being of artists at heart. Commissioner Collins echoed the previous comments, adding that he was happy to know her as a colleague and as a friend. He praised her work in helping the Community Investments program to become more data-driven and to focus on equity. He also praised her work with dance as a forum for youth development, as a continuation of her late mother's legacy. He also praised her work on behalf of the Assyrian people, bringing awareness to the history of genocide. Commissioner Shelby praised Commissioner Melania as a working artist serving on the Commission and pledged his continued support of her work. Commissioner Stryker thanked Commissioner Melania for her leadership on the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee, and for how much she had learned from Commissioner Melania. President Ordeñana thanked her for her leadership on the Commission for the City.
    
   Former Commissioner Melania thanked everyone for their kind remarks, and said that she learned a lot during her tenure on the Commission. Noting that she was one of the youngest commissioners appointed by then-Mayor Newsom, she added that the Arts Commission is in the best position it has been in over all those years. She praised the Commissioners as a stellar group. She said that it has been an honor to serve with them, and that she would continue to offer her support. She received a strong round of applause.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny turned to another transition: Grants for the Arts Director Kary Schulman retired on February 1 after 38 years of service. He noted that her efforts were crucial to the passage of Proposition E, and he reported that one of her proudest achievements was the disbursement of emergency grants after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. He said that she had been an incredible mentor to him from his first day on the job, and he was very proud of the partnership between the two agencies.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny announced that a town hall meeting on the $2.5 million of new funding authorized by Proposition E will be held on Wednesday, February 6 at the Herbst Theater; the Mayor and City Administrator Naomi Kelly will attend, and jazz pianist/composer Jon Jang will perform.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny reported on the packed January 25 openings at the main gallery and at Cafe Valor. He noted that the quilted installation by Mik and May Gaspay was featured in a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle and on KQED.
    
   He announced an upcoming training on racial equity in the arts and encouraged signups. Finally, he reminded Commissioners that the annual Statement of Economic Interests, Form 700, will be due on April 1, along with the Sunshine and Ethics training declaration.
    
   There was no public comment.
    
5. Arts Commission FY 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Draft Budget
   Mr. DeCaigny introduced Deputy Director Rebekah Krell, who reviewed the budget process and timeline. She presented an overview of the proposed budget, as she had done for the Executive Committee.
    
   The Commission discussed the proposed budget, and Mr. DeCaigny reminded them that the motion before them was to approve submission to the Mayor of this proposed budget. The Mayor's office will make recommendations before submitting a Citywide budget to the Board of Supervisors, and the Board will make further recommendations before its final vote.
    
   There was no public comment, and the motion was unanimously approved as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-028: Motion to approve proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Arts Commission budget.
    
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—Roberto Ordeñana, Chair
      1. President Ordeñana reported that the Committee discussed the budget, along with two advance written determinations for the Director of Cultural Affairs, and participatory budget grants for Districts 7 and 10.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   2. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Commissioner Keehn reported that the Committee reviewed several projects for the Southwest terminal and the Hyatt Hotel at San Francisco Airport. She said there was one more artwork to be selected, and she hoped to present all of the artworks to the full Commission once the entire group has been selected. She reported that the Committee also reviewed the racial equity plan, and affirmed its commitment to insure a good pool of diverse applicants.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
7. Consent Calendar
   There was no public comment, and the Consent Calendar was approved unanimously as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-029:
   Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
    
   1. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-030: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2019.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (January 16, 2019)
       
   2. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-031: Motion to approve and to accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork entitled No Other Lands Their Glory Know, 2018, by Alice Shaw (Edition 4 of 10 of 2AP, 2018). The black and white carbon pigment print of redwood trees is on Pura Smooth paper with 24k gold leafing. The image size measures 20 in. by 26 in. and the paper size measures 25 in. by 30 in. The artwork was purchased by the San Francisco Arts Commission for the San Francisco International Airport, and is on display at the San Francisco International Airport, Consolidated Administration Campus.
       
   3. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-032: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Sarah Sze Studio’s contract from $400,000 to $425,000 (an increase of $25,000) to design, fabricate, transport, and consult on installation for an artwork for the Moscone Expansion West Bridge Public Art Project due to additional engineering and fabrication costs.
       
   4. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-033: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $500 to artist Dana Albany for the development of her proposal for a second sculpture at Patricia’s Green, which is funded by the IPIC Market and Octavia Program.
       
   5. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-034: Motion to approve an honorarium in the amount of $500 to artist team Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson for the development of their proposal for a sculpture at a small plaza on Market Street and Octavia Boulevard, which is funded by the IPIC Market and Octavia Program.
       
   6. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-035: Motion to approve payment of up to $20,000 to CMG Site Landscape Architects for their consultancy services in support of the Treasure Island Art Program.
      
