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Graffiti Advisory Board
Minutes of August 9, 2007
One South Van Ness Avenue, Rm. 7080
San Francisco, California
1. Call to Order: Mohammed Nuru called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
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DA - Paul Henderson DPT – Michael Danich DPW – Mohammed Nuru MAYOR – Joe Porcoro MUNI – Wilson Johnson RECPARK-Joe Padilla SFPD- Christopher Putz SFUSD – John Bitoff Seat 2 - Leonid Nakhodkin Seat 3 – Vince Vigil Seat 4 – Calvin Wong Seat 5 – Doug Diboll Seat 6 – Eric Dash Seat 7 – Chris Tyeskey Seat 10 – Robin Talmadge Seat 11 – Jean Ellingsen Seat 13- Milo Hanke Seat 14 – Michael Cashion Seat 15- Paul Giusti Seat 17- Alex Mamak |
Seat 1 – Kevin McInnis (excused) Seat 8 - Justin Fichelson (excused) Seat 9 – Shirley Wang (excused) Seat 12- Nino Parker (excused)
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Seat 16- Vacant |
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Others present: Jonathan Vaing (DPW), Merle Goldstone (DPW), Elias Ferran (District Attorney), Lichen I (Developing Environments); Norberto Pine, Jr. (Northwest Bernal Alliance)
2. Welcome and Introductions: Mohammed Nuru welcomed all present and asked for introductions. He then determined that there was a quorum of the total membership.
3. Public Comment: District 10 representative Robin Talmadge congratulated the Department of Public Works on the success of the Warm Water Cove volunteer event, which she and several other Graffiti Advisory Board members attended on Saturday, August 4.
4. Approval of the June minutes: The June minutes were approved with two corrections.
5. Presentation on the Sunshine Ordinance Requirements by David Pilpel of the Sunshine Task Force:
David Pilpel spoke about the Sunshine Ordinance requirement for public meetings. He also handed out guidelines for board members to review and follow. Board members asked questions about how they were allowed to communicate and meet with other board members. David said that they could not have substantive discussion that could lead to a consensus out of the public view. Less than a quorum of the body or the standing committee may meet to do work, and there must be a clear charge for the work. Merle Goldstone will provide members with a member’s list with contact information.
6. Chair’s Report:
Mohammed Nuru reported the following:
· Warm Water Cove was a very significant effort on the part of DPW, the Port and the City’s law enforcement agencies to clean an area that the vandals had controlled for years. The DA helped to develop guidelines for the surveillance operation; SFPD educated their officers on how to write tickets. The property owners took ownership of the project and signed releases so that the prosecutors had a strong case and would be good outcomes. Nuru reported that the abatement action also opened a dialog with the vandals and the artists. He suggested that Advisory Board consider what kind of program could be developed for youth to work in this medium.
· DPW’s graffiti unit reported 74% response from private property owners who received notices of violation from July 1-31, 2007.
· DPW is tracking data collected by the Corridors Program and is hoping to extend contracts on the first 100 corridors for another year.
7. Additional Public Comment:
Arts activist Lichen I pledged to work with the Advisory Board and will organize a meeting at Project Artaud to address graffiti issues in the Northeast Mission. He said that the police never respond to graffiti calls. He suggested that there be a handout for students to let them know what the penalties are for graffiti vandalism.
8. Standing Committee Reports:
Education Committee: Merle Goldstone reported on the presentation to the Street Art Class and Glen Park Elementary School. Board members Nino Parker and John Bitoff of the SFUSD accompanied merle. The purpose of the presentation was to education the children about getting permission.
Abatement Committee: Milo Hanke reposed on the committee’s discussion of the need for a blight ordinance. Mohammed Nuru explained the loophole in the Graffiti Ordinance and suggested that the committee look at a previous draft ordinance that was controversial and didn’t get introduced. Eric Dash noted that the Graffiti Ordinance doesn’t set standards for what a façade should look like. It was suggested that graffitied murals be included in a blight ordinance. The committee will continue to research and discuss this issue.
Law Enforcement Committee:
The committee is working with Leland Yee’s office on legislation to eliminate civil compromise. One of the issues is that Governor Schwarzenegger does not want to changes laws that will increase the population of our state prisons.
9. Old Business:
a. The Board passed a motion to change the regular meeting time from 5:00-7:30 p.m. to 3:30-5 p.m. and to hold standing committee meetings from 3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
b. The Board passed a motion to change the regular meeting location to One South Van Ness Avenue.
New Business
- A motion was made and passed to move Item a. under New Business (New Member Orientation) to the September meeting agenda.
- Staff will distribute a membership list with phone numbers.
- Staff will provide the Abatement Committee with a copy of the Legislative Analyst’s study of the blight ordinance.
- Wilson Johnson will reserve and confirm meeting room locations at One South Van Ness Avenue.
- Standing committees without chairs must choose one at the next meeting.
Adjournment – Mohammed Nuru adjourned the meeting at 7:01 p.m.
Next Meeting Date: The next Advisory Board meeting will be held on Thursday, September
13 at One South Van Ness Avenue.
Respectfully Submitted,
Merle Goldstone
Recording Secretary
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