SAN FRANCISCO ARTS COMMISSION
VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
3 p.m.
401 Van Ness Avenue, Room 125
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Agenda
 

Visual Arts Committee Members:
JD Beltran, President
Gregory Chew
Dorka Keehn, Chair
Jessica Silverman
Barbara Sklar

1.            Call to Order, Roll Call, and Agenda Changes

2.            Public Comment
Discussion

3.            Comfort Women Memorial Design Approval
Susan Pontious and Comfort Women Justice Committee Co-Chairs Julie Tang and Lillian Sing
Action
Explanatory Documents: Letter of Intent; Memorial Design Proposal, Draft of Memorial Inscription
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the proposed sculpture design for the Comfort Women Memorial at St. Mary’s Square Extension.

Motion: Motion to approve the sculpture design of the Comfort Women Memorial, designed by Steven Whyte, as an intended gift to the City by the Comfort Women Justice Coalition for installation in St. Mary’s Square Extension. Design approval is exclusive of plaque or other signage text. The value of the gift inclusive of artist fees and fabrication cost is estimated to be up to $205,000.

4.            Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture – MoreLab
Aleta Lee and Matthew Passmore
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report, Final Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of the final design for a sculpture entitled, Tied/Untied by MoreLab, for the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.

Motion: Motion to approve a temporary sculpture installation, titled Tide/Untied, by artists MoreLab. The sculpture will be comprised of COR-TEN steel rail which will stand at 15-1/2 ft. by 13-1/2 ft. by 34 ft. and will be on exhibit at the entrance of Fort Mason Center for a duration of seven years, commencing July 2017 through July 2024. The artwork is commissioned by Fort Mason Art and Culture Center and will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.

5.            Rossi Pool
Marcus Davies
Action
Explanatory Documents: Panel Summary; Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Presentation of the selected finalist for the Rossi Pool Improvement Project, as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to approve the selected artist Owen Smith for the Rossi Pool Improvement Project as recommended by the selection panel.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Owen Smith for design and construction documents of an artwork for the Rossi Pool Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $58,250.

6.            Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements Project
Mary Chou
Action
Explanatory Documents: Project Plan; Images
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of public art project plan for the Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements Project.

Motion: Motion to approve Public Art Project Plan for the Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements Project.

7.            San Francisco International Airport
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Document: Final Design
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of the temporary barricade wall mural opportunity for San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jason Jagel’s contract from $40,000 to $50,000 (an increase of $10,000) for the design, fabrication and installation of a barricade wall mural artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Terminal 1. The contract amount has been increased to account for a larger scale project than initially anticipated due to design changes with Temporary Terminal 1.

8.            StreetSmARTS
Susan Pontious
Action
Explanatory Documents: Staff Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Request to create a blanket resolution that would authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve StreetSmARTS murals designs without resolution by the Commission.

Motion: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to take action, without resolution of the Commission, on the approval of StreetSmARTS mural designs.

9.            Civic Art Collection - Outdoor Sculpture Treatments
Jennifer Correia
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 5 minutes

Presentation of two conservation projects completed this fall.  Treated artworks include The Holocaust, 1984 by George Segal (Accession Number 1984.74) located near Land’s End and Saint Francis of the Guns, 1960 by Beniamino Bufano (Accession Number 1969.100) located at the City College of San Francisco.

10.          Civic Art Collection Year End Program Report for FY16
Allison Cummings
Discussion
Explanatory Document: Report
Presentation Time: Approximately 10 minutes

Presentation of summary data pertaining to management of the Civic Art Collection from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016.

11.          New Business, Old Business, and Announcements
Discussion

12.          Adjournment
Action

AT 12/16/16 11:00 am

Notices

Agenda Item Information
Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:
1) Department or Agency or report;
2) Public correspondence;
3) Other explanatory documents.

These items will be available for review at the meeting. Copies are available upon request. Please contact Program Associate Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219 for more information. 

Meeting Procedures

1. Agenda items will be heard in order. Please note, that on occasion a special circumstance may necessitate that an agenda item be taken out of order. To ensure that an agenda item is not missed, it is advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. All agenda changes will be announced by the Chair at the top of the meeting.

2. Public comment will be taken before or during the Committee’s consideration of each agenda item. Each speaker will be allowed to speak for the time allotted by the Chair at the top of the meeting or up to 3 minutes.  During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commissioners on matters that are within the Arts Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on the agenda. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a brief written summary of their comments, which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the official file.

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, Room 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Alyssa Torres at alyssa.m.torres@sfgov.org or 415-252-2219. 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.

Public comment in regard to specific items will be taken before or during consideration of the item.

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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the American 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 Program Associate, Alyssa Torres, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2219. 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415-252-2219向Alyssa Torres 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 (American 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 Program Associate, Alyssa Torres, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2219. 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 American 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 Program Associate, Alyssa Torres sa 415-252-2219. 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.