we love to see it going for many years to come. [♪music♪] can we put our phoneos silence. i made this make and it embarrassing to me. . >> we -- we're ready to go. >> okay. here we are. good afternoon and welcome to the meeting of art's commission

on monday, february 3, 2025. calling the meet to order asking our secretary to call the roll. >> president collins. >> present. >> vice president shiota. >> present. >> commissioner carney. >> present. >> commissioner ferris. >> here. >> commissioner hikimi. >> commissioner rothschild. >> present. >> commissioner schnair. we have quorum. raffle remington and programs even glen. finance and administration sarah hol korenbeck and chief of staff are in attendance.

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department dedicated to promoting diverse environment in san francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemp refer evolution of the american indian community. item 2, is the approval of minutes. a discussion and possible motion. and so i would ask for a motion to approve. >> commissioner, moved.

>> second. >> commissioner beltran. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on the minute? for those in person proceed to the podium and fill out the information card. we are on item 2. your time will start with you begin speaking. public comment is now closed. >> thank you. is there any discussion on the approval of minutes by the commission? >> seeing none, ask for a motion all in favor? >> aye. >> opposed? >> motion carries unanimously. now calling agenda item 3. general public comment. this item allows for members of the general public to comment on

matters within the commission's purview. as well as suggest new agenda items for the commission's consideration. is there any public comment on agenda item 3? >> for those in person prosecute seed to the comment podium and fill out an information card. we are on item throw. your time start when you speak ump will see a time and are receive a 30 second warning. welcome. il start your time. >> thank you. >> president collins and vice president shiota. commissioners. i'm vin traverseo a board member of the treasure island museum. had long relationships with the body. and our relationship with the out going commissioner i met this past year and look forward to meeting more of you as we progress down this project that

i'm introducing today. but first i will inquire as to any interests or information that this board has received about the possible rebuilding of the statute of pacifica. >> in our public comment instructions you will have heard that we are not allowed comment. proceed. >> a general. welcome that i would welcome feedback i will leave my information here. the real effort is to inform had there is a small mighty working group that is forming. not necessary low under the hospice of a museum but comprised of local artists. island residents. architects, sculptors themselves and even museum bureaucrats. i don't know where this is head 47 year now the hundred year anniversary of the building of a statute for the 1939 world's

fair on treasure island. come out and find relationships that might get had thing done if it were 47 years from now in 2039. pasco should preside over the ggie. she was a plat and meant to be temporary. her sculptor had imagined she being be formed more permanent presence the top ankle island or alcatraz. . with the rebuildings of the newest neighborhood it is an incredible opportunity upon once in a lifetime opportunity.

may be once in a century opportunity to give san francisco this landmark back. she is american in design and precolumbia in stylings and unlike the statute this faces east and welcome nothing she is what san francisco does on the west coast. item 4 the director's report i'm

calling mr. raffle remington. >> goods afternoon will happy lunar new year. and black history month we are allowed celebrate temperature i hope you had a wonderful first month of 2025. january was a jam packed among filled with art throughout san francisco. it is a wonderful way to start the year. there are highlights from events on january 8, i attended the inauguration of mayor daniel lure in civic center plaza and the china town night market that evening. and lucky to spend time with our former deputy director jo ann lee. even glen our deputy director in attendance we had a good time at edge on the square. on january 16th we held a reception in the north light court at city hall to celebrate

the newest exhibition as part of our art at city hall program. a recent times. dialogue of the personal, political and cultural. it featured the work of 40 fors and on view on the ground floor and the north light court of city hall through june of 25. >> i like to thank and give a shout out to galleries team for organizing an event in partner with photo alliance. on january 18th,ip attended the kickoff of art week icasf. and stopped by fog design and art fair at fortmason that week. and i also went to -- commissioner musey's show he this. and same night as recent times later in the week. and on january 31st.

i attended sound box with courtney brian and it was amazing show. thumb's up there. were you there? >> i was -- no. >> thank you. that was amazing. >> and some upcoming events and reminders. 2025 convening on thursday february 20 in the herb's theatre in the war memorial building. i will be joined by president chuck collins and program directors to present an over view of sxaejs share a preview what is in store for 2025. we will honor our legacy grant awardise. tickets are available on event bright. a link is available in our website. as part of overhaul planning work, we like to invite members of the art's committee to save a date for the art's commune open

houses. in person. will be march 4 and 5 and virtual will be march 7. in partnership with our planning consultants we'll host 2 in person community open house and one virtual open house the first week. our next constitutional conversations is scheduled on tuesday march 18. second session will be focussed on the 13, 14 and 15th the reconstruction amendments and impacts on immigration and liberation. will be in the green room at the war memorial building. details on how to r. s. v. p. will be announced soon. gallery updates.

opening thursday ceremonies, rituals to self a group exhibition by pj, paula and works by damion and sorry if i'm butchering the names. jericho de la rosa and johnson ricks. ponza and single did the ton will draw on the life and writings of writer editor and activist [inaudible]. is best known for urgent and uncompromising writing on race, class and sexuality and lived experience as an openly gay black man in area. rituals to self reflects on vital thing in his life and

desire, defiance and ritual on view through may third, 2025. please join us for the opening reception on thursday, friday, thursday february 6 from sick-8 p.m. in the main gallery. public art updates. on january 18, our public art staff over sought installation of 18 foot tall polished stainless steal sculptor. titled, talking head. which will be on display in patricia's green in haze valley for a year beginning january of 2026. we saw a number of kids interacting with schoolchildren irpt act with this public art installiation. they were climbing and pulling kids up you know i saw a bad

being getting red to happen. it did not and we had have some precautions around it now. hopefully everything will be better. >> on january 23rd, the art's commission celebrated installificationation of 11 new digital works for the 49 south van ness video wall art program. we held a reception and join by commissioner muse lay and artists. and i'd like to also thank our public art's staff. always especially program associate greg for all work in seeing this project through completion. and with this this concludes the direct's report for february third full commission meeting i will be happy to take questions you may have. >> thank you. are there comments by the commission? >> i have a question for the public convening that is up to open to the full public?

