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

Agenda

 
Arts Commissioners: JD Beltran, President; Roberto Ordeñana, Vice President
Charles Collins, Simon Frankel, Mary Jung, Dorka Keehn, Sherene Melania, Abby Sadin Schnair, Marcus Shelby, Janine Shiota, Jessica Silverman, Barbara Sklar, Lydia So, Kimberlee Stryker, Paul Woolford; Rich Hillis, ex officio (non-voting)
 

1. Roll Call
    
2. Approval of Minutes
   Action
   Motion to approve April 3, 2017 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 and programming developments and announcements, including discussion regarding current arts-related legislation pending before the Board of Supervisors.
    
5. Proposed Amendment to Administrative Code Section 6.75
   Action
   Discussion and possible motion to approve the proposed amendment to Administrative Code Section 6.75, entitled "Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Arts Commission to contract for the development, fabrication, maintenance, conservation, removal, or installation of art work."
    
   Explanatory Document: Draft amendment
    
6. Committee Reports and Committee Matters
   1. Executive Committee—JD Beltran, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from Executive Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Programs.
          
   2. Civic Design Review Committee—Kimberlee Stryker, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Civic Design Review Committee regarding activities of the Committee and the Program.
          
   3. Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee—Sherene Melania, Chair
      1. Discussion: Report from the Community Arts, Education and Grants 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.
    
   Approval of Committee Minutes
   Action
   1. Motion to approve the Executive Committee Meeting Minutes of March 27, 2017.
       
   2. Motion to approve the Civic Design Review Committee Meeting Minutes of April 10, 2017.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (February 15, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   3. Motion to approve an honorarium payment of $4,000 to Alison Pebworth for the installation of her work, A San Francisco Wunderkammer, as part of the SFAC ENTRY126 annual commission program. The work will be installed and open to the public on April 26, 2017 and close in early 2018 (date TBD).
       
      Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (April 10, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   4. Motion to approve the Post-Phase 3 of the Moccasin Yard Project.
       
   5. Motion to approve the Historical Makers Commemorative Street Plaques Project.
       
   6. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Lombard Parking Garage Improvement Project.
       
      Executive Committee Recommendations (April 24, 2017; link to agenda)
      Action
   7. Motion to approve the mural design, Climate Action Now! Dinosaur Garden Mural, by artist Sirron Norris, for James Lick Middle School. The painted mural (15 ft. by 100 ft.) will be installed along the upper schoolyard wall at 1220 Noe Street. The project is funded with a Community Challenge Grant, and is sponsored by Climate Action Now! and has been approved by the San Francisco Unified School District. The mural will not become part of the Civic Art Collection.
       
   8. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to increase the agreement with Cliff Garten Studios from $425,000 to $525,000 due to increased height and scale of the artwork.
       
