MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, January 6, 2020
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 December 2, 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. Public Employee Appointment/Hiring: Executive Secretary of the Commission
   Action
   Closed Session to Appoint an Executive Secretary of the Commission
   1. Public Comment on All Matters Pertaining to the Closed Session
      Discussion
      (Prior to the Closed Session, the Commission will take public comment on the matter to be discussed in Closed Session and will consider a motion on whether or not to enter Closed Session regarding the matter listed.)
       
   2. Vote on Whether to Hold Closed Session to Appoint an Executive Secretary of the Commission [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b)]
      Action
       
   3. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b)
      Discussion
      1. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint an Executive Secretary
         Action
          
   4. Reconvene in Open Session
      Action
      1. Possible Report on Action Taken in Closed Session [Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(4), and in the event the Commission appoints an Executive Secretary, the roll call vote of that action]
         Action
          
      2. Vote to Elect Whether to Disclose Any or All Discussions Held in Closed Session [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)]
         Action
          
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—Roberto Ordeñana, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
   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. Community Investments Committee—Charles Collins, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Investments Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   4. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
7. 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 Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of November 4, 2019.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Community Investments Committee Meeting Minutes of December 10, 2019.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2019.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2019.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 18, 2019.
       
      Community Investments Committee Recommendations (December 10, 2019; link to agenda)
      Action
   6. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 1007-19-283, which approved the $5,000 Ebony McKinney Arts Leadership award to Juliana Delgado Lopera.
       
   7. Motion to amend and increase grant number 19IAC35 by $5,000 to Juliana Delgado Lopera (authorized by Resolution No. 0506-19-110) and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000 at this time.
       
   8. Motion to approve twenty-seven (27) Special Project Grants, funded by District Supervisor addbacks, to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
      District 1—Richmond District Neighborhood Center Inc., $10,000 to support an Art Walk
      District 3—The North Beach Business Association, $70,000 to support “First Friday” Art Walk and Arts in Storefronts organizing
      District 5—San Francisco Juneteenth Festival (Fiscal Sponsor: African American Art and Culture Complex), $50,000 for the Juneteenth Festival
      District 5—African American Art and Culture Complex, $180,000 to support administrative operations and infrastructure
      District 5—Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $25,000 for operating expenses
      District 5—First Voice Inc., $24,000 for a youth storytelling and mentorship program
      District 5—New Conservatory Theater Center, $50,000 for health and wellness theatre programs in SFUSD
      District 5—San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company, $27,500 for performing arts programs for vulnerable communities
      District 5—Handful Players Inc., $27,500 for performing arts programs for vulnerable communities
      District 6—Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, $15,000 for creative storytelling in the Tenderloin
      District 8—Noe Valley Chamber Music, $15,000 for classical programs
      District 8—The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, $50,000 for youth theatre education in the Mission
      District 8—3rd I South Asian Independent Film, $20,000 for Southeast Asian Film Festivals
      District 9—Precita Eyes Muralists, $10,000 for mural preservation and restoration at York Mini-Park
      District 9—Acción Latina, $25,000 for free, bilingual Spanish/English family-friendly art walk and experience along 24th Street in the Mission
      District 9—The Dance Brigade: A New Group from Wallflower Order, $30,000 for architectural services
      Citywide—First Voice Inc., $100,000 for Asian Pacific Islander programming
      Citywide—Artspan, $20,000 for citywide arts services
      Citywide—California Lawyers for the Arts, $20,000 for citywide arts services
      Citywide—Dancers’ Group, $20,000 for citywide arts services
      Citywide—Intersection for the Arts, $20,000 for citywide arts services
      Citywide—Theatre Bay Area, $20,000 for citywide arts services
      Citywide—International Indian Treaty Council, $10,000 for Native American cultural programming
      Citywide—Yerba Buena Arts & Events, $50,000 for Native American Arts and Cultural Festival
      Citywide—Golden Gate Performing Arts, Inc., $250,000 for ADA improvements
      Citywide—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, $310,000 for archival organization support
      Citywide—Marigold Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $40,000 for the Día De Los Muertos Cultural Event
       
   9. Motion to approve five (5) Special Projects Grants, funded by District Supervisor addbacks to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
      District 8—Fresh Meat Productions, $25,000 for the Trans Dance Festival
      District 9—Fresh Meat Productions, $25,000 for transgender dance arts programming in the Mission
      Citywide—San Francisco Trans March (Fiscal Sponsor: QCC–The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture), $15,000 for LGBT historical event
      Citywide—QCC–The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture, $40,000 for capacity building support
      Citywide—Bay Area American Indian Two-Spirits (Fiscal Sponsor: QCC–The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture), $10,000 for Native American cultural programming
       
   10. Motion to approve recommendations to award two Special Projects Grants to the following organizations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $30,000 for citywide support to arts education providers
       Uphill Arts (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $56,000 for a citywide Anti-Tagging Program for Youth
        
