well beyond any art exhibit. [latino music] ♪♪♪♪ >> >> welcome to the san francisco arts commission executive committee meeting this afternoon at 1:00 pm., wednesday, september 25, 2024. >> i'm. >> i'd like to call the meeting

to order. by asking commission secretary to call the roll. >> president collins, present. >> >> vice president shiota pretended commissioner beltran, present. >> commissioner schnair and also for the record director of cultural affairs ralph remington and access management study. >> and have tabled item 6 and move forward with all other items do we have any other agenda changes. >> i believe number 5 or 6? >> number 6 we've tabbed. >> number 5. >> i'm sorry number 5. thank you. >> that's okay. >> thank you very much. agenda item 5 tabled this is a the

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415-252-2247, at least 48hours before the meeting, except for monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00 p.m. the previous friday. also to make a notification on the agenda shows as item 5 but that is item 6 on the web page that is correct just a written document that will show up. >> item 6 has been tabled. >> that's according to the agenda. >> yes. >> and president collins we're ready. >> i'd like to >> i'd like to start with the land ancestral homeland of the ramaytush (rah-my-toosh) ohlone (o-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. forgotten the responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory.

acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. environment in san francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the american indian community. >> i'd like to call agenda item two. >> 2. general public comment. discussion. allows members of the public to comment jenorgen on matters within the commissioners purview as well as suggest new items. >> calling for my public

comment is there any public comment on item number 2, general public comment. >> for those joining in-person pride to the card and we are currently on item it as a reminder your time will start and you'll receive a 30-second sound i see no public comment public comment is closed. >>. thank you. >> i'm now calling agenda presentation. discussion. presenters: bill blake, ams planning & research; lauren frankel, ams planning & research. i'm going to introduce um, director director ralph remington to make the introduction of planning team. >> hello um, thanks president collins i'm now introducing bill

blake, ams planning & research. and lauren frankel, ams planning & research. >> got it. >> thank you director ralph remington and commissioners good green to be with you a pleasure and honor to be working on this strategic plan that lauren and i over lunch were determining and hoping this is the last strategic plan in our first century in the commission since 1932 coming up on one hundred years so it is our great honor to be working with you on this process and program. >> um, we have started work and had a few meetings and walk you through the scope of work working on the background phase for the next 4 weeks and a ms as you may know from the work with

you a few months ago c sap plan we worked on about a year ago and a ms a management consulting firm dedicated to the arts and culture and work with the culture organizations and institutions and higher learning occasionally a school district and lauren and i are based in a sacramento and lauren is here in the northern california team and - but not our whole team our whole team assigned we work across the country some of them you'll see be participating in the gave me work we the address behind the scenes on research and other things but we have colleagues joining us and

messaging is our acknowledgement manager and supporting us from the her home in connecticut we're great to back with you and the strategic planning for us i - i know most of have been through the processes and understand what their all about for us our approach to really is emergency management department the alignment between staff and between, you all the governance body and the community of arts the stakeholders and the leaders to make sure and sure the agency is delivering success as defined by on the groups public school sustainable and achievable the approach starts with very big picture approach defining purpose and success will be engaging with you on is commission about those definitions of what is success

to you and asking that question to the community at large and other leaders in the beginning to get the ideas going and also important to understand context and get a lot of data for us surveys and discussions and intensifies and resources and primarily resources to understand today's contact of san francisco and where we are serving and i'm trying to understand where it is going in the time period so we spent a lot of time assembling that data and including inventory that includes the plants and ordinances and to understand those but the other kinds of human and physical aspects we can build upon as we go forward and coming back around to the commission i all helped define a

big broad goal of this plan. and what staff will be charged with implementing and bringing back their strategies and obviously how to achieve the goals you come up through the process we're going to look at peers and benchmarks and best practices and new practices from other agencies. from the united states but provisional north america and corporatively the interesting piece of direction where we may be going not one single agency that is a perfect model but pieces of several of them might help us directionally where we want to go and finally a big piece you as commissioners and managers at the end of the process has been had that you all have been deeply involved