   9. Motion to approve the following arts professionals as panelists for public art selection panels for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year:
      Regina Almaguer, art consultant
      Michael Arcega, artist
      Lucinda Barnes, art consultant
      Michael Bartalos, artist
      Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Dena Beard, Executive Director, The Lab
      Elisheva Biernoff, artist
      Janet C. Bishop, Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Terry Berlier, artist; Associate Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
      Megan Brian, Assistant Director, Education and Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Cath Brunner, Public Art Program Director, 4Culture
      Timothy Burgard, Curator-in-Charge of American Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
      Enrique Chagoya, artist; Full Professor, Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University
      Patricia Cariño Valdez, ‎Curator and Director of Public Programs, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
      Jonathan Calm, artist; Assistant Professor, Art Practice, Stanford University
      Michele Carlson, Associate Professor in Visual and Critical Studies, California College of the Arts; Executive Director of Daily Serving and Art Practical
      Deena Chalabi, Associate Curator of Public Practice, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Abby Chen, Curator and Artistic Director, Chinese Culture Center
      Kevin Chen, artist; Artist Studio Residency Program and Public Programs Manager, de Young Museum
      Sarah Cifarelli, Airport Art Manager, Los Angeles World Airports
      René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California
      Carlos de Villasante, Associate Professor of Studio Art—Painting, Sonoma State University
      Joseph del Pesco, International Director of KADIST
      Lewis deSoto, artist; Professor of Art, San Francisco State University
      Apsara DiQuinzio, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
      Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Jennifer Easton, Art Program Manager, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
      Amy Ellingson, artist
      Maya Emsden, Deputy Executive Officer, Creative Services, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
      Christian Frock, independent curator
      Stephen Galloway, artist
      Rupert Garcia, artist
      Gary Garrels, Elise S. Haas Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Jeanne Gerrity, Head of Operations and Publications, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
      Jenny Gheith, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Barbara Goldstein, Principal at Barbara Goldstein & Associates, Creative Placemaking and Public Art Planning
      Donna Graves, Consultant, Arts & Cultural Planning
      Susan Gray, Creative Services Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
      Melorra Green, independent curator
      Stephanie Hanor, Director, Mills College Art Museum
      Glen Helfand, independent writer, critic, curator, and educator
      Dana Hemenway, artist
      Kendal Henry, artist; Public Art Consultant in Residence at Maribyrnong City Council
      Betti-Sue Hertz, independent curator
      Katie Hood Morgan, Assistant Curator and Exhibitions Manager, Walter and McBean Galleries
      Justin Hoover, artist; Creative Director, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture
      Anthony Huberman, Director and Chief Curator, California College of the Arts Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
      Steven Huss, Public Art Manager, City of Walnut Creek Arts and Recreation
      Valerie Imus, Exhibitions and Projects Programs Director, Southern Exposure
      Maria Jenson, Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center
      Chris Johnson, artist; Professor of Photography and Fine Art, California College of the Arts
      Mark Johnson, Director, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery
      Stephanie Johnson, Instructor of Sculpture, Installation, Performance Art and Public Art California State University, Monterey Bay—Visual and Public Arts Institute
      Ned Kahn, artist
      Pauline Kanako Kamiyama, Senior Project Manager, Los Angeles Arts Commission
      Brian Karl, Art Practical
      Aimee Le Duc, Director of Exhibition and Public Programs at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
      Carrie Lederer, artist; Curator of Exhibitions and Programs, Bedford Gallery
      Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Manager, Visual Arts Program, Museum of African Diaspora
      Lex Leifheit, Nonprofit Business Development Manager, City and County of San Francisco
      Constance Lewallen, Adjunct Curator, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
      Christina Linden, Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Oakland Art Museum
      Hung Liu, artist
      Lauren Lockhart, Arts Program Manager, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
      Linda Lucero, Executive/Artistic Director, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
      Juan Luna-Avin, artist
      Michelle Mansour, Director, Root Division
      Rhiannon MacFadyen, independent curator
      Sharon Maidenberg, Executive Director, Headlands Center for the Arts
      Patricia Maloney, Executive Director, Southern Exposure
      Jet Martinez, artist
      Marc Mayer, Senior Educator of Contemporary Art, Asian Art Museum;
      Marina McDougall, Director, Center for Art & Inquiry, Exploratorium
      Hesse McGraw, Vice President for Exhibitions and Public Programs, San Francisco Art Institute
      Katya Min, Curator of Public Programs, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts;
      Judy Moran, art consultant
      Ceci Moss, Assistant Curator of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
      Ellen Oh, Program Administrator, Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University
      Amy Owen, Curator, di Rosa
      Marc Pally, Public Art Curator and Artistic Director, Glow
      Matthew Passmore, artist
      Renny Pritikin, Chief Curator; Contemporary Jewish Museum
      Diana Pumpelly Bates, artist
      Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, Museum Director, Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University
      Amy Ress, Director, Resilient By Design Challenge
      Jerome Reyes, artist
      Ani Rivera, Executive Director, Galeria de la Raza
      Lawrence Rinder, Director, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
      Jennie Emiré Rodríguez, Executive Director, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
      Mary Rubin, Project Manager, Public Art, City of San Jose
      Anastasia H. Rygle, Associate Curator, The Contemporary Jewish Museum
      Lucía Sanroman, Director of Visual Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
      Dorothy Santos, independent curator
      Norie Sato, artist
      Ron Moultrie Saunders, artist
      Richard Shaw, artist
      Heather Snider, Executive Director, SF Camerawork
      Stephanie Syjuco, artist
      Weston Teruya, artist
      Karen Tsujimoto, Curator, Contemporary Jewish Museum
      Sean Uyehara, Director of Programs, Headlands Center for the Arts
      Po Shu Wang, artist
      Nate Watson, artist; Executive Director of Public Glass
      Patricia Watts, Founder/West Coast Curator, ecoartspace
      Shelly L. Willis, Public Art Project Manager and Planning Consultant
      Dominic Willsdon, Leanne and George Roberts Curator of Education and Public Programs, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
      Tracy Wheeler, Co-Founder at Satellite Of. Love
      Jenifer Wofford, artist
      Nicholas Wylie, Development Manager, Southern Exposure
      Anuradha Vikram, Artistic Director, 18th Street Arts Center
      Tanya Zimbardo, Assistant Curator of Media Arts, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
       