   11. Motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 fiscal years:
       Abigail Green, arts administrator, ODC
       Aja Couchois Duncan, practicing artist, Change Elemental
       Alexandra Higgins, arts administrator, Cal Performances
       Amy Trachtenberg-Miller, practicing artist
       Andréa Spearman, arts administrator, Dancers’ Group
       Angelica Rodriguez, arts administrator
       Ann Trinca, Arts Specialist, Ann Trinca Artist Management
       April Bojorquez, Curator, Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art
       Arturo Riera, President, Riera Digital LLC
       Astria Suparak, independent curator
       Bhumi Patel, practicing artist
       Brea Weinreb, practicing artist
       Brechin Flournoy, practicing artist
       Christopher Ellis, practicing artist
       Dandre Johnson, practicing artist
       Gabriel DeLeon, practicing artist
       Gregory Stock, Director of Public Affairs and Partnerships, Firefly Systems, LLC
       Irene Duller, Co-Founder, An Otherwise Co.
       J.F. Ellman, practicing artist
       Jamey Brzezinski, practicing artist
       Jeanne Pfeffer, practicing artist
       Jeremy Bo Droga, practicing artist
       Jessica Eastburn, practicing artist
       Joseph Abbati, practicing artist
       Joshua Keller, practicing artist
       Julius Rea, practicing artist
       Katherine Ryan, practicing artist
       Kayla Dryden, Director of Institutional Partnerships, Asian Art Museum
       Kerry Campbell, practicing artist
       Liv Schaffer, practicing artist
       Lumukanda Abdul-Kenyatta, Poet, The Speakeasy Storyteller Series
       Marina Bianchi, Independent Art Advisor
       Megan Brian, Assistant Director of Education, SFMOMA
       Mia Tagano, practicing artist
       Moisés García, External Affairs Director, SF Gay Men’s Chorus
       Mollie McWilliams, Communications Consultant, Mid-Market Benefit District
       Trisha Lagaso Goldberg, Chief of Staff, San Francisco Art Institute
       Paolo Asuncion, practicing artist
       Patricia O’Regan, Paitings Conservator, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
       Patricia P. Mitchell, Hat Practitioner, Pat Mitchell Millinery
       Patricia Torres, practicing artist
       Paula Smith Arrigoni, Executive Director, BAVC
       Phyllis Jean Williams, practicing artist
       Richard Isen, practicing artist
       Robert Ripps, Boardmember, Opera Parallele
       Roberta D’Alois, Artistic Director, Jump! Theatre
       Santhi Kavuri-Bauer, Professor, San Francisco State University
       Sharon E. Bliss, Director, SF State Fine Arts Gallery
       Sharon Tanenbaum, Principal, Sharon Tanenbaum & Associates
       Shawna Vesco, writer
       Steven L. Jenkins, Attorney, Toschi, Collins & Doyle
       Syam Waymon, Executive Administrative Assistant, Alonzo King LINES Ballet
       Wiebke Raven, Institutional Giving Director, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
       Yayoi Kambara, Founder, KAMBARA + DANCERS
        
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 16, 2019; link to agenda)
       Action
   12. Motion to approve the signage of La Cocina Municipal Marketplace on the Hyde Street façade of their building on 101 Hyde Street in San Francisco.
        
   13. Motion to approve post-Phase-3 renovations to incorporate a rooftop chiller and acoustic screen to provide air conditioning to the Castro Mission Health Center, located at 3850 17th Street in San Francisco.
        
   14. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the SFPD Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division (TCFSD) Facility.
        
   15. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the SFO Courtyard 3 Connector (C3C) Project contingent upon the consideration of the proportionality and rhythm of the vision glass and the light glass.
        
   16. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans.
        
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (December 18, 2019; link to agenda)
       Action
   17. Motion to approve Sanctuary City Project—The Billboards by Sergio de la Torre. The artworks will be installed on three 14 ft. by 20 ft. billboards at the corners of Mission St. and 14th St., Valencia St. and 14th St., and South Van Ness and Howard St. from January 2020 to March 2020. Each billboard will be up for approximately one month. The project is funded by an Individual Artist Commission (IAC) grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
        
   18. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve the artist honoraria for the following individuals: Harry Dodge, $5,000, and Alicia McCarthy, $5,000, for the development of works that will be included in the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition Conversation 8.
        
   19. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Lite Brite Neon Studio LLC for an amount not to exceed $632,000 for fabrication and transportation of an artwork by Andrea Bowers (DBA Radical Patience Inc.) for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Underpass Lighting Project.
        
   20. Motion to approve the artists’ proposals by Linda Geary and Ranu Mukherjee for the SFO: International Terminal, BAA and BAG Recompose Walls, as recommended by the artist review panel.
        
   21. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Linda Geary for an amount not to exceed $250,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork for SFO: International Terminal, BAA Recompose Wall.
        
   22. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Ranu Mukherjee for an amount not to exceed $250,000 for design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork for SFO: International Terminal, BAG Recompose Walls.
        
   23. Motion to approve final design of Ronald M. Saunders’s artwork for the Southeast Health Center Expansion Project.
        
   24. Motion to approve final design of Emory Douglas’s artwork for Margaret Hayward Playground.
        
8. 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.)
    
9. Adjournment
   Action
    

posted 1/3/20, 1:30 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.

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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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