>> it is 205 p.m. >> thank you very much secretary. good afternoon and welcome to the meeting of the arts commission on monday september 11, 2023. may we begin the meeting by the calling of the roll? >> president collins, here. vice president shiota, here. commissioner beltran, here. commissioner benavides is absent. commissioner brenzel, here. commissioner carney is absent. commissioner ferras, here. commissioner hakimi, here. commissioner musleh, here. commissioner rothschild, here. commissioner shelby, here. commissioner stryker, here. commissioner tanner is

absent but we have a quorum. >> thank you very much. now for public meeting instructions. today the arts commission meeting will be conducted in a hybrid formit to allow everyone to participate in person and remotely through the webex platform. technology grants better accessibility for individuals joining the meeting remotely, please be mindful tech related difficulties may occur, which could tribute to gaps and delays as staff transition technology between speakers. please note we are doing our best and we ask for your patience. you may also find the meeting being streamed on sfgovtv2, comcast 78, 28 and at&t uverse 99. i want to remind us of the policies and procedures for public meetings. at this meeting we are bound to follow the structure of our agenda

and adhere to the best practices asset forth in the good government guide. at every public meeting there will be a opportunity for general public comment where members may comment on any item pertaining to this body. respectfully we ask you keep your public comment on topic. each public comment is limited to three minutes. please understand the committee does not contribute dialogue towards public comments. each comment will be documented for public purposes. i'll request comments from the public attending the meeting in tern and then from the public attending remotely. those joining remotely, please meet your microphones to minimize background noise for the public and the staff joining remotely. when it is your time to speak, you must unmute yourselves and speak directly into the microphone. before expressing

comments please briefly introduce yorself including your name, your affiliated organization and or any additional information applicable to this meeting or to the agency. before i turn this over to secretary, i want to say that we have a very very large agenda, and time is important for us to be able to do the work required for us, so i'll ask for you particularly to stay on point with your comments and keep them very tight and succinct. we will not avoid conversation, but we want to make sure we are on point with the point being discussed. now i'll turn it over to chief of staff alyssa ventry for public comment instructions. >> members of the public joining in person who wish to comment on agenda items, once you're called on you will be asked to voice comment at the podium. public comment cards are located on the podium. you are recommended but not required to fill out the card included in the minutes.

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not required to state your name. i'll start you three minutes when you speak and you will receive a 30 second warning. when your time is up, i say caller time is up and you will be placed on mute and moved out of the speaker line. we'll pause briefly before closing public comment to insure no other public commenters are seeking to speak on a item. participants who wish to speak on other items can remain on the line and listen for the next public comment opportunity. anyone who speaks in today's meeting can send a summary to be included to arts [indiscernible] the summary may be redacted as it exceeds the word limit or not accurate summary of the speaker public comment. you may also e-mail art-info@sfgovtv.org. comments will be shared on the screen. president collins, please proceed with the meeting when ready. >> thank you very much. i like to start the meeting by reading the

land acknowledgment statement. the san francisco arts commission acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the ramaytush community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. as a department dedicated to promoting a diverse and equitable arts and culture environment in san francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the american indian community.now i'll

call item 2, approval of minutes. discussion and possible action. i will remind the commissioners to say their name after they respond to a motion. ask for a motion to approve. i'm asking for a motion to approve the august 7, 2023 minutes and asking for a second. >> second. >> thank you. now i like to call for public comment. is there any public comment on item number 2, approval of the minutes? >> we will take in person public comment first. for those in person, please proceed to the public comment podium and are fill out the public comment information card. for those joining remotely, please raise your hand if listening via webex. phone, press star 3 to be placed in the queue. we are on item number 2. your time will start when you begin speaking and you'll see a

visual timer on the screen and receive a 30 second warning. you will be muted once your time is up. you may stay on the line if you wish to speak another item. [indiscernible] can send a brief written comment included in the minutes [indiscernible] art-info@sfgov.org. i'm just checking. we have no in-person public comment. we have no raised hands virtually so no public comment on this item. >> now i'm asking for a final motion. all those in favor say, aye. >> aye. >> and those opposed say, nay. motion carries unanimously. thank you. calling item 3, which is general public comment and discussion. this item allows members of the public to comment generally on matters within the committee's purview, as well as suggest new

agenda items for the commission's consideration. is there any public comment on item number 3, general public comment? >> we will be taking in person public comment first. for those joining in person proceed to the public comment podium. for those joining remotely, raise your hand if listening via webex. by phone press star 3 to be placed in the queue. we are on item 3, general public comment. you time will start when you speak and you will see a visual timer on the screen and receive a 30 second warning and muted once time is up. you may stay online if you wish to speak on other items. no general public

comment. >> i am also going to make a correction, because we are now moving into item number 5, is that correct? >> we are on 4, the director's report. >> right. just for the record,b i think there might have been a mistake in my verbiage. comment is now closed. >> yes. >> we are calling on director's report, item number 4. calling on the director of cultural affairs ralph remington. >> thank you. good afternoon commissioners. i hope you had a wonderful labor day weekday earlier this month and like to wish you all an early happy start to latino heritage month, which takes place september 15 through october 15. the start off the month report i like to share a few highlights from