   10. Motion to approve the public art project outline for Garfield Pool.
        
   11. Motion to approve the revised project outline for the 2018 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series. The revision reflects an increase to the artist fee from $8,000 to $10,000.
        
   12. Motion to approve the public art project outline for SFO REACH International Terminal Boarding Area A.
        
   13. Motion to approve the Conceptual Design Phase deliverables by Jason Jägel for a temporary mural at San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1, Boarding Area B.
        
   14. Motion to approve the public art project outline for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, Clerestory Art Glass project.
        
   15. Motion to approve Demiurge LLC as the selected fabricator for artist team of Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell’s Central Subway Union Square Market Street Station public art project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel.
        
   16. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Demiurge LLC for an amount not to exceed $819,287 for final development of artwork design specification, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork by artist team of Werner Klotz and Jim Campbell for the platform level of Central Subway Union Square Market Street station.
        
   17. Motion to approve the Knitted Tree Project by Knits for Life for a yarn-based installation to be knitted on select trees in Civic Center beginning the first week of May 2017 and remaining for six months to two years, depending on the aging process.
        
   18. Motion to approve the final poster designs for Kate Haug’s Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series, Summer of Love Trading Cards, on view May 22–August 31, 2017.
        
   19. Motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the San Francisco Arts Commission and 500 Pine Street Company LLC regarding their contribution of $145,604.79 to the Public Art Trust for distribution to the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco.
        
       Community Arts, Education and Grants Committee Recommendations (April 27, 2017; link to agenda)
       Action
   20. Motion to approve recommendations to award seven grants totaling $21,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Arts for Neighborhood Vitality (“ANV”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $3,000
       Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $3,000
       Chinese Historical Society of America, $3,000
       Genryu Arts, $3,000
       Salsa Festival on Fillmore (Fiscal Sponsor: West Bay Community Conference Center), $3,000
       The Village Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Booker T. Washington Community Service Center), $3,000
       Youth Art Exchange (Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center), $3,000
        
   21. Motion to approve recommendations to award sixteen grants totaling $319,688 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Artists & Communities in Partnership (“ACIP”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Acción Latina, $20,000
       Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers (ABD Productions), $20,000
       Asian American Women Artists Association, $20,000
       Bindlestiff Studio, $20,000
       Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco, $20,000
       Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $20,000
       CounterPulse, $20,000
       Dance Brigade, $20,000
       Instituto Familiar de la Raza, $20,000
       Kulintang Arts Inc., $20,000
       Loco Bloco Drum and Dance Ensemble, $20,000
       Mission Graduates, $20,000
       Mission Neighborhood Resource Center, $20,000
       Performing Arts Workshop, $19,688
       Root Division, $20,000
       Youth Art Exchange (Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center), $20,000
        
