MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 12, 2016
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda

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

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve August 1, 2016 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, including a review of the Arts Element of the City’s General Plan.
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. 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. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
      2. FY2017-2019 WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence Grants
         Action
         Discussion and possible motion to rescind Resolution No. 0711-16-195, which approved the following recommendations and authorized the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into three-year, fiscal years 2016-2019, WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreements for an amount not to exceed $40,000 annually, pending availability of funds, with each of the following:
         Oasis for Girls (in partnership with Tina Bartolome)
         Woodside Learning Center (in partnership with Madeleine Clifford)
         Robyn Carter (in partnership with Redding Elementary School)
          
         Discussion and possible motion to approve the following recommendations and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into three WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreements with the following:
         Tina Bartolome (fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Oasis for Girls for $44,000 annually
         Madeleine Clifford (fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District Court School, Woodside Learning Center at Juvenile Justice Center for $44,000 annually
         Robyn Carter ( fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with the San Francisco Unified School District school, Redding Elementary School for $44,000 annually
         Each grant agreement would be up to three fiscal years (2016-2019) and for an amount not to exceed those listed above, pending availability of funds.
          
      3. Increases to FY2015-2016 Neighborhood Arts Grants
         Action
         Discussion and possible motion to increase the 2015-2016 grant with Noe Valley Chamber Music (authorized by Resolution No. 0104-16-010) by $15,000, for a total grant amount of $30,000, and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2017. This grant is to support free in-school workshops and performances for elementary and middle school youth located within District 8.
          
         Discussion and possible motion to increase the 2015-2016 grant with Bayview Opera House, Inc. (authorized by Resolution No. 0104-16-011) by $150,000 for a total grant amount of $300,000, and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2018. This grant is to support and increase their organizational capacity.
          
         Discussion and possible motion to increase the 2015-2016 grant with Bayview Opera House, Inc. (authorized by Resolution No. 0104-16-012) by $150,000, for a total grant amount of $300,000, and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2018. This grant is to support ongoing arts and economic vitality activation along the Third Street corridor.
          
         Discussion and possible motion to increase the 2015-2016 grant with the Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area (authorized by Resolution No. 0104-16-016) by $25,000, for a total grant amount of $50,000, and to extend the grant window to December 31, 2017. This grant is to support professional development and networking for the arts provider and teaching artists community.
          
         Discussion and possible motion to increase the 2015-2016 grant with Queer Cultural Center (authorized by Resolution No. 0104-16-017) by $40,000, for a total grant amount of $80,000, and to extend the grant window to June 30, 2017. This grant is to support capacity-building and technical assistance services to emerging artists from historically underserved and underrepresented communities.
          
      4. FY2017-2018 Participatory Budget Grant
         Action
         Discussion and possible motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement with Precita Eyes Muralists, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $25,000 to complete a mural at the entrance of Laguna Honda Hospital with funding from the Participatory Budget process in District 7.
          
      5. Arts Nonprofit Displacement Assistance Grant
         Action
         Discussion and possible motion to modify the grant agreement with the Northern California Community Loan Fund authorized by Resolution No. 0908-14-224 to mitigate arts nonprofit displacement through technical assistance, direct financial assistance and public-private partnership policy strategies, increasing the grant amount by $185,000, for a total grant amount of $2,185,000.
          
   3. Street Artists Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Street Artists 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.
          
6. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
    
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   Action
   1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of August 15, 2016.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of August 17, 2016.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 15, 2016; link to agenda)
      Action
   3. Motion to approve Phase #2 of the SFO Terminal 1 Center Renovation Project contingent upon providing studies of different materials and compositions of the return wall.
       
   4. Motion to approve Phase #2 New Boarding Area B Reconstruction Project contingent upon 1) exploring and collaborating on exterior metals for land and airside and 2) investigating the use of roof wells as intake zones.
       
