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>> i'm new. today i feel like a preacher with a great congregation. not seeing each other for awhile and we see new faces among us. so, i would like to just start by expressing appreciation to the city and county of san francisco:had one really great mayor and be welcoming a new mayor who will be the chief executive of our city. and so, i wanted to invoke our collective thoughts about you

know how we move forward in this space. having a strategy planning opportunity ahead of us. and the e normity of this moment in the history of this commission. good afternoon and welcome to the meeting of the art's commission on monday, january 6, 2025. i'm calling meeting to order. >> il ask our agency secretary to call the roll. >> thank you. >> president collins. >> present. >> vice president shiota. >> present. >> commissioner beltran >> present. >> commissioner benadides. >> present. >> commissioner carney. >> present. >> commissioner ferras. >> here >> commissioner hakimi. >> aye >> commissioner lu. >> present. >> commissioner rothschild. >> present. >> commissioner schnair. >> here >> commissioner shelby. >> heir >> commissioner walker.

>> here. >> we have quorum. also for the record director of cultural affairs raffle remington, finance and administration sarah holenback are in attendance. president collins. do we have agenda changes in >> no changes. now for public meeting instructions. welcome all interested to attends in person at city all room 416. this meeting is arias live on sfgovtv 2 and at&t u verse 99. i want to reminds us of the policies and procedures for public meetings. at this meeting, we're bounds to follow the structure of our agenda and to adhere to the best practice set out in the good government guide. every public meeting there will be an opportunity for general public comment more members of

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acknowledgment and i think in the season that removing into and in reading a statement such as this, we need and to take the opportunities to move beyond our words and think about what actions we put in place to give life to the words that we speak every meeting of this sort. and i think this the future will hold some tremendous opportunities for us to deepen this task and do this work. i would like to start the meeting by reading our lands acknowledgment statement. [land acknowledgment]

>> i now like to call item two. item 2 is the approval of minutes. so, discussion and possible motion. could i get receive a motion and a second? >> so moved. >> commissioner beltran. >> connection. commissioner schnair. >> thank you. >> is there public comment on item 2?

approval of minutes. >> in person proceed to the podium and fill out the card. we're on item 2, your time will start when you begin speak you will see a timer and receive a 30 second warning before your time concludes. comments from those in american is there anyone who would like to comment on the current item? i see no public comment temperature is now closed. >> thank you. >> i now like to have the final motion all in favor, aye? >> aye. >> opposed. neigh. >> notion carries unanimously. i'm calling item 3 issue journey public comment. this item allows you to bring public comment generally on matters in the purview of the commission. as well as suggest new items for consideration by the commission. is there any public comment

under agenda item 3, general public comment? for those in person go to the podium and fill out the card. we are on item 3. your time will start when you begin speak. you will see a time and receive a 30 second warning before your time is up. i'm requesting commentses from those in person? no requests, public comment is now closed. >> thank you. >> i'm calling item 4 as we recall in our last meeting, we failed to have quorum in order to move to item 4. i know am asking for the chair of the napinating committee seth to bring agenda item 4 before the commission. >> great. thank you. president collins. so the nominating committee composed of suzie ferras and

marcus shelby and myself, we met during october and november wherewith all of the commissioners who were available and made themselves available. we met with 6 or upon 7 staff members. and we -- came to unanimous conconclusion that we would like to renominate a president collins. chuck collins as our president and shiota as vice president for the 25 year. we met as a committee. back in november. and that was a committee meeting. we passed that together as a group. so, our recommend azation we would like it make a motion. that we vote in these two new wonderful officers. could i have a motion. >> commissioner hakimi, moved.

>> a second? >> second. >> great. >> i want to say, within all conversations there was really enthusiastic support for the leadership of president collins and vice president shiota. everybody really appreciates the way that you lead the commission, the way you help us do our roles and keep things smoothly operating. i think that came across the board. we heard other comments about just questions about commission activities. about where are we going with the strategic plan? other ways to improve operations or help our support our staff more. there are more things. i will share some of those summarized comments with president colins and shiota off line. in general. people were enthusiastic about commission leadership. so, [applause] i want to say,

that i really appreciate serveoth commission under their leadership and yours, thank you very much. honored and i appreciated my fellow committee members and their work this they did in chairing our charge and with that, i open up to other commissioner comments. >> commissioner beltran. >> i wanted echo your remarks commissioner. and express my gratitude on behalf of myself and other commissioners i spoke to about your service and leader sxhp we are in an amazing place now in terms of our agency. and -- we have so much to be proud of. and it is because of our collaborative efforts and your leadership and that of director

remington. thank you very much. other commissioner comments? >> commissioner hakimi. one thing i want to aside from your fabulous way you run the show. i want to thank you for humanity and compassion the way you hold things complicated and you have managed hold us with integrity. i want to thank you for this and i think more than any time in my lifetime i look forward to this leadership. thank you. >> here, here. >> i was going to add a here, herech >> i will do another i'm thrilled with the leadership here and thrill today is continuing. >> i would like to say fast moving and dynamic train. but i was talking to secretary

before the meeting started, we are so lucky and so happy and privileged to be able to bring beautiful things into a somewhat fraught world. we get to look at beautiful things and creative people and people going forward. and bringing positivity and collaboration and big conversations in the world. thank you, this evening because this is >> i like to express gratitude. you know sometimes we get called upon to do things that are unexpected. and this commission is such an important part of the identity of san francisco. and we keep hearing this. even when we were looking at the new director of the airport. and as he was walking through the marshy milk terminal.

