MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, September 9, 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, Lydia So, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve August 5, 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, including an overview of the Arts Commission’s grant compliance monitoring and the Commission’s American Indian Initiative.
    
5. 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.
          
      2. Cultural Center FY19 Proposition E Allocation
         Action: Discussion and possible motion to increase the grant amount of $698,274 (authorized by Resolution No. 0603-19-155) to the African American Art and Culture Complex by $30,000 to create a Wakanda Winter Wonderland, an interactive arts space for youth and adults with visual arts installations, projections, music, and performances and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement not to exceed $728,274 at this time.
          
      3. Organizational Project Grant
         Action: Discussion and possible motion to increase the Organizational Project Grant to Yerba Buena Arts & Events (authorized by Resolution No. 0507-18-164) by $25,000 for activities associated with the American Indian Initiative and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $45,000 at this time.
          
      4. Special Project Grants
         Action:
         1. Discussion and possible motion to rescind and reissue the Special Project Grant to the Northern California Community Loan Fund (authorized by Resolution No. 0506-19-123) to the organization’s rebranded legal name, Community Vision Capital & Consulting and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $100,000 at this time.
             
         2. Discussion and possible motion to increase the Special Project Grant to the American Indian Film Institute (authorized by Resolution No. 1001-18-302) by $30,000 for activities associated with the American Indian Initiative and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $90,000 at this time.
             
         3. Discussion and possible motion to increase the Native American Arts and Cultural Traditions Special Projects Grant (“NAACT-SPX”) to the American Indian Cultural Center (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) (authorized by Resolution No. 0603-19-159) by $10,000 for the activities associated with the Native American Heritage Night; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into an amended grant agreement for a total amount not to exceed $194,608 at this time.
             
   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.
    
   1. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of August 19, 2019.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of August 21, 2019.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of August 26, 2019.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Community Investments Committee Meeting Minutes of August 27, 2019.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (August 19, 2019; link to agenda)
      Action
       
   5. Motion to approve the commemorative bronze plaques for San Francisco’s three most famous fire hydrants which will be located next to the gold hydrant by 3899–20th Street, the silver twin hydrant by 698 Hayes Street, and the silver twin hydrant by 900 Ellis Street.
       
   6. Motion to approve the Eagle Plaza commemorative “Stud” plaques which will be located at Eagle Plaza on 12th Street and Harrison Street in SOMA West.
       
   7. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the 1657 Rollins Road Building Renovation Project.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (August 21, 2019; link to agenda)
      Action
       
   8. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0603-19-167, which authorized the temporary installation of Gateway Tower by artist Sean Orlando, a privately funded sculpture 30 ft. high by 8 ft. wide, the design of which is inspired by the ornamentation of doors in Victorian architecture using a form evocative of Coit Tower, to be placed in Embarcadero Plaza from July 22, 2019 through October 17, 2019, pending approval of the interior murals by the Visual Arts Committee, and pending approval from the Recreation and Park Commission.
       
   9. Motion to approve the following arts professionals for the San Francisco Arts Commission selection panels for the 2020 Fiscal Year:
      Theresa Harlan, artist and independent curator
      Linde Lehtinen, Assistant Curator of Photography, SFMOMA
      Constance Wolf, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, Fort Mason Center for the Arts and Culture
       
   10. Motion to approve Frederick Hayes, recipient of the fifth highest score from the Artist Selection Panel, as a finalist for the Southeast Community Facility Plaza Sculpture Project due to the withdrawal of Lava Thomas.
        
   11. Motion to approve the Construction Document Phase deliverables (Structural and Electrical Engineering Drawings) by Jorge Pardo for his artwork at the Van Ness BRT Geary Street station.
        
   12. 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 $435,623 to $448,623 (an increase of $13,000) to allow for additional engineering services required of the project.
        
   13. Motion to approve Faith, Hope and Charity, a mural design by artist Sylvester Guard Jr. The mural will be installed at the Seneca Hotel, which is located at 34 Sixth Street at Stevenson Street. The painted mural will measure approximately 10 ft. by 24 ft. The project is funded by the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development. The painted mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
        
   14. Motion for the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve an artist honorarium in the amount of $600 to Keith Secola for his participation in the next SFAC Galleries exhibition at Café Valor (October 4–December 14, 2019).
        
   15. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0108-18-032 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with artists Emory Douglas and Caleb Duarte for an amount not to exceed $33,200 for design, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground.
        
   16. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0805-19-228 authorizing the Director of Cultural Affairs to decrease Caleb Duarte’s contract for an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground from $33,200 to $17,000 (a reduction of $16,200) to decrease the scope of work to design only. Fabrication, transportation and installation of the artwork will be managed by the Arts Commission through contracts with preapproved fine arts services providers.
        
   17. Motion to authorize the purchase of a design cartoon by Emory Douglas for an artwork at Margaret Hayward Playground in the amount of $20,000 from the African American Art and Culture Complex.
        
   18. Motion to approve the 49 South Van Ness Avenue Video Art Project Outline.
        
   19. Motion to approve the selected artist Andrea Bowers for the proposal We’ve Got to Give them Hope for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting public art opportunity, as recommended by the artist selection panel.
        
   20. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist Andrea Bowers for an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for the design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of an artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Underpass Lighting public art opportunity.
        
   21. Motion to approve the purchase of the Final Design Cartoon for Hyper-Natural Bay Area, 2019 by Robert Minervini (the mosaic commissioned for San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B) for $18,000. The cartoon is oil on canvas, measures 54 in. by 186 in. and is dated 2018.
        
   22. Motion to approve the purchase of the Final Design Cartoon for The Author & Her Story, 2019 by Jason Jägel (the mosaic commissioned for San Francisco International Airport, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, Boarding Area B) for $18,000. The cartoon is oil on canvas, measures 75.2 in. by 184.4 in. and is dated 2018.
        
   23. Motion to approve the Design Development phase deliverables by Michael Bartalos for the Ambulance Deployment Facility Project.
        
       Executive Committee Recommendations (August 26, 2019; link to agenda)
       Action
        
   24. Motion to adopt amended Arts Commission bylaws.
        
       Explanatory Document: Draft bylaws
        
   25. Motion to rescind Resolution No. 0807-17-213 as to the distribution by grant of $72,500 to Tenderloin Equitable Development Project from funds contributed by Mid-Market Center LLC (“MMC”) to the Public Artwork Trust; and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Mid-Market Center LLC (“MMC”) regarding MMC’s contribution of $525,000 to the Public Artwork Trust Fund for distribution by grant to the following recipients: Counterpulse: $97,500, Magic Theater: $147,500, Wildflowers Institute: $197,500 and Michael Warr (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $72,500.
        
   26. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to modify the agreement with Liz Glynn Studios, Inc. for the TSA Security Checkpoint project at San Francisco Airport Harvey Milk Terminal 1 to increase the contract amount from $1,219,628 by $42,872 for an amount not to exceed $1,262,500 for custom hanging rods and for a site survey.
        
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 8/29/19, 4:00 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.

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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.