MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION

Monday, April 5 2021
2 p.m.
Remote Meeting via video and teleconferencing

This meeting is being held by teleconference pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 and the Fifth Supplement to the Mayoral Proclamation Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency.

During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) emergency, the Arts Commission’s regular meeting room, City Hall, Room 416, is closed. Meetings of the Arts Commission will convene remotely.

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Public Comment Instructions:
Full Public Comment instructions can be found here: April 5, 2021 Public Comment Instructions. 

Written Comment:
The public is encouraged to submit comments by emailing to art-info@sfgov.org. This email address will be monitored until Monday, April 5, 2021 at 12 p.m. All comments received by the deadline will be read aloud by Arts Commission staff up to the three minutes maximum allotted to each commenter. In the subject line of your email, indicate the meeting date and item number. Note: if your public comment statement is read aloud by Arts Commission staff during an agenda item, this will count as your one opportunity for public comment on that specific item. You will not be able to raise your hand to make additional public comment on the same item if your statement has already been read aloud.

Oral Comment:
Public comment in regard to specific agenda items will be taken before or during consideration of the item. Each speaker may speak for up to three minutes per agenda item, unless the Chair has announced a different length of time at the beginning of the meeting. Speakers may not transfer their time to another person. Any person speaking during a public comment period may supply a written summary of their comments to be included in the minutes if it is 150 words or less.

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Agenda

Arts Commissioners: Roberto Ordeñana, President; Janine Shiota, Vice President
Yahuk Askew, JD Beltran, Charles Collins, Suzie Ferras, Mary Jung, Nabiel Musleh, Linda Parker Pennington, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Kimberlee Stryker, Debra Walker, Paul Woolford; Joel Koppel, ex officio (non-voting)

1. Roll Call
    
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   
   Motion to approve March 1, 2021 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.
   
   Staff Lead: Director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington
    
5. Quarterly Racial Equity Update
   Discussion
   
   Staff Lead: Sandra Panopio, Senior Racial Equity & Policy Analyst
   
   Presentation: 15 minutes
   
    
6. 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 Program.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee —Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Community Investments Committee – Charles Collins, Chair
      1. 2021-2023 SFAC Grant Review Panelist Authorization
         Action
         Discussion and possible motion to amend the following panelist approvals (authorized by Resolution No. 0301-21-047) to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 fiscal years:
         
         Diego Gómez, DesignNurd
         Cindy Wu, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
          
      2. 2021-2023 SFAC Grant Review Panelists
         Action
         Discussion and possible motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 fiscal years:
         
         James Spingola, Arts Administrator, Collective Impact
         Sara Williams, Arts Administrator and Creative
         ​
   4. Visual Arts Committee
       
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
         
          
7. 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 March 15, 2021.
   2. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2021.
      
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (March 15, 2021, link to agenda)
      Action
   3. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant - Polymer Feed Facility as presented.
   4. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Botanical Garden Nursery Replacement Project as presented.
      
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (March 17, 2021, link to agenda)
   5. Motion to approve the design of Portola Petals Of Growth, a mosaic design by artist Dana Albany. The mosaic will be installed on two benches at the Felton St. Parking Lot, on 25 Felton St. at San Bruno. The work will measure approximately 48 in. x 128 in. (bench 1) and 48 in, x 228 in. (bench 2). The project is funded by the Portola Neighborhood Association (PNA) and Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD). The mosaic work will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
   6. Motion to approve the design of Living Flowers of the Sea, a mural design by artists Mike Ritch. The mural will be installed at 2626 Ocean Ave., across from the Muni track crossing at Lagunitas Dr. The work will measure approximately 10 ft. x 70 ft. The project is funded by a Participatory Budgeting Funding grant. The mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
   7. Motion to approve the design of Music Improvisation, Afro Party in the Bayview, Untitled mural designs by artists Rhonel Roberts, Afatasi the Artist, and Claudio Talavera-Ballon, respectively. The murals will be installed on concrete barriers (K-rails) along Evans Ave., Hunters Point Blvd., and Innes Ave. All three works in total will measure approximately 3 ft. x 350 ft. The project is funded by the Shipyard Trust for the Arts. The murals will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
   8. Motion to approve the design of three mural designs by artists Ira Watkins, Malik Senefru, and Tanya Herrera. The murals will be installed on concrete barriers (K-rails) along Evans Ave., Hunters Point Blvd., and Innes Ave. The three artists’ murals will measure approximately 3 ft. x 100 ft. The repeating SFAAACD design will measure approximately 3 ft. x 1650 ft. The project is funded by the San Francisco. African Arts and Cultural District. The murals will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
   9. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art review panels:
      Justin Hall, Associate Professor, Graduate Comics, California College of the Arts
      Katherine (Kate) Rhoades, Artist
      Angelica Rodriguez, Gallery Coordinator, Mission Cultural Center
      Shirin Makaremi, Curator & Director, Incline Gallery
      Alejandro Meza, Events and Media Coordinator, Mission Cultural Center
   10. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to amend Suzanne Husky’s contract to decrease it from $135,000 to an amount not to exceed $115,000 (a decrease of $20,000) for an artwork at San Francisco International Airport Harvey Milk Terminal 1. The decrease reflects a change in scope whereby Artist will no longer manage installation of the artwork under her contract.
   11. Motion to approve the Revised Design Development Phase deliverable (final design) and Construction Document Phase deliverables (materials sample) by Owen Smith for the Rossi Pool Public Art Project with the provision that the artist revise the edges of the piece to make it look more integrated. The new design will be reviewed internally with Arts Commission staff and Commissioner Beltran.
   12. Motion to approve as installed the completed artwork A Celebration of Interspecies Friendships, 2021, nine two-dimensional printed birchwood sculptures and one glass panel, by Favianna Rodriguez for the Animal Care Facility.
   13. Motion to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (final design) by Kim Anno for the SFO C3C Secure Connector Wall Project.
   14. Motion to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (final design) by Carter-Lynch (Carter-Lynch LLC) for the SFO C3C Secure Connector Wall Project.
   15. Motion to approve Design Development Phase deliverables (final design) by Paul Madonna for the SFO C3C Secure Connector Wall Project.
   16. Motion to approve the list of artworks for purchase and display at San Francisco International Airport’s Kadish Gallery as recommended by the artist review panel:

Ricardo Alvarado, Band playing at Flat Party, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, date unknown, $400

Janet Delaney, “Cookies not Contras,” Peace, Jobs and Justice Parade, (from Public Matters, 1982-1988), archival pigment print, 9” x 9”, 1986, $1,500

Janet Delaney, Dominique DiPrima on Stage (from Public Matters, 1982-1988), archival pigment print, 9” x 9”, 1985, $1,700

Janet Delaney, The Carnaval Ride (from Public Matters, 1982-1988), archival pigment print, 9” x 9”, 1985, $1,500

Janet Delaney, Young Couple at Carnaval (from Public Matters, 1982-1988), archival pigment print, 9” x 9”, 1984, $1,500

David Johnson, Dancing in a Fillmore Flat, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, C.1940s, $400

David Johnson, Dancing at a Fillmore Nightclub, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, C.1940s, $400

David Johnson, Rhythm Records, 1980 Sutter Street, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, 1947, $400

Wesley Johnson, Bar Patrons Outside the Club Flamingo, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, C.1940s, $400

Wesley Johnson, Earl Grant on Organ, Junius Simmons on Guitar, Blue Mirror, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, 1956, $400

Unknown Photographer, A 1951 jam session inside Bop City, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, 1951, $400

Unknown Photographer, Deborah Saunders King Collection, Saunders King with One of His Many Hollow-Body Guitars, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, C.1970s, $400

Unknown Photographer, Singer Sweetie Mitchell, Saxophonist Sammy Simpson, and Unknown Band at an Unknown Fillmore Club, archival pigment print, 20” x 24”, C.1950s, $400

 

8. 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.)
   
    
9. Adjournment
   Action
    

Posted 4/2/21, 8:40 a.m., adv

Notices

The meetings of the San Francisco Arts Commission will be held virtually due to public health emergency.

Agenda Item Information / Materials Available

Each item on the agenda may include the following documents:

1) Department or Agency or report;

2) Public correspondence;

3) Other explanatory documents.

During the pendency of the closure of the Commission’s offices during the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order and related disruptions to on-site business processes, explanatory documents listed above, as well as documents created or distributed after the posting of this agenda to the Arts Commission will be available only electronically, please contact: Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre at Alyssa.ventre@sfgov.org or 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.

Meeting Procedures

1. Agenda items will normally 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 three (3) minutes. 

3. 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.

4. 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. Written comments pertaining to this meeting should be submitted to art-info@sfgov.org.

Electronic Devices Prohibited

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting, except as necessary to participate remotely. The Chair may order the exclusion from participation of any person responsible for improper disruptions to this remote meeting.

Disability Access

To obtain a disability‐related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact Alyssa Ventre at Alyssa.ventre@sfgov.org or 415-252-2255, at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous Friday.

Archives Available

A recording of this meeting will be available online after the meeting at the following address: https://sfgov.org/arts/audio-archive-8.

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Accessibility 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 Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2255. 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415-252-2255向Alyssa Ventre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 Commission Secretary, Alyssa Ventre, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415-252-2255. 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 Commission Secretary Alyssa Ventre sa 415-252-2255. 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.