what it means to have the resources to oyst identify who we near public ways that make a global impact the stakes are high now. we all of us have been interviewed by our strategic planning consultant. we know the arts will play and the whole cultural economy will play an important role in the recovery of not only the fiscal billions of san francisco but the identity as a world leader in so many ways. we lead often through how we express ourselves with the arts. and so this is a great period of time and can i am hum belled, grateful for the opportunity to serve. this is going to we have to roll up our sleeves. we got prop e that we have to deal with. we have other matters of transition in government. and there is a portfolio of work

that is important to bring together in really strategic ways so we can fulfill this important notion of being both culturally strong and physically capable. you know to do our work. and so, this is a real roll up your sleeves year ahead of us. it is a huge opportunity. and i before i end the lengthy comments. i want to express appreciation to every single person who gets a paycheck from the san francisco art's commission. the work that you do the reputations you hold, respect that you have and your communicates with your colleagues around this city and around the world. really speak you know to what you do when you go in you know to the office every day and work. you know and i understands you know that cultural workers often

at the highest pay. and so you work for a mission on top of your margin. that has to be expressed with appreciation. for how hard you work, how deeply you work. all of you have alternatives. and so i never take for granted you know the e normity of what you bring and our director remington, your leadership now going in your fourth year. is significant. enough of those comment there is is a lot of work today. with great gratitude we accept your nomination. now you have to vote. >> thank you. >> before we do that. i would like to call for public comment for item 4. for those in person proceed to the podium and fill out the card. we are on item 4.

is there anyone who would like to comment on the current item? no questions, public comment is now closed. >> great i'm going to ask for a final motion all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? the motion passes unanimously. [applause] now item 5. which is our director's report. the directorful cultural affairs mr. raffle remington, happy birthday. >> no, january second. >> yea. >> yea. thank you. >> thank you. >> [laughter] yea, good afternoon. commissioners. first i want to say off the top i did not want to interrupt the well wrishs of the commissioners

and saved comment for my report. but it is just has been an honor to work not only with all you have as commissioners and but the staff. and i was just so -- i'm humbles and honord and privileged to work with the staff of this caliber. it is truly, i said this to them at our holiday gathering. and it is true that in my 41 year plus years. 40 plus years career in arts, this is the best staff i ever worked with [applause] by far. and out of a host of great staff around the country. this staff well is no one that can beat them. no one. no staff i ever had.

and -- and that is -- a testament to them. and to you all. that you all were here. some of you and some you have have been here and support third degree work and them. i want to also -- so, to end that to say that -- to work with vice president shiota and president collins has been also a great honor in my career. they are supportive and before chuck [inaudible] just supportive, very giving and generous of their time. very informative to someone who came from outside of the community. and tried to hit the ground running during covid. all of you all have been essential. i was not here when are deb are walk are had her first meeting but commissioner walker, i'm glad to have you back.

she was instrumental. -- thank you, you have been instrumental will in my mentorship here and my getting on board and hitting the ground rung. all the commissioners that have been here. marcus. jd, all of you that were here down when i was hired. abbie schnair. suzie. gosh, and everybody else is new. so this is just an incredible time. and i look forward to the party continuing. so i wanted give that shout out and say happy new year to you all. i hope you had a restful break and having a wonderful start to the new year. it is hard to believe now how fast 2024 went by. it went by really fast and part was because it was an election year.

part was because it was a lot of things going on, a lot ofarctivities and staff was busy every day packed weeks. i think 24 had the most packed weeks i had since i have been here. every day there was things going on, back-to-back and weekends and evenings. so all that was happening. that makes the year feel like it it is going by fast. then we had a mayoral stranz transition and a national leadership transition we'll have. they are all exciting in some wade trentid only specific our national situation, um, so i just um -- i'm concerned about the support for art in a country

support for our infrastructure, support for our inspect artists and even culture in the country. for those reasons people am pay attention to san francisco, we have to be more vigilant this year. and really on top of things because well will be things coming at us fast. we will do our best to do that. so just thank you all for being in community. and thank you for your support and leadership. thank you so much. so. new year's eve we published our second annual year in review highlight video to look at a fraction of the each programs and activities we accomplish in the 20 tor. i like to take a moment to share a video with you all.

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of all, big shout out to comma tail and edward tam and the team and now we are i will make this announcement later but an aadditional member joining make us more robust in communication and messaging to the community. so looking forward to that. so, it it is amazing we were able to fit a year in less than a minute. so -- just a big thank you to our comand program staff who worked put that video together. to start with the report i like to share a few highlights from events. on december second i attended the dance magazine awards with denise pate our community investment's director. and i attended the awasheds in

the art's center. along with the director [inaudible] and support of the 2020 artistic grant. honored one of 5 dance mag azeb award honorees awards. that was like a lifelong dreamful an idle of mine since a kid taking ballet dance company. and i took tap, jazz, ballet, modern and african. it was fun and i he was an inspiration he and ben vereen were dance inspirations for me. that was great. on december 11, we held our holiday celebration and employee recognition where we honored the

following for reaching employee work arn anniversary mile stones. ellen schumer. 25 plus years of service. victoria tran with accounting for 15 plus years of service. and tara peterson with public art team 5 plus years of service. gave out our spotlight awards. and recognize awards that we came up with this year to recognize employees. and thank jill mantlon former

director of public art trust and initiatives for 40 plus years of service. jill retire in the 5 years ago or 4-5 years ago retired and but we had her retained her since i have been on board. so jill could do some work for us part time during not guilty last 4 years. jill is now leaving all service with the city and suzanne said the same at the end of her service to after her retirement. we wish her the best in honor of the conclusion with the art's commission and the city of san francisco presented her with a

proclamation on behalf. jill mantlon day. >> and so congratulations and i said we wish jill the best in her future endeavours. upcoming eventses and reminders. we are excited announce that our 2025 annual convening scheduled take place on thursday february 20. staff be available after to meet and answer questions. we will share an over view of our work and what is coming up for the year and provide program updates. and redesza jones from 2024.

guillermo pen why from 2023. so -- details and information the convening announced soonful our snks conversations town hall session scheduled take place on tuesday march 18. the second town hall will be focused on the second amendment and held in the green room at the war memorial vet republican's building. panelists and performing artists details and information on how to r. s. v. p. will be announced soonful this wednesday, january 8, mayor elect daniel lurey will be inaugurated as our 46th mayor of san francisco. on behalf of the upon san francisco art's commission i like it thank you mayor breed for her support arts and would like to offer our congratulations to mayor laurie. i plan to be in attendance at

inauguration and look forward to working with the new mayor to continue our agency's work and support of the arts. >> some strategic planning updates. over the past few months the strategic planning consultants have been holding interviews. and produced a survey. i like to thank all members and our commissioners for participating in the surveys and interviews. we greatly value off the insights and feedback. . we will be hosting -- two in person community open houses. and one webinar for the beginning of march. we will have details to share soon. >> and some updates. our most recent exhibition in the main gallery when cocollide closeod september 14th. i'd like to thank the gallery staff, artist the exhibition.