recent events the past month. on august 17, i attended a press event for edge on the square celebrating their first executive director, our own joanne lee. the event was attendeded by former house speaker nancy pelosi. so proud of joanne and wish her all the best in her new role. she is so happy and well received and beloved in that community and it was a pleasure to see and i just saw her again at the chinese cultural center for the gala and she is beaming and i miss her so much. she is wonderful though, and such a great fit for that new role, so there is that. on august 30, i participated in the arts loan fund, arts exchange alongside some community investment staff members. the gathering provided a space for arts and

culture funders and grant makers in the bay area, northern california region to strengthen grant making by coming together and building relationships, learning collectively and celebrating the arts. on september 6 i attended act opening night for hipest trip, the soul train musical and a number of folks here have seen that. i recommended to everyone go see it. it is a party in the theater. you will definitely have a good time the celebration of a icon, don cornealious and iconic show and soul train and celebration of black music in general and hence, celebration of american music, because where american music without black music. no rock and roll, blues, country, hip hop. subtract africa you

have hardly music in america. go check out this wonderful production if you get a chance at act. on september 8, i attended the chinese culture center 58 annual anniversary gala. eelectric encounters. i are was there, it was wonderful. great recipients and our supervisor chan was celebrated as well as the first somarts director and interesting because we have [indiscernible] who i'll introduce later on, and some know is our new deputy director of programs and she attended as well, but she was also a somarts director before maria. so, there is that. on september 9, i spoke at brava theater. i will talk about that later. gallery sponsored

wonderful event and the gallery team was late. i will talk about later on. september 10 i attended the world arts dance festival at presidio tunnel tops. great day full of dances around the world that reflect values wisdom and beauty and survival to joy. some community investment updates, the arts endowment, impact endowment project based initiative grant opportunity for 2024 is now accepting applications through september 29. this initiative emphasize diversity, inclusivity, prioritizing small and mid-size organizations and individual artists connected to bipoc, lgbtq plus, [indiscernible] the focus is on project

based artistic works that benefit the community. a recording of last week's informational webinar is available on our website. we are also excited to announce that we brought on-board 8 cultural ambassadors that help strengthen outreach strategies. they play a vital role increasing awareness of sfac grant information session and encouraging applications submission through social mead juon the ground outreach. lastly, i like to report dream keeper initiative application window has closed. grants reinvest 60 million annually providing arts and culture grants. rci staff are working on the eligibility check and will be scheduling a grant panel in the near future. some public art updates. we recently marked a significant milestone with kick-off of the

construction phase for the mission branch library capital improvement project in collaboration with the san francisco public library and public works. the highlight of this project is the site specific commission public artwork by wanna alisia. the artist was in attendance and spoke about the cultural significance of [indiscernible] prickly pear cactus. attendees had the opportunity to get a sneak peak of the reading room where the fuse glass artwork will be installed in 2025. beautiful. i also would like to share that the public art team recently issued a request for qualifications for the gene friend recreation center improvement project public art project. the project aims to celebrate the rich history and diversity of san francisco soma

neighborhood, including recognition of soma filipino cultural heritage district and the deadline is september 18. also pleased to share a update on the restoration work of the mechanic monument on market street by douglas tilten. completed the final page of the treatment. in 2022, san franciscansioided mechanics mon ument as the second most liked monument. gallery updates. next week on september 20, sfac galleries debut a new expedition at city hall from the archive of mission cultural center for latino arts. this exhibition will showcase the history

of political and community activism and cultural events in san francisco through posters produced by mission graphica. we invite you all to join us for the reception september 20 at 6 p.m. in the north light court at city hall. this past weekday sfac galleries hosted a two day symposium celebrating the remarkable influence and work of wanna alisia. five panelist discussed and celebrated contribution to the arts. i had the privilege speaking at this event and staff were great. great event. congratulations to the gallery staff having such a wonderful event, well attended. everyone there was so excited and happy to be there and truly invested in this artist and invested in this exhibition so thank you

for that. hr updates. i'm pleased to announce and welcome our newest arts commission employees sarah hallenbeck joining as our deputy director of finance anded administration and lex [indiscernible] our new deputy director of program s. they both officially began their roles last week september 8. tell you a little about them and invite them up to say a few words. sarah hallenbeck comes to the arts commission from pfm financial advisors llc where since 2001 she served as municipal advisor and managing director and head of san francisco office. at fpm she managed financial consulting for governmental agencies through the california, overseeing complex analysis and debt issuance for cities, counties, special districts and transportation agencies. hallenbeck started professional career in city county of san

francisco mayor's office where she served 5 years in various positions including budget analyst and public finance manager. since 2018, sarah served as a board member of the san francisco girls chorus, a local non profit arts organization dedicated to providing empowering music education for young singers. holds bachelor of arts in history from yale and master of public policy from uc berkeley. lex comes to the arts commission from one nation one project. a national arts and wellbeing initiative served as the executive director. from 2015 to 2023 worked in san francisco office of economic and workforce development where she supported the city efforts for a healthy and equitable business climate. prior to oewd, executive director of

somarts where she established a residency program, grew the organization creative programming and budget through a recession. in 2014, she cofounded arts for better bay area, to broadly engage artists and arts workers around space, artist housing and cultural equity. holds bachelor of fine arts in theater from drake university and master of arts in liberal studies from wes lion university. so thrilled you both joined our team and thank you. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] i like to invite you up to say a few words. >> thank you director remington. thank you very much