and engaged you have a high since of ownership of the plan um, when 0 lauren i are gone to the next planning process with the next client those will change and in the next year's budget and discussion things will change you know how to respond to those circumstances not women's league of voters the thread so to us success for this process is at the end you have a sense of ownership of the um, and with that, walk you through the scope of work and take whatever questions and lauren will take if here. >> thank you, so as bill said i'll go through the stages of our scope of work just to recap

as you can see as we're starting the strategic plan taking over from a coming that starred this work and unable to - we will be building on interviews they've conducted with the materials and notes we'll be doing that of the interviews again others relying on the notes and take as much as possible to get it is a good head start on what we're doing your scope of work here we are starting with phase one we're no phase one as bill said with we've completed the background that is reviewing the work and things like that. and a kickoff meeting with the advisory committee and we are on our way in phase one so the work that is

currently being done it the that 60 environmental and assessment happening currently right now and the environmental scan is data collection that bill has referenced we're looking at the economies of culture and social the political um, changes no population trends happening in san francisco and has been happening for the past several years. thanks bill. >> um, (laughter). >> so we're looking at what is happening in san francisco with um, the nonprofits environment with what railroad constituents organizations the f f ac how many have started and been lgbtq since the pandemic what is going on with the culture environment and the operationally is focused on is a sf to get materials to

look at the history of operation and since the last strategic plan going back to 5 years and the little bit more and the pandemic makes a couple of this year's if'y we are looting past the 5 years and trying to look at the development of some of our granting programs and what is going on with the galleries and the public art question to understand what the ordinances and the requirements, you know, the charter everything to know how this um, operation works. so that's the phase we're currently in. um, once we finish that one, we will be starting phase two. >> that's november to february and this is about engagement and needs assessment. phase two is

perhaps the most important phase the time we'll be collecting the input and done and understanding the context and the environment and the operating history and operating constraint and contacts and need the input of the constituents and the commission and of the community. to really understand the needs that sdrp will be stakeholders interviews interviewing persons the other cities agrees important for the arts community and working with the sfac and interviewing the key stakeholders and will be interviewing all the

commissioners as sort that is the defined categories and working with the sfac to identify the the key stakeholders that is the first moment of significant action with the strategic planning that the commission will advance. >> and we'll during the shareholders session will be sprayed out across the 11 supervisor district in san francisco work to make those open and um, attracting as many people as we can will be the in-person opportunity for community to come and hear their needs. um, in addition to having those snvrp meeting will be having a safer to try to diversify sour messages so you'll get input through the safer and we'll also have a specific version of survey for

the commission that's the second collection of input interviews. and once we get to phase three will be roughly in february that's the part we're doing the simpler work bill was talking about we identify working closely with the staff peer its and municipalities that we think are significantly like san francisco in some key ways but we for example, look at what they're doing and um, what, you know, what they're structures are we will - analysis oig those and develop we can benchmark again look out who is doing what really well and compare with the operations include a large

research trends the best practices and um, in governance. so this will be another research component but not in our context that is going out and finding out what is going on in our management um, and arts agencies around the country and in north america and comparing how the sfac is doing things at the end of phase three not scheduled yet the commission will receive um, the first that spaces about collecting information discity hall that and analyzing that and have that that point recommendation and sort of learning to share and what we found in first that gathering

information phases the next phase the mark forward we like to say is going to be about that developing the plan and like - >> yeah. >> yeah. >> that phases of gathering information and two phases of planning and planning implementation to phase 4 begins with the retreat moment with the senior staff and commission. to really begin to distil and process inputs and talk about big things purpose and vision and operational the goals big broad goals the commission can put in front of staff to achieve as part of the plan we'll retreat somewhere and go through that process together. from there we'll work with the staff so then develop the plan. um, how will we get to those goals

environmental lines of goals the commission has? sequence those and put numbers to those and staffing needs those are what we need to understand the plan and social listing come back to the commission and say this is where we're going and how we're going to get there and get feedback and finalize that plan and think through to impacts on the institutions and on the community to define those and um, really make a business plan and make the case for any changes that are coming as a result of plan and the final piece monitoring a tail of 6 er 9 or 12 months to 1i7b9d with the commission staff and find out how it is going and