for their work on this exhibition. on behalf of our gallery team i'm happy to share our next exhibition will open on january 16th in the north light court in city hall. met force of recent times the personal, political and cultural on rue through june 20, 2025. in partnership with photo alliance features 20 ws from the insight 2020 portfolio and 24 artists that responded to things present in the portfolio. the exhibition has a range of visual perspect you have it is artists of diverse identities and back grounds. join us for the public reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition on the grounds floor of city hall on thursday january

16, 5-7 p.m. public art updates. i'd like to share that we have an available call for artists. opportunity for an artistic opportunities for sf main library temporary mural project. the san francisco public library has provided funds to art's commission to commission an artist to partner with the association of the ramaytush ohlone in creation of a temporary vinyling neuroconvase inner generational knowledge from indigenous perspective. invites artists and teams and residing in the united states submit for this opportunity. the application dead line is february third, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. and i am excited to share and welcome tirapennel.

joined the art's commission today as our new racial equity media engagement specialist. in this role she will help develop and implement digital communication strategies to prosecute mote art commission programs. while advancing racial inclusion amplifying voices highlighting art narcoticives and ensure equal representation. she served as community investment's officer with the art's commission between november 2009 and december 2047. welcome back to the art's commission! we are pleased have you and joining us immediately from the mayor's office why she was helping place all of you all here.

now you goat work her in another capacity. we are excited because it gives her coming on board here gives us a broader latitude and broader -- deeper bench in coms and our coms team they are small but mighty. we need a 5 person team for an agency like this. all the things we do. and first we had a one person for a million years. and then we were able to bring on edward that stepped up our game we had more help and now we havet yra that is the 30 person. we should see more things and conteblt and spread in when we are able to do. really excite body that. and i'm excited share this year we collaborated on a project to

highlight over 36 monumental public works of art in the official 2024 city and county san francisco wall calendar. it is really cool. over 36 works of public art highlighting 3 works each month show casing works in the civic art collection. down in san francisco. the calendar is available to all departments and employees we are happy to provide a copy for each commissioner as well. i think we did. thank you to our communication and public art staff who worked put this together. [applause] neymary. i mean. what you have done with the calendar is gorgeous and beautifulism wish there was a miniversion i'm trying to find room my wall. it is giant. it is so beautiful. my wall will not embrace it. but may be i can put it on my

door, i don't know. it is a beautiful calendar. something. yea. beautiful and we thank coma for getting out and down and finding opportunity for us to amplify the good work that the artists and staff do throughout the year. thank you. >> and with that, that concludes the director's report for january 6 full commission meeting i'm happy to take questions comments. why any comments by the commission? i would have to really -- my voice when edlee ash pointed me 13 years ago, she was on the community investment staff. and there was a lot that i did

not know. i had no idea you have been how a portfolio come b. how are they scored when is the criteria? who are making those decision. and in a classic voice said, you know commissioner collins, you will not understand when we do in this department. dispensing millions a year nulls get down in there and sit on panels. i know there are discussion around whether we can sit on panels as voting members but none the less, gave me an insight what she saw at the staff level. and a lot of the issues this were there have really came to the surface. and decisions have been made. and iment to praise her because you know the cultural districts were not there before tirastood

up and brought the murals in san francisco. giving visibility to a party of the city that 15 years ago had low or negative visibility. and, of course, with imprint city become as an organization and platform for voice. out of community tlaefl is something this we see in other places. and then, of course. you know many of us are heror this commission because when she -- was the secretary, the assistant to the mayor for that important role not just the art's commission it is all 120 of them. it is understanding the dynamics of each one and how they work in an interlaced way of san francisco. when raffle told me of tiare's appointment to the new position i saw you know just a burst of opportunity to work with them to

really find new ways of bring this worked for. welcome on board. >> thank you. >> howard university assistant. [laughter]. this commissioner beltran a quick comment. that is i can't tell you how excited i am to have you back. when i was the inter~im director in 2010, she was instrumental in work width dpw to get street program off grounlt. that was like the most ingenius programs instead of graffiti artists ruin the walls of commercial small businesses we corraled them and inspired them to make murals at the behest of the same small business ordinance to beautify and work with a graf fity stiechlt it was

a successful will program of i'm so thrilled that we were able to do this i wanted share irirrelevantent and fun memory. >> i don't know if you remember. when she started invited to our first black tie events and did not have a ball gown. and -- remember that. and so i one week brought in all of my formal ball gowns and literally -- with other women in the officeim dmam my office and had a fashion show and had her try them on and vote which she should wear. [laughter]. >> can i -- commissioner shiota, i wanted to say i'm excited have her back as well. i want to -- san francisco

attracts like the most loyal, neap go anywhereful she is smart, dynamic. done things and seen things but she stay in san francisco. to serve. and to work and it is not about the title or she gets down and does the hard work. i remember third on third. yes, right. and so far you know she is dedicated and loyal. she gets her hands dirt and he ghs and does what needs to be doneful talks to dpw. puts on a ball gown. does all the things. i see her instagram feed. i know -- but that's all in service to the bigger idea of this making the city better. so, that's why we are lucky everybody here is dedicated san francisco. right or die.

let's go. >> let's go. >> [applause]. no further comments by the commission is there public comment on the director's report item 5? >> for those in person proceed to the podium and fill out the card. we are on item 5. is there anyone who would like to comment on the current item? >> public comment is closed. now calling agenda item 6. committee reports and merits for discussion. the first i didn't mean call is 6 subitem 1. the civic design review report and asking commissioner abbie schnair to present the report on

the visual civic design review committee. >> thank you, president calf colin. met on december 11. we reviewed two projects that day. the southeast plant. the prakzs maintenance buildings for the phase 2 revuchlt southeast plant is huge. going on for like over 10 years. and to work within the vocabulary of what was first put in place is not an easy thing to do as different projects that have different programs and stuff come buffers. they did an excellent job. we felt. and00 autoteam is -- project team reviewed comments they received during phase one review and included a recommendation to study the balance of security and human scale at street level. team responds by adding more

windows and gradient to glass providing precast panels of width and facade lighting and trees. i'm trying to what i like to to get a sense of, not just the one-2 building its is the campus that was mast per planned i think at least 10 years ago. and -- since then. different parts of the projects go through their design process. i want to give a shout out to -- the bureau that they do an excellent job of keeping the vocabulary and the carbon monoxide us unity there. but coming up with innovative design. commissioners like to see more glass on fellp street facade to make it facing public. and commissioners asked whether

more light to add to create a walkable street at night. and they commended the vision and the design over the years and passed for phase two. we looked at the moccasin engineering record's building phase one review. this come up for us in conand he want i think you seen it before. we had discussions. it was not quite ready the last time. we had an informal work session which was helpful and harsh out ideas and as a result the team shared proposed plans to proceed with the approval. because we had the december 11 is not that is earlier in the month than we normally do. we said, okay. go ahead and we'll do informal and do this.