commissioners. i mine as well start this afternoon by following the direction of chair collins to keep it tight and just say that i'm extremely honored to be joining the arts commission team and i very much look forward to working with all of you on your governance and legislative priorities together with director remington and the arts commission team. thank you so much. [applause] >> i would also like to begin by thanking director remington and it is wonderful to have this opportunity. thank you to the commissioners as well. i couldn't be more thrilled to have the opportunity to marry my professional experience with my love of the arts and the work i've done outside my professional career relating to the arts and it is hahn r to be a part of the work

that this body does and the difference you make in our community, so thank you and thrilled to be here. [applause] >> thank you both. now update on available sfac job opportunities. the application window for the community investment program officer position has recently closed. we are still accepting applications for the commission secretary and senior monument and memorial program. application deadlines for both are due later this month. that concludes my director's report for september 2023. happy to take any on questions you may have. >> no questions from the commission. any comments? i think on behalf of

the commission, thank you very much for joining us. it will be a great journey. we are really pleased and proud to have you. your backgrounds speak forcefully for your interest in the arts and understanding of that connection to this public body, so on behalf of our commissioners, i would like to well come you and thank you very much. any further commissioner comments? seeing none, may i ask for public comment on the director's report? >> we will be taking in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment]

>> i see no in-person public comment. i'll going to give a few seconds for our virtual hands to catch up. i see no virtual hands. we have no public comment and we can proceed to the next item. >> item number 5 is now closed. i'll call on our deputy director-deputy city attorney lauren curry. it is wonderful to welcome you and are important periodically to understand the rules and responsibilities we hold as commissioners and so, i'll turn the mic over to you. thank you very much. >> thank you president collins and good

afternoon commissioners and director remington. lauren curry from the city attorney office and give you a very high level overview of arts commissioner roles and responsibilities, which you are the experts on, so i'll speak to the experts, but as you know, there are so many rules governing city commissioners and so this a high level overview to sort of just issue spot what some of those are and just as a refresher, i know you have annual trainings and that type of thing, but this is just meant to be a refresher and if you have specific questions that you want to talk about, i'm always available, so please reach out to me directly. so, i will-will you do the slides? okay. perfect. this is our agend taw agenda, and it is very ambitious. we'll look at the

background of the arts commission, the arts commission powers and duties. look at the general powers and duties of city commission. we'll look at the role of the arts commission, versus the role of the department head. also talk about your annual filing obligation, and ethics matters. let's start with a background of the arts commission. you're probably all aware the san francisco voters created the arts commission by charter in 1932, and the arts commission is the agency that champions the arts as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant arts community and enlivening the urban environment and shaping innovative cultural policy and that's the mission statement in the arts commission website. the arts commission consist of all of you. 15 members appointed by the mayor, and you serve four year terms.

per the city charter, 11 members shall be practicing art professionals, including two architects, and a landscape architect and four members of the commission are lay persons. in terms of the powers and duties of the arts commission, these are set forth in the city charter as voted by the people of san francisco in section 5.103, and as you all know, the arts commission approves the design of all public structures and private structures, which extend over public property. you approve the design and location of all works of art on city property. the arts commission is responsible for cataloging, caring for and maintaining works of art owned by the city. responsible for promoting neighborhood art programs and assuring the city owned cultural centers remain open and accessible. and also for all appropriations made by the board of

supervisors for advancement of visual performing and literary arts among other things, but these are the main duties in the charter. the admit code, the san francisco administrative code section 2a150 flushes out those duties and provides more information on your responsibilities. and then general powers and duties of city commissions are formulate and evaluate goals, objectives, plans and policy consistent with the overall objectives of the city and county established by the mayor and board of supervisors, through adoption of city legislation. you also approved the department budget. you also have the authority to conduct investigations into any aspect of governmental operations within this body jurisdiction through the power of inquiry. you also prepare a annual report

describing your activities and that's reported to the mayor and the board of supervisors, and you also have the responsibility to or all commissions to appoint an executive secretary to manage the affairs and operations of the commission. you are in the process of doing that right now as the secretary position is open. next i'll talk generally about the roles of the commission and the roles of the department head. so, the commission is the policy body that oversees the director of cultural affairs and department staff. so, as i just mentioned in the last slide, the general responsibility of all boards and commissions, is to formulate, evaluate, approve goals, objectives, the policies for a department. whereas, the department head or in this case the director of cultural affairs is the chief executive officer, ceo of the department and that person has full power and are authority to

administer the day to day affairs of the department, and the commission and its individual members may not interfere with the director's day to day manage mth of the administrative affairs of the department so thinks like promotions and hiring and there are other examples. and there's a section of the good government guide, the city attorney issues a good government guide on the website. it has you are probably all familiar with, very long, but it is searchable and there is a good section that describes the role of a commission versus the role of department head and i set forth the applicable pages for you there. the next thing to talk about is your annual filings and obligations. there are two main things to remember. there is the statement of economic interest or form 700 due april 1

every year and arts commissioners must disclose investments and are business positions and any business entity or income from any of those entities, which does business with the arts commission. entities that do business with the arts commission or has done business with the arts commission within the two years prior to you filling out that form, or which may do business with the arts commission so that is what you want to look for when filling out form 700. be mindful must report income investment or property owned by their spouse or domestic partner if applicable and that is described on the remember form 700. if you have questions feel free to contact me or ethics team or if you contact me i may put you in touch with our ethics team and they are always available to help with questions on form 700.