   22. Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Fresh Meat Productions in the 2016-2017 cycle of Artists & Communities in Partnership (“ACIP”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   23. Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Asian Improv aRts in the 2016-2017 cycle of Artists & Communities in Partnership (“ACIP”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   24. Motion to approve recommendations to award eleven grants totaling $776,962 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives (“CEI”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       3rd i South Asian Films, $81,220
       Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center, $47,000
       Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology (BAYCAT), $100,000
       Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, $100,000
       CounterPulse, $97,336
       Crowded Fire Theater Company, $90,000
       Dance Brigade, $100,000
       Embodiment Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $31,000
       Mixed Bag Productions, $28,906
       Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA Dance Theater) (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers' Group), $32,700
       Radar Productions, $68,800
        
   25. Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $148,806 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives (“CEI”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Chrysalis Studio (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Cultural Center), $21,041
       Queer Cultural Center, $100,000
       San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (Fiscal Sponsor: Fresh Meat Productions), $27,765
        
   26. Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Mural Music and Arts Project in the 2016-2017 cycle of Cultural Equity Initiatives (“CEI”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $100,000.
        
   27. Motion to approve recommendations to award nine grants totaling $545,782 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Creative Space (“CRSP”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Blue Bear School of Music, $50,000
       Cartoon Art Museum, $90,000
       Dance Brigade, $50,000
       Galeria de la Raza, $50,000
       ODC Theater, $20,000
       Public Glass, $100,000
       SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, $100,000
       San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, Inc., $35,782
       San Francisco Mime Troupe, $50,000
        
   28. Motion to approve recommendations to award 45 grants totaling $675,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Individual Artist Commissions (“IAC”) to the following individuals, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each individual for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Anita W. Chang, $15,000
       Anthony Robles (Fiscal Sponsor: Manilatown Heritage Foundation), $15,000
       Aron Kantor, $15,000
       Bernard Lubell (DBA: Bernie Lubell), $15,000
       Bonnie Sherk, $15,000
       Carol S. Seigel (DBA: Shizue Seigel), $15,000
       Celeste Chan, $15,000
       Chirag Bhakta (DBA: Chiraag Bhakta), $15,000
       Christopher Burch, $15,000
       Clement Goldberg (Fiscal Sponsor: CounterPulse), $15,000
       Craig Calderwood, $15,000
       Dan Goldes (Fiscal Sponsor: San Francisco Film Society), $15,000
       Dana Hemenway, $15,000
       Evelyn Leder (DBA: Evie Leder), $15,000
       Ilana Crispi, $15,000
       Jack Walsh, $15,000
       Jacqueline Francis, $15,000
       Jay Rosenblatt, $15,000
       Jenifer Wofford (DBA: Jenifer K. Wofford), $15,000
       Jerome Reyes, $15,000
       John Jota Leaños, $15,000
       Josephine Iselin, $15,000
       Juliana Delgado L’Opera, $15,000
       Justin Hoover, $15,000
       Kevin Simmonds, $15,000
       Lisa Wanzer, $15,000
       Lynn Hershman Leeson, $15,000
       Madeleine Lim (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project), $15,000
       Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough, $15,000
       Monica Magtoto, $15,000
       Ploy Pirapokin, $15,000
       Rene Yung, $15,000
       Ronald Saunders (DBA: Ronald Moultrie Saunders), $15,000
       Rudy Lemcke, $15,000
       Sandra Davis, $15,000
       Sarah Jimenez, $15,000
       Shani Heckman, $15,000
       Storm Miguel Florez, $15,000
       Tina Takemoto, $15,000
       Truong Tran, $15,000
       Valerie Soe, $15,000
       Veronica Majano, $15,000
       Viviana Paredes, $15,000
       Wendy Baker, $15,000
       Yarrow Slaps, $15,000
        
