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2024. good afternoon welcome to the San Francisco Arts Commission meeting this afternoon at 2 00 pm. , friday, january 5, 2024. Id like to call the meeting to order. By asking Commission Secretary to call the roll. Thank you. President collins present. Vice president shiota present. Commissioner beltran oh, commissioner benavides present and it commissioner brenzel here. Commissioner carney here and commissioner ferras here and commissioner hakimi here. Commissioner lu is absent. Commissioner mccoy present. Commissioner musleh is absent. Commissioner rothschild absent. Commissioner shelby here. Commissioner shelby present. Commissioner stryker present and tanner is absent as well and commissioner beltran is here coughing so thank you very much. We also have members in the staff do you want to cite them and director of Culture Affairs is here. And director of finance and administration sarah. Thank you. And then well also be hearing from some of the other wonderful staff so thank you very much for being here any other agenda changes i know an amendment motion Chinese New Year temporary sculpture proposal. Thats the only change. Thank you very much. And for Public Meetings. Id like to welcome all persons to attend inperson meeting located at city hall, room 416 1 dr. Carlton b. Goodlett place. 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Once your called on come to the podium and see blank Public Comment cards not required to fill out the cards and start your three minutes using the timer and receive a 30second warning and participants may listen for the next opportunity anyone that speaks can send a summary to be included in comments. Summarize maybe rejected not in the comment speakers regulations and those enable such comments will be made part of the official Public Record and brought to the attendance of the committee and written communications to the staff via art to by 5 00 p. M. Before the date of meeting to make sure the comments are shared with the commissioners ahead of the meeting and names and addresses will be part of that become part of that Public Record submittals maybe made when Public Comments staff will point be read aloud and communications maybe delivered to sfgovtv and will obtain shared with the commission if you need to request an accomodation under the ada or sanction contact the commission square root 48 hours before and well make every effort to accommodate and please proceed. Thank you very much. If i can start by reading the can start by reading the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush rahmytoosh ohlone olonee who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco peninsula. Responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. Acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. Environment in San Francisco, we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the American Indian community. Now like to call item 2. 2. Approval of minutes for december 4, 2023. Id like to have a motion to approve and when you make a motion also say your name. Commissioner beltran second and any Public Comment on the december 4, 2023, minutes. For those joining in inperson proceed to the podium your time starts had you given pc and have a chime when thirty minutes left. Anyone want to make Public Comment no requests for Public Comment Public Comment is closed. And now calling for Commission Discussions on this agenda item 2 approve the minutes. Thank you president collins i wanted to add i wasnt here the last meeting we had the chinatown a dragon but two things that would be great if possible to give the new Development Able to resurrect the pieces in storage a way to do that for commence something that is new development wants to potential resurrect and put it into their new projects. And then two if there is a way to also intense if i architects they are doing this with existing public art a way to work around that in the future i know staff is busy not trying to add more but two ways keeping public artwork and two, taking public art in storage to the next level. Thank you. Any other commissioners comments or discussion on agenda item 2 concerning the minutes seeing none, calling the opposed . coughing the motion carries. Thank you. Calling item calling item the public to comment generally on matters within the commissions purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the commissions consideration. Any general Public Comment . For those joining in inperson proceed to the podium and fill others the Public Comment card were currently on item three as a reminder your time starts when you begin speaking and have thirty second warning conducting. I see no requests for Public Comment Public Comment is closed. Thank you very much. And calling agenda item 4. 4. Directors report. Raise your hands now and. 4. Directors report. Im introducing the director and happy birthday ralph remington, director of Cultural Affairs. Oh, thank you, hello, everybody and happy new year to everyone seeing here and the everyone watching good afternoon commissioners hope you celebrated with our family and friends on behalf of the Arts Commission start out by wishing everyone a safe and wonderful happy 2024 coming up and here we go. Were going laughter on the rollercoaster and climbing the first hill this is at the top of the year. So thank you for again for documenting your time to the city and Arts Commission all you do we couldnt have been possible with you and appreciate light work and everything you do 2023 was a whirl wind year if arts and culture San Francisco ranged 7 on the top 10 best cities now 7 in light world clapping. yeah. In the Arts Commission unveiling captivating new public art and continuing the support of culture spaces amazing how much we mrooshd in 12 short months to showcase those moments we recapped the agency under the director and the and edward and some take care of business and shared on the media platform with the glimmers or 90 moments in video clips between the core program and the initiative and shard in the upcoming monthly letter if you have not had a chance to view it did he have that carl we can run . Can we play it . We can okay. Cool. All right. And so thats just the opening card there. laughter thats all you get a tease a little tease for you there laughter . So this upcoming year had more circle arts and culture in San Francisco so some Community Investments update happy to share the x grant to grant applications are open and accepted funding is available for to exciting opportunities number one, is district 5 juneteenth open to the 501 organizational Sports Program and or events to commensurate up to 42,000 and number two, district 7 community bureaus this opportunity is on to artists and organizations applicants two grant you think to 45,000 the funds will be used for the projects in district 7. Excuse me and to apply is january to june 30th and feedback updates sfac are participated with the Consulting Firm research to evaluate the first 5 years of the investments and collect feedback from all influence and shape the next 5 years allegation plan and in late february open up a series of four open houses to engage the partners and representatives and individual artists live and work in San Francisco so gain feedback into the current arts funding and shift the opportunity. We are finalizing open houses and plan to share information in the coming weeks on sfac website. Social media platform and encourage everyone to make sure we shape the future of our grant making