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/Marketing and Communications
Nion T. McEvoy
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 June 2, 2005 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes) - Action

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Rescinding Board Resolution 1539 Naming the Joan Diehl McCauley Objects Conservation Center in the New de Young Museum and Naming the Joan Diehl McCauley Textile Study Center - Action

WHEREAS, At its meeting on December 9, 2004, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco adopted Board Resolution 1539 naming the Joan Diehl McCauley Objects Conservation Center in the new de Young museum in honor of decedent Joan Diehl McCauley; and

WHEREAS, It is proposed that Board Resolution 1539 be rescinded and that the Textile Study Center in the new de Young be named in honor of Joan Diehl McCauley; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees does hereby rescind Board Resolution 1539 naming the Joan Diehl McCauley Objects Conservation Center; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees, in accordance with the Museums’ donor recognition policy, does hereby name the Joan Diehl McCauley Textile Study Center in honor of decedent Joan Diehl McCauley.

C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring Penny and James Coulter for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Penny and James Coulter Objects Conservation Center 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, Penny and James Coulter generously provided funds for the Objects Conservation Center 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 Penny and James

Coulter Objects Conservation Center in the new de Young museum in honor of Penny and James Coulter; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to Penny and James Coulter 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 Sanford and Helen Diller for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Helen Diller Family Courtyard 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, Sanford and Helen Diller generously provided funds for the Courtyard of 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 Helen Diller Family Courtyard in the new de Young museum in honor of Sanford and Helen Diller; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to Sanford and Helen Diller 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.

E. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring Lorna F. Meyer and Dennis M. Calas for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Lorna F. Meyer and Dennis M. Calas Exhibition Design Office 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, Lorna F. Meyer and Dennis M. Calas generously provided funds for the Exhibition Design Office 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 Lorna F. Meyer and Dennis M. Calas Exhibition Design Office in the new de Young museum in honor of Lorna F. Meyer and Dennis M. Calas; and, be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to Lorna F. Meyer and Dennis M. Calas 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 Adopt a Resolution Honoring Jacqueline and Robert Young for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Jacqueline and Robert Young 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, Jacqueline and Robert Young 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 Jacqueline and Robert Young Gallery of the new de Young museum in honor of Jacqueline and Robert Young; and

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees expresses its lasting gratitude to Jacqueline and Robert Young 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.

G. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Setting the Dates of the 2006 Executive Committee Meetings - Action

Date/Time/Location

Thursday, March 9/noon/Piazzoni Murals Room, de Young
Thursday, May 11/noon/Piazzoni Murals Room, de Young
Thursday, September 14/noon/Piazzoni Murals Room, de Young
Thursday, December 14/noon/Piazzoni Murals Room, de Young

H. Report on the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Underground Parking Facility

1. Report on the June 13, 2005 Ruling of Judge James L. Warren in Favor of the City and County of San Francisco on All Claims but One Filed by Katherine Roberts, Trees Not Cars, and Save Golden Gate Park, Regarding a Dedicated Access Route to the Southern Entrance-Exit of the Underground Parking Garage, and the November 2005 Ballot Measure, Proposition G,  to Address the One Claim by Amending the Park Code to Ensure that No More Than One Lane of Motor Vehicle Traffic Is Allowed in Each Direction on Ninth Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive between Lincoln Avenue and Concourse Drive,  and Amending Proposition J, the Golden Gate Park Revitalization Act of 1998, Which Authorized the Construction of an Underground Parking Facility, to Clarify the Language of the Act to Allow the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Underground Parking Facility to Utilize an Entrance-Exit Located Inside the Park Without the Creation of Dedicated Access Lanes

I. Other Informational Items- Discussion

IV.

Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Requests (See Appendix B) - Action

B. Report on City Budget

C. Report on Current and Future Exhibits- Discussion

D. 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 C – List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions) – Discussion

VII.

Adjournment in Memory of Trustee Emeritus George McNear Bowles, Trustee Emeritus Reuben W. Hills III, Trustee William R. Kimball, and Honorary Trustee June Kingsley - Diane B. Wilsey, President – Action