and we can send those r. s. v. p. links in our e mail. >> yes. we got 300. >> good. >> people are coming. >> and then for the strategic planning events in march that is open to the public? >> all of our meetings are public. yes. so they are open to the public. >> somebody is interesting in participating not involved >> yes. >> and benching. >> and can commissioners come or is there a quorum issue >> commissioners come where? >> strategic. >> they are invited you are main event. >> okay. >> you are the stars. >> [laughter]. >> making sure. >> you are stars of the show. >> not sure if it was a meeting in the public. >> you like. the commissioners it is a meeting all commissioners should be there. >> okay. >> i thought that was the may

meeting? there is a may meeting all day and we were all. >> that's when we are talking about, right. no the march one. >> the convening. the convening the commissioners are invited but not a part of the program. >> thing you said did something happen nothing march there are sessions open. constitutional conversations? >> that's what. >> i was confused. >> we'll get had straightened out. open houses. >> yes. >> these are open to the public. >> march open houses will be our commune open houses with the strategic plan consultants ams. it is going to be a drop in style open house. so, members of the art's community can come, provide feedback. it is not a set program. you don't have to be there at 11 a.m. peep are at work. we will have drop in hours from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. we will set up upon a registration. it is drop in. >> yep >> great, thank you. >> thank you. commissioner this is in the posted? it is coming up? >> not posted yet. >> can we tag to share >> yes. absolutely. >> thank you. >> if possible no problem if it adds w you sends invitations individually can you sends one e mail this is the full list of the next required which ones are not? that would be handy to make sure i have it right on my callender? >> thank you. joy will upon comment that the convening the yellow one, sent it out and then i reposted it.

and then i realized i was reposting commissioner benzel's post and i linked it and it it is a sharable do you mean. i had dozens of responses i sent it to the public. so, please, it it is a very simple task >> you can download it and then resends it. you will be happy that so many people. and ways that i had not expected. it is irrelevant out there. and what it is saying that this matters. >> people are looking for what is going on. so, i think it can't be lost. so, spread it. >> what is the capacity. >> 892. >> that is00 autoother if you recall, the last times we had the convening, it is patrick

[inaudible]. his [inaudible] was there the most beautiful events i ever been to. >> and so it is a time we'll be celebrating our legacy artists. it means a lot. pandemic interrupted our 80 to celebrate them and they are after all our legacy awardees. it is a big, beautiful event. if you have not been you will be wowed. >> by response the r. s. v. p.'s showing people are ready for community in this time and they want to garth together to talk and -- celebrate our achievements and when we do that is positive in the world. >> so. it is that time. >> are there other comments? on the director's report. >> commissioner ferris. >> i did have one question. so, i was out earlier today. and we were looking at the art

on patrish why's green. firstly t is beautiful. place am is beautiful. we did notice the do not climbing signs they are hard to miss. as i walked up i was confused is it under construction? you know because they are best of my recollection orange and posts as well as the orange cones. i understand it is needed for safety am i that time in addressing what public art guess thumb is one of our question system will it be climbed on? is it safe? people will climb if they can climb. you know this one is in. it is beautifulism know we need something for safety is there any other option within budget constraints that will not make it electric like it is not under construction >> now that is the immediate

bandaid. we had a situation we had 30 kids climbing on temperature and you know it is slippery, right. it is slick polished metal. they could have fall koren down special cracked their skulls. we had to get something up really quick. but we are looking at a better option. but now we the first option of keep kids off this thing. >> makes sense. thank you. >> and adults, too. [laughter]. we saw children for the record. [laughter]. >> are there other comments by the commission on the director's report? may i ask for public comment on the director's report? those in person prosecute seed to the podium and fill out the information card. weer item 4.

comments from those in person. no requests for public comment it is now closed. >> now calling agenda item 5 which the committee reports and committee matters for discussion. item 5.1 the civic design review report. and i'm introducing our chair abbie schnair to present the report on the civic design review committee. >> thank you. president collins. [laughter] we reviewed two projects this past meeting. sf oshg term until throw west modernization the courtyard connector for c4c.

phase 2 review. the project team reviewed the feedback during the review. and they shared ann mated walk through of the exterior. the project team explained the material choices and views for the 5 side facade and materiality samples. and commissioners comp complimented the design you have the horse shoe. terminal 3 is at the end. it is how you connect this beautiful award winning design of the international terminal with the newly phased terminal throw. they have come up with a unique 5 side way of doing this. i will show you more and we'll

discuss more once we go through phase throw. i wanted show you this arnmation. i think it is amaze when they have done. you violate administration building now the redo of the terminal itself of 3 and it will go to the c43 connector. yea. you request see and watch it will go around it and you can get an idea of you know there it looks like a normal 4 sided but it is in the. it is a polyhead ron.

and you can see what they are getting a look of terminal the arch way. which is -- ecose the international terminal. exactly. >> they have fins and they have been careful with the fins in terms of which way they face. for the solar. >> exactly. incredible. yep. you got it. >> well thought out. >> you can -- helicopter view.