the other annual responsibility that you have are the ethics and sunshine training so must complete a sunshine ordinance training. san francisco public records law, because san francisco has to have its own version too, which is stricter then the state rules and there are ethics training and file and say i have done my sunshine ordinance and ethics training and done that by april 1. the next slide is not--is just to remind you, there are a host of other things where you could fall into quick sand and we want to prevent that happening. all these can be their entire own presentation and if there is anything you feel you like more information

you can call me, i can also come back and do a more specific presentation to the commission on for example, gifts or behested payments or things like that. here we have-we want to watch out for gifts, anything of value that is given to you. there are limits for what gifts you can take and they have to be reported on your form 700. for [indiscernible] generally prohibited so if that comes up, give me a call. travel can be considered a gift if someone is paying for your travel . there is exceptions if you are doing on official agency business for the commission, so again, just give me a call if someone is paying for your travel. loans can come up, so if you have a loan from someone over a certain amount there are exceptions for banks and general exceptions but that is something to be mindful of, because a loan could be a gift. for example, if it doesn't require

repayment then it would be essentially a gift or if it isn't repaid we consider it a gift. that type of thing. there is behested payments, which are basically asking an interested party y for something and those have rules. there is recent legislation that passed about behested payments so happy to discuss that more with anyone that has questions, and there are also issues around fundraising and tickets isn't on here, but the arts commission does have a ticket policy and so that is another thing that can come up a lot. for any of these, there are rules, they can be complicated and tend to be fact specific so really important to get all the facts who is giving what and how much it is worth and who is doing what.

it is virtually impossible to go over all the scenarios that could come up, but please give me a call if you think that you need to discuss that with someone. and then just be mindful because there will be-there are elections coming up and there are restrictions on political fundraising activities of members of boards and commissions and so that's something to be aware of. i am happy to talk with you about. there is a section i have it in the powerpoint. the city attorney good government guide has a section. i listed the pages here, so i just recommend reviewing those and letting me know if you have any questions. and then finally, ethics matters. there is conflicts of interest and generally a conflict of interest is when a commissioner personal interest such as financial interest or the financial interest of a

immediate family member clash with duties of public officer. these are also very complicated rules, they also tend to be fact specific so if you feel you may have a conflict of interest, then it is best to reach out to me and i may have you speak with our ethics team as soon as you recognize there is maybe a conflict of interest, or something that might appear to be a conflict, even if it isn't necessarily a conflict under the law. and then again, political activity by city officers and employees, just be mindful of restrictions using city resources for political activity and there are also certain political activities that elected officials and commissioners are prohibited from doing, so i would take a look at the pages that i've set forth here in the good government guide before upcoming elections. and then there is also the statement of compatible activities. you are probably all

aware that is something that is the ethics commission has to adopt for each board and commission and so the arts commission has its own statement of incompatible activities and that also goes a little farther into what types of gifts would be problematic and activities that are incompatible with your role as a commissioner. want to take a look at that. i'll briefly say that in the statement of incompatible activities for commissioners, i would look at any relationship where there is financial benefit with art gallery or art house or anybody that supplies materials or art to the commission, so those would be things that maybe should set a bell off in your mind. so, other then that, high level overview meant to get your mind

going, but i want to say finally thank you so much. i don't know if people realize necessarily how much work and time and effort it takes to be a city commissioner. it is not for the faint of heart or for those who have a weak stomach. there are a lot of rules, so i really appreciate you having me here today to go over some of them and i welcome any time for you to contact me and discuss any specific circumstances that you have. happy to take questions, but there will be a general applicability. >> are there any questions or discussion? >> quick question. political activities. i want to be clear is that city of san francisco? >> yes. >> i want to make sure because i try to avoid anything san francisco.

>> yes, it applies to the city of san francisco, but if there are certain things you are concerned about, then- >> [indiscernible] outside city san francisco. >> just always good to check in so just check in to make sure. >> any further questions? seeing none, may i ask for any public comment? >> we will take in person public comment first. for those in person please proceed to the podium. for those joining remotely, please raise your hand if listening and calling by phone star 3 to be placed in the queue. instructions are on the screen. we are on item number 5. your time will start when you begin speaking and see a visual timer on the screen and receive a 30 second warning before your time concludes. then muted once your time is up. you may stay on the line if you wish to speak on other items. can send summary of comments to be

included in the minutes if 150 words or less. i'm requesting comments from those in person. i see no in person public comment and just going to give a few seconds for our virtual public comment. i see no virtual hands. we have no public comment on this item. >> we are now closing item number 6. i'm sorry, item 5, and calling item 6. the san francisco arts commission gallery fall 2023 exhibition. >> thank you. good afternoon commissioners. i'll present out the fall 2023 exhibitions at the city hall and main gallery. to start, i want to

present mission graphica here att city hall being installed. we are thrilled to announce we are collaborating with mission cultural center for latino arts on an exhibition documenting the history of political community activism and cultural events through by mission graphica and lu rosa graphics. mission graphica was established in 1977, the same time as mission cultural center. community lead graphic arts studio and workshop offering classes, studioerantal and service to the community. larosa graphic produced posters and prints primarily by chicano and latinx artist. mission district from 1971 to 1995. organized by artists

