MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, August 24, 2020
12:30 p.m.
Remote Meeting via video and teleconferencing
Closed Session

Minutes 

President Ordeñana called the meeting to order at 12:40 p.m.

1. Roll Call
   
   Commissioners Present
   Roberto Ordeñana, President
   Kimberlee Stryker, Vice President
   JD Beltran
   Charles Collins
   Debra Walker
   
   President Ordeñana announced virtual meeting instructions.
   
   Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre announced public comment instructions.
    
2. General Public Comment
   
   There was no public comment.
    
3. Director’s Report
   Acting Director Rebekah Krell gave an update regarding the proposed budget for FY2020-2021 and FY2021-2022, which was recently presented at the Board of Supervisors Budget and Appropriations Committee.
   
   Commissioners discussed the 2%-for-art budget, funding for the Arts Impact Endowment and the agency’s capital budget, public art expenditures, personnel attrition and the status of the annual grants convening.
   
   There was no public comment.
    
4. New Business and Announcements
   There were no new business and announcements. 
   
   There was no public comment.
    
5. Public Employee Appointment – Screening and Review of Candidates for Appointment as Director of Cultural Affairs
   President Ordeñana called for public comment on all matters pertaining to the closed session.
    
   There was no public comment, and the Committee voted to go into closed session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b), for the screening and review of candidates for appointment as Director of Cultural Affairs.
   
   The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:
   Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Beltran, Collins, Walker.
    
   Closed Session
   The Committee met in closed session from 1:23 p.m. until 2:14 p.m. Commissioners Ordeñana, Stryker, Beltran, Collins, and Walker were present in the closed session. Acting Director Krell, Commission Secretary Ventre and Valerie Gaeta Phillips, President of Bob Murray & Associates, were also present.
    
   Open Session
   The Committee reconvened in open session at 2:14 p.m., with Commissioners Ordeñana, Stryker, Beltran, Collins, and Walker, and Acting Director Krell, Commission Secretary Ventre and Ms. Phillips in attendance. Pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a), the Committee voted not to report any of the discussions held in closed session.
   
   There was no public comment.
   
   The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:
   Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Beltran, Collins, Walker.
   
   The Committee discussed the selection of dates for special meetings to interview candidates for the Director of Cultural Affairs. The Committee also discussed the next steps relating to the first and second round of candidate interviews.
   
   The Committee voted on the following dates for the upcoming special meetings: September 17, September 18 and September 22.
   
   There was no public comment.
   
   The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:
   Ayes: Ordeñana, Stryker, Beltran, Collins, Walker.
    
6. Adjournment
   There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:36 p.m.
    

posted 9/4/2020, 2:20 p.m. adv
Approved 9/14/2020

Archives Available
A recording of this meeting will be available online after the meeting at the following address: https://sfgov.org/arts/audio-archive-9.

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