>> yea. >> trying to give you a sense of you know in plan you will seat 5 side this is way you get the idea. i think that -- like it is invisibility. they did a terrific job. this area is the services the building and administration? the penthouse stuff is and then under is the passage way for the terminals and the upper part is -- down. >> anyway employmented to show you that. and then the second project we did was -- the sfo westfield campus. and that one is was just a conceptual review this is a huge

project will do over 10-20 years. and so the project manager shared an over view of the catch us team and plan. and the goals are to create a human scale and pedestrian or yenlded environment this . is over not where the terminals are. but this is where if you can show me the first one of the -- master plan? >> yea temperature is a slide. yea. not an animation. anyway. so, as you can see you see where the terminal all that is. this is the westfield campus. and right now what they are doing is -- these are what go become to the first one. these other buildings the ones

in blue. this is how more tell be complete. what they are trying to do, 674 was the first building this of done. mark design today and it was supposed to be that build and then the administration building is now at the terminal the second one. it was the two of them. since then. they decided to expand the to the larger -- campus and really create a campus design vision to be a model aviation support campus sets the new standards for employee experience and efficiency and sustain ability and the public realm will serve the connective tissue.

you also have the air train also has the westfield station. well is a way for people back and forth. >> exactly. thank you. so -- anyway. the commissioners encourage the design to soften the image of large scale with methods. we are talking about the 3 projects are basically a garage that is -- sick 70 the yellow one well. and that will create a green court heart to the campus. commissioners when we were encouraging the design to soften

the image the using a different materials and scale. and break up the massing to achieve this. and also.ed the team to contract levels of comfort for each employee working on the site and to consider the wind patterns to avoid creating the wind tunnels temperature is windy and as you -- open everything up you gotta make sure as you build you don't create those. the other thing was that -- there is quite a bit of art enrich am that will happen because the buildings all together is a huge amount funding. we asked them to please. sit down -- with mary chu and go through more of a master plan.

and create i master plan of public art for this campus. so. >> commissioner. is -- the museum in the museum back offices are they in 674? that's a completed building. >> yes. and i am not sure. gi think that is where we are. there may be. trying to remember when we did the last tour through one. i will remember. to your point land scape is very important in a campus. it is different than building the terminals. and so it is a fortunate get right early

>> we encourage them to start wing on this so that the design of the building and the concept of the art works together and come together we know that the best public art done that is how it has been achieved. we have been i think we were very thorough in letting them know and they are in agreement. this garage they are building they are creative with coming up with the whole like large -- stair down to what will be the catch us that can be like a stadium seating thing. they got this as part of it and being creative with how to make the parking structure and how you enter and exit it to become help to make that center part the heart of the campus.

i'm intrigued where they will go with temperature other comments by the commission? >> i wanted to acknowledge the amount of work that commissioner schnair and the other members do. i sat in on the meeting ands it is a lot of work. [laughter]. those meetings are very long. i am so grateful and admire your service. thank you. >> thank you. >> move on to the west view. >> i have completed my report. >> president collins? >> i wanted to also acknowledge commissioner schnair and the wonderful work that you have done. on this cdr committee. and taking it over with [inaudible] and you doe in and

your energy is amazing. and you stay your mind is sharp the entire meeting. you don't ever pause. you can't, right. and you are on it. you are on it! and it is so impressive. i'm just say i can't thank you enough for what you have done with that committee. >> thank you. [applause] >> and also [inaudible] there is, lot of visibility in this committee it is intersexting with many departments. one of the things that we want to do is to facilitate the design process and not to be burden some on it. so, it is not without great notice that it is so important to meet quorum and be there and have done the work. for all ofow that committee, you know we really greatly appreciate the time that you spends in advance. so that00 autodepartments that

we are working with are looking forward to. the interaction. that -- you know is something that takes time to develop that culture. the entire committee you know is a product of leadership. thank you very much for each one. you. [applause] >> thank you. >> is there any public comment on this agenda item? you will see a time and are receive a 30 second warning before where you are time conclouds comment from those in person anyone withhold like to comment on the current item? seeing none, it is now closed. >> in this wonderful not competition but cooperation of committees, now we goat go to

va. i'm introducing our committee chair suzie ferris for visual art's committee report >> thank you, president coli believes. no not competition a cooperative. but that said we had a short meeting and not as impressive as the last presentation. but none the less the work is something we are very excite body what we review. report for witness stand january 29 the visual art's committee. we reviewed the design and budget of pier 27 cruise terminal project. revised the design, based on the modular construction of pole carbonate tiles the design allows for batch production and assembly and permits more dynamic form cantilevering from front to back. you see that in the visual on

the right side. this design also enables repair or replace am in the event of surrender limp or damage. . use the similar the same materials that are used on our bus stop designs. the events on the top. don't fade. they are -- easy 3 buffed for scratching, scraping and can be cleaned with spray paintful each tile since they are not connected can be replaced if needed as needed. following a budget analysis the port is can be thing 61,000 plus a waiver of port fees to make this project possible. this couples with savings found in within the budget equalling

98, 890. contract increase restored the artist fee of 20% of the original amount and the project contingency. do the -- both -- price increases in the materials as well as fabrication. sometimes when the protects stretch on they can increase. that is the factors this went in this increase. and again thank you very much to the port for stepping up. they wanted make sure that the decrease in furnldzing did not affect the projects that it was small and that great space they have at pier 27. making sure it fits the space and appropriate. and it is going to be an art jewel added to our city. with that, i conclude my report for the visual art's committee unless there are comments or question sns

>> any comments or questions from the members of the commission. why one comment is this we should not only praise the port and our staff but the artists. they stayed very engaged and involved it is an important commission. it is an enunciation of arrive nothing san francisco. thousands of people will see this piece. so, thank you for everyone and putting the resources behind how important this location is. yes, thank you presidency collins, this is so true the staff definitely did the work needed to coordinate that with the pier and with the artist. thank you to anna theresa for being open and flexible to reworking the design. yes. thank you. other comments from the commission. commissioner beltran >> thank you. i wanted to mention for

commissioners not thereupon that the upon project supports a local artist my formy graduate student at san francisco art institute. and how become the local art stars with her career. so, all around, a fantastic project to give our local san francisco based artists an art opportunity like this. >> no other comments. are there public comment on the visual art's committee report? weer item 5.2. your time will start when you begin speaking you will see a timer on the podium. is there anyone who would like to comment on the current agenda item? >> no questions, public comment is now closed. >> now calling item 5.throw.1.