and community organizerers organized art classes for rallies, fund raisers and cultural educational events. the exhibition will illustrate san francisco history of political activism and cultural vibrancy through the posters produced by mission graphica and la rosa graphics decade by decade. second i like to introduce at the main gallery is tran scinding physicalicality. 14 artist group exhibition-the exhibition delveinize to concept of place, the interplay of human activities relationships and interactions that shape and define places. the exhibition organizes that place extends beyond

more-aims to illustrate the multi-faceted dimensions that crebt to essence of place. and the artists include alex arts-we can see one slide of their work throughout. [indiscernible] kiana [indiscernible] [calling out artist names] sorry, my slides are not going with the internet. [calling out artist

names] i'm going to

share about the curator after. an iranian born who makes visible demotional and physical and psychological reflection inspired by nature and environment. employs walking as a catalyst to reference technology as a colonial structure while negotiating boundaries of land. [indiscernible] relationships between nature, land and technology. while addressing transformation of memories into physical space. thank you so much. i'll take any questions.

>> are there questions from the commissioners as to the fall 2023 exhibitions? >> i don't have a question, but in the first la rosa slide is a young illustrated picture of [indiscernible] not sure how old she was. you see her with glasses on. really beautiful. >> nice to inherit those histories, isn't it? >> uh-huh. >> any other questions or any comments? >> commissioner hakimi. they start the fall of 2023? >> so, september 20 is the first reception at city hall, and the next exhibition of place is october 13 at the main gallery. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. is there any public comment on the 2023

exhibitions? >> we will take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment] i'm requesting comments from those in person. i see no in person public comment, and i'll give it a few seconds for our virtual hands. and i see no virtual public comment, so public comment is closed for this item.

>> thank you very much. we are closing item number 6, and calling item 7. the committee reports and committee matters. the discussion first calling item 7 subitem 1, the civic design review committee. i introducing committee chair kimberley stryker to present the committee report. >> thank you. we had a full roster of projects in august that included the sinole water ozone treatment plant recollect the treasure island water recovery, which includes constructed wet land water treatment system and structures. a concept review of the southeast water treatment plant new operation building in the bayview, and a very small project review of the famous and historic dolphin club

renovation, which we passed. in addition, the project i like to show you today, which passed at phase 3 with committee accolades is ocean beach climate change adaptation plan. the city has a number of projects to promote ecological resilience to climate change, and i like to point this one out because it is exemplary. it offers amenities and in addition to climate change resilience and also a multiple agency coordinated projectb. so, prepared for removal of part of the great highway around the zoo area, and are that has not been approved finally, but the project is in line to step in when it does. so, these are the things this project does. you can see on your

screen a few things. it builds walls along the slope to stabilize those slopes and minimize sand movement,er which is very excessive and blows up on the great highway often and needs to be removed. it creates open space for pedestrians, bike riders and surfs. it offers a beautiful restroom that is accessible to all with minimal maintenance, and that architecture was done by the city bureau of architecture. very contemporary. offers wonderful art out on the what i would call a plaza across the street from the zoo, which is the main staging area where the restroom is, and it offers enhanced habitat and slope stabilization by quite an extensive pallet of native plants that are flowering all seasons of the year.

very superb design by landscape architecture and architects toorbt so together so kudos and high pass to this project which is now on its way. and overall that concludes my report, unless i have comments from anyone- >> no actions on the e docket. any questions of the commission to commissioner stryker? seeing none, may i have any public comment? >> take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment]

i'm requesting from those in person and i see no in person public comment. i'll just wait a few seconds for any virtual hands. and i see no virtual hands. we have no public comment on this item. >> thank you. >> thank you. we are closing that item and calling for agenda item number 7, subitem 2.1, which is the community investment committee report. i'm going to introduce commissioner shiota to give this report, please. >> thank you president collins. the community investment committee met tuesday august 15,

2023 and we discussed many things. the first was the san francisco artist grant. the community investment committee recommended approval of two san francisco artist grants for $20 thousand each totaling $40 thousand. the san francisco artist grants were originally approved in april along with our other cultural equity endowment grant categories. two these 2 gants are due to couple applicant inability to register with the city payment system. the segd item we went over all the community service allocation plan and the director of community investment, duneez presented a update on the new community service allocation plan tied to the artist impact endowment, aie and involves community process to review

funding recommendations every five years. after request from proposal process and application review panel, community investment staff has chosen the planning and research to work on the data review and community engagement process. we also discussed the community-cultural ambassador program director remington mentioned previously. program officers janelle molena and jennifer chui presented a update. this is follow up to committee member questions and suggestions from the april 2023 community investment committee meeting. committee members commended the work of staff and suggested a possible payment increase for the work to insure equity in the arts commission support of artists and individuals working in arts and culture. we also had a staff report.

