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OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees

Thursday, March 10, 2005
12:00 Noon

233 Post Street, 6th Floor Conference Room
San Francisco, CA

AGENDA

ORDER OF BUSINESS


I.

Calling of the Meeting to Order - Diane B. Wilsey, President

 

 

II.

Calling of the Roll

 

 

 

Trustees:

Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Iris S. Chan
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing and Communications
Nion T. McEvoy
J. Alec Merriam, Vice President
Robert P. Morrow III
Marianne H. Peterson
Michael H. Podell
Louise H. Renne
Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President/Annual Support
Randolph R. Scott, Vice President/Audience Development and Civic   Affairs
Lonna Wais
Diane B. Wilsey, President

 

There will be an opportunity for public comment before or during each agenda item.

III.

Report of the President – Diane B. Wilsey

 

 

 

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the January 13, 2005 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes) - ACTION

 

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Report of the Acquisitions Committee of February 16, 2005 Including Approving a New de Young Museum Commission by Edward Ruscha, Accepting the Works of Art Acquired through Purchase, Donation, and Bequest as Gifts to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from The Fine Arts Museums Foundation; and Approving a Resolution to Accession Two Works of Art and Sell Nine Works of Art on Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in Accordance with the California Abandoned Property Statute – George Hecksher, Chair, Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation (See Appendix B – Report of the February 16, 2005 Acquisitions Committee Meeting) ACTION

1. New de Young Museum Commission by Edward Ruscha
2. Purchases
3. Gifts Offered to the Museums
4. Bequest of Two Works of Art Offered to the Museums
5. Resolution to Accession Two Works of Art and Sell Nine Works of Art on Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in Accordance with the California Abandoned Property Statute
6. Purchases Reported for the Record

 

C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring David and Sandra Hoyer for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the David and Sandra Hoyer Temporary Exhibition Storage in the New de Young Museum - ACTOPM

WHEREAS, The building of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is the highest institutional priority of the Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The Museums have called upon individuals, deeply committed to philanthropy and the public good, to achieve the ambitious Capital Campaign goal to fund the New de Young Museum through private sources; and

WHEREAS, David and Sandra Hoyer generously provided funds for temporary exhibition storage in the New de Young Museum; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the Museums’ donor recognition policy, does hereby name the David and Sandra Hoyer Temporary Exhibition Storage of the New de Young Museum in honor of David and Sandra Hoyer; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to David and Sandra Hoyer for their extraordinary generosity in support of the New de Young Museum, which will enhance the cultural opportunities presented to the citizens of San Francisco and the Bay Area for generations to come.

 

D. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring The Martin Family for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming The Martin Family Gallery in the New de Young Museum - ACTION

WHEREAS, The building of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is the highest institutional priority of the Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The Museums have called upon individuals, deeply committed to philanthropy and the public good, to achieve the ambitious Capital Campaign goal to fund the New de Young Museum through private sources; and

WHEREAS, The Martin Family has generously provided funds for a gallery in the New de Young Museum; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the Museums’ donor recognition policy, does hereby name The Martin Family Gallery of the New de Young Museum in honor of The Martin Family; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to The Martin Family for its extraordinary generosity in support of the New de Young Museum, which will enhance the cultural opportunities presented to the citizens of San Francisco and the Bay Area for generations to come.

 

E. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring Margaret and Harry Wetzel for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Margaret and Harry Wetzel Textile Wet Room in the New de Young Museum - ACTION

WHEREAS, The building of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is the highest institutional priority of the Board of Trustees; and

WHEREAS, The Museums have called upon individuals, deeply committed to philanthropy and the public good, to achieve the ambitious Capital Campaign goal to fund the New de Young Museum through private sources; and

WHEREAS, Margaret and Harry Wetzel have generously provided funds for the textile wet room in the New de Young Museum; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the Museums’ donor recognition policy, does hereby name the Margaret and Harry Wetzel Textile Wet Room of the New de Young Museum in honor of Margaret and Harry Wetzel; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to Margaret and Harry Wetzel for their extraordinary generosity in support of the New de Young Museum, which will enhance the cultural opportunities presented to the citizens of San Francisco and the Bay Area for generations to come.

 

F. Consideration and Possible Action to Accept the Offer of the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums to Identify and Retain a Professional Search Firm to Assist in the Recruitment, Screening, and Review of Potential Candidates for the Director of Museums Position Consistent with the Fine Arts Museums’ Position Description and Qualifications and to Present Final Candidate(s) to the FAMSF Board of Trustees for Review and Approval - ACTION

 

G. Report on the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Underground Parking Facility - DISCUSSION

 

H.Other Informational Items - DISCUSSION

IV.

Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III

 

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve a Loan Request
(See Appendix C) - ACTION

 

B. Report on the Access Agreement with the Prentice and Paul Sack Photographic Trust - DISCUSSION

 

C. Report on City Budget - DISCUSSION

 

D. Report on Current and Future Exhibits - DISCUSSION

 

E. Other Informational Items - DISCUSSION

V.

Public Comment

Members of the public may address the Executive Committee on items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.  Speakers may address the Executive Committee for up to three minutes; the President or the Executive Committee may limit the total comment to thirty minutes.

VI. 

Meeting Schedule, Future Events and Current and Future Exhibits (See Appendix D – List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions) - DISCUSSION

VII.

Adjournment in Memory of Alice Fischer, Secretary to the Museum Society from 1971 - 1995 - Diane B. Wilsey, President – ACTION


Public Meeting Requirements Relating to Accessibility

The subsequent information is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); the following will be made available upon request:  (1) American sign language interpreters; (2) a sound enhancement system; (3) a meeting agenda available in alternative formats; and (4) a reader during the meeting.  To arrange for these services, please contact Judy Gough at (415) 750-3669 at least two working days prior to a meeting.  A late request will be honored if possible.  Minutes of the meeting will be made in alternative formats upon request. Meeting agendas are available on the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco website, www.thinker.org.

In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, those attending public meetings are reminded that others may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

For access to 233 Post Street by BART, get off at the Montgomery Street Station.  MUNI's wheelchair-accessible No. 38 line may also be taken to Geary and Stockton Streets, as well as wheelchair-accessible No. 2 line (east bound), which stops close to 233 Post Street.  For more information about MUNI's accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.  Accessible parking space (disabled-designated) is available at the Stockton-Sutter Parking Garage.

Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available.  For Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD), the Museums use the California Relay Service.

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the President may order the removal from the meeting of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of cell phones, pagers, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance

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Adele Destro, Interim Administrator
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
City Hall, Room 409
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA   94102-4683
Office:  (415) 554-7724
Fax:  (415) 554-7854
E-mail:  sotf@sfgov.org

A free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from Ms. Destro, or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may submit written comments to Judy Gough, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 233 Post Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94108.  Public documents referred to in the agenda may be inspected at the Administrative Offices of the Fine Arts Museums located at 233 Post Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94108.  Please contact Judy Gough at (415) 750-3669 to make arrangements.

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