which is the executive committee report of i'm chair of the executive committee and my report will be brooefr. january 15 issue 2025 the executive committee meeting started off with the report by the director of the commission to the committee. we had one important matter before our committee meeting. there was a robust conversation on the budget. which will be presented short low with our recommendation for approval. that is the report of the executive committee. >> are there comments or questions discussion on the executive report? is there public comment on the executive committee report?

public sxhent now closed >> thank you. i'm going to call item 5.3.two of the art's commission draft report. and i'm introducing our deputy director of finance and administration. sarah holbeck to present the item. >> good afternoon president collins. vice president shiota and commissioners. thank you very much for your time and attention this afternoon to this important matter. i'm sarah deputy director of administration. i would not be remiss not to acknowledge the work of kevin kwon and the, counting staff.

preparing these materials. thank you very much. we will try to get to the right -- wrong way. >> presentation summary. first we start with a discussion of the budget process and time line. and we will talk about the budget climate and the instructions this we received from the mayor. in preparing this budget subnigz mission and touch on revenues, speak a bit to the matter of hotel tax performance. as you know is important. to our budget. and then we'll talk about expenditure and it is capitol budget of so, we will proceed. so, as you know we are currently in the department phase of the budget process. we are required to conduct two public meetings a part of this process. this is the second of those two.

we will submit or budget in late february. the operating budgetful capitol budget request already submitted. and will talk about what was included in this budget in more detail later in the presentation. the mayor interacts with all departments in preparing his budget. which has been submitted to the board of supervisors by june first for you our departments for some of the city's larger enterprise funded departments may first time line and of course the board of supervisors considers the budget. make changes they may make and ultimately a budget is passed. in june and signed by the mayor in late and july or august. all of that to say we are the beginning of a process now. and you know given the climate which we will talk about on the next slide, this is going to be

an interesting challenging several months. as you read in the news, the city is facing a budget deficit of 876 million dollars over the next two fiscal years. ultimately, there are a number of factors that have been contributing to this deficit. but at the most basic level it is a matter of expend tours growing faster than revenue. city's major revenues have been under pressure so they are growing at a more moderate pace than they have been or not growing at the momentful as well as the fact that the last few budget cycles the budget was balanced based on the use of one time revenues. in hope so of moderating the

affects of the deficits in those years and hopeful leave giving the city time to grow out of that. we have not stheen robust growth and the one time source are exhausted or soon to be. so we near a position of having to make difficult choices and as you see here the directive that the mayor's office gave to department in preparing budget this is year is to reduce on going general fund spending by 15%. both fiscal year and used the word permanently relating to the expenditure reductions. the directives included assessment of community based organization grant allocations for efficiency. reexamining all service and nonpersonnel expenditures and you may have seen a press release the mayor released i think on the ninth of the saying

stopping all new programs and contracts and noted here hiring freeze. so, we are hoping that is more of a hiring pause. but at this time we are waiting for feedback from the mayor's office we understand will be forth coming in the near future. so. with that, the revenue picture we have here, you will see our budgeted revenues and i will walk briefly through what the major sources as many of you are most of you are not all of you are familiar. largest source is hotel tax under prop e. we have a small general fund allocation that is used to cemetery the art's

commission'sarctivities. we have a different presentation of the information this year to try to be more transparent about that general fun allocation. becausey will see on the row charter allocation, this is general funds support. but it passes through the art's commission and on to the symphony pursuant to charter section i forget. the charter. . so -- that is not money that we retained for our uses and thought it was more clearer to all of us and the public this really that is what is happening there rather than one thing to a single line item. one time source exhaustd and crediting changes the holing time one time line item fund

balance from prior years over performance in hotel tax. we were able to use that in fiscal 25 we have a small amount. in fiscal 27 we don't have that as a source and innerdepartmental services is revenue from other departments and work ordered or transferred to us in a manner to carry out work for them in many cases that is public art work. the grant line is revenue from grant source.

and -- the bottom section here again this is budget requests that were reflecting. we hope for these amounts revenue. i will talk more about that on a future slide. >> as we talk before we get into talking about ecpend tours i wanted to pause on the recent hotel tax performance. and when woo have experienced it affected how we chosen to approach the budgeting of expenditures from the hotel tax revenue in this budgetful what you are seeing here are the red embarrass represent revenue budgeted. the gray embarrass represent the revenue actual collected. you see in each of the last 3

years revenue was a level higher than what was collected. and so -- for fiscal 26. this has not happened what this set of bars is representing is what was in the budget for the second year of the important budget cycle. you see that was optimistic when now the base budget for fiscal 26 a 2 million dollars difference. there is uncertainty how the hotel tax will perform. you see the hospitality sector slowed down and not quite achieved the. hopes that were reflected in prior years. in the last couple of fiscal years we we are many of our

grants are not sized until spring. there are application roeszs in the fall. they are assessd and awards recommended to the committee and the full commission in spring. in october they were revising down the hotel tax projection and ghaen january. january/february. another reduction to the annual revenue collection and again at the 9 month report in march. that's the trendful as a consequence. what you will see on the budgeted expenditure slide is a

line item you have not seen before. we have broken the expenditures we have community investments. once again this allocation -- the charter -- section -- did not have that in the footnote. administration this is the new line item you will not have seen in the past this is to create a buffer with what we expect expect program to spends and the budgeted revenue such that if we go through a process like the last year or two where -- the forecast is something today. but the time we get midway to next fiscal year and this revenue is not performancing up to the mate in the budget, we'll

not have to community a lower amount of grant funding to our community but will have already accounted for that as we go through fiscal 26 we are confidence the revenue budgeted will be collected we can program the funds its is a buffer or cushion against downward revisions to the forecast. otherwise, so where that shoes up is in that top line you see the investment. operating budget. . is projected to be significant upon next year and the following in fiscal 25 that is as a result of the hotel tax not being the forecast itself or budget lower. partially as a result of this setting aside of portion of that

revenue or projected revenue and in is not all of -- the community investment program. there were general fund grant activities not being receiving funding for those in going forward. i would like to nev. -- the decrease in public art and civic direction is reflective of the ending of the revenue recognition for melon grant. this will have been recognized as of fiscal 25. grant period conditions to fiscal 26. that is part of that larger decline.

