MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, June 1, 2015
2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Agenda
Please note new meeting time, 2:00 p.m.

1. Roll Call
    
2. 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.)
    
3. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve May 4, 2015 Minutes.
   
   Explanatory Document: Draft minutes
    
4. Director’s Report
   Discussion
   Current administrative, budgetary and programming developments and announcements.
    
5. Review of Statement of Incompatible Activities
   Discussion
   Review by Deputy City Attorney Susan Dawson of the Arts Commission’s Statement of Incompatible Activities.
   
   Explanatory Document: Statement of Incompatible Activities
    
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Action: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with the San Francisco Symphony to produce four annual series of twelve concerts during each year beginning in 2015 for a total of 48 concerts, for an amount based on the appropriation to the Arts Commission under the formula specified in Charter Section 16.106(1), estimated at approximately $2,260,000 per year and approximately $9,040,000 in total over the four-year term of the contract, subject to adjustment by the Controller’s Office based on actual property tax allocated.
          
   2. Street Artists Committee—Barbara Sklar, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Street Artists Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Civic Design Review Committee—Cass Calder Smith, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   4. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Visual Arts Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
7. Consent Calendar
   The following items are included in the Consent Calendar subject to withdrawal at the request of a Commissioner:
    
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   Action
   1. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2015.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Street Artists Committee Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2015.
       
   3. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of May 18, 2015.
       
   4. Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2015.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (May 18, 2015; link to agenda)
      Action
   5. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Alameda Creek Diversion Dam Passage—Electrical Control Building Project.
       
   6. Motion to approve Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department Kimbell Playground Clubhouse Security Gate Project.
       
   7. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Southeast Plant Building 522 (521A) Electrical/HPU Building Project.
       
   8. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Oceanside 930 Awning Replacement Project.
       
   9. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Treasure Island Ferry Shelter and Bus Shelters project.
       
   10. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Alamo Square Restroom Replacement project.
        
   11. Motion to approve Phase 1 of the Alameda Creek Recapture project contingent upon (1) simplifying the end of the building by centering the doorway and eliminating the canopy over the door, maintaining the recess and eliminating the horizontal line on the truss frame; (2) reducing the amount of paving around the building and increasing the number of shade trees on the south and west sides near the building, including both oaks and some fast-growing trees; (3) working with engineers to replace air conditioning with passive cooling, eliminating unnecessary skylights; (4) using wide Galvalume panels rather than corrugated for both the walls and the roof, and bringing material samples to the Committee for Phase 2 review.
        
   12. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Moccasin Corporation Yard Improvement Project, Building 76, Shops/Office Building project, contingent upon: (1) modifying the roof so that rafters are flush with the columns, decreasing the overhang; (2) revising the landscape design at the west end of the building (outside the breakrooms) to add more mass, and presenting a drawing of the revised landscape.
        
   13. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Balboa Pool Renovation project, contingent upon: (1) further developing the articulation of the roof and wall, with informal review before Phase 3 review.
        
   14. Motion to approve Phase 2 of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit (Van Ness BRT) project, contingent upon: (1) presenting a full-size twelve-foot mockup of the railing with the proposed color and lighting; (2) reviewing the existing planters and fencing on the sidewalk; (3) submission of renderings of the special paving on the sidewalk.
        
       Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (May 20, 2015; link to agenda)
       Action
   15. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Passage, 2010, by Kent Roberts. The sculpture measures 60 inches high by 696 inches long by 120 inches wide and consists of stainless steel and concrete. The artwork was commissioned (Resolution No. 0202-09-038) for and is on permanent display at the Moscone Recreation Center. The artwork was dedicated on October 23, 2010.
        
   16. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Abundance, 2011, by Wowhaus. The silver fish sculpture measures 168 inches high by 72 inches long by 42 inches wide, and the vermilion rockfish sculpture measures 36 inches high by 60 inches long by 30 inches wide. Both sculptures consist of glass mosaic tile, concrete and steel. The artwork was commissioned (Resolution No. 0504-09-114) for and is on permanent display at the Ortega Branch Public Library. The artwork was dedicated on September 10, 2011.
        
