Full Commission - November 6, 2017 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
November 6, 2017 - 2:00pm
Location: 
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102

MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, November 6, 2017
2:00 p.m.

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


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 October 2, 2017 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 and programming developments and announcements.
     
  5. Nomination and Election of Arts Commission Officers
    Action

    Discussion and motion to nominate and elect officers of the Arts Commission (President and Vice President). The Nominating Committee approved the slate of JD Beltran as President and Roberto Ordeñana as Vice President.
     
  6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
    1. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
    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.
         
      2. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve Phase 2 of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center Project contingent upon: 1) consideration of location of trees in relation to art; 2) refining the overhang in regards to solar shading and detail; 3) reviewing the fenestration pattern on the concrete wall; and 4) being judicious in the use of supergraphics.
         
    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 project outline for commissioning a statue of Dr. Maya Angelou for installation at the Main Library in accord with the Board of Supervisors’ pending legislation regarding San Francisco’s policy on the representation of women in the public realm. The statue will become part of the Civic Art Collection.
         
        Explanatory Documents: Project outline
         
      3. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve an extension of up to six months, until May 2018, of the temporary sculpture installation by artists HYBYCOZO in Hayes Valley’s Patricia’s Green, consisting of two illuminated sculptures of geometric forms made from perforated laser-cut stainless steel and respectively six feet and ten feet high.
         
  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 Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Meeting Minutes of October 10, 2017.
       
    2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of October 18, 2017.
       
    3. Motion to approve the Nominating Committee Meeting Minutes of October 24, 2017.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (September 25, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
    4. Motion to increase the Special Project Grant to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society (authorized by Resolution No. 1205-16-319) by $200,000, for a total grant amount not to exceed $400,000 and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2018. This grant is to support continued capacity-building efforts.
       
      Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (October 10, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
    5. Motion to rescind the FY2016-2017 Arts for Neighborhood Vitality grant to The Village Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Booker T. Washington Community Service Center) for an amount not to exceed $3,000, authorized by Resolution No. 0501-17-107.
       
    6. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a FY2016-2017 Arts for Neighborhood Vitality grant with The Village Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco) for an amount not to exceed $3,000.
       
    7. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a FY2016-2017 Organization Project Grant with Asian Improv aRts (Fiscal Sponsor: SOMArts Cultural Center) for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
       
    8. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a FY2016-2017 Artists and Communities in Partnership grant with Asian Improv aRts (Fiscal Sponsor: SOMArts Cultural Center) for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (October 18, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
    9. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 1002-17-261, which authorized a $600,000 increase of the contract with Kiboworks to extend the linear footage of the Jenny Holzer artwork at the Transbay Transit Center by 110 linear feet for a new total linear footage of 200 feet and a contract amount not to exceed $1,340,000.
       
    10. Motion to approve a $600,000 increase to the contract with Kiboworks, Inc. to increase the height of the Jenny Holzer LED artwork at the Transbay Transit Center to a maximum of 15 feet and the length of the artwork to a new total ranging from 173 to 200 linear feet. The total amount of the contract with Kiboworks shall not exceed $1,340,000.
       
    11. Motion to approve artist honorarium for the research and development of works in the SFAC Main Gallery exhibition, Conversation 7 (opening February 2018): Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle $3,000.
       
    12. Motion to approve as installed The Great Blue Heron, 2017, painted water-jet cut steel panel, and The California Condor, 2017, painted water-jet cut steel panel, by Carmen Lomas Garza for In Chan Kaajal Park at 17th and Folsom Streets.
       
    13. Motion to approve the artwork, Mondrian Meets the Beatles, 2017 by Kota Ezawa as installed at the San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Gate Room 100.
       
    14. Motion to approve the selected finalists, Larry Bell, Jim Campbell, Johanna Grawunder, Jennifer Steinkamp and Diana Thater as recommended by the artist selection panel for the San Francisco International Airport: Long-Term Parking Garage Project.
       
    15. Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, South Courtyard.
       
    16. Motion to approve the public art project outline for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G.
       
    17. Motion to approve artists Miguel Arzabe, Sofía Córdova, Rodney Ewing and Weston Teruya, and their conceptual proposals for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, as recommended by the artist selection panel.
       
    18. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contracts with Miguel Arzabe, Sofía Córdova, Rodney Ewing and Weston Teruya, for an amount not exceed $10,000 each, for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series.
       
    19. Motion to approve David Huffman, Sanaz Mazinani and Muzae Sesay as finalists for the Golden Gate Tennis Center Public Art Project as recommended by the artist selection panel.
       
    20. Motion to approve the public art project outline for Geneva Powerhouse.
       
    21. Motion to approve the transfer of the public art assets associated with the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Project to the City and County of San Francisco, pending staff review of asset documentation, current artwork conditions and ongoing maintenance needs, and pending Board of Supervisors approval. These artworks were commissioned by the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (formerly San Francisco Redevelopment Agency) in the early 1990s.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (October 23, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
    22. Motion to approve the temporary Linden Alley Lighting Project sponsored by Friends of Linden Alley with light fixtures designed by HYBYCOZO located between Octavia Boulevard and Gough Street for a minimum of five years’ duration.
       
    23. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the JCDecaux Public Restrooms and Kiosks Project contingent upon using the previous canted base design which covers the existing foundation support.
       
    24. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center Project contingent upon: 1) consideration of location of trees in relation to art; 2) refining the overhang in regards to solar shading and detail; 3) reviewing the fenestration pattern on the concrete wall; and 4) being judicious in the use of supergraphics.
       
    25. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Guy Mini Place Park Project.
       
    26. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Southeast Plant Biosolids Digester Facilities—Maintenance Buildings Project contingent upon: 1) developing Scheme A; 2) adding more relief on the overhang of the zinc; 3) taking out the terra cotta on the utilities side of the buildings and considering using concrete or another metal; 4) providing further explanation of cleaning and maintenance of buildings; and 5) coordinating consistent color palette with rest of the campus.
       
  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 11/3/17, 11:30 a.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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