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SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees

Thursday, November 17, 2005
4:30 P.M.

Board Room
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
34th Avenue and Clement Street
San Francisco, California

AGENDA

ORDER OF BUSINESS


I.

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

 

 

II.

Calling of the Roll

 


Arlene Ackerman
Del M. Anderson
Adolphus Andrews, Jr.
Cheryl L. Bancroft
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Shelby W. Bonnie
Kermit H. Boston
T. Robert Burke
Carol W. Casey
Iris S. Chan
Barnaby Conrad III
Marion Moore Cope
Penny Coulter
Molly Murphy Crowley
Denise B. Fitch
Harrison S. Fraker, Jr.
Karen B. Francois
John A. Friede
Elise Friedman
Dr. Rupert Garcia
Richard N. Goldman
Lauren Hall
Nancy B. Hamon
Jacqueline Hoefer
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing and Communications
Nion McEvoy
Lorna F. Meyer
Josie Mooney
Robert P. Morrow III
Joy Ou
Marianne H. Peterson
Michael H. Podell
Louise H. Renne
Jeanne Robertson
Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President/Annual Support
Mara E. Rosales
George B. Saxe
Randolph R. Scott, Vice President/Audience Development and Civic Affairs
Trevor D. Traina
Carlos Pedro Villa
Lonna Wais
Nancy Willis
Diane B. Wilsey, President
David Winton

 

Ex-Officio Trustee Members

Mayor Gavin Newsom
John Murray, President/Recreation and Park Commission

 

Absences to be Excused

 

 



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

III.

Public Employee Appointment / Hiring:  Director of Museums
Closed Session to Appoint the New Director of Museums

A. Public Comment on All Matters Pertaining to the Closed Session - Discussion

B. Vote on Whether to Hold Closed Session to Appoint a New Director of Museums [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b)]
- Action

C. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and
San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(b) - Discussion

1. Report of the Director of Museums Search Committee – Diane B. Wilsey, Chair of the Director of Museums Search   Committee and President of the Board of Trustees- Discussion

2. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint a New Director of Museums of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (City and County of San Francisco, Classification 3570, Director and Chief Curator of Museums)
- Action

D. Reconvene in Open Session

1. Possible Report on Action Taken in Closed Session [Government Code Section 54957 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(4)]
- Action

2. Vote to Elect Whether to Disclose Any or All Discussions Held in Closed Session [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)]
- Action

E.
Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution of Appreciation to the Director of Museums Search Committee of the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums for Conducting a Professional Search and for Recommending a Qualified Candidate to the Board of Trustees (To Be Distributed At Meeting) - Action

IV.

Other Informational Items- Discussion

V.

Public Comment

Members of the public may address the Board of Trustees on Items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.  Speakers may address the Board for up to three minutes; the President or the Board of Trustees may limit the total comment to thirty minutes.

VI.

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. 18 line stops in front of the Legion.  For access to the Legion from downtown, take MUNI's wheelchair-accessible No. 38 Geary line to 33rd and Clement and connect with the No. 18 line.  For more information about MUNI's accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

There are accessible parking spaces (disabled-designated) available in front of the Legion.  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:  sotf@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/ethics