the director of community investments reported the community investment staff is hard at work preparing for the fiscal 24 grant cycle, and this fall staff will launch eight distinct grant programs for san francisco based artists and arts organization. a series of grants speaker webinars and technical assistance to assist applicants in navigating the grants process is happening september through october 2023. individuals with expertise in arts and culture fields are invited to participate in the peer review grant panels. a paid opportunity. applications are accepted on a rolling basis, but we encourage applicants to apply before december 2023 to be considered for the grant cycle. please spread the word about these opportunities. details can be found on our website at

www.sfartscommission.or g/grants. >> may have any discussion or comments on the report of the community investment committee? seeing none from the commission, may i ask for public comment on the report of the community investments committee? >> we'll take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment]

requesting comments from those in person. i see no in person public comment. we'll give a few seconds for virtual. i see no virtual hands. we have no comment and public comment is closed. >> thank you very much. calling item 7, subitem 2.2 the cultural center allocations and asking commissioner shiota to present the report. senior program officer ann tricky is available virtually to answer questions. >> great thank you so much. a little background information on these two action items. these are the stand ard operating grants for all the cultural centers for fiscal year 2024. the reason these are coming to the full commission is due to a change for the virtual

center, the american indian cultural center who will become a subgrantee of somarts. this is the time to make change since now is when the grants are being renewed. as reminder, these grants are general operating support, not capital or programming. so, we will now take the first item, which i like to see if there is any commissioner discussion or comments on the first item, which is the discussion and possible action to approve the cultural center fiscal year 2023, 2024 grant amount not to exceed $864.822 to somarts and the subgrantee, asian pacific islander cultural center for grant amount not to exceed $149.880. the subgrantee cultural center for grant amount not to exceed $149.880.

and the subgrantee, american indian cultural center for grant amount exceed $149.880. the subgrantee cultural center for grant amount not to exceed $149.880. and the subgrantee, american indian cultural center for grant amount of $449.880 dollar which include operating support. for fiscal years 2024 through 2026. do we have a motion? >> and a quick question. commissioner shiota, this is commissioner beltran asking.

the american indian cultural center is subgrantee of somarts. does that mean that it will actually have any sort of physical space or still be a virtual center? >> i would ask--possibly to-originally ask joe joanne lee, but-- >> okay, hold on. go ahead and make ann a panelalist. >> great. >> ann, can you hear us? >> hi, can you hear me? >> yep. >> they still remain a virtual center. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> from what i understand, this is commissioner shiota, that there will be a lot of programming and

hopefully cross collaboration between both the virtual and the somarts centers, is that correct? >> this is not for programming, this is general operating support, so not on topic, but happy to answer that question outside this motion. >> thank you so much. >> uh-huh. >> any other commissioner comments or questions? seeing none, can i get a motion to approve? >> so move, commissioner beltran. >> second, commissioner stryker. >> thank you so much. is there any public comment on this item? >> we will take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment]

requesting comments from those in person. i see no in person public comment, and looking on our virtual hands. i see no virtual public comment. public comment is closed for this item. >> thank you so much. okay, so we put up the motion. we have a second. do i need to read that

again? >> no. >> i do not, alright. so, i'll ask for a final motion. all those in favor say yes. opposed say nay. thank you, that motion passes unanimously. i now like to call for item 7, subitem 2, 2.2. we'll take the second item and that item is cultural center allocation. that is a discussion and possible action to approve the cultural center fiscal year 2023-2024 grant amount not to exceed $864.822-sorry, that was the one we just did. apologies. this one is 2.2 and that is discussion and possible action to afruv the cultural

center fiscal year 2023-2024 grant amount not to exceed $47.027 to the bayview opera house and authorize the drether of cultural affairs to enter into grant amount not to exceed $1.555.790 for fiscal years 2024-2026. do i have a motion? or any discussion or questions? do i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second, beltran. >> thank you so much. is there any public comment on this item? >> we'll take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment]

requesting comments from those in person. seeing no in person public comment, now checking our virtual hands. and i see no virtual hands. public comment is now closed for this item. >> thank you so much. we did not have any commissioner questions or comments, and i

have read the item, so do we have a final roll call, please? all those in favor say yes or aye. >> aye. >> all opposed, nay. that motion passes unanimously. thank you. >> i am now calling item number 7, subitem 3, which is the executive committee item. i'm going to present director of cultural affairs ralph remington and chief of staff alyssa ventri who are available to answer any questions. the talking points-the beginning of the year the arts commission issued a rfp for the planning and development of a agency wide strategic and business plan to help san francisco arts commission build a system of accountability, provide tools to measure the agency success and

growth and to provide long-term assistance with the agency goal-setting, after a rigorous process aecom technical service was chosen as the consultant. since the contract amount is over $100 thousand, we have a motion before us to authorize the director of cultural affairs to enter into an agreement with aecom. i'm now asking for a motion and asking for any commissioner comments. >> so move, commissioner beltran. >> second, shiota. >> are there any commissioner comments on this item? >> i have one. commissioner stryker. what is the duration of the plan and when will it begin? >> thanks commissioner stryker. ralph remington, director of cultural

affairs. the duration of the plan is two years. the planning process, the first year is largely from a 30 thousand foot view, strategic operation and the second year is about kind of teach us how to implement and operationalize what we've set out as our strategic direction in the first year. so, and we should begin this month if not the beginning of next month. very soon. this starts that process. >> thank you. >> thank you. i remind the commissioners to say their name and after they respond to the motion, but i'm asking for now a motion to authorize the director of cultural affairs to enter into agreement with aecom technical service to procure an agency wide strategic and business plan for amount not to exceed $374 thousand. motion is made and