reprioritize its the skins but help with accountability during that and make in the other tailored taylor needs to happen that's the scope and the mechanics own this slide with all the little box mechanically this is how we see things flowing and you'll see they top the rules that favors to the left. so your role on the commissions on the governance level is really to guide and have a lot of input on to the big things this purpose, mission, vision and values, break those down into big broad goals for staff to work on as you can see as you move left into the smaller and smaller pieces down the tactics the role

of management in the 5 phase working hard with the staff and reporting back to the commission with the details. >> but as we go we break things down into the pieces and begin the planning and with our management role changes a little bit those colored by bars and don't fade-out to no color a little bit bit of involvement on the governance and the small stuff but not for tell us that's how we see is mechanics of how things are flowing and we do the job right all that bubbled of bubbles it is understanding the value of the arts commission and the program and something that supportable and supported by

it's stakeholders and the staff capability and you commissioners are capacity to fulfill those things are aligned and balanced we have a successful plan that's what we am to do with our input. the next steps actually in november we transition from the background into the community engagement phase and we like to think the community engagement are before march and having said that we need to allow the time and the mechanics that's a piece of timing in the community and note ours and sometimes that can draw the schedule out something we don't want to rush believe me we want to keep it sown time but hate to rush a few weeks we need

more time to get it right. with that, we're i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> or anything else you want to talk about. >> first of all. thank you. >> pleasure. >> and we're very excited let's not go and we're in the right place but really great key that we're enthusiastic about you might have mentioned give us a little bit of framework how you prior strategic plan how well do we do? how will write report goals um, were mission visions objectives? >> how would we as members of the commission and staff rate ourselves how well do we do. >> that's a great question. and lauren and i we're having a

debate about that earlier this week we're looking at back to the historic data our role is really to shine data on this we got the plan we're working on ways to understand what we're trying to chief and covid was a major interrupter to that plan we had to adjust to that but beginning to look at it what that art and report back in our 3wgd work for you, we share the question i don't have an answer for you today. >> lauren you want to comment. >> i consider that is one of the things we or reporting out we are looking at that we're in phase right now and looking at that 5-year plan and determining what you're trying to do and we don't know yet but be sharing.

>> and that i do - i've been curious when the fundamental data that was america or american arts report; right? and i haven't seen the updates the culture segment account for 11 percent of our grow product and it was significant and that will be interesting to look at that over time. and as you measure our enact how h that is viewed i'm sure 2 has changed that number has changed but should be a been a rhetorical question should we can aging towards the benchmark that is important to the culture segment no initiation to what is an

important obviously, a broad strategically effort, you know, as a city and how much do - does the culture segment play into that that is very important to us because that's a lot of our leverage when we be looking at allocations and priority and the other culture segment is vibrant in san francisco we don't want to be in jeopardy is our culture assets world class how you know and navigate i'm very excited about the strategic plan if it works the benefit of our community because that's what we put in place more energy into the community to have that work and, you know, our competitive responsibility to recovery of san francisco is a great city i

like to see if night other commissioners have questions. >> all right. i got a bid i'm going 50 here and there. >> thank you. >> commissioner schnair a couple of things we all totally understand that our last strategic plan was finishing up but just before ralph came on owe, of course, had the pandemic and everything else so as president collins have seen changes that is important that - the one thing by the did do i thought was helpful but don't see in our overview plan is an initial meeting with the staff and commissions my in the sky

type of process before you delve into anything i don't say you 50 advocating for that and want to know why. >> sure. >> the moment where we have that kind of thinking is in that retreat moment you can respond to it and bring community input into that decision so that is informed we like to put 2 we certainly had some of the moments about the task force in december or august? whenever our kickoff was and starting to see this process but the big picture we now sort of like in the middle so we have data to put around it. >> i would add in our kickoff meeting we did do some of that with staff i guess the piece

