San Francisco Arts Commission

So, so I think the question that we’re going to ask is, what is the process of engagement of the members of this commission physically in a space that we will share so that those goals can be discussed?”

When they issue bonds, bonds are allocated for the art, but also a portion for the care of the art during a finite period. Is that correct?”

So it’s a more general question. What model do you use for sea level rise?”

In the stated motion, it says enter into agreement with the San Francisco Symphony to support 1 free outdoor concert and 12 live performances. Are the 12 live performances also free?”

I just want to make one more comment that you may not notice unless you look at it more carefully. And I think one of the things that appealed to us was the major central image is actually of a parent throwing a child up in the sky.”

I’m just getting clarification on this whole thing. Is there an appeal process if an artist is not certified?”

One is I had a question about just seating at the baseball— seating. Where do people watch the games? Like bleachers and stands?”

…this gets artist priority, but it doesn’t— is it guaranteed that all units will be rented to artists? Will every single unit be rented to artists?”

I’ve received small grants, you know, grants for the arts for $1,000 and then one for $10,000, and I used Excel spreadsheets. I don’t have QuickBooks. And, you know, the stringent requirements, is there some flexibility for the smaller grant recipients in their reporting?”

So the jump, jump from the top of the fence onto the roof is very easy. And you said it’s a high-security area. There’s no razor wire or barbed wire up there?”

I noticed the name of one of the groups of ground cover is hummingbird sage. Will it attract hummingbirds?”

So the 25-year fade-free guarantee, what happens after 25 years and it starts to fade?”

Are there templates and things that you’re providing the artists and the organizations for reporting templates for the documentation so that they already have— this is how it needs to be reported, these are the sections?”

Let’s say one of the private sector partners wants to do these things but is not really like aware of what organizations there are that they should be reaching out to, is SFAC able to provide like, you know, these are the different districts, these are different organizations, maybe reach out to these folks?”

I’m just wondering about the your IG, when you’re putting all this information out and calling out people to come and join the live and all that, is that going through the main IG messaging?”

…the pool of artist professionals, is this like a pool? Is it a rotating pool? Is it, you know, how often does it change?”

Does that mean all grants will be 2 years, it takes 2 years to reimburse, or can there be some grants that can be done in 1 year?”

I think this is a great program for artists that are looking to get into public works and also getting into understanding how to navigate arts organizations and things of that nature, how to apply, how to present your work, how to structure, how to get client-artist relationships down.”

All right, thanks for being here. My first question is, were there any previous incident before this that happened?”

…you remind me how many individuals you think will be working in the 2 offices that are adjacent to the landscaped area? Do you know about how many that is?”

…is there any part of the process within the Arts Commission to look at the percentage of income that is coming from our grants versus external fundraising, board contributions, et cetera?”

…there more insight or understanding that you might have why the executive director seems like suddenly left and the staff were let go?”

…the boathouse, is there funding for that big of a boathouse? Or is it totally up in the air?”

The fact that there was like an actual violent attack, was there a consideration to actually take their license away as opposed to just suspending it?”

Can you explain what the cost of doing business funds— what that designation is? I just haven’t seen it before.”

The $156,000 that is going offsite for the art enrichment, is it going to stay in Lake Merced or is it going to Yeah, where is— is there a plan for it?”

Is the double— I’m going to call it double roofline because it is very thick. Is that to hide mechanical or is that functional in any way?”

…the certification process, does that last a lifetime? I mean, one of the things that sometimes we discuss as a community is if people aren’t doing their art anymore, if they’ve given up, you know, is it then just housing or how do we deal with that?”

…the department go and meet with each supervisor of each district at some point? I mean, just to let them know about things, because I imagine that would be helpful.”