MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, January 9, 2017
2:00 p.m.
City Hall Room 416
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Minutes

Commission President JD Beltran called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

1. Roll Call
    
   Commissioners Present
   JD Beltran, President
   Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
   Gregory Chew
   Charles Collins
   Simon Frankel
   Dorka Keehn
   Abby Sadin Schnair
   Marcus Shelby
   Janine Shiota
   ​Barbara Sklar
   Lydia So
   Kimberlee Stryker
   Paul Woolford
    
   Commissioners Absent
   Sherene Melania
   Jessica Silverman
   Rich Hillis, ex officio
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   There was no public comment, and the minutes were unanimously approved as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-001: Motion to approve December 5, 2016 Minutes.
    
3. General Public Comment
   President Beltran announced that the Commission would not consider the content of the plaque for the Comfort Women memorial at this meeting, only the design, and she called for general public comment. There was none.
    
4. Director’s Report
   Mr. DeCaigny reported on current activities of the agency, including the Galleries’ show, Not Alone, Exploring Bonds Between and With Members of the Armed Forces; a temporary installation in the Civic Center, and a new art program for Muni. He reported sadly on the recent passing of Chicano stencil artist Michael Roman at 60.
    
   Mr. DeCaigny asked Deputy Director Rebekah Krell to review the budget timeline and process. Finally, Mr. DeCaigny reported that he will be meeting with the newly elected (and appointed) Supervisors to acquaint them with the Arts Commission's work.
    
   There was no public comment.
    
5. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Commissioner Stryker reported that the Committee had a relatively short meeting, and reviewed four projects.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   2. Visual Arts Committee—Dorka Keehn, Chair
      1. Commissioner Keehn reported that the Committee also had a short meeting, and reviewed several projects, including the design of the Comfort Women memorial. She reported that the Committee also heard a year-end report on the activities of the Civic Art Collection.
          
         There was no public comment.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. In the absence of Commissioner Melania, Vice President Ordeñana reported that the Committee did not meet, and he presented the following motions; Mr. DeCaigny gave some background on each. There was no public comment, and the motions were approved as follows.
          
         RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-002: Motion to enter into a grant agreement with Richmond District Neighborhood Center for an amount not to exceed $20,000 to support the production of the Clement Street Art Walk.
          
      2. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-003: Motion to enter into a grant agreement with Intersection for the Arts as fiscal sponsor for Uphill Arts for an amount not to exceed $56,000 for Where Art Lives.
          
      3. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-004: Motion to approve the following panelists to serve, as selected by staff, on SFAC review panels for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years:
         Rotimi Agbabiaka, artist
         Quinton Cabellon, consultant
         Genise Choy, Assistant Project Manager, Chinatown Community Development Center
         Jaime Cortez, artist
         Brad Erickson, Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area
         Adam Fong, Executive Director, Center for New Music
         Jay-Marie Hill, independent arts administrator
         Rhiannon MacFadyen, Co-Director, Emerging Arts Professionals San Francisco/Bay Area
         Rebeca Mauleón, Director of Education, SF Jazz
         D. Scott Miller, artist
         Ron P. Muriera, Commissioner, San Jose Arts Commission
         Nancy Ng, Director of Community Engagement, Luna Dance Institute
         Alleluia Panis, Executive and Artistic Director of Kularts; independent choreographer and director
         Randee Paufve, Artistic Director, Paufve | dance
         John Priola, artist, educator
         Jack Tse, Real Estate Consultant, Northern California Community Loan Fund
          
6. Consent Calendar
   President Beltran called for a vote on the Consent Calendar. There was no public comment, and the Consent Calendar was approved unanimously as follows.
    
   RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-005:
   Approval: RESOLVED, that this Commission does hereby adopt the following items on the Consent Calendar and their related Resolutions:
    
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   1. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-006: Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2016.
       
   2. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-007: Motion to approve the Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of December 21, 2016.
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (December 12, 2016)
       
   3. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-008: Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Yerba Buena Island Water Tanks project.
       
   4. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-009: Motion to approve Phases 2 and 3 of the San Francisco Airport (“SFO”) Consolidated Administrative Campus project.
       
   5. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-010: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the San Francisco Fire Department Ambulance Deployment Facility project contingent upon: 1) investigating the possibility of windows on the third floor of the Jerrold Avenue facing walls; 2) using glazed walls in the courtyard; 3) not using supergraphics but integrating signage on the McKinnon Avenue gate; 4) exploring different materials that are more economical; 5) considering the reassessment of internal programming to allow for more light; and 6) using similar design features and/or materials on the building and garage to represent one complex.
       
   6. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-011: Motion to approve Phase 1 of the San Francisco Airport (“SFO”) Long Term Parking Lot #2 project contingent upon: 1) developing detailed section and plan drawings of the landscape plaza façade; 2) investigating the façade treatments along the public realm; 3) integrating a program to the stairwells and tying portals and vertical circulation points for greater cohesion; 4) working with the selected public art artist to develop ideas early in the design; and 5) consider Roberto Burle Marx as inspiration and precedent for the ground plane patterning and/or towers for plant display.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (December 21, 2016)
       
   7. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-012: Motion to approve the sculpture design of the Comfort Women Memorial, designed by Steven Whyte, as an intended gift to the City by the Comfort Women Justice Coalition for installation in St. Mary’s Square Extension. Design approval is exclusive of plaque or other signage text. The value of the gift inclusive of artist fees and fabrication cost is estimated to be up to $205,000.
       
   8. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-013: Motion to approve the selected artist Owen Smith for the Rossi Pool Improvement Project as recommended by the selection panel.
       
   9. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-014:Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Owen Smith for design and construction documents of an artwork for the Rossi Pool Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed $58,250.
       
   10. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-015: Motion to approve Public Art Project Plan for the Westside Pump Station Reliability Improvements Project.
        
   11. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-016: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase Jason Jagel’s contract from $40,000 to $50,000 (an increase of $10,000) for the design, fabrication and installation of a barricade wall mural artwork for the San Francisco International Airport: Temporary Terminal 1. The contract amount has been increased to account for a larger-scale project than initially anticipated due to design changes with Temporary Terminal 1.
        
   12. RESOLUTION NO. 0109-17-017: Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to take action, without resolution of the Commission, on the approval of StreetSmARTS mural designs.
        
7. New Business and Announcements
   Mr. DeCaigny reported that he planned to represent San Francisco at the national meeting of the United States Urban Arts Federation in Phoenix. He reported on efforts to improve safety in do-it-yourself artist spaces without forcing artists out, in the wake of the awful fire at Oakland's Ghost Ship.
    
   Commissioners announced two upcoming art fairs: the Fog Design+Art Fair, and the Untitled art fair, January 12-15, and Director of Communications Kate Patterson-Murphy announced a third, Photofairs San Francisco, January 27-29.
    
   Commissioner Chew announced a new exhibit at the Asian Art Museum. Mr. DeCaigny welcomed the appointment of Gordon Knox as president of the San Francisco Art Institute.
    
   There was no further news or announcements, and there was no public comment.
    
8. Adjournment
   There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:46 p.m.
    

posted 1/23/17, 6:00 p.m. spr
approved 2/6/17

 

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