with the commission and that initial thinking but cb did ask the staff advisory committee of they're sort of thoughts what we want to get out of plan and urgent and most needed we have some initial input to get started on the research but saving for the large meeting. >> commissioner beltran. >> if you thank you, president collins i'm so thrilled and i have experience in directors in 2011 and then initially a prior strategic plan and working as a commissioner from the former president on that the process that commissioner schnair brought up is invaluable that

actively revealed we had a meeting not with just with with commissioner schnair what the priorities and what the commission did. and even with the commissioners what they did it was enlightening so one of the news come out of strategic plan was um, justified observations was a lot of - and not only between the groups but the commission and within the staff and different staff really compromising the effects of the agency so um, i don't know how that will um, be in the

strategic plan but i remember a huge priority and huge process it is great. >> in terms of being able to be - the different programs and the leadership elements consider a lot more and shows in the report um, are actually - so i would encourage when you get to the phase consider what our task is (unintelligible) (clearing throat) excuse me - i couldn't agree more with that and thank you for flushing out what we did back then but that is important too that whatever we come up them the strategic plan the work is done. >> uh-huh. >> what we did i thought worked well, every year where we're at, you know, the 5-year

plan and looked at and analyzed and say it this working and this not working and what do we need to do to change this? that was was very successful about the strategic plan that that we really, really worked on that and very cognizant of our goals. and review of everything every year and we phased it out, you know. >> right? >> again this year and by year two and so on and very thorough and making sure we're moving forward with the work we're doing following the plan so - >> i had an additional - thank you. >> commissioner beltran. >> i'd like to add to president collins comment that is important to consider what

are the metrics we are looking at in terms of our agency and within the broader scope of the country and you're saying - i'm curious maybe have you who are the peers qualities i can't imagine but you don't necessarily have to answer more importantly i kink it is fortunate unfortunate with both curbing and our prior ed lee were advocates for the agency and for the values of the arts to the city economy and counting that and therefore giving us ammunition in terms of reporting. so, yeah i'm curious in terms of what are the - what we're looking at and studying in terms of measuring and then the last thing i want to put that

out there you're mentioning engagement one of the things um, discovered in the last planned research was that a lot of local barriers we have a vow distorted laughter. >> it is actually an opportunity and seems to be even more (laughter) you know, a very logical reason i think that um, that sort of like starbucks the clarity (unintelligible) at the questions you've raised we're on the same page completely and our work is to go through a process

to uncover and discover those things and i'll respond at the end i said earlier our goal to put you even the plan and have the tools to make adjustment to that plan as opportunities come up and challenges arise your empowered to move this thing or governed we have more funding than we thought or has to be deferred or delayed i have no 0 doubt some kind of customized tool kit for the commission and things go to shaping the commissions agenda so that there is 6 or 7 broad goals the products of agenda items that keep you focused on this what we said we're going to be go ahead to report out to staff and the

57 or 6 or 7 goal areas you defined we'll go to the retreat in march together. >> yeah. thank you for your comments. >> do you have any comments. >> i will say in going back to the notion of communities engagement um, our last strategic plan in progress (unintelligible) they were really wonderful and remembered commissioner shelby bringing, you know, enlightening that kind of a way to make the work um - i also think that building on what the monumental memorial task and the broad outreach m ap may have

been a little bit messy but again americans for the arts brothel people together and focused on who we are. and i think a lot to heaviest and also i think that - we have a stake in bringing those things forward we are over prescribed and did a few of them and stood up. i think that is hot for the planning process making it, you know, making those kwafksdz with the community um, this lead to things why we did this and, you know, and the space at the on van ness, you know, when we do

our work not be able to do those things i think we're all hunger for it and we can do that in a strategic way and in the community outreach so i know i'm going on a lot but we have high stakes and i think a great opportunity so that public understands the stakes that everyone should have in the commission. and well understood and what takes to keep us strong our department strong and the things that matter. the final question i want to ask when we talk about the work of the commission. are you going to be talking about some of the other some kind of sub contracts yes. i that that will a reasonable good topic it has started from