so, they explored xangd the view to the lobby to the and he want landscaping and strategies and consider alternative material in proportions to create a contrast with the top and bottom. which is similar to the exiting building there. commissioners like to see the windows in the back to be study. something we discussed the left time about mock and i know about the large are administrative building -- campus, as well that they come to a concept but not beyond. these are two learning projects that are a part of the incredible story of water coming to san francisco. and what was involved with the engineering and how that works. we have talked about because the

moccasin engineering and record's building and the hetch hetchy is visited by a lot of people the moccasin record's building is not. it is staff you don't get visitors there. between that and the administration building this campus it is being redone and expanded. there is a sizeable pot of money for art. and we discussed before about the importance of try to tell the water story. as a part of the water story also is the story of the indigenous people who were there all the way through it the different parts that brought the water to san francisco. that we now enjoy. and -- if possible we would love to see if there is a way am to incorporate, it is a really

powerful store and he if we incorperate that with everything else, as we go through figuring out the art for the two together it it is a nice nameful make

sure what he was doing was representative and evoked a lot of what they felt about the land. their land. so, anyway. justmented three this out and i will three it out for comments and thoughts. i think this is an incredible opportunity for us. i headlight opportunity it go to mology and i know it rocked my world. it also was a trip to the reservoir and the damful our watershed from tuolumne to taps and hydrants is the water that is the power. and so i think that commissioner schnair is introducing a strong idea. temperature might require conversation. when every time we read this land acknowledgment when meaning do we put to it? and how do we tell this story.

especially because we just we are amid the monuments and memorial conversation. two percent for art and stitch something remarkable together. and so thank you for hatching that idea. yea. any other comment on the civic design review reports. commissioner ferras? >> i will jump in on this. thank you, commissioner schnair and president collins. you took the words out of my mouth and inspired by conversations with president collins it is conversations i have been having with other folk this is work at you will art's

organizations. good friend of mine who runs one in connecticut and talking about what are the purpose or what is the both with how the buildings and civic design is looking. the nature that site and the visual art's opportunity that will have. the indigenous community and the arts they offer. i was about to speak on this with the report for visual art and it is project this will be coming up at sfpl. honor when we say in that land acknowledgment and the

congratulations that people livid here before we started working here before we were right and die for san francisco. they were. and they still are. what is it this we can flrn that how far can we offer opportunity for our community. to learn from that. and so, i think those other projects are -- great opportunity for -- sfac to make sure we are living up to the statement we beginning of all of our meeting. and doing that in cordination between visual arts because that's when you are able to start it that early you can come up with unique and original thoughts. and ideas and how the they are would be produced you know all the different things to make sure that the concept clearly rings through. >> yea. >> great. >> are there other commissioner

comment on the civic design review report? >> may i ask for public comment? for those in person proceed to the podium. and fill out a card. weer item 6.1. your time will start when you begin. thank you i am presenting the visual art's report e. woo went over several projects i will go over a fuchlt first is the plan for 2025 art on market street poster series.

this series will be entitled over limited partnering histories. art on market street poster series 19 noochl through the present and tell show case over 30 years of the market street poster series the art created. one thing i noticed in my tenure as a commissioner, these give a chance to show case san francisco's histories from many cultures and perspectives. i'm getting goose bumps. it has been such a pleasure to really see common who grew up here, just how other people hold our city. and again, the ride or die resonates. there are so many this feel strong low about our city. the place this we live and when a special flas is. i think this project really gets the highlight that and give its visual artists the opportunity to share that with other san

franciscans. excite body this over view. fwaen it will be a 30 year history of the program. the selected works will be through a 11s of people, places and things reflecting historical events individuals, art and architecture this are significant to the cultural and physical land scape of san francisco. i want to shout out to craig who has been spearheadingly this project and doing an amazing job. this art is something to be locked at and revisited. i than we talked about if there is a way to get a catalog of the different pieces that have come out. this is a new set of many piece every year. so it would be great to kind of three this out to your team. as that is i great opportunity to be able to share the beautiful art that really celebrates san francisco. next, talk about what we were

talking about, the project plan for the san francisco main library temporary mural the art's commission will partner with the ramaytush ohlone and creation of a temporary vinyl mural that convators the ramaytush ohlone creation of an importance of the inter~ generational knowledge sharing from indigenous perspective. it will be installed on the main branch. boost stair case on the second floor. the request for qualifications with issued on friday. december 20 of 24 and the dead line to apply is monday february third, 2025. want to comment this is a great opportunity to -- coordinate with and collaborate with the

ramaytush ohlone community. having it placed where kids going to the children's center in the main library an amazing opportunity to share with the community and put it in i place where youth will see it and learn from it and havearc sesz to it. so. lastly want to talk about the treatment by juana lisa and e manuel montoya in boarding area g level throw at sfo international terminal g. the conservation treatment include removal of particles from the mural and hand carved wooden sculptors consolidation of the powder pigment. stabilization of the surfancy-schmancy filling crack in areas of plasticer lost and

final color of the filled areas. this is a good example.filling plasticer lost and final color of the filled areas. this is a good example. there are amadzing piece of art and after years of it being in sf airport, where it will be exposed different temperatures and atmospheres and foggy and hot days. it does affect the art. how do weace care takeers make sure this we are going to make sure it lasts. and this piece is beautiful for so many reasons. it also is called upon our local community. put people in the sculptor that are part of san francisco's history and her own experience.

