SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL ARTS COMMISSION
Monday, June 4, 2018
9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.*

Please note special location.
Port Commission Hearing Room, Second Floor
San Francisco Ferry Building

Revised 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. 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.)
    
3. 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 Visual Arts Committee Meeting Minutes of May 16, 2018.
       
      Visual Arts Committee Recommendations (May 16, 2018; link to agenda)
      Action
   2. Motion to approve Helene Fried, independent curator, as a Public Art Program Panelist for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 Fiscal Years.
       
   3. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to approve honoraria payments of up to $10,000 for San Francisco Arts Commission public program services including, but not limited to, workshops, lectures, panel discussions, performances, brown bag lunch discussions, literary readings, film screenings, community forums, and off-site projects.
       
   4. Motion to approve the mural designs of Ocean Bloom by artists Hye Yoon Song, Paul Mullowney, Autumn Swisher and Youth Art Exchange Printmaking and Photography Students. The vinyl wrapped murals will be on ten utility boxes along Ocean Avenue, at the corners of Howth Street, Dorado Terrace, Geneva and Phelan, Lee, Brighton, Plymouth, Miramar, Faxon, Ashton, and Victoria Avenues. The vinyl wrapped murals will be installed on ten utility boxes that measure approximately 60 in. by 36 in. by 17 in. The project is funded by the San Francisco Arts Commission Special Project Grant by the D7 Participatory Budget Process, and is sponsored by the Youth Art Exchange; the vinyl wrapped murals will not become part of the Civic Art Collection. The approval is pending a signed memorandum of understanding from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
       
   5. Motion to approve the addition of a gobo light projection of new sister city, Kiel, Germany, to Shining Paths: San Francisco’s Sister Cities, by Lewis deSoto, and the removal of the gobo light gel for Osaka, Japan at San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G.
       
   6. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist Antony Gormley for conceptual design, final design and engineering of an artwork for the Treasure Island Waterfront Plaza Public Art Project in an amount not to exceed $157,350 pending approval of the Treasure Island Development Authority.
       
   7. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist Pae White (DBA Pae White Studio, Inc.) for conceptual design, final design and engineering of an artwork for the Treasure Island Building One Public Art Project in an amount not to exceed $99,350 pending approval of the Treasure Island Development Authority.
       
   8. Motion to approve a) the completed sculptural bust by Bruce Wolfe of former mayor Gavin Newsom and the design of the sculpture pedestal and proposed text and b) approval to issue a Conditional Letter of Acceptance upon receipt of executed donor and artist agreement and completion of all outstanding contract requirements. The sculpture is a gift of ArtCare, a nonprofit organization.
       
   9. Motion to approve the selected artist Favianna Rodriguez and conceptual proposal for artwork(s) for the Animal Care Facility Public Art Project as recommended by the artist selection panel.
       
   10. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Favianna Rodriguez for an amount not to exceed $310,000 for design, fabrication, transportation, and installation consultation of artworks for the Animal Care Facility Project.
        
   11. Motion to approve the installed artwork Everywhere a Color by Leah Rosenberg at the San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G, Gate Room 96.
        
   12. Motion to approve the final design development documents and construction document phase deliverables for Johanna Grawunder’s artwork, Coding, for the San Francisco International Airport: Long Term Parking Garage 2 Public Art Project.
        
   13. Motion to approve the final design development documents and construction document phase deliverables for Sarah Cain’s artwork, Untitled, for the San Francisco International Airport: AirTrain Public Art Project.
        
   14. Motion to approve the conceptual design documents phase deliverables for Dana Hemenway’s artwork, The Color of Horizons, for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1 Center Public Art Project.
        
   15. Motion to approve the selected finalists Spencer Finch (DBA Spencer Finch Studio and represented by Lisson Gallery), Jorge Pardo (DBA Jorge Pardo Sculpture LLC) and Eva Schlegel (represented by Gallery Wendi Norris) as recommended by the selection panel for the San Francisco International Airport: Terminal 1, Boarding Area B, End of Pier Project.
        
   16. Motion to approve the final design development documents and construction document phase deliverables for Woody De Othello’s sculptures, Timekeeper, Light, and Turn, for the San Francisco International Airport: International Terminal, Boarding Area G Terrace.
        
   17. Motion to approve Kaiser/von Roenn Studio as the selected fabricator for artist Tomie Arai’s Central Subway: Chinatown Station Public Art Project, as recommended by the Artwork Fabricator Selection Panel.
        
   18. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into contract with Kaiser/von Roenn Studio for an amount not to exceed $294,400 for final development of artwork design specification, fabrication, transportation and installation consultation of an artwork by Tomie Arai for the exterior and platform level of Central Subway: Chinatown Station.
        
   19. Motion to authorize the Director of Cultural Affairs to enter into a contract with the selected artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (DBA Door Four LLC) for design, fabrication, transportation and consultation during installation of an artwork for the Treasure Island Yerba Buena Hilltop Park Public Art Project in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000 pending approval of the Treasure Island Development Authority.
        
       Civic Design Review Committee Recommendations (May 21, 2018; link to agenda)
       Action
   20. Motion to approve Phase 3 Changes of the AirTrain Extension and Improvements Lot DD Station Project.
        
   21. Motion to approve Phase 3 of the Margaret Hayward Playground Renovation Project contingent upon: 1) extending the restroom benches back to 18” or removing them, 2) updating the front addition Golden Gate Avenue façade with concrete wall extension and raising the heights to match the building’s datum line, 3) sending an updated landscape plan, and 4) sharing these contingency updates for administrative review with Civic Design Review staff and Committee Chair.
        
4. Advancing Racial Equity: The Role of Government
   Training led by Government Alliance on Race and Equity (“GARE”) and Race Forward
   Discussion
   The training will be an exploration of the core concepts around the growing national conversation on governing for racial equity, including ways that local and regional governments are normalizing conversations on race, organizing internally and in partnership with their communities, and operationalizing practices that produce more equitable outcomes for all people. There will be a landscape review of best practices with application to the Arts Commission and its work.
    
    
   The meeting will be in recess between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. for lunch.
    
    
5. Strategic Planning and Visioning
   Discussion
   Commissioners and staff will review strategic priorities and action steps as the Commission approaches the end of a five-year planning cycle and begins to establish the strategic plan for the next two years; review of prior strategic plan, mission, vision, values and goals, and discussion of strategic planning through 2019-2020.
    
6. Adjournment
   Action
   *(The exact ending time may be earlier or later than 5:00 p.m. depending on the amount of public comment.)
    

posted 5/18/18, 4:00 p.m. spr
revised 5/31/18
 

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, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 325, San Francisco, CA 94102, during regular business hours. Info: Sharon Page Ritchie, 415/252-2256. 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.

Agenda items will normally be heard in order. Please note that on occasion a special circumstance may require that an agenda item be taken out of order. Members of the public interested in a particular agenda item are advised to arrive at the beginning of the meeting. The Chair will ordinarily announce any agenda changes at the beginning of the meeting.

Public comment in regard to specific agenda items will be taken before or during consideration of the item. During General Public Comment, members of the public may address the Commission on matters within the Commission’s jurisdiction and not otherwise on this agenda. 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 brief written summary of their comments which shall, if no more than 150 words, be included in the minutes.

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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 415/252-2256. 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 415/252-2256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.