MEETING OF THE ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, January 4, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Remote Meeting via video and teleconferencing
 

Minutes 

President Ordeñana called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

1. Roll Call
   
   Commissioners Present
   Roberto Ordeñana, President
   Janine Shiota, Vice President
   Yakuh Askew
   JD Beltran
   Charles Collins
   Suzanne Ferras
   Mary Jung
   Dorka Keehn
   Nabiel Musleh
   Linda Parker Pennington
   Abby Sadin Schnair
   Marcus Shelby
   Kimberlee Stryker
   Debra Walker
   Paul Woolford
   Joel Koppel, ex officio
   
   President Ordeñana announced virtual meeting instructions.
   
   Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre announced public comment instructions.
   
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Commissioner Beltran, seconded by Commissioner Parker Pennington moved to approve the December 7, 2020 minutes.
   
   Commissioner Walker left the meeting due to technical difficulties at 2:17 p.m.
   
   There was no public comment.
   
   The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:
   Ayes: Ordeñana, Shiota, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Jung, Keehn, Musleh, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Stryker, Woolford
   
   RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-001: Motion to approve the December 7, 2020 minutes.
   
    
3. General Public Comment 
   Public Comment:
   Richard Rothman said he was concerned about the care of the WPA murals on city buildings but particularly those in the Mother's Building and those in Coit Tower after the recent water incident. He proposed that there be better coordination among city departments and suggested that the Arts Commission take the lead so there can be a plan set in place to save the murals and prevent major damage. He said the murals are a valuable city asset and they need to be protected.
   
   Commissioner Walker rejoined the meeting at 2:21 p.m.
   
   President Ordenana asked that information on the Coit Tower incident be included in the Director's Report.
   
    
4. Director’s Report
   Acting Director Bradley-Tyson gave a status update of the most recent grant cycle including a report out on number of applications received. She shared information about the artist's residency program at the City’s Covid Command Center, the upcoming Jock McDonald project, and the final series of the 2020 Art on Market Street Posters. She continued sharing about the recent ABBA event where the Mayor introduced Ralph Remington to the arts community. She also provided an update on a proposal to waive the fee for the Arts Commission’s Art Vendors. She also congratulated Commissioner Shelby and local artist Rhodessa Jones in the movie, Soul.
   
   She announced that this would be her last Director’s Report as Mr. Remington will be starting his position as the permanent the Director of Cultural Affairs. She thanked the Commission for the opportunity for serving and thanked the Arts Commission staff as well as the Mayor’s Office staff for their support in her temporary role.
   
   President Ordeñana thanked Acting Director Bradley-Tyson for her stewardship in her temporary role. He said he appreciated her partnership with the staff, acknowledged her effective leadership and stewarding relationships in the community. He also thanked her for helping with the transition to the permanent Director of Cultural Affairs.
   
   Commissioners Collins, Walker, Beltran and Shelby added their thanks, gratitude and appreciation for Acting Director Bradley-Tyson.
   
   Acting Director Bradley-Tyson thanked the commissioner for their wonderful acknowledgments.
   
   Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program Director Susan Pontious and Senior Registrar Allison Cummings gave an update on the monuments restoration and graffiti abatement strategy in addition to a brief Coit Tower incident summary.
   
   President Ordeñana announced information about the special Community Investments meeting scheduled for January 13, at 1 p.m.
   
   There was no public comment.
   
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee – Roberto Ordeñana, Chair

President Ordeñana shared that Senior Racial Equity & Policy Analyst Sandra Panopio presented a final overview of the Racial Equity Action Plan. He thanked Ms. Panopio for her leadership and thanked staff and commissioners who provided input in the process. He explained that there is a lot of work to do as laid out in the plan but he is confident that they will meet these goals by working together. He suggested a discussion around the section relating to the commission at a future meeting. He also explained that the Executive Committee passed a motion, currently in the consent calendar, to recommend one candidate to the Advisory Committee of the Street Artist and Crafts Examiners. He also confirmed that the upcoming Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington will be starting on January 19.