programs. Some public art updates we have a few proposals and requests for qualifications with approaching the deadlines id like to remind you about and we are a Program Artist pool the applicants application are due 2024 for the modernization public art due to january 22nd and outdoor exhibition of largescale sculptures are due january 21st, 2024, and city does park are due mark 15, 2024 and clearing throat were on those topics i want to encourage we do that all the time but to remind commissioners to encourage you to be a part of the panel any time you have extra time i know you dont have much but the Panel Process is the best way to get involved in what we do everyday and the money we give out obviously talking about the gallery exhibitions and but the guerilla exhibitions people can make it to some panels then you can thats were you actually if you dont this part of the process and all you see is kind of the whole portfolio in fact, you but bait the actual in a nut shell of a project and really chew it up and deconstruct and reconstruct and the Panel Processes is the way to do that so anyone wants to do that kind of thing i encourage i serve on a million panels in my career one of the things youll hear. So in addition to being the direct the theatre of the national arts. This is cant express how important for our citizens to weigh in on that definitely avail yourselves if you have any times available eats incremental updates coming soon to the San Francisco Arts Commission main gallery excited to announce the next exhibition in conversation 8 and mccarthy on view to april 27, 2023, the eight conversation launched in 2005 that features the body of work by a left lane artist and alongside and conversation 8 is by the current rapport nancy and the work up too long time friends are close ties to San Francisco and mccarthy and harry dodge save the dates and join us are for this on thursday january 25th and on view is here at city hall in the north corridor july 12th for us is downstairs i encourage that a great exhibition and also as part of the our Artists Program the Public Library two 0 exhibitions on view the ink of identity reading that afghanistan artists is on view on the 6 floor of the main branch through january 7th and hear from the artists on the third floor of the main branch through march first, this is up to checkout that and i would like to share the update about the planning process as far. Like to thank a coming for the december full Commission Meeting and look forward to continuing working with them throughout the process. And early december our consultants a coming consulting shareholders interviews with other departments and staff and including. calling names. and our friends and met with informative staff and held a kickoff and now in the process of reviewing the documents on developing a melting engagement plan. There is a seeking a consultant to help to have a equity in memoriam and additional public artwork and those interested in applying for this apply by january 26th by 5 00 p. M. And details on the website. And some h. R. Updates recent staff departure Community Investments final days was september 15, 2023, and frank joined in 2023 and we thank him them for had their contributions and wish them the best a new hire announcement we are welcoming angela is joining the Arts Commission as our new Program Manager with the Public Art Team and her you first day is january 8th a mother and producer for many years in the arts segment and direct the arts engagement and artists led and Community Relationships and her experience is California Historical society for women in the Theatre Center and San Francisco music center, theatre of San Francisco and 2024 latino district and welcome angela were so happy to have her join our team and with that, that concludes my report. For friday, january 5, 2024, and happy to take any questions . Thank you very much. And director. Any commissioners discussions or comments . [off mic. ] happy new year, everybody. First of all, thank you for your hard work of last year and thank you, that is impressive and im very happy you put a have together laughter . But on that note i noticed a little bit more on the social media parts of it i think were not strong on getting the work we do message to the public we come up with the social media link or timelines right at the end of it and were missing the opportunity to give me the community so for example, id like to have that video not available staff can share so when i can share with people and i can report the showcase a foub showcase we are very much a part of it. I want to give the feedback in the community also. Commissioner, i want to ask direct the communication to come to the mic and answer any questions. And respond to i with some comments based on what youre questions are were. Thats the followup it would be great to have access to the video i know a lot of stuff on the websites but if you thats the way i can approach it i cant i dont check our website i dont think anyone checks the website is we can get them on our Instagram Page when it goes on is website i noticed a couple of times i tried to share things i cant so i want to ask because it is important people do tell me i get feedback have been following and apply for those things and a tour one thought is january 9th we should have had that last month i know you guys are over worked but make sure we maximize our approach. That was the first question. If i can answer that that. Sure Communications Director share the video links to all the platforms to the st. Joseph email to have a chance to review and share it from there and mayor to have commissioners accounts to have direct access to share the stores and privacy settings youre for the able to share are you okay with that and ask for your help. We can definitely could that. For example, were having problems with the accounts ive not gotten Economic Development and the point is welltaken but i think that the culprits is sfgov email so lets get it the upcoming thank you for your comments. Anything else. No. There was a second thats fine to 2023 was awesome we dont know about the projects and the events happening including the gallery in the last meeting the visual Arts Committee was we dont even we missed the opportunity to come to the gallery none of the commissioners i think with 4 gallery opens and didnt make it to the opens ive been talking we forget and dont followup how can we have one gallery opposite to be on the calendar and ask the staff to to put that on the were on the calendar if it is possible. Thats im saying the way it is not just when you tell us advertised happening a month from now a meeting we forgot. Thank you well first get it revolved and make sure we have advance notice for all upcoming meetings so youre aware. Thank you. And thank you. I think it packs us do a better job. Commissioner commissioner stryker and then. Commissioner stryker i wanted to maybe pile on maybe the wrong word but get the email ahead of time for the gallery opening can be the wonderful. multiple voices . Theres a structure how were going to communicate within the sfgov channel. We understand for a variety of reasons it causes a roadblock why not ask for that to be addressed . And then lets see and take that back up in a month because i would image it is upcoming we all feel the is that you; right . So sfgov because again one of the underlying reasons is the structure. That our channels of communication are to be within our own domain we understand that challenge and see that that. I guess what