the meetings we had with the staff and one of the experiences we did at the kickoff meeting with that come out of a conversation with ralph and i which was starting to map within the city government purview who are all the other agencies for the commissions departments that engage in alternates and culture and giving money and putting up our art classes whatever those things are trying to map where those kind of the over laps are and what is the bracket of the city of san francisco investment in arts and culture activities there is a lot of goes on outside of commission but understand if it is done in coordination not done in coordination and questions about should it be done in

coordination i think you all understand sometimes things happen in the arts that you have technically has nothing to do but people on you do have i don't know if i get thanks but another way the clarity of what is in your basket and not. and how we might be able to more closely coordinate on efficiency to do all the things we started this and i hope that addresses some but very much on our minds as we get into - >> i have one last um, request. um, in terms of the bureaucracy (laughter) and that is that relates to what you said i think that will i don't think it will that long but for the partners they are

like all this all the departments in san francisco is sorry about that institution and support like initial. >> uh-huh. >> a big umbrella and put all our eggs in one basket you can find out from the staff and public arts how that um, collaboration works in terms of we get commissions all the time to do their work i mean their arts and how will those partnerships took place and come through and for sure we have a cfo we are deep into that right now but those are key things and

i'll say with the kickoff we mapped with staff and they are very knowledgeable and highly aware of other agencies that that is furnishing in the arts and culture and working with staff and having a great back and forth communication with them on those topics. >> yeah. >> comments from the commission? >> first of all. thank you. >> you are pleasure thank you for having us a great pleasure. >> for those joining in-person come to the podium and currently on item that a reminder you're time will a start with you begin to speak and requesting comments from those in-person anyone on the current agenda? >> seeing none, requests public comment is closed. >> thank you, we're on agenda

item 4. >> 4. . gift of ed lee bust and removal of james phelan bust discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action. discussion and possible action. former mayor ed lee to the city from rose pak community fund, nonprofit corporation. discussion and possible motion to amend to amend to amend to amend bust of former mayor ed lee (valued at $96,500) and accompanying maintenance endowment (estimated at $2,000) and other associated costs.

>> i'm now introducing the director of the public art program mary chou, director of civic art collection and public art program. >> i bring this motion to you commissioners may recall this was approved by resolution in november and december of necessary that president collins read and the rose pack the donor being rose pack is appropriate by the support of formerer mayor and honored to gift the former

mayor ed lee and joined by the art member eric i'm going to i'm going to turn it over to eric to see if he has any additional comments and hello can you hear me? >> yes. >> yes. >> oh, great so, yeah this has been a long road we started prepandemic and this give you a little bit of background we been here before and i think everyone was on board with the gift and location we had legal complexities with the - i think through that adversity a more appropriate donor in the rose pak community fund and delighted to be part of this we hope and as a added incentive the mayor

and the - of our past mayor she will be thank you for the opportunity one hundred years old on the same birthday as former mayor ed lee that is may 5, 2025, we can - will be great honor and great impact. thank you. >> and i'm available for any questions that you may have. >> thank you, eric. >> any comments or questions from the commission? >> other than our appreciation. >> no commission discussion um, do we have any public comment discussion on this item. >> motion. >> motion for. >> i'm going to put this in

motion to approve. >> 0 so moved. >> commissioner schnair and any public comment on the motion before the commission [off mic.] >> i'm looking at the um, resolution which is this specific function. >> this one. okay. >> motion mayor. >> (laughter.) >> motion i mean the members are goofy this. >> (laughter.) >> those are things we'll keep it behind the screen. any public discussion on the motion. >> for those joining snvrp please proceed to the podium we're on item 4 as a reminder your time begins and you'll have a 30-second warning. >> i'm requesting those in-person anyone like to make a

public comment. >> i see no questions for public comment public comment is closed. >> so we're this is a described and read is that; correct? >> yes. >> this will be a dull any authorized motion we're trying to chief. >> yes. >> are we doing this in two months ago motions /* motions. >> i'm going to look at to a a separate motion and may have the the motion resolution no. 1106-23-230 in favor of that.

