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OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE

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

Thursday, December 15, 2005
11:00 A.M.

Rohlen Conference Room
Administrative Suite
de Young
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA   94118-4501

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
Marion M. Cope
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Nion T. McEvoy
Robert P. Morrow III
Marianne H. Peterson
Michael H. Podell
Louise H. Renne
Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President for Annual Support
Randolph R. Scott, Vice President for 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 October 20, 2005 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes) ACTION

 

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the November 17, 2005 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix B – Draft Minutes) ACTION

 

C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution of Appreciation Honoring Harry S. Parker III Upon His Retirement as Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (To Be Distributed At The Meeting) ACTION

 

D. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Appointment of an Acting Director of Museums From January 1 through January 31, 2006 ACTION

 

E. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Director to Accept Year End Gifts of Art ACTION

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Acquisitions Committee, does hereby authorize the Director (or his designee) to accept gifts of art offered to The Fine Arts Museums Foundation and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from September 27, 2005 (last Acquisitions Committee meeting) through December 31, 2005, if in his (or his designee’s) judgment, he deems it acceptable; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Director shall report to the Boards of Trustees of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco at their next meetings, the gifts of art accepted during this period.

 

F. Consideration and Possible Action to Recommend to the Board of Trustees the Revision of the Bylaws of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to Clarify the Terms of Trustees and the Term of the President of the Board of Trustees (Article I, Board of Trustees, Section 1, Trustees, Page 1, See Appendix C – Proposed Revisions to the Bylaws) ACTION

 

G Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Resignation of Joy Ou from the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Effective December 1, 2005 ACTION

 

H. Other Informational Items DISCUSSION

IV.

Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III

 

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Requests (See Appendix D) ACTION

 

B. 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 E – List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions)
DISCUSSION

VII.

Adjournment – 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.

The MUNI's wheelchair-accessible No. 44 line (south bound) stops in front of the de Young Museum.  The No. 44 line (north bound) stops at Tea Garden Drive.  For access to the de Young Museum by BART from the East Bay, get off at the New Montgomery Station.  Take MUNI's No. 38 line (Geary) to 6th Avenue and transfer to the No. 44 line (O'Shaughnessy).  For access to the de Young Museum by BART from Daly City, get off at the Civic Center Station.  Take MUNI's No. 71 line (outbound) and transfer at 6th Avenue at Lincoln Way to the No. 44 line (O'Shaughnessy).   The Concourse Garage will be open (enter at 10th Avenue and Fulton Street).  Accessible parking spaces (disabled-designated) are available on John F. Kennedy Drive and in the 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

Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.  Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business.  This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.  For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force:

Frank Darby, 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:  frank_darby@sfgov.org

A free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from Mr. Darby, 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, de Young, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA, 94118-4501.  Public documents referred to in the agenda may be inspected at the Administrative Offices of the Fine Arts Museums located at the de Young, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA, 94118-4501.  Please contact Judy Gough at (415) 750-3669 to make arrangements.

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements – Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA, 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site:  sfgov.org/ethic