the other item the public art -- as we talked about in the committee meeting that only captures the portion of the public art budget that is budgeted as operate nothing our budget most of the art enrichment activity talked about in of the prior agenda item is the art enrich am funds budgeted in other departments capitol budgets. they are not reflective the small number of 1 and a half million dollars for public art collection is in the reflective of the public art enrichment work we do or the staff that support that work. other departments are carrying out programs that funds that art work when we look at the recent throw-4 years worth of ecpend

tours in the art enrichment and public art program funded it is averaged in the throw envelope million dollars a year. a question was how much do we have this we are managing and electronicing represents the art work and conversation components of those projects and it is about 20 million dollars. we have a system which when we receive it keep know how much we have and the components that we are allocated to spends on which of the activities. moving on to the capitol budget

this is the requests again. requests -- for cultural centers and gal reese. there is awe large request that we have again included in our budget for 10 million dollars for the facility. i did not show it threes the scale you have too much will the rest request range from 20 thousand to half a million dollars. for everything from capitol center cull roll center maintenance. roofs, doors and floor repairs. fire, tiles for the main gallery. we are hopeful we'll be will successful. we understand the budget climate and the capitol planning

committee has been clear with all departments tell be a challenging time this year given the constraints on the available funding. it is a happier picture from the art collection. at least as of recently this slide reflects the history funding for the civic art collection. back to 2018 and our ask for fiscal 26 and 27. you see -- we were in the getting money before the. pan dem and i can our budget was just decimated when the pandemic hit. i should noetd note our cost model that the public art team maintains reflects a need of million and a half dollars a year to conserve the collection. we were am extremely pleased to

be successful in our asks last year. we received over 2-1/2 million dollars. we have been able to make progress. i'm sure those of out committees that approve and updated regularly on the activities of the checks's team. they have been hard at work. and so we are going ahead and asking for when we need this year. for fiscal 26 and 27. we don't know we will be as successful. we are hope. . but we're asking for when we need. and we are oorp00 just hopeful we have done such a good jock in deploying funs we were allocated last year and made a difference in publicly. matters of public interests roll to sculptors that will be

successful again watch that i would be happy to answer questions that you may have. i want to thank you and the entire department of the [applause]. with the budget climate and new instructions from our new mayor, we're are appreciative for the care. weave d. have a chance to look at this in committee. thank you for this points to the commission. are there comments or discussions from the commission on the budget? commissioner beltran >> thank you. could you go to the first slide i wanted clarify something. . thank you so much to you. and the team. kevin.

the spreadsheet >> i wanted clarify you were talking about in terms of00 autopast with the symphony that 4.prison and 6. that's the allingcasion but we don't see that revenue? >> so that is the allocation that is computed in the charter and miss to us and we -- pass it through to the simple font competence get i portion back to support some of our operations off set what would be a general fund comp the upon general fund is for our operations? laterally the administrative team. yes. that is -- that is when we

retain to runt department. >> and the general fund from the mayor's office? >> it -- guess through the process the mayor's office and board. approved. looks like it is constant. >> it is fall koren i think if you went back another year it fall koren by a mission. >> yea. >> million and a half >> cut every year. >> since i have been here they cut our fund allocation a year. is that because.

next one. i think. revenue. the revenue. okay. >> the departmental services is this like -- is that what -- add backs. total add backs? >> innerdepartmental service. yes. department this is may work or funding for example to administer for them. right. >> other types of we have a

collaborative rep with the library and so -- revenue come through that and show up in this line item 2 performance service. >> it connects to this and it is another slides. folks have been talking about for a long time. when -- the stuff is happen nothing other departments those come through. the art's commission. they don't now. i mean -- sometime its is planning department or -- whatever. i think that -- if we do that. tell make more sense to that priority. that -- the city starts looking at all of the stuff what way.

so, i'm hopeful as you talk to the mayor's office that -- you bring it together. because -- we are having, when we don't fail at being efficient, everybody loses. we are not doing when we need to do. so somehow i think we need to use that priority to really coordinate everything better. it worked well when we inform covid. everyone was going in emergency orders. it would be great to keep it there. so we can be more efficient in this way. there will be -- somebody -- determining what -- that efficiency is. are we setting the goal and meeting the goal? are they good with funding all that. we need it consistent. i will just i think put this

there. i think it will be more and more important as we strug welincomes a city. so -- i think that -- so, commissioner, walker. we had a leadership meeting today before this meeting of all the people in my line of reporting. for economic and -- and so -- we're meeting regularly. head to the museum, sfo me, the head of war memory yell we are meeting in the same room that is a first since i have been here. we are meet and talking and coordinating we have a separate pod this is all art's related. programs this we will meet as well in all together we can

coordinate all these things as you suggest. >> great. i think that will give us more revenue from other departments to fund our staff and infrastructure so this we help facilitate it. it makes good sense. great. are there other comments, commissioner carbon and he then commissioner benzo. >> could you go to the last slide? that one. the -- the conversation looks like it was -- it is -- pretty amazeing chart. 7 or 8 years we were urn funded you in we have a huge catch up. is it possible to equalize this now? or -- i'm sure well are politics involved >> well is cosflid there, >> guess way before covid.