>> so moved. >> so, now i'm going to call that item. >> all in favor, say "aye." >> aye. >> opposed? none and then resolution no. 1204-23-249. >> so moved. >> >> second commissioner beltran. >> all in favor, say "aye." >> aye. >> and the motion carries. >> now two motions can be entertained. >> all right. um, we have completed this; is that correct? >> yes. >> item 5. >> 4. director's report. discussion. >> i'm introducing the director of cultural affairs ralph remington. >> thank you president collins and good afternoon. i hope you'll have a wonderful start to

our fall in september as far a lot is going on and we have the following high-level program through the chair and general updates september 18th i attended the san francisco arts town hall mayoral by the bay area and the arts and culture organization had jazz that was packed and like all sf jazz was packed there was some seats to top by for the most part the whole part jazz was packed a great thing and great turn out and. >> 2. general public comment. discussion. community investment updates earlier this month the team announce our 2025 grant opportunity for impacted endowment the guidelines for grant opportunities for the arts

organizations and artist are due at various times between october 8th and november 13th and visit the grant web page and with the webinar read into the record. the c i team is seeking individual with expertise in the arts and culture field to compete in the upcoming grant and considers the patentist that so gallery updates on this past friday september 20th had a opening reception for the exhibition on the main gallery entitled on earth when sites collide and for whatever reason two emerging bay area artists. >> (calling names.)

>> curated by sherren and what other sites collide marks the first show in the program with the galleries and a minorityship with two emerging artists work with the curators on the professional development to create the exhibition in the main gallery and when sites collide in the main gallery in memoriam veterans building through december wednesday to saturday noon at 5:00 p.m. and happy to share a view video by the library arts and residents - will open at the tenderloin museum this thursday september 26th at 6:00 p.m. and will be on view there november 2nd. >> a reminder final reminder

that our exhibition at city hall public voice is on view until friday september 27th thank you to the commission center for partnering with us on this exhibition. >> i'm happy to share that past thursday september 19th we held a phenomenal community celebration and unveiling for dr. may i for a phenomenal women at the main library. (clapping.) is thank you to the wonderful staff to make this community event a huge success. we had just under 5 hundred people in attendance and joined by mayor london breed for the city library and michael lamborghini

and others and had readings by poets and along with beautiful performing grantees and african-americans shakespeare a shout out and thank you to director of the public art mary chiu and professional thanks to the direction director of communication that work hard on this for the past couple of months (clapping.) thank you for that and i'm glad he's still with us (laughter) and hadn't walked over the job and start being a two man shop, you know, communications project to work on. and so he did it

with an applause and we had the third installment of the series this why showcases the 6 that culture designs by. >> (calling names.) >> titled resilience magic and sack required fire and community will be delayed along market street and stewart street with the transit shelters through november of 2024 of the ramaytush ohlone tribe for whatever reason illustrations of how the symbols for peace and love and resilience and passionate and we have a few open calls for artists we are accepting qualifications for the

chinatown registry on october 7th and accepting for san francisco international terminal that project we are looking at that one through october 7th as well. so have issuing eyes open for that and h.r. had a few departures with the social enlargement who is taken the opportunity with other department and wish sanra and hope to fill the roles by the end of the year and up and coming events finally, i like to share um, a reminder this friday september 27th we will hold our first constitutional conversation session focused on the theme of the public expression and the panel will be

moderated by paul from the department of accountability and myself and will be joined by the great panelist with jeff collins and former president and executive director the lgbtq society at democratic party chair and other gifts and feature artistic discussion panels through the memorial building and i invite you activations begin as 4:00 p.m. and the session at 5:30 and end at 7:00 p.m. and there town hall session will be part of aggravation led by ford by the encouragement forum and joining the encouragement welcome back

of action floor democracy take place 2024 this is a circuits i put together throughout the past year and a half between the global between the cultural forum and american for the arts and commission. >> and we're and a lot of people are 3r5r7b9 throughout the w0r8 wells fargo that concludes my 2024 committee director's report. >> thank you and i'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. >> are there any questions or comments from the explanation this is commissioner beltran i had a comment i believe that the celebration with the memorial and incredible planning and adoption and the staff