seconded by commissioner stryker--shiota. okay. and now is there any public comment on this item, 7, sub item 3, the executive committee item? >> we'll take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment which are posted on the screen] checking if we

have any in person public comment. we have none, and just checking our virtual hands. we have no virtual public comment. public comment is closed on this item. >> thank you. we have a motion to authorize the director of cultural affairs to enter into an agreement with aecom technical services llc to procure agency wide strategic and business plan for amount not to exceed $374 thousand. we have a motion and second. may i ask for all those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> opposed, nay. motion passes unanimously. i'm now calling for item number 7, sub item 4, the visual affairs committee report and introducing commissioner chair of the committee, suzie ferras. >> thank you so much president collins. i would like to give the visual arts committee report for

wednesday august 16, 2023. we covered several things. i would like to start with the alameda creek watershed project. the completed artwork by walter [indiscernible] and purchased artwork by adrian [indiscernible] located in sunole, the alameda creek water center educate about the alameda creek water should. the sfpuc water system and history and heritage of the oholone people through interpretive and interactive exhibits. walter [indiscernible] water should pays tribute to oholone people and recognize history and continued presence and power. taking the form of-the

eagle, represents a protector spirit, a guardian of spaces above and below ground. it is meant as a vessel and sheltering place for reflection, remembrance and visioning. additionally, interspursed are 8 weather proof speakers that admit the voices of the tribe members singing phrases that have been transformed into the songs and calls of local birds. also presented was the two dimensional artwork purchased for the center community meeting room, title traveller by oakland based artist adrian arias that depicts the california golden trout moving through water. i know this center is not open to the public yet, but we are very very much looking forward to when it is, and when the public can go travel the trails, hear the sound

instillation, which again just to describe a little more in detail, the artists actually took the voices of the tribe and translated them into the song birds of the surrounding nature. it will be a beautiful instillation, really looking forward to that. also, we covered the final five of 11 final total designs for 49 south van ness video wall. presented by greg fora. these films were 1 to 3 minutes in length and approaches from animated hand appellanted portraits, live action and digital animation. all with connections to san francisco history, culture and or the work performed in the building itself. this was a treat for my fellow vac commissioners. it was a movie night for us. silent movie night as there is no sound track that goes with the films.

they will be at the 49 south van ness building which houses a lot of city agencies and departments, so as people go into the building, they will be presented with this great big video wall you can actually see if you look at the picture in the corner through the outside windows so people even passing the building will be able to see it, and then as not only employees but people going to visit city aijss are walking into the building, they will be presented with this and again, representing scenes of city life and action and some of the work the city agencies are doing. very excited about this and a step forward for the kind of work that this commission can present. excited. alright. and, just as reminder, the rfq for the gene friend recreation center is open till monday september 18, so please share that with

your community. i like to call for any commissioner discussion or questions. >> i just have a-commissioner beltran speaking, i have a really quick comment and that is that, you can sort of see the new video instillation in the day it is a little hard because of the screening in the windows, but they are incredible visible at night and very striking. anyone who drives down van ness can see them in this huge splendor and as commissioner ferras mentioned, this is the first time we commissioned movie art so it is siteing exciting for the kind of work we can have. >> commissioner stryker here. i just want to comment on the wonderful art that is going into the beautiful new city building you are describing. so many employees work. it is place where they are proud to go to work every day, and i just

want to comment on that, because the art elevates it. the architecture is exceptional, but the art is the jewel in the crown so adding more frosting to the cake is really great. >> thank you commissioners. any other comments? that concludes my report. >> thank you. i'm going to ask for public comment. any public comment on item 7, sub-item 4? >> weal we'll take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment provided on the screen]

inperson commenters. i see no in person public comment, and now checking our virtual hands. i see no virtual hands, so public comment is closed for this item. >> thank you. i'm now calling on item number 8, which is the consent calendar. discussion and possible action. asking for the commissioners first to provide any withdraw or recusals at this time. seeing none, i am now going to ask for any discussion or comments by the commission. >> i just have one, which is on this item, item 10 and 11, i just want to commend illuminate for

cureation in golden gate park of the golden mile, so those two things proposed to be put in there are really phenomenal. i saw no dancing instillation at black rock-installed this last event. the muddy event, but it is huge and it is fun and it's ironic and it's going to look great on jfk, and the figures in item 11 are really gorgeous and amazing as well, so that's it. just want to really applaud that what is doing in the park. >> commissioner on what you mentioned, i was in new york in july and actually got to see the work by the world trade center, and it was so playful and so much fun and they are massive and beautiful and i was very impressed it on

the agenda when i went to our meeting last month. thank you. exciting stuff. >> i just wanted to add to commissioner shiota's comment. if you just are google usa today, no dances, 2023 you can see what it looks like. >> i'm throwing in too for those that dont know where it will be installed in golden gate park. it is directly opposite where the skater is set up and skating happens every day in the park. kind of the ironic nature of it being directly across where people skate dance all the time. >> any further discussion on the consent calendar? seeing none, may i ask for a motion and second to consent on the calendar items? >> commissioner beltran, so moved. commissioner hakimi, second. >> thank you very much. any public comment on item 8, which is the

consent calendar? >> we'll take in person public comment first. [providing instructions for public comment which are on the screen] requesting comments from those in person. i see no in person public comment and just checking our virtual hands. i see no virtual hands. we have no public comment. public comment is closed. >> thank you. i now calling for the final motion.