we ask for when we need. and communicate you know communicate with the capitol planning committee. what our needs and priorities are. and what the consequences is not funding the needs are. >> and then -- they -- take that information and all the other requests and priority and give when you say they give us. so -- we are sort of at the -- mercy of the capitol planning committee we do be clear about what it is that would enable us to -- conserve the works and as you say not have the feast or

famine it is difficult on staff. it can wonderful problem to have but to have so much little for so long and have just getting our contractors on board. increasing the amounts to push out this much work so it would be -- desirable from perspectives. equalize this. >> all of the conversation come through the capitol planning committee. 91 of it out of the 2% budget that we get? >> the art works that have been funded throughout art enrichment have that 10% conversation allocation have that on going source for a period of time. but -- there are many works in the correction of 4,000 that don't have that allocation. i asked in the future that we have a discussion on this. because it pertains to art

collection and it is interesting how for example, of the airport accounts for the conversation. so it is a one of those things we as commissioners should understand and so -- we asked raffle at the appropriate time to bring that to us and it might be at the invitation we have the new director of the museum at the airport. this is now what you are talking about commissioner carbon sesitting with revolve and he will bring this forward temperature is something important. as director said 1. 5 million is the steady state. right. that it is the heart beat. we are looking at the peek you are concerned about the valley and there is the distribution of work within those things that are ours. who pays for this? that is a part of it. let's not get bogged down in this today it does ask the

question. how are those pieces where they are under who's responsibility to they lie? there are interesting implications in the art of 2%. that's a lot of stuff. and tell be brought to us in an orderly way. >> and those are things we can we will tease out during the strategic planning press. because -- civic maintenance of our art collection has been a very pressing subject for men years. we love putting up new shiny things but deponent like maintaining them. we need to get advocacy around it. commissioner. yea. thank you for the presentation.

and all the hard work. i want to comment about the scale and proportion. you know if we assume there is a 13 billion dollars city budget, we are 1. 5% of 1 percent of total. i understand we have to be part of the sdoougz solution that is important i'm glad we are doing that. that mine00 million dollars condition be solved through the art's commission. and how we work with the city is important, too. on the flip side i'm noticing our budget ecspend tours are going down by 2 million dollars. it is sen and a half % in the

15%. i'm curious if how that squares given the -- desire from the mayor's office for 15%. i'm not advocating for additional cuts at this moment. i'm wondering how you are think burglar that i'm curious. >> sure. the budget proposal you see today does -- meet the directive. the directive is to reduce general fund spending by 15%. our general fund budget fall koren to the earlier conversation that we don't vice president to cut as much if we had a birth budget of what a silver lining.

this proposal does meet that target. >> thank you that's an personal thing for all of us and the public that is the difference. thank you. thank you. this is all very new to me. and -- thank you for my colleagues for teaching me. the twhoon is grant. is any of nafederal government grant. >> fortunately very small aim. >> i believe we had -- a -- 25 or 50 thousand dollars nea grant. i think we may not have assume today in the fiscal 27.

those grants are -- largely the melon grant we received. >> thank you. why other comments. mii ask for a motion. i like to ask for a motion to approve the proposed fiscal 25-26 and 26-27 art commission budget. knowing this is proposed and there will be revisionss we move through the finalization expect in the july. of this year. >> so moved. beltran. >> second. >> schnair. >> is there public comment on the budget discussion?

is there anyone withhold like to comment on the current item? >> public comment is closed. >> now the motion all in favor? >> aye >> opposed >> motion is approved unanimously. i calling item 6 which is our consent calendar are there recruisal from thes commission at this time? regarding the consent calendar? >> number two. item two. okay. can we get a reason why.

>> right. yes item 6. subnumber two. i work for them. >> thank you. >> we take that. >> so commission secretary how would you like us to proceed? >> we will take item 2 separately and ask rothschild it take the rest of the items. >> are there other recuseals or disclose urs? >> may i ask for a motion to approve the consent with the exception of item two? >> so moved. >> only item two. >> just item two. >> so moved. >> seconded. >> is there discussion of the commission on this item?

>> may i ask for public comment? public comment is closed. >> we will did a final motion. thank you. all in favor, aye. >> opposed? >> motion carries unanimously.

now we are going to entertain a motion for the consent calendar with the exception of item two. so all of the remaining matters on the consent calendar. may i have a motion. >> moved. >> second. >> is there commission discussion or on the remaining equips on consent calendar? >> seeing none, public comment? on the consent calendar items before us now?

the motion carries unanimously. now move to item 7 which is new business and announcements. this allows the commission to introduce new items for consideration to report on art's activities or make announcements. commissioner schnair. >> so, i will try to sum this up quickly as i can. >> a couple of mf a's from act started and -- several year ago their own production company. call teleconscious collective about bringing stories to the

front than i felt were important for people to here in terms of inspect films. they asked my husband and i to get involveod producing a film they had seen it was just shown at sun dance. and the director just won best director award. so. and it is coming to the san francisco festival in april. and once i get date for the viewing of this i will let everyone know. but it is -- a potent story about called ricky. and it is a very potent story about a young man come out of prison when he is 30 gone in at 15 and getting his life back together at that point. it is moving and poent.

and he is being taughted now as this young new exciting director. so. this is our first time out and think we did well. i encourage to you see it. >> all right. >> the most important thing is that more important announce am is coming from commissioner brenzel. >> drum roll. >> i wanted to announce that the san francisco symphony chorus, and our out going music director won the grammy award last night for best opera recording! [applause] the simple phone won several grammy's the chorus won several but never in the bestom are recording category. we are all excite body temperature it is a piece who

passed a year ago. incredible piece. moving performance. i got to see. and one other is i fwt to see commissioner shelby perform with his youth quintet. as part of the motorin luther king day celebrations at the museum of african deacep ra. if you have not seen him perform i commends you to seeing his incredible musician and wonderful speaker about music and art and importance of art and incredible educator. i was inspired. [applause] on the heels of that comment. jason moran and markus shelby will be performing music of duke elington i'm going on friday nights. notice as fast as you can to the

ticket office to the box office and get tickets i'm sure. what -- he was in hillsburg this week also. a breathless schedule for commissioner shelby shows up almost every meeting on top of composing, arranging and directing and motivating and performing, teaching. developing youth. you know what a gift he is to our world. and so, i can't wait to hear him on friday night. are there other new business or announcements? nope. seeing then -- we can move to item 7. public comment. we have public comment on the new business and announcements. please.

weer item 7. is there anyone who would like to public comment on the concern item? seeing no requests for comment. it is now closed. >> with this may i list this and up say we are moving to agenda item 8. the meeting is adjourned. .