corralling and working with other agencies in the library was probably one of the highlights of my service with the arts commission so because it was so joyous and it really showed the power of what we do. in the agency in terms of our public and impacts on the public art and impact on story state and federal in a creative way of printing history so, so me aspects of this history and everything going to it was really i can't think of word (coughing). >> i agree. three hundred percent. >> yeah. i would comment seeing the many voices and things like that and we really show what san francisco is about. glide you're saying you speak

shakespeare with the vulnerability four under such incredible light not like in front of a club situations (laughter) but for the world. and it really demonstrates the type of statements of moving forward and one of the things that thomas said to me said quoted that going there to process, of course, is very difficult. and it was a long arduous project but she said was that that was her rite of passage with a junior elder. >> uh-huh. >> means the journey yields what happens that is a big journey but ruled in not only transitional city but for the arts. and that's what we're

looking to do and so for all of that the complexity of the journey and also knowing this story is being told her even the monument lab in terms of memorial work we see how it was being by the plan of the task force and already we have evidence director ralph remington said the first monument in the it history so of the movement so we're in the game i think that our staff, you know, no level of congratulations to keep on the staff their perseverance in taking this journey and also for - >> absolutely. >> we stood in the space

before ralph came and bear the weight of this so many things that to the - your ability to story tell i don't know how i can keep it up with the story line. >> any further comments. >> i want to say i think that particularly celebration and culmination has officially i was on that original panel and marla thomas work it was to grate first degree. >> i was serving with the chair

and we had concrete comments to the draft of the actual pieces how to be strengthened and better in the story telling and how we had elements in the work a wonderful moment um, and so i want to you said you did that and she incorporated all of the discussions that the panel had done to make it stronger that was particularly satisfactorily. >> vice president shiota. >> maybe not a quick comment but we want to say thank you, (unintelligible) um, i'm reminded of a story my friends told me out of state and when he took them to a coffee shop they

witnessed a person and another person of maybe african-american talking and not fighting were to surprised that is not what we saw back home. so i think the kinds of opening and those kinds of monuments and kinds of happening not just setting a standard for san francisco um, but also just kind of a shining beacon for um, other places in the world? just what it is and it's um, a counter narrative to things not true. >> it is beautiful and amazing. >> we'll have another chance to

talk this thank you for your comments and seeing none, no further comments any public comment on the director's report? >> for those joining in person please proceed to the podium we're currently on item 5 you'll want will begin when you - i'm requesting comments from those in-person anyone like to make a public comment on this agenda item? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> so commission secretary move to agenda item number 6. >> no, no 6. >> we have tabled now moving to. >> 7. new business and announcements. discussion. >> want to make sure this is the

solicitation waiver so waiver the requirements for the lgbtq+ society glbt up to society glbt up to $400,000. >> 6. sole source solicitation waiver: glbt historical society discussion and possible action. permitted by administrative code section 21g.9 when a public purpose may reasonably be accomplished by one particular grantee. i'm now introducing our deputy director ebon glenn,

deputy director of programs. to present this item. >> good afternoon commissioners and director. >> as you stated the next item for the destruction discussion and possible action is a waiver of a grant solicitation requirement for the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society for an award up to $400,000 for 25 marlin enhancement funds for the support for an historic museum and focused on the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society. >> per administrative exceed grants should be presented by when a public purpose maybe be rationale accomplished by one grantee and as give you a little bit of background mayor london breed announced a $12 million for a permanent location for the

nation's first whole scale gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society and archiving followed by a $5.5 million commitment for funding from senator wiener. >> since that time city staff led by the r5e6789 had worked to identify opportunities each of which requires constitutional due diligence and xhooifz prior to the shall i call the question? on april 1st, 2024, the commission had a grant in the amount of 200 and $40,000 to be awarded to the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society to coordinate neighborhood sites to take due diligence efforts and today's follow-up on action followed the same logic and support the same purpose. awarding this grant to