including there was a baby diego rivera with a paint brush in there. for emanuel this was his first venture to 3d art how staff is amazing at working with artists who pull them out of the mediums they are used to working with and creating broader opportunity for how they can express creativity. really glad this piece got looked at. when we were looking at the difference with before and after. the cracks, the upon paint was able to rub it off with your finger temperature is important that this bearce piece got taken care of and will left for generations. excite body that. thank you. is there commission discussion or comments on the visual art's committee report?

i had the privilege of looking at and i remember when this was being sketched. this is how i got in art world. so -- this was -- and now when i travel i stand by and say, hi. so it was nice to see this restored. public religions are per of the communities and instrumental in doing that in san francisco. i wanted say, thank you for all that you do, commissioner. with your story, so. >> we can comment on the show that was at our gallery. and also i think some of you

might have seen the show that close in the sonoma. again, local artist. you know really with a global you know imprint. and so it is important for this piece here in theent row way to san francisco. you know to be a hall mark piece and an entire collection. are there other comments on the visual art's committee report? is there public comment? for those in person proceed to the podium and fill out the card we are on item 6.2.

civic art collection and public art program director neymary chu for her comments. i am bring a proposal for the display of a temporary public art progress shine everchinese new year snake sculptor by the chinese chamber for powell and post street. as a remind are commissioners approved this organized by the chinese chamber. with the most recent dragon in 2024. it was basically because covid

cancelled the parade in 2020 and it was a sip bove' chinese resilience and strength in san francisco and introduce tone tow talk about the sculptor for this year. so basically this year for the chinese new year the year of the snake. we fortunately we have a sponsor willing to do. for the [inaudible]. and we are going to put it to union square like we have last year. like mary said that -- [inaudible] started after covid hit. and chinese chamber does not want to stop celebrating chinese new year this is our cult another. instead of having the visitor to bring the come join us with the

parade we bring the parade to the people. we literally have people come in join us taking pictures and photo contests so we can celebrate chinese new year in a social media format. it was a challenging year in the past. we have to [inaudible]. we are going to the logistic, however, the reason why we want to dom it is because we want to tell people >> we want to celebration with the community. first. congratulations for the continuation of all the work i noticed you have the worry there experienced by the warrior.

okay. >> is tht reason why we use blue and yellow here. that's a reason and probably know this is the all star weekend. i think the design is fantastic i'm concerned about the colors because i'm not sure like -- traditional low as we know chinese culture you go to the chinese red. red and gold. the blue color is not a traditional chinese color. and -- i think it is important to make sure keep the integrity of the culture.

red and blue and green. even halloween is -- orange and black. if you change the color because of the experienceship. we cannot change the culture the symbol of the culture because of the sponsorship. i understand i will bring it back. and i would say that we can still to solve the issue and if you do want to recognize the sponsor i understand this there is a commercial element there. the commercial element should not replace the totality of the culture itself i think the

community. are there other --. seeing none, >> this is a legitimate issue. and i'm going to ask if we approve this now then is it up to you to do how do you deal with the color. you thank you has to be referred to staff. this is performance. and so i think you know sometimes you know these comments take -- may not work for this thank you.

this is referred back to staff. >>. to advance the concern are and move. is this fun! okay. thank you. >> and so -- we do have a -- public well, we have commissioner comments now i have to have a motion. would you introduced is -- going to help with our council to try to see if i can get it right in

the motion. i want to reminds the commissioners when thymic a motion to identify yourself and i need a motion to approve the temporary installationation of design bide artists stefani and experienced by the chinese chamber and the golden state warriors measure 4 by 5 inches by 6 by 9 feet by 10 inches in celebration of the 2024 chinese new year honoring the year of the snake. maintained by project experience. consistent with comments this have been offered. may i have a motion. so moved.

commissioner walker >> a second. >> check commissioner schnair. is there public comment on the agenda item 6.2.2. those in person proceed to the podium weer i'm 6.2.2. there was no warrior symbol would you know? yes. the commissioners. we don't have the opportunity to responded. we receive your comments so if you want to make your comment we will receive your comment but offer no consideration of it.

did not put warrior symbol on the thing there is in way to know it was the the warrior its is just a dragon. we offer no comment this is in the a dialogue. you can say what comment you want to make. i know i'm talking. saying that when you are allowed do you can keep on going. >> i'm good. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> any additional public comment? public comment is you in closed. >> thank you. i will ask for the final motion all in favor say, aye. >> aye. >> opposed?

the motion passes unanimously. thank you very much. i'm now calling agenda item 7 which is the consentical dar. are there any recuseals or with drawls from members of the commission at this time? seeing none, we'll take all of the consent items together. this is when a lot of the w that was in the visual art's committee we have all seen in consent now i want to double -check to make sure you had an opportunity to review the consent calendar and to ensure that you might have any recuseals. >> i don't can i clarify i don't but i have a question. can i ask that question. i don't know what point. >> you should ask it now. >> on number then, i want to ask, are there's additional artists added to the terminal 3? yes.

>> great. >> i'm glad for that list. why wonderful. do you fruthis pool. that is when i'm not understanding all of them approved or are they going to come up. that's what i don't. >> >> they are approved for consideration at the staff level this would could through the process. like we do when we were approving panels. to then provide more specifics as the process unfolds.

i want to offer a disclosure i offered. i have worked professionally with a few artists not went two year time frame that is required for me to recuse. >> are there other recuseals or with drawls from the consent calendar. >> mii have a motion to approve. >> is there public discussion on this agenda item number 7 the condition cent calendar. >> we are on item 7.

your time will start when you begin speak receive a timer and 30 second warning before your time concludes. requesting comments from those in person would you like to make a comment. public comment is now closed. >> thank you. now call for a final notion all in favor say, aye. >> any opposed. hearing none the motion passes. i am calling item 8, >> which is new business. >> 7. >> new business. where are we. 7. >> 8. 7 the consent.