   29. Motion to approve recommendations to award 43 grants totaling $814,042 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Acción Latina, $20,000
       African American Shakespeare Company, $20,000
       AfroSolo Theatre Company (Fiscal Sponsor: Cultural Odyssey), $20,000
       Alliance for California Traditional Arts, $20,000
       Bindlestiff Studio, $20,000
       Brava Theater Center/Brava! For Women in the Arts, $20,000
       Campo Santo (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       Center for the Art of Translation, $20,000
       Chinese Cultural Productions, $20,000
       Circo Zero / Zero Performances, $20,000
       Circuit Network, $20,000
       Crowded Fire Theatre Company, $20,000
       CubaCaribe, $20,000
       Cutting Ball Theatre Company, $20,000
       Dancers’ Group, $20,000
       Detour Dance (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $8,400
       Eldergivers, $20,000
       Embodiment Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       Epiphany Productions, $20,000
       Erika Chong Shuch Performance Project (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       EXIT Theater, $20,000
       Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreography, $7,952
       First Voice, $20,000
       Flyaway Productions, $20,000
       Funsch Dance (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $7,650
       Genryu Arts, $20,000
       Golden Thread Productions, $20,000
       Kearny Street Workshop, $20,000
       LIKHA Pilipino Folk Ensemble, $18,040
       Mixed Bag Productions, $20,000
       National Japanese American Historical Society, $20,000
       OngDance Company (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $20,000
       Push Dance Company, $20,000
       Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP), $20,000
       Robert Moses’ Kin, $20,000
       SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts, $20,000
       San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest (Fiscal Sponsor: Dancers’ Group), $20,000
       San Francisco Youth Theatre, $20,000
       Scott Wells and Dancers (Fiscal Sponsor: CounterPulse), $20,000
       Theatre Rhinoceros, $20,000
       Urban Jazz Dance Company (Fiscal Sponsor: Zaccho Dance Theatre), $12,000
       Women’s Audio Mission, $20,000
       World Arts West, $20,000
        
   30. Motion to approve recommendations to award three grants totaling $75,067 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Fresh Meat Productions, $20,000
       Queer Cultural Center, $20,000
       Topsy Turvy (Fiscal Sponsor: Queer Cultural Center), $15,067
        
   31. Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Mural Music & Arts Project in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   32. Motion to approve the recommendation to award a grant to Asian Improve aRts in the 2016-2017 cycle of Organization Project Grants (“OPG”), and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a grant agreement for an amount not to exceed $20,000.
        
   33. Motion to approve recommendations to award four grants totaling $110,000 in the 2016-2017 cycle of Native American Arts & Cultural Traditions (“NAACT”) to the following organizations, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into grant agreements with each organization for amounts not to exceed the following:
       Cultural Conservancy, $20,000
       Dancing Earth Creations (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts), $20,000
       Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, $20,000
       American Indian Community Cultural Center for the Arts SF (Fiscal Sponsor: The University Corporation, San Francisco State), $50,000
        
   34. Motion to approve the recommendation for annual grants up to the amounts listed, for up to three fiscal years (2017-2020) to the following teaching artists, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreements with each, pending availability of funds:
       Anne Rovzar (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Hilltop School for Pregnant Minors, $50,000 annually
       Ingrid Rojas Contreras (Fiscal Sponsor: Root Division) in partnership with San Francisco International High School, $50,000 annually
   35. Motion to approve the recommendation for an annual grant up to $50,000 annually, for up to three fiscal years (2017-2020), to Celeste Chan (Fiscal Sponsor: Intersection for the Arts) in partnership with Chrysalis Studio’s Queer Ancestors Project, and to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a WritersCorps Teaching-Artist-in-Residence grant agreement, pending availability of funds.
        
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 4/27/17, 6:00 p.m. spr

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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 415/252-2256向 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, 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 (Americans with 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 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión al 415/252-2256. 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 Americans with 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 Sharon Page Ritchie, Commission Secretary, sa 415/252-2256. 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.