       
   7. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-036: Motion to approve the Alex Nieto Memorial Monument, a design by Josué Rojas and Armando Vasquez. The memorial will be installed at Bernal Hill, located at Bernal Heights Park. The monument will be constructed of concrete with painted imagery and measure approximately 4 ft. high by 2 ft. wide by 4 ft. deep on a 12 ft. circular concrete base. The project is sponsored by the Alex Nieto Memorial Committee and Acción Latina; the memorial will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   8. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-037: Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables (artwork renderings) by Dana Hemenway of her artwork, The Color of Horizons, for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Center Public Art Project.
       
   9. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-038: Motion to approve the “Coming Home” exhibition by the Lava Mae project, which will include a temporary installation of a portico structure alongside augmented reality stories from March 2019 to May 2019 at United Nations Plaza in Civic Center, pending approval from Recreation and Park Commission.
       
   10. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-039: Motion to approve artist Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo’s nine final designs for the 2019 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
        
   11. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-040: Motion to approve the selected finalists Johanna Poethig, Eric Rewitzer (3 Fish Studios) and Muzae Sesay for the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Administrative Offices at 440 Turk Street, Access Point Wall Opportunity, as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.
        
   12. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-041: Motion to approve artist Julie Chang’s (Julie W. Olcott) Conceptual Design proposal for the Willie Woo Woo Wong Playground.
        
   13. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-042: Motion to approve David Wilson’s final Design Development phase proposal and material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
        
   14. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-043: Motion to approve Miguel Arzabe’s final Design Development phase proposal and material sample for the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
        
   15. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-044: Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables (engineering drawings and final material sample) by Tahiti Pehrson for a suspended artwork at the fourth floor lobby of the San Francisco International Airport: Grand Hyatt Hotel.
        
   16. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-045: Motion to approve the updated final design development documents reflecting new paint color and lighting locations for Johanna Grawunder’s artwork, Coding, for the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2 Public Art Project.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (January 28, 2019)
        
   17. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-046: Motion to rescind and reissue three Special Projects Grants funded by the District 10 Participatory Budget process to the following organizations, authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012, for a total amount not to exceed $82,000 at this time; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the change of grantees as follows:
       1. Current grantee organization: Bayview Local Makers Fair (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third) authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012 for an amount not to exceed $25,000 at this time. New Grantee: Kristin Houk (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third).
           
       2. Current grantee organization: Mural Restoration Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third) authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012 for an amount not to exceed $32,000 at this time. New Grantee Organization: Public Glass (Fiscal Sponsor: Economic Development on Third).
           
       3. Current grantee organization: Youth Explosion Event (Fiscal Sponsor Shekinah Christian Fellowship of San Francisco) authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-012 for an amount not to exceed $25,000 at this time. New Grantee Organization: Shekinah Christian Fellowship of San Francisco.
           
        
   18. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-047: Motion to approve a recommendation to award a Special Projects Grant, funded by the District 7 Participatory Budget process to the Ocean Avenue Association, in support of the Ingleside Community Mural Fund; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $15,400 at this time.
        
   19. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-048: Motion to rescind and reissue the approval of the following panelists to serve as selected by staff on Arts Commission review panels for the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years, authorized by Resolution No. 0107-19-017; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve that payments be remitted to the following organizations:
       Joanne Kreiter, Artistic/Executive Director, Flyaway Productions (payment to be made to Flyaway Productions)
       Raissa Simpson, Artistic Director, PUSH Dance Company (payment to be made to PUSH Dance Company)
        
   20. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-049: Motion to approve an Advance Written Determination for the Director of Cultural Affairs to serve on the San Francisco Community Investment Fund Board of Directors.
        
   21. RESOLUTION NO. 0204-19-050: Motion to approve an Advance Written Determination for the Director of Cultural Affairs to serve on the Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy Interim Board of Directors.
        
8. New Business and Announcements
   President Ordeñana announced new Committee assignments, pointing out that, in accord with streamlining of the Street Artists Program and its incorporation into Community Investments, the Street Artists Committee's disciplinary work was being taken up by the members of the Community Investments Committee. He also announced that all the Committees except the Executive Committee, were being expanded to seven members.
    
   Commissioner Beltran reported that both the Fog and Untitled art fairs were recently held in San Francisco, and Untitled included a partnership with the Arts Commission. She also announced that her Cinema Snow Globe was shown at the recent Consumer Electronics show, and that she is in discussions to take it to Shark Tank season 11.
    
   In response to questions, Mr. DeCaigny explained that the Street Artists Committee would convene only as needed to adjudicate permits, according to the requirements of the Police Code.
    
   Finally, Mr. DeCaigny reported breaking news, that Matthew Goudeau has been appointed director of Grants for the Arts.
    
   There was no further news or announcements, and there was no public comment.
    
9. Adjournment
   There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:56 p.m.
    

posted 2/19/19, 5:30 p.m. spr
approved 3/4/19

 

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