8, new business an announcements. and are there commissioner comments or discussion in new business? commissioner beltran? i appreciate this you understand my sign language. and i am proud to announce in the month of late november although it was i was in the here for the december commission meeting. but two public art projects launched in the city of east palo alto. and they are the end of like a year of work with elementary and middle and high school students. who all criminalitied art works

to make the first interactive electronic box project in the country. a qr code for you to actually go up to the boxes on all of the east palo alto and have that and this was covered by the national press. and it is hopeful low a permanent art project i'm excite about that. other comments. commissioner schnair. i want to remind everybody this this is a major art month for the city here. we got so much going on. and -- well, there is the fog. there is all the different, there is the -- festival of black choreography.

aural the art programs that come up around the fog and i'ms i don't have them in front of me. art week. major art month. check it all out. yea, website has all this going of everybody partake it is amazing. i have loved watching this grow more and more. it is exciting. >> commissioner hikimi, feels like we are on a steep train with the art last month. i could not get on see everything. i tried but could not now this month. and i wanted say during the holidays, i med a point to walk around as the end of the year to physically recognize the pieces that in 2024 went up during my

work in this commission. and it has been such an honor we sit here and they show us and then the approval you move on. sometimes you don't see it and i made a point to see the work. and 2024 was awe some. and i can't wit for 25. it is more exciting. and january, was crazy. just i cannot fill my schedule. i can't. >> i also. to say our colleagues -- commissioner musleh having his exhibit on the 16th also. [laughter]. i want to thank you all. was a difficult ending for 24 for me personally and wanted to say coming become in january i need to feel hopeful and come back in this room with you. and i cannot wait to work with

you on a personal note. it is a lot of changes coming our way. i need time to recoup and rejuvenate it is noise to be here and see when we are coming into. and i look forward to being among you out of all the people in san francisco. the ones on this table with are for your freshmen and your commitment to the city and love for the city shined over and over and i can't wait to serve this next year with you thank you for all that you do and the staff, of course. thank you. onward. >> any other comments commissioner shelby? yea. happy new year to everyone and thankful to the staff am thank you to our leadership. thank you to see tiraagain and also deborah.

she is back again. there will be a lot going of i will give a presentation on doctor martin luther king. made up of incredible young musicians at 1 o'clock. january 30-february second, my organization are having our first winter festival. 4 days. go to our website. and then one more february 6-9 i will be at sf jazz with my

orchestra with the legendary jason moran. great pianist. doing elington program. he rearranged classics. wanted share that. >> how do we get tickets in who do we contact? moad is free. >> go to our website everything is there sf jazz. >> thanks. >> and winner festival on your website? >> hills burg. >> thank you. >> commissioner? >> yea. i have been taking things busy schedule in december. but one thing i mentioned i went to the nut cracker at the sf ballet. it is closed. it is amazing that was the sf

ballet season starts the end of january. note the ballet season is coming. there is a gala coming up. and if you like dance and like the ballet,een if you don't you should go it is amazing they are amazing one of the best dance companies in the world. like world famous and world for many, many years. >> you are busy. >> we are the best. >> not one of. >> and other thing on a personal note i thing with the san francisco symphony chorus we are back o stage january 6, 18 and 19 singing carbon monoxide mena. and so i then and there from when i continued it is almost sold out if you want tickets you should get them soon. and the end of the month our

music director [inaudible] who is 97 years old and touring the world continuing to conduct orchestras. and dog a program on the 30th and 31st and first of february. one of the greatest living conductors and our home town music director. lots going on at the symphony as well. thank you. >> i would like to call attention on i'm sure you wanted to or going on say amy sheryls as well as get in the game. don't miss of the [inaudible] show. her portfolio of work when she did temperature and her statement about humanity and unity. in the 1930s. and the subjects she highlights in this, it is a -- very important money on graphic show that -- tells you something about the sensibilities that people have then that are

important now. so, don't miss this i know you will see and go but don't miss this jewel that is there. are there other comments, please, director remington. why thank you president collins. a couple we know wednesday inauguration day for the new mayor of the our city. mayor laurie and also i announced that i will have i book published on june 10th. this year. called, penetrating whiteness navigating the landscape. that will be out on mango publishing available for preordon amazon i'm excite body that. president collins. are there other new business or announcements? commissioner ferras. i have one more >> happy now year to everybody.

deborah, i'm glad you are back and tira. i'm happy to work with everybody here. staff and commissioners it is an honor to work with you guys, amadzing bunch of people. i wanted to check about how you were checking out all the art and the commission's collection. and this may be is a question for you guys -- and edward, i have gone down the rabbit whoeflt website a few times. remind me, is there like a -- site map of where all the pieces are that can -- someone can -- travel and check out the art? >> thank you, commissioner. director of communications. we have a map of the monument and memorials. there is -- version of a map

developed that we can bring back up. the full collection of the 4,000 piece. we will take that in consideration and try to put something out well and share a visual guide for folks moving forward to highlight unknown pieces in the collection. >> that would be fantastic. i did not realize it was over 4,000 pieces that are out. >> wow >> that would be a very, very long tour. i'm sure if we can get truncated version. tourists could check out we mine as well show the work you are doing. >> thank you. seeing no further comment system there public comment on the new business and announcements item 8? for those in person prosecute seed tot podium and fill out the card. we are on item 8.

public upon comment is closed. i will bring agenda item 9. >> which is adjournment. [applause] clear clear >>

[music] >> this project is certainly the most significant of my career so far. the majority of my practice is portrait based. but thes is the first time i've represented someone so iconic. >> building a monument to maya angela discovering the civic art collection. former san francisco mayor and u.s. senator diane feinstein and nursing florence nightinggale. >> this begun in 2017 and ordinance in 2018 that called for increased representation of women and public spaces. >> in october 2018, the board

of supervisors approved the ordinance drafted by supervisor mark farrell and introduced by supervisor catherine stefani. >> item 26 is ordinance to direct the arts commission to erect work of art depicting maya angelou of depiction of women on city property and create a women public art funds. >> angelou attended washington high school and [indiscernible] at 16 years old the city first black female street car conductor. the san francisco arts commission began a nation wide search to find the right artist to capture the essence of the icon. >> the process for choosing public artists is very simple. it is a transparent open process where you have panels that are determined which artist moves forward and panels of experts that know public art and understand it and know what to

look for and how to judge quality. after that, their recommendations are taken to the visual arts committee and then approved and it goes forward to the full commission. >> this is the sample of the [indiscernible] >> from over 130 submissions, one artist, berkeley based artist [indiscernible] was chosen. >> the process began with research. reimursing in dr. angelou's work, her books, her poems, here performances, her interviews and then i looked at her art collection. maya angelou was a champion of black artist and she had worked by elizabeth catlet. especially portrayals of black women. i was also inspired by [indiscernible] maya's life, which was