   17. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Bird II, 1995, by Rupert Garcia. The work measures 35-1/2 inches high by 46-1/2 inches long, and consists of chalk pastel on paper. The artwork is an original but unrealized proposal for the ceramic tile mural titled Bird Technology that was commissioned for the San Francisco International Airport and accepted into the Civic Art Collection in 2000 (SFAC Accession No. 2000.16).
        
   18. Motion to retroactively approve and accept into the Civic Art Collection the artwork Roots and Veins, 2006, by Johanna Poethig and Julio Cesar Morales. The installation consists of twelve sandblasted glass panels in the building entry featuring a branch design and text from Juvenile Hall Youth; eight painted soffits and low-relief sculpted plaster composed of poetry and delicate plant forms surrounding the doorways in each of the eight dayrooms; and seven Plexiglas light boxes with silkscreened illustrations in the multipurpose room. The artwork was commissioned (Resolution No.0305-01-094) for and is on permanent display at the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center.
        
   19. Motion to approve the artwork titled Spiral of Gratitude, 2014 by Shimon Attie (aka Scott Attie, Attie Art Projects) with Vale Bruck, as installed in the lobby of the Public Safety Building at Third and Mission Rock streets. The artwork consists of a 16-1/2 ft. long by 10 ft. diameter glass cylinder suspended from a skylight, and the cylinder is inscribed with a ceramic fritted poem by Vale Bruck. Other elements of the artwork include: metal, custom lighting and paint, and bas-relief text on cast concrete blocks on the entry lobby’s rear wall. The artwork was dedicated on April 16, 2015.
        
   20. Motion to approve the artwork titled First Responder Plaza, 2014 by Paul Kos, as installed in the south plaza of the Public Safety Building at Third and Mission Rock streets. The artist-designed plaza features three icons: a spruce tree, a bell and a star. Suspended from a painted metal arch at the center is a 21,060-lb. cast bronze bell that rings three times daily at noon. The installation also includes a carved seven-pointed black granite star, with surrounding granite pavers and landscaping, including a Serbian spruce tree. The artwork was dedicated on April 16, 2015.
        
   21. Motion to approve the mural design, Patterns, by Bryana Fleming to be painted on a mural site located at 1596 Hudson Street, San Francisco. The mural is a project of the Arts Commission’s StreetSmARTS Program, funded by the Department of Public Works.
        
   22. Motion to approve the final design by David Best for the Tenth Anniversary Commemorative Sculpture Project at Patricia’s Green sponsored by the Arts Commission and Burning Man Project, and to authorize its installation from June 7, 2015 until July 1, 2016.
        
   23. Motion to approve the temporary installation of a sculpture by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel to be placed at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park from September 16, 2015 until January 14, 2016 at no cost to the City.
        
   24. Motion to approve the design and installation of the temporary art project, Studio 1, a programmed mobile art studio, to be installed from June 8, 2015 until August 8, 2015 at two locations on Market Street: 1401 Market Street (NEMA) and Mechanics Plaza. The project is part of the Living Innovation Zone (“LIZ”) initiative, and is sponsored by the San Francisco Arts Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Innovation and the San Francisco Planning Department.
        
   25. Motion to approve the Design Development phase deliverables by Adriane Colburn for an artwork for Daggett Park.
        
   26. Motion to approve new location of the entryway artwork by Mark Brest van Kempen for the Alameda Creek Watershed Center.
        
   27. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design for Tomie Arai’s artwork for the Chinatown Central Subway Station.
        
   28. Motion to approve the Final Design Phase deliverables by Wowhaus for the Ocean Avenue Public Plaza: Historical Photography Project.
        
   29. Motion to approve San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Boarding Area B Art Program Outline.
        
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
    

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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, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2591. 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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ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Per the Americans with 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 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, at least 48 hours before the meeting at 415-252-2591. Late requests will be honored if possible. The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.


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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