>> (music). >> the ferry building one of san francisco most famous that as many of 15 thousand commuters pass through that each gay. >> one of the things that one

has to keep in mind regarding san francisco is how young the city we are. and nothing is really happening here before the gold rush. there was a small spanish in the presiding and were couriers and fisherman that will come in to rest and repair their ships but at any given time three hundred people in san francisco. and then the gold rush happened. by 182948 individuals we are here to start a new life. >> by 1850 roughly 16 thousand ships in the bay and left town

in search of gold leaving their ships behind so they scraped and had the ships in the bay and corinne woods. with sand the way that san francisco was and when you look at a map of san francisco have a unique street grid and one of the thing is those streets started off in extremely long piers. but by 1875 they know they needed more so the ferry building was built and it was a long affair and the first cars turned around at the ferry building and picking up people and goods and then last night the street light cars the trams came to that area also. but by the late 1880s we needed something better than the ferry

building. a bond issue was passed for $600,000. to build a new ferry building i would say 800 thousand for a studio apartment in san francisco they thought that was a grand ferry building had a competition to hire an architecture and choose a young aspiring architect and in the long paris and san francisco had grand plans for this transit station. so he proposed the beautiful new building i wanted it wider, there is none tonight. than that actually is but the price of concrete quitclaim two how and was not completed and killed. but it opened a greater claim and became fully

operational before 1898 and first carriages and horses for the primary mode of transportation but market street was built up for serve tram lines and streetcars could go up to the door to embarcadero to hospitals and mission street up to nob hill and the fisherman's area. and then the earthquake hit in 190 six the ferry building collapsed the only thing had to be corrected once the facade of the tower. and 80 percent of the city would not survive the buildings collapsed the streets budges and the trams were running and buildings had

to highland during the fire after the actuate tried to stop the mask fire in the city so think of a dennis herrera devastation of a cable car they were a mess the streets were torn up and really, really wanted to have a popular sense they were on top of that but two weeks after the earthquake kind of rigged a way getting a streetcar to run not on the cable track ran electrical wires to get the streetcars to run and 2 was pretty controversial tram system wanted electrical cars but the earthquake gave them to chance to show how electrical cars and we're going to get on top this. >> take 10 years for the city

to rebuild. side ferry use was increasing for a international exhibition in 1950 and people didn't realize how much of a community center the ferry building was. it was the center for celebration. the upper level of ferry building was a gathering place. also whenever there was a war like the filipino war or world war two had a parade on market street and the ferry building would have banners and to give you an idea how central to the citywide that is what page brown wanted to to be a gathering place in that ferry building hay day the

busiest translation place in the world how people got around transit and the city is dependent on that in 1915 of an important year that was the year of our international exposition 18 million living in san francisco and that was supposedly to celebrate the open of panama differential but back in business after the earthquake and 22 different ferry boats to alamed and one had the and 80 trips a day a way of life and in 1918 san francisco was hit hard by the flu pandemic and city had mask mandates and anyone caught without a doubt a mask had a risk ever being arrested and san francisco was hit hard by the pandemic like other places and

rules about masks wearing and what we're supposed to be more than two people without our masks on i read was that on the ferry those guys wanted to smoke their pipes and taking off their masks and getting from trouble so two would be hauled away. >> the way the ferry building was originally built the lower level with the natural light was used for take it off lunge storage. the second floor was where passengers offloaded and all those people would spill out and central stairway of the building that is interesting point to talk about because such a large building one major stairway and we're talking about

over 40 thousand people one of the cost measures was not building a pedestrian bridge with the ferry building and the embarcadero on market street was actually added in and in 1918 but within 20 years to have san francisco bay the later shipbuilding port in the world and the pacific we need the iron that. as the ferry system was at the peak two bridges to reach san francisco. and automobiles were a popular item that people wanted to drive themselves around instead of the ferry as a result marin and other roots varnished. the dramatic draw in ferry usage was staggering who

was using the ferry that was a novelty rather than a transportation but the ferry line stopped one by one because everyone was getting cars and wanted to drive and cars were a big deal. take the care ferry and to san francisco and spend the day or for a saturday drive but really, really changed having the car ferry. >> when the bay bridge was built had a train that went along the lower level so that was a major stay and end up where our sales force transit center is now another way of getting into the city little by little the ferry stopped having a purpose. >> what happened in the 40 and 50's because of this downturn we

were trying to find a purpose a number of proposals for a world trade center and wanted to build it own the philly in a terrible idea objective never gotten down including one that had too tall towers a trade center in new york but a tower in between that was a part of ferry building and completely impractical. after the cars the tower administration wanted to keep americans deployed and have the infrastructure for the united states. so they had an intrastate free plan the plan for major freeway systems to go throughout san francisco. and so

the developers came up with the bay bridge and worked their way along embarcadero. the plans were to be very, very efficient for that through town he once the san francisco saw had human services agency happening 200 though people figure out city hall offender that the embarcadero free was dropped and we had the great free to no where. which cut us off from the ferry building and our store line and created in 1989 and gave us the opportunity to tear down the free. and that was the renaissance of ferry building. >> that land was developed for

a new ferry building and whom new embarcadero how to handle travel and needed a concept for the building didn't want- that was when a plan was developed for the liquor store. >> the san francisco ferry building has many that ups and downs and had a huge hay day dribbled adopt to almost nothing and after the earthquake had a shove of adrenaline to revise the waterfront and it moved around the bay and plans for more so think investment in the future and feel that by making a reliable ferry system once the ferry building will be there to

surface. >>

>> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment.

>> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to work, excavate, play with the dancers, and then things began to emerge. you may have a plan that this is what i want to create. here are the ideas i want to play with, but then, you go into the room, and there maybe some fertile ideas that are becoming manifest that are more interesting than the idea you had initially set out to plan. so there has to be this openness for spontaneity. also, a sense that regardless of

the deadline, that you have tons of time so the you can keep your creativity alive and not cut it off and just go into old habits. it is a lot like listening. really listening to watch what is going to emerge. i like this thing where you put your foot on his back. let's keep it. were your mind is is how you build your life. if you put it in steel or in failure, it works. that works. it is a commitment. for most artists, it is a vacation and a life that they have committed themselves to. there is this notion that artists continue to do their work because of some kind of the external financial support. if that was taken away, artists

would still do their art. it is not like there is a prerequisite for these things to happen or i will not do it. how could that be? it is the relationship that you have committed to. it is the vocation. no matter how difficult it gets, you are going to need to produce your art. whether it is a large scale or very small scale. the need to create is going to happen, and you are going to have to fulfill it because that is your life. >> we do in a way which is

exciting engaging-the idea is bring the stories to life, because they are so relevant to the questions we all are asking today about where we belong, who are we, who do wree want to be. we wanted to be do something about food, because it is such a wonderful entrance. to get people to think what are these cultures, how did they come about and how do i relate to them. we can't live the idea [indiscernible] >> there is hundreds if not thousands of immigrants kitchens and we wanted to show how immigration from 1849 through now the different dishes bought here and how it shaped the culture of the city. . not the thing we have to sit down and read for hours and hours, but you get a 2 and a half minute story and the feeling you can eat those foods

and never get a dish the same way again. you have the context. >> we decided to set an journey across the city. the result is [indiscernible] >> san francisco is a place where there are so many different immigrants communities. we are a sanctuary city, a welcoming place to be and the melting spot is a great to get out and explore the city, the history and how we got to have some of the best cuisine in the country and maybe even the entire world. >> my mother and myself and two sisters--we had to leave quick. my mom had one hour to pack and gather her things and gather her kids and head to the airport and

evacuate. we found ourself in san francisco. my grand mother was already here. that is why san francisco was the destination for us. it goes back to my grand mother and who loved to travel and she was also very afraid of the war going on in vietnam. she came to san francisco and she kind of fell in love with the sitdy. city. she visited the italian deli by oakland beach because she loved the beach and met the owner and the owner told her that this place is for sale and she decided this is her opportunity to stay in san francisco and her dream to be a business owner and open a restaurant. >> i was born [indiscernible] i graduated from a french program

culinary school, then i [indiscernible] at that time, we had college of san mateo in the back yard and had a program for foreign students and we got together and went to the american embassy and this woman welcomed us and she gave both. it is not [indiscernible] and then after that i got accepted and [indiscernible] ended up in san francisco where i had friends so i came to college of san mateo. from there, i transferred to chico state college, so i graduated there and that is when my culinary adventure started. i love cooking and also remind me of my childhood mptd

>> my father had a dream and grit and determination. worked very very hard. to me, food is one of the most readily accessible to understanding a culture. i don't think many people have the opportunity to travel to armenia or lebanon. we are lucky in the city, the abundance of asian cuisines and [indiscernible] restaurants are in many ways an opportunity to engage with another culture through food. >> my grand father had his backyard you name it, we had it. [indiscernible] but my grandma's cookie the memories of the [indiscernible] very powerful. when you channel these memories

there is a image because it is a experience all 5 senses get if to it. i think that is why city is so important for immigrants. the first thing you [indiscernible] we got to eat. you got to nourish the body and you remember and i went from memory really. >> i remember my grand mother telling me stories that when she first opened in 1971, people really didn't know much about vietnamese food and she started selling the italian deli food and half the food and half vietnamese food and she stands in the corner trying to pass samples just to lur customers into the restaurant and try vietnamese food. i think when you enter a new place and you have your family and you have each other and food is what holds

your family together. at least for my family for sure, that is the time we get to enjoy food, make connections, bond, sit together and be together. i just remember my grand mother and mom working hard all the time and once a week we would have family dinners. we gather and she would cook the food. all the kids we always look forward to that. my grand mother coming in 1971, she brought vietnamese food in san francisco. we are one of the first vietnamese arrest raunt restaurant in san francisco. >> for san francisco to have this map and look at all the people who

came here and made things you can only find in sf. we are the place to get a mission burete. burrito. that could be overlooked and not seen [indiscernible] >> important because it highlights the san francisco, the diversity for each restaurant and each spot on the map to share their story through food they serve to diners. i think it is special way to highlight the welcomeness and the [indiscernible] san francisco community is bay area has. >> it is one of the project that is so uniquely san francisco that speaks to the long history of immigration and cuisine the city has been known

for. the melting spot allows the small businesses that have been around for a while to really shine with their own unique stories and flavors and so we really love it. the ecosystem in san francisco is very unique and very welcoming of immigrants and immigrant initiatives. san francisco choice to honor us with the legacy business recognition really shows their support of small local businesses. >> a legacy business is a business that has been around and open in san francisco for at least 30 years. legacy businesses are the most foundational businesses in our neighborhood corridors. they provided services and a place for community to gather for often times for generations. they are really part of the culturally fabric that makes san francisco neighborhoods so unique. >> the idea is take what i

think is [indiscernible] about immigration, about belonging, about some of the amazing history of the city. [indiscernible] and francisco unified school district for february 11th 2025 is now called order at 5:01 p.m. mr. steel could you take a roll call attendance please? >> thank you, vice president. commissioner alexander here. commissioner fisher here. mr. gupta here. commissioner.