commissioned by opera windfry. i looked at photographs of dr. angelou, i looked at public murals of dr. angelou and i looked how she was represented in sculptures and knew i didn't want to use a image of her already in the public consciousness. i was really drawn to her 1973 interview with bill moyers, so i used an image from that interview as the basis for the portrait. working in bronze was a completely different experience. design for the monument is based on a drawing. transformed into a 32 dimensional object which was then used to make 3d print, which were there cast in the bronze, which were then welded together like a puzzle. it was actually the first time

that the boundary created a portrait that is 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide. it was a innovative process which is fitting because maya angelou was a trail-blazer and innovator. >> called for the monument to be placed at the main library however there was discussion left for the art est to select sites they thought were the most appropriate sites for the arkwork. >> i chose the site instinctively. it was really organic the way i made the decision. i walked back and forth in front of the library and since we read from left to right, i decided to situate the monument to the left of the opening. also, the portrait has eyes that follow you, and so i wanted her eyes to follow

you as you approach the library steps, all the way until you enter the library. >> i can't think of a better place for this monument then here at our flag ship main library in the tenderloin neighborhood where maya angelou really gave so much of her time and energy trying to improve quality of life for the residents here. she was a long time member of the glide memorial church. she was part of the congregation. [singing] >> it is my pleasure to well come you to this monumental community celebration and unveiling of dr. maya angelou monument, portrait of phenomenal woman. [cheers]

>> let this serve as reminder of the importance of books and the acquisition of knowledge. my dear [indiscernible] has been in my life. always in my life. guiding and directing me towards my greatest expressions. as a woman, as a artist, as a teacher and a mother. >> from the sketches to final touches, the process has been a labor of love. each stage of the monument creation has been infused with the spirit of dr. angelou powerful words and and unwavering commitment to justice and equality. >> i feel we center have the spirit of dr. maya angelou because they are both very committed to equality, women rights and to insuring that all

voices are heard and people have the opportunity to articulate and express themselves in all their many forms. >> portrait of phenomenal woman the maya angelou monument. she is the first all woman of color that is being honored in that way with a monument. it is important moment for that and we are really excited. and we want to continue this. >> that ideal dr. angelou based her life on are as much as part of the monument as bronze and stone. she's eternally optimistic and hopeful and i think that that is a message that we can all benefit from. i think that the monument will serve as an example for other cities to erect monuments to extraordinary women, because currently the majority

of monuments in this country celebrate conquest, war and white men and that really needs to change. >> i rise from a past rooted in pain. i rise, a black ocean leaping and wide, welling and swelling i bear in the tide. leaving behind nights of tear and fear, i rise into a day break this wondrously clear. i rise bringing the gift my ancestors gave. i am the dream and the hope of the slave. i rise, i rise, i rise.

[music] right here. then put it and pull it. [music] it is an important part of the work that mission cultural center for well tino arts does. steb in the 1977. as part of the graphic's department. >> mission graphica created block print. cut, screen printing, t-shirts to support social causes. and also the studio inhabited

emerging and established artists from all over the world. [music] so the name of this exhibit this is installed at the hall is public voice. and the exhibition is in partnership with mission cultural center and archives. [music] this installation is 5 decades of the work that they have been doing since the upon upon 70s. it is a chronicle of san francisco's history. >> mission graphica part of latino image makers, educators. activists and memory keepers through the art this body is important it preserves the people's history. >> these are our new historical arsigh files >> every artist donated a piece of art work and so that

collection is over 8,000 piece of latino created art work. >> it was exciting to see their incredible archives and what has been great to see for us is how they work in community. in the ways this community has been in partnership with other communities throughout the last 6-7 dkdzs and longer in the bay area and the nation. political, we grapple with today has been part of our history and part of the print making history of mission graphica. this was the place everybody would come and get their prints med for free or at low cost. >> it will be successful for the area:may be work >> mission graphica is still the most accessible, low cost

studios for emerging and established artists. people can come here to clean screens, expose them, learn the art form at a low cost. we offer studio rental space as well as classes, low cost classes and free workshops and collectives. >> this is like history and contemporary coming together for us. and thinking about how the things that have changed and the things we still need to work on and support. >> i hope the people will recognize the transformtive power of art. and the impact that posters have in a community. posters are accessible they other people's art. anyone can do it. it is a strong tool of communication and social change. the posters have not only

mobilized community they have also raised money for communities. and they have raised social consciousness. which is something this goes well beyond any art exhibit. [latino music] ♪♪♪♪ >> the vibrant south of market neighborhood in san francisco is deep lee rooted filipino if

fluences to shape the cultural identity. soma pilipinas known for [indiscernible] night life and art scenes is home to growing filipino community that thrived for generations. >> soma pilipinas is a community, the village that has been over a hundred years in the making. this is home to many generations of filipino from the turn of the century, to the present. continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving from the philippines. >> one of sth most prominent scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neighborhood. restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurant offer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion.

everybody's who came right now. we feel good right here. community is like a family. >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino community, preserving traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we honor traditional family recipe [indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week. we make the filipino cuisine proud in san francisco. >> along with the culinary deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet of soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the filipino cultural heritage

district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and experiences of filipino americans. >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipino artists to work with community to really create and develop community based art. this is murals and designs that really reflect the rich history, the culture and the struggles and triumps of the filipino community. >> the presence of the filipino cultural center which offer workshops, language classes and community resources is a testament to the community efforts to preserve and promote the heritage. >> features the [indiscernible] philippines which is a indigenous community weaving textiles and tapestry for hundreds of years so proud to feech were modern ones and very antique ones and showcase fashion from the community and

we are inviting everybody to come experience that with us. >> the center not only caters to the filipino community, but welcome all who wish to learn about and embrace this culture. >> we want to develop a cultural district where you have the young generation learn their history, language and culture and where you have also the seniors be part of the cultural and share their stories and their traditions, and continue to grow young in the neighborhood. >> the intersection of technology and culture in this part of san francisco provides a unique back drop for a thriving community embracing the past while looking to the future. the filipino influence ingrained in soma serves as remindser of the power of cultural diversity and importance of celebrating in our ever changing world.