   5. Motion to approve Phase #1 of the Angelo Rossi Pool Improvement Project contingent upon 1) exploring a richer color palette and 2) paneling of the mechanical room enclosure that is flat, not corrugated, and proportionate to the scoring of the building.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (August 17, 2016; link to agenda)
      Action
   6. Motion to approve the design of The OMI Mural, a painted mural, by artist Maximilian “Max” Landis Marttila that will be painted on a wall of Lacy’s Barbershop at 101 Broad Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 21 ft. by 32-1/2 ft. The project is funded with a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission and is sponsored by the Precita Eyes Muralists; the painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   7. Motion to approve Design Development deliverables (color palette, text layout and arrow design) for Scott Oliver’s artwork, Points of Departure, for the Masonic Avenue Streetscape Improvement Project.
       
   8. Motion to authorize an increase to ARG Conservation Services’ contract in the amount of $249,000 (from $500,000 to $749,000) to perform fine art conservation services for miscellaneous artworks, including the structural stabilization and treatment for William McKinley, 1904 by Robert Ingersoll Aitken (SFAC Accession No. 1904.2) and the restoration of Whales, 1939 by Robert B. Howard (SFAC Accession No. 1940.10).
       
   9. Motion to approve artist honoraria in the amount of $2,000 for each of the following artists: Stephanie Robison and Eli Thorne. The honorarium is for artist research and development of new installations for the SFAC Grove Street Window Installation Site at 155 Grove Street.
       
   10. Motion to approve the temporary display of The Seed, consisting of six sculptures with lighting, by Aphidoidea, designed for Jane Warner Plaza, located at Castro and Market Streets, pending final permitting from Public Works. The sculptures vary in height between 11 ft., 9 in. and 13 ft., with an approximate diameter of 4 ft., 8in. and are planned for display beginning May, 2017 and completing June, 2020. The project is sponsored by the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District and funded by the Office of Economic & Workforce Development.
        
   11. Motion to approve the selected artists, Kota Ezawa, Suzanne Husky, Leah Rosenberg and Alice Shaw for the San Francisco International Airport, International Terminals, Gate Rooms A and G opportunities as recommended by the San Francisco International Airport IT Gate Room Selection Panel.
        
   12. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Kota Ezawa for an amount not to exceed $135,000 for an artwork at the International Terminal, Gate Rooms, San Francisco International Airport.
        
   13. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Suzanne Husky for an amount not to exceed $135,000 for an artwork at the International Terminal, Gate Rooms, San Francisco International Airport.
        
   14. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Leah Rosenberg for an amount not to exceed $135,000 for an artwork at the International Terminal, Gate Rooms, San Francisco International Airport.
        
   15. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Alice Shaw for an amount not to exceed $135,000 for an artwork at the International Terminal, Gate Rooms, San Francisco International Airport.
        
   16. Motion to approve the films, Emilia the Typist and Jack’s City, by Laurie O’Brien for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.
        
   17. Motion to approve the film Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, by Kota Ezawa, for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.
        
   18. Motion to approve the films, ABC of Travel and The Purpose of Travel, by Signe Baumane for the Peephole Cinema project at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.
        
   19. Motion to approve the public art project outline for the Traffic Safety and Forensic Science Division building.
        
   20. Motion to approve the selected finalists Owen Smith, Nikki McClure, Kelly Ording, and alternate Lordy Rodriguez, as recommended by the Rossi Pool Public Art Selection Panel to develop conceptual proposals for the Rossi Pool Improvement Project.
        
   21. Motion to approve the following finalists and alternate for the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Pediatric Emergency Department Mural and Exam Room Art Project as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel: Michael Bartalos, Annie Galvin, Sirron Norris and alternate Misako Miki.
        
   22. Motion to approve the public art project outline for the Headworks Building of the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant.
        
       Street Artists Committee Recommendations (September 7, 2016; link to agenda)
       Action
   23. Motion to rescind Arts Commission Resolution No. 1982-145 (May 3, 1982) which provides for Ten (10) Day Renewal Grace Period of street artist certificate.
        
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
    

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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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