all those in favor say, yea. >> yea. >> all those opposed say, nay. motion passes unanimously. thank you. now caller for item number 9. this is new business and announcements. any current administrative budgetary legislative and programming developments and announcements? first, i will ask for any commissioner discussion on new business and announcements. >> commissioner beltran. very quick announcement. that is [indiscernible] october 5-21 and it is the world renowned literary festival starting in san francisco 25 years ago, and it features both local national international literary talent as well as dance and performance, so encourage you to go to [indiscernible] and most many events are free or ticketed at a

minimal amount. >> i am actually playing this year so excited about that. i dont know where and when, but it will be the third time so excited about that. or second time. >> i'm going to be interviewing one of the authors on saturday. >> i like to make an announcement. >> please. >> i'm doing a art show october 25. my first one at yq gallery in the ferry building inside 15. in that space. i'm going to send invites to everybody but wanted to let everybody know. >> congratulations. any other comments? i would like to underscore commissioner remington's comment about the soul train hipest show. it is a

[indiscernible] it is also really important for us to understand the significant role that act plays in one of the most challenging areas of our city. not only does it have the theater, but also the strand theater and understanding the context of the strand theater and how creative they are trying to be with their programming to make it accessible to organizations that don't have stages and to insure that the difficulty of the location is addressed, but it takes a lot of courage, and i think a lot of support and so anything we can do to be supportive of that important investment they made in again, one of the most difficult parts of our city is greatly appreciated, and then to understand the creative energy behind such a production that highlights the history

of don cornelius in our town is a significant cultural moment to be chosen to be able to curate this work and see it go forward. it is not just go there, but really understand how many crafts are coming together, the lighting, the sound, the staging. all of that it goes to produce our whole art eco system and so i want to applaud act for their courage, their investment and their vision and their wonderful new director of artistic director of act who has a lot of vision. get out there and support our city. >> i second that. i saw it last night, and it blew me away. >> i think it also goes to say that the number of years that randal klein served as the artistic director of sf jazz is remarkable. 40 years. i think 40 years--

>> since 1983. >> [indiscernible] >> you are right. >> but his vision is now something that is really embedded in our city. it is significant and i think i would just like to give a round of applause to randal klein for his vision and execution of sf jazz over these many years. [applause] >> anew leader with terence blanchard the new art tistic director who is our artistic director of sf jazz. that is fantastic, and he is dividing his time between la and here. he has a home in la and will have a home here, but that is amazing, remarkable. >> i want to pile on, soul train is headed to broadway, so he's your chance to avoid a cross country ticket on a plan plain to see a

broadway production and you can see it here before it goes there, so highly encouraged. >> that would be the hipest trip, wouldn't it? [laughter] any further new business or announcements? >> i just want to mention, thank you all who came out to castro art walk this past saturday. two saturday's ago now. commissioner hakimi, commissioner carney, commissioner benavides, supervisor mandelman, ex-art commissioner current police commissioner deborah walker, so nice to see familiar faces there and it was amazing, it was huge. we had two areas, including castro village filled with artists and promoting the small businesses there and performers as well, so we still have two more scheduled for this year. i would love to have you guys come and

celebrate our neighborhood, celebrate our city, celebrate our culture and small businesses. next one is october 7, glen park. should be a very small cute one. i don't know if you have been to glen park. you should go. i was there today at one of the local coffee shops and it is the cutest neighborhood so please visit. lined up with the a pex celebration a night market on culmin street so looking forward to that thursday november 16. celebrate san francisco with us. >> i think for all the old-timers [indiscernible] perform there back in the day? >> family circus. >> no more new business or announcements. any public comment on new business and announcements? [providing instructions

for public comment] no in person public comment and now checking our virtual hands. i see no virtual hands. we have no public comment. public comment is closed on this item. and >> before i take the

final item i want to welcome deputy director sarah hallenbeck and deputy director of programs lex. welcome to your new family. [applause] adjourned. [meeting adjourned]

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successful business person. african-american decent and the first million airin california. >> wilwoman was the founders of san francisco. here during the gold rush came in the early 1840s. he spent time stake himself as a merchant seaman and a business person. his father and brother in new orleans. we know him for san francisco's history. establishing himself here arnold 18 twoochl he did one of many things the first to do in yerba buena. was not california yet and was not fully san francisco yet. >> because he was an american citizen but spoke spanish he was able to during the time when america was taking over california from mexico, there was annexations that happened and conflict emerging and war,

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length of street, owned much of that runs essentially where the transamerica building is to it ends at california. i walk today before am a cute side street. at this point t is the center what was all his property. he was the person entrusted to be the city's first treasurer. that is i big deal of itself to have that legacy part of an african-american the city's first banker. he was not only a forefather of the establishment of san francisco and california as a state but a leader in industry. he had a direct hahn in so many things that we look at in san francisco. part of our dna. you know you don't hear his anymore in the context of those. representation matters. you need to uplift this so people know him but people like him like me. like you. like anyone who looks like him

to be, i can do this, too. to have the city's first banker and a street in the middle of financial district. that alone is powerful. [music] >> in meeting will come it orders. welcome to the monday, september 11 meeting of rowels of the san francisco board of supervisors. welcome become to our first meeting after summer recess. before we get started it bears