>> i don't think you need to be an expert to look around and see the increasing frequency of fires throughout california. they are continuing at an ever-increasing rate every summer, and as we all know, the drought continues and huge shortages of water right now. i don't think you have to be an expert to see the impact. when people create greenhouse gases, we are doing so by different activities like burning fossil fuels and letting off carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and we also do this with food waste. when we waste solid food and leave it in the landfill, it puts methane gas into the atmosphere and that accelerates the rate at which we are warming our planet and makes all the

effects of climate change worse. the good news is there are a lot of things that you can be doing, particularly composting and the added benefit is when the compost is actually applied to the soil, it has the ability to reverse climate change by pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and into the soil and the t radios. and there is huge amount of science that is breaking right now around that. >> in the early 90s, san francisco hired some engineers to analyze the material san francisco was sending to landfill. they did a waste characterization study, and that showed that most of the material san francisco was sending to landfill could be composted. it was things like food scraps, coffee grounds and egg shells and sticks and leaves from gardening. together re-ecology in san

francisco started this curbside composting program and we were the first city in the country to collect food scraps separately from other trash and turn them into compost. it turns out it was one of the best things we ever did. it kept 2.5 million tons of material out of the landfill, produced a beautiful nutrient rich compost that has gone on to hundreds of farms, orchards and vineyards. so in that way you can manage your food scraps and produce far less methane. that is part of the solution. that gives people hope that we're doing something to slow down climate change. >> i have been into organic farming my whole life. when we started planting trees, it was natural to have compost from re-ecology. compost is how i work and the soil biology or the microbes feed the plant and our job as

regenerative farmers is to feed the microbes with compost and they will feed the plant. it is very much like in business where you say take care of your employees and your employees will take carolinas of your customers. the same thing. take care of the soil microbes and soil life and that will feed and take care of the plants. >> they love compost because it is a nutrient rich soil amendment. it is food for the soil. that is photosynthesis. pulling carbon from the atmosphere. pushing it back into the soil where it belongs. and the roots exude carbon into the soil. you are helping turn a farm into a carbon sink. it is an international model. delegations from 135 countries have come to study this program. and it actually helped inspire a new law in california, senate bill 1383. which requires cities in california to reduce the amount of compostable materials they send to landfills by 75% by

2025. and san francisco helped inspire this and this is a nation-leading policy. >> because we have such an immature relationship with nature and the natural cycles and the carbon cycles, government does have to step in and protect the commons, which is soil, ocean, foryes, sir, and so forth. -- forest, and so fors. we know that our largest corporations are a significant percentage of carbon emission, and that the corporate community has significant role to play in reducing carbon emissions. unfortunately, we have no idea and no requirement that they disclose anything about the carbon footprint, the core operation and sp360 stands for the basic notion that large corporations should be transparent about the carbon footprint. it makes all the sense in the world and very common sense but is controversial. any time you are proposing a

policy that is going to make real change and that will change behavior because we know that when corporations have to disclose and be transparent and have that kind of accountability, there is going to be opposition. >> we have to provide technical assistance to comply with the state legislation sb1383 which requires them to have a food donation program. we keep the edible food local. and we are not composting it because we don't want to compost edible food. we want that food to get eaten within san francisco and feed folks in need. it is very unique in san francisco we have such a broad and expansive education program for the city. but also that we have partners in government and nonprofit that are dedicated to this work. at san francisco unified school district, we have a sustainability office and

educators throughout the science department that are building it into the curriculum. making it easy for teachers to teach about this. we work together to build a pipeline for students so that when they are really young in pre-k, they are just learning about the awe and wonder and beauty of nature and they are connecting to animals and things they would naturally find love and affinity towards. as they get older, concepts that keep them engaged like society and people and economics. >> california is experiencing many years of drought. dry periods. that is really hard on farms and is really challenging. compost helps farms get through these difficult times. how is that? compost is a natural sponge that attracts and retains water. and so when we put compost around the roots of plants, it holds any moisture there from rainfall or irrigation. it helps farms make that corner and that helps them grow for

food. you can grow 30% more food in times of drought in you farm naturally with compost. farms and cities in california are very hip now to this fact that creating compost, providing compost to farms helps communities survive and get through those dry periods. >> here is the thing. soil health, climate health, human health, one conversation. if we grow our food differently, we can capture all that excess carbon in the atmosphere and store it in unlimited quantities in the soil, that will create nutrient dense foods that will take care of most of our civilized diseases. so it's one conversation. people have to understand that they are nature. they can't separate. we started prowling the high plains in the 1870s and by the 1930s, 60 year, we turned it into a dust bowl. that is what ignorance looks like when you don't pay attention to nature. nature bats last.

so people have to wake up. wake up. compost. >> it is really easy to get frustrated because we have this belief that you have to be completely sustainable 24/7 in all aspects of your life. it is not about being perfect. it is about making a change here, a change there in your life. maybe saying, you know what? i don't have to drive to that particular place today. today i am going to take the bus or i'm going to walk. it is about having us is stainable in mind. that is -- it is about having sustainability in mind. that is how we move the dial. you don't have to be perfect all the time. >> san francisco has been and will continue to be one of the greener cities because there are communities who care about protecting a special ecosystem and habitat. thinking about the history of the ohlone and the native and indigenous people who are stewards of this land from that history to now with the

ambitious climate action plan we just passed and the goals we have, i think we have a dedicated group of people who see the importance of this place. and who put effort into building an infrastructure that actually makes it possible. >> we have a long history starting with the gold rush and the anti-war activism and that is also part of the environmental movement in the 60s and 70s. and of course, earth day in 1970 which is huge. and i feel very privileged to work for the city because we are on such a forefront of environmental issues, and we get calls from all over the world really to get information. how do cities create waste programs like they do in san francisco. we are looking into the few which you are and we want innovation. we want solutions.

or or january 28th 2025 is now called to order at 5:01 p.m. roll call please. thank you mr. alexander here. commissioner fischer here. commissioner gupta? yeah. commissioner ray your commissioner wife award here. vice president healey president kim here. got it. thank you. president kim. thank you