develop and sustain the nation's first full scale gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society museum and research center recognizing the history of that glbt community this museum serves as a community gathering space for lectured and a driver bringing visitors from around the world the staff reports in details 50 how that public purpose may raibl be accomplished by this particular grantee and type of staff took to verify this that includes the following the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society is currently the sole operator of the city gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society museum located in the castro. and the owner and operator of unique and pubically

accessible lgbtq+ in the market area the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society museum is the first museum of the lgbt history and the culture in the united states. offering regular exhibitions research and programming. >> the doctor john archives a special collection of gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society are among the largest and most assessable holding in the world from materials pertaining to lgbtq+ and including collection of whoever 40 thousand items tea 4 thousand listen each year feet the staff reviewed a list of grantees into fiscal year 2021 and 2023 and identified the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society as the sole

museum for lgbt people and using this amenity database nd no evidence of a registered active nonprofit lgbtq+ museum in the archives in northern california with employees other than the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society this society confirmed it is the largest museum of its kind in little 9 county bayview and staff confirmed one line research the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society museum and the archives are a unique pubically available resource and referenced by the enumerable arts and culture and institutions as a national rourgsz in 2022 had a solicitation for citywide glbt

for the museum bantsz the lgbtq history the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society was as the grantee and this that concludes my presentation. and from our chin our capital manager and i'm available for questions. thank you. >> so, you know, in the administrative finding requires constitutional resources i want to express my appreciation for the rational you placed behind this action. the uniqueness of the society and the um, the character it is important to put in the record the lengthy due diligence that um, has been before. so thorough i have no

questions maybe other members of the commission have questions? >> oh, yes. one of the one of them is a statement i just commented with the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society was in 0 a small storefront working out of shoe boxes and - >> um, items from people because they knew the importance of archives. >> um, and beginning the collection so um, that was 20 something years ago. and been a organization working with - um, so to see it go this far and

really exciting um, through the exactly part of question will there be an arts component to the um, kind of master planning of the programming space this kind of i'm sure that is still according to move forward you find a permanent home but um, roberto can comment on that? >> i. thank you very much for the. >> all the diligence. >> thank you, so much vice president shiota and the director for the gay lesbian bisexual transgender historical society i believe your question will there be can i repeat the question? >> i was just specific outside

of archives will it will be an art component to the overall programming and space that you can have in our master plan. >> yes. what is before you um, is the opportunity to support um, encouragement programs expansion of programs and the organization always that be able to step into a larger facility and large space to be able to operate that effectively our work has been actually to exhibit not only items in our collection but also to partner with community curators and partner with other arts and culture organizations to see rotating exhibitions that really lift up the history of our wide and diverse community we continue if tradition of inviting arts and community members and curators to partner with us and again, the city is

looking at purchasing the property um, and some news will be coming out about that. which is really exciting. mayor london breed will actually be making that in the amount of in friday about that and so um, you know, that will then move through, you know, elective progress and questions about, you know, how the city move forward with that property. um, and continues to game us will move forward. >> i any other questions of the commission? >> seeing none, call for a motion. >> so moved. >> commissioner beltran. >> second. >> what about a third and

fourth any public comment on this motion. >> for those joining in in-person proceed to the podium and fill out the information we're currently on item 5 as a reminder you'll have a 30-second warning anyone like to make a public comment on the current agenda item? >> i see no requests public comment is closed. >> call for the motion. >> all in favor, say "aye." >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carries unanimously.. thank you very much. >> (clapping) and now going to attend to item number 8 commission secretary. >> yeah. >> and announcements that is this allows the commission to talk to new items and report new

items and toiftsd any new announcements seeing none, any public comment on any of these announcements? as for those in-person proceed tattooed podium and fill how the card we're on item 9 as reminders your time will begin when you have start speaking. >> i'm equally comments from anyone in-person in any public comment on the agenda. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. >> commission secretary asking for agenda item number 9. >> which is adjournment. >> seeing none, we're adjourned. >> thank you (laughter). >>

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