MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, March 2, 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, Debra Walker, Paul Woolford; Myrna Melgar, ex officio (non-voting)

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve February 3, 2020 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 design of the Southeast Community Center and an overview of the Arts Commission’s Galleries 50^th Anniversary.
    
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 Investments Committee—Charles Collins, Chair
      1. Action: Discussion and possible motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 fiscal years:
         Adelaide J Barroga, practicing artist
         Latashia Govan, practicing artist
         Mark Hernandez, Development Director, Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA)
         Martha Erika Rodríguez-Salazar, practicing artist
         
         Explanatory Document: Panelist Biographies
          
   3. 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 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of January 27, 2020.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of February 10, 2020.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2020.
      
      
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (February 10, 2020); link to agenda)
      Action
   4. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the 900 Innes Avenue Park at India Basin Project.
       
   5. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the San Francisco Botanical Garden Nursery Project contingent upon 1) the headhouse and the greenhouse not being identical in roof design and 2) the headhouse having a more modern appearance.
       
   6. Motion to approve Phase 1 and 2 of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Utility Enclosures contingent upon 1) examining more regular spacing of the vertical on the north elevations of the 4th and 5th St enclosures.
      
      
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 19, 2020; link to agenda)
      Action
   7. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with artist Hank Willis Thomas for an amount not to exceed $10,000 for the development of a site-specific proposal for an artwork on Treasure Island.
       
   8. Motion to approve the temporary installation of a bronze commemorative statue by sculptor Zeno Frudakis to be placed in a raised planter in Harding Park at 99 Harding Road. The statue honors Frank Sandy Tatum, who spearheaded the restoration of Harding Park into a nationally renowned municipal golf course and established the First Tee of San Francisco. The sculpture, standing 7ft. high, will be in Harding Park for approximately one year, from April 2020 to April of 2021. The project will be implemented with private funds and will be maintained by the First Tee of San Francisco.
       
   9. Motion to approve the temporary installation of the quote HOPE WILL NEVER BE SILENT by Harvey Milk upon the top center of the Bandshell in the Music Concourse of Golden Gate Park on the occasion of its 150th anniversary celebration. Twenty-one letters will be affixed to the Bandshell using a grout-mounting technique that is easily patchable with light projected on the letters. The installation will last for a period of two years, starting April 2020 through April 2022.
       
   10. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the contract with Hood Design Studio, Inc. for design, fabrication, and consultation during installation of an artwork for Fire Station #35 from $560,000 to an amount not to exceed $571,785 (an increase of $11,785) for additional artwork engineering services as a result of expansion of pier deck as required by Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
        
   11. Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables by Hood Design Studio, Inc. for an artwork for Fire Station #35.
        
   12. Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables by Linda Geary for an artwork for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area A, Recompose Wall.
        
   13. Motion to approve the Design Development Phase deliverables by Ranu Mukherjee for an artwork for San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Recompose Wall.
        
   14. Motion to approve the selected finalists Dina Angel-Wing, Antonio Mendez, and Carolyn Palmer for the Plaque Honoring Mayor Ed Lee at San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Departure Hall, as recommended by the Artist Selection Panel.
        
   15. Motion to approve artist HYBYCOZO’s Construction Document phase deliverables, including final imagery, structural engineering drawings and a material and fabrication mockup for the artwork at Mint Plaza.
        
   16. Motion to approve artist Owen Smith’s Conceptual Design proposal for the Rossi Recreational Center.
        
   17. Motion to approve the selected artist, Walter Kitundu, and proposal for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center, as recommended by the artist review panel.
        
   18. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist, Walter Kitundu, for an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the design, engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.
        
   19. Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork titled, Where Community Happens, 2019 by Muzae Sesay for the HSH Administrative Offices and Client Access Point at 440 Turk Street.
        
   20. Motion to approve as installed the artworks by Hospitality House Community Arts Program artists digitally reproduced on aluminum for the HSH Administrative Offices and Client Access Point at 440 Turk Street:
       Tan Sirinumas, Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum Charles Blackwell, Turk St., 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Angela Summers, Birds of Paradise, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Laurie Blessen, Spark No. 2, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Lisa Maria Barbas, Neighborhood, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Maybelline Steinbeck, Sing Love Dance, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Anna Morrow, Growing Through the Cracks, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Brian Bourassa, Tenderloin Terrestrials, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
       Midori, Higanbana, 2019, digital reproduction on aluminum
        

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 2/27/2020, 11 a.m. adv

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: Alyssa Ventre, 415/252-2255. 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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