There was no public comment.
 

2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
   
   Vice President Stryker reported that the committee reviewed and approved one project: Elevator Tower at Castro Plaza Muni Station.
   There was no public comment.
    
3. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair

Commissioner Keehn asked Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program Direction Susan Pontious to provide an update relating to the action item requesting approval for the Policy and Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection as updated on 12/9/2020. Ms. Pontious provided a summary of changes to the document which included updating panel wording, adding the racial equity statement, revising the mission statement and civic art collection goals to include racial equity goals, updating minor changes in roles and responsibilities, revising scoring criteria, and updating the contract threshold allocations.

Commissioner Walker commented on the need for prioritizing San Francisco artists. Commissioner Keehn confirmed that both San Francisco and Bay Area artists are prioritized in the visual arts process. Ms. Pontious added this is a complex issue and suggested providing a report at an upcoming Visual Arts Committee meeting.

There was no public comment.

Commissioner Schnair, seconded by Commissioner Beltran moved to approve the Policy and Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection as updated on 12/9/2020.

The motion unanimously carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Ordeñana, Shiota, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Jung, Keehn, Musleh, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Stryker, Walker, Woolford

RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-002: Motion to approve the Policy and Guidelines of the Civic Art Collection as updated on 12/9/2020.

Commissioner Keehn shared images from an upcoming artwork by local artist Mildred Howard at the new Southeast Community Center in the Bayview. She also shared images of Walter Kitundu’s upcoming artwork for the Alameda Watershed Center.

Commissioners added their appreciation for the upcoming, site-specific artworks and discussed further details of Walter Kitundu’s piece.

Acting Director Bradley-Tyson thanked Commissioner Keehn for their leadership. She suggested that the oral narratives be available to the public through the library. Ms. Pontious clarified that she will discuss the future public education component with Program Manager Jackie von Treskow.

There was no public comment.

 

6. Consent Calendar
   
   President Ordeñana introduced the consent calendar items.
   
   Commissioner Collins, seconded by Commissioner Beltran moved to approve the consent calendar items, as presented.
   
   There was no public comment.
   
   The motion carried unanimously by the following vote:
   Ayes: Ordeñana, Shiota, Askew, Beltran, Collins, Ferras, Jung, Keehn, Musleh, Parker Pennington, Schnair, Shelby, Styrker, Walker, Woolford
   
   RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-003:
   Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
    

1. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-004: Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of December 21, 2020.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-005: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2020.
   
   Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 21, 2020)
3. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-006: Motion to approve a Post Phase 3 Review of the Castro Station Elevator Project.
   
   Executive Committee Recommendations (December 21, 2020)
4. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-007: Motion to recommend to the Mayor one (1) candidate to fill one (1) vacant position on the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts Examiners: Gerald Bold.
   
   Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (December 16, 2020)
5. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-008: Motion to approve the following artists for inclusion in the Bayview Artist Registry qualified pool, as recommended by the Artist Review Panel:
   ​Abdul aka REL HANIF-EL
   Adam McCauley
   AJIT CHAUHAN
   Alan Mazzetti
   Alexis Arnold
   Amana Brembry Johnson
   Ana Teresa Fernandez
   Andy Vogt
   Ann Weber
   Ata'ataoletaeao McNealy
   Arthur Koch
   Blanca Estela Rodriguez Mandujano
   Boback Emad
   Boon Heng Pang
   Brian Moss
   Carter/Lynch
   Charles Gadeken
   Cheryl Derricotte
   Christina La Sala
   Christopher Burch
   Dana Albany
   Derek Macario
   Diane Jacobs
   Emerald Maher
   Evah Fan
   Felipe Colina
   Gabriela Aleman
   Gordon Huether
   Grace Ndwiga
   Greg Freeman
   Hernan Paganini
   Ivan Lopez
   Janet Bartlett Goodman
   Javier Rocabado
   Jeff Nishinaka
   Jessica (Jes) Muse
   Juan R. Fuentes
   June Li
   Kipp Kobayashi
   Laura Haddad
   Leslie Lowinger
   Lillian Shanahan
   Lindsey Millikan
   Louis Chinn
   Louisiana Bendolph
   Luis Pinto
   Malik Girley
   Marilyn Ines Rodriguez
   Martin Durazo
   Matthew Bollinger
   Matthew Mazzotta
   Michael Arcega
   Miguel Arzabe
   Mike Henderson
   Minami Oya
   Mirang Wonne
   Natalya Burd
   Negar Kalantar
   Nikki Vismara
   Rachel Rodi
   Ray Beldner
   Rebecca Fox
   Rose B Simpson
   Roy Secord
   Sean Orlando
   Sergio De La Torre
   Shan Shan Sheng
   Sheila Ghidini
   Stacey Carter
   Tana Quincy
   Theosis Damian
   Todji Kurtzman
   Tom Earnist
   Tracey Kessler
   William Rhodes
   Woody Othello
   Xaviera Simmons
   Yoon Lee
   Yu Jean Choi
6. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-009: Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art review panels:
   Jessalyn Aaland, artist; Curator/Producer, Facebook
   Elizabeth Bernstein, artist
   Alison Gass, Executive Director and Chief Curator, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
   Christine Koppes, Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
   Cait Molloy, Director, The David Ireland House and The 500 Capp Street Foundation Kim Nguyen, Curator, The Wattis Institute
   Aay Preston-Mint, Public Events and Outreach Manager, Headlands Center for the Arts
   Marcella Pardo Ariza, artist; Community Engagement Program Associate, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
   Maricelle Robles, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
   Brion Nuda Rosch, artist
   Roula Seikaly, Senior Editor, Humble Arts Foundation
   Jessica Shaefer, Global Art Program Manager, Facebook
   Jordan Stein, Programs Curator, KADIST; Curator, Cushion Works
   Diego Villalobos, Exhibitions Manager, The Wattis Institute
   Kristen Zaremba, Public Art Coordinator, City of Oakland
7. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-010: Motion to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (final design) by Mildred Howard for the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans—Plaza Sculpture.
8. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-011: Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables (engineering drawings, material sample) by Phillip Hua for the Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans—Main Lobby.
9. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-012: Motion to approve Design Development Phase Deliverables (final design) by Walter Kitundu (Kitundu Studio, LLC) for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.
10. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-013: Motion to approve Construction Document Phase deliverables (material sample) for the exterior glass artwork by Favianna Rodriguez for the Animal Care Facility.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-014: Motion to approve the selected artist, Raylene Gorum, and proposal for the 900 Innes - India Basin Shoreline Park Project, as recommended by the 900 Innes - India Basin Shoreline Park Artist Review Panel.
12. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-015: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with Raylene Gorum for an amount not to exceed $22,000 for design and consultation on fabrication/ installation of a 2D design for Pier 2 at the 900 Innes - India Basin Shoreline Park.
13. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-016: Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork River, 2020, ceramic tile, by Linda Geary for the San Francisco International Airport, International Terminal Boarding Area A.
14. RESOLUTION NO. 0104-21-017: Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork Rolling Reflection, 2020, 20 painted steel sculptures, by Sanaz Mazinani for 49 South Van Ness.
     

7. New Business and Announcements
   Commissioner Beltran shared that Sundance may be partnering with San Francisco’s Roxie Theater to show films at the Fort Mason Center drive-in.  
   
   Commissioner Shelby added that Healdsburg Jazz will be celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special, free concert online on January 15. He said Healdsburg Jazz also created a free MLK day student resource guide for kids and families. He also shared his experience working on the movie, Soul.
   
   Commissioners congratulated Commissioner Shelby and encouraged all to watch it.
   
   There was no public comment.
    

8. Adjournment
   There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:41 p.m.
    

Posted 1/18/2021, 3:10 p.m., adv
Approved 2/1/2021

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