Meeting Information

I.

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

II.

Calling of the Roll

Arlene Ackerman

Del M. Anderson

Cheryl L. Bancroft

Alvin H. Baum, Jr.

Alix Phillips Becker

George McNear Bowles

Jamie Bowles

T. Robert Burke

Barbara B. Carleton

Calling of the Roll (continued)

Iris S. Chan

Barnaby Conrad III

Marion Moore Cope

Belva Davis, Vice President/Audience Development and Civic Affairs

Dagmar Dolby

Richard P. Essey

Richard H. Finn

Morgan Flagg

Harrison S. Fraker, Jr.

John A. Friede

Tamara Fritz

Dr. Rupert Garcia

Richard N. Goldman

Constance Goodyear

Nancy Hamon

George Hecksher

Jacqueline Hoefer

Beverly James

Ann L. Johnson, M.D.

Stephen L. Johnson

William R. Kimball

Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing and Communications

Nancy McBean

Nion McEvoy

J. Alec Merriam, Vice President

Lorna F. Meyer

Josie Mooney

Robert P. Morrow III

Joy Ou

Marianne H. Peterson

Michael H. Podell

Louise H. Renne

Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President/Annual Support

George B. Saxe

Randolph R. Scott

Burl A. Toler, Sr.

Vivian Fei Tsen

Carlos Pedro Villa

Lonna Wais

Nancy Willis

Diane B. Wilsey, President

David Winton

Ex-Officio Trustee Members

Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr.

John Murray, President/Recreation and Park Commission

Absences to be Excused

There will be an opportunity for public comment on each agenda item.

III.

Report of the President - Diane B. Wilsey

Discussion

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the
September 12, 2002 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A - Draft Minutes)

Action

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Report of the Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation of September 30, 2002; Including Approving a Resolution to Revise the Policy Increasing the Limits for Aggregate Discretionary Purchases from Restricted Departmental Funds Between Acquisitions Committee Meetings from $10,000 to $25,000; Accepting the Works of Art Acquired through Purchase, Donation, and Bequest as Gifts from The Fine Arts Museums Foundation; and Approving the Resolution to Sell a Work of Art on Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in Accordance with the California Abandoned Property Statute for Works of Art Recommended for First Step Deaccessioning - J. Alec Merriam, Chair and Vice President (See Appendix B - Report of the Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation of September 30, 2002)

1. Resolution to Revise the Policy Increasing the Limits for Aggregate Discretionary Purchases from Restricted Departmental Funds Between Acquisitions Committee Meetings from $10,000 to $25,000

2. Purchases

3. Gifts Offered to the Museums

4. Bequests Offered to and Declined by the Museums

5. Resolution to Sell a Work of Art on Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in Accordance with the California Abandoned Property Statute for Works of Art Recommended for First Step Deaccessioning

6. Purchases Reported for the Record

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby approve the appended September 30, 2002 Report of the Acquisitions Committee of The

Fine Arts Museums Foundation including approval of the resolution to revise the policy increasing the limits for aggregate discretionary purchases from restricted departmental funds between Acquisitions Committee meetings from $10,000 to $25,000; approval of the works of art acquired through purchase, donation, and bequest as gifts from The Fine Arts Museums Foundation; and approval of the resolution to sell a work of art on loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in accordance with the California Abandoned Property Statute for works of art approved for first step deaccessioning.

Action

C. Report on the People for a New de Young vs. the City and County of

San Francisco, the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Planning Commission, San Francisco Park and Recreation Department, San Francisco Park and Recreation Commission, Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority, Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums, a Corporation, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 20, Case Number CPF-02-500598

Discussion

D. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring

Kate Stacy, Deputy City Attorney, for Successfully Defending the

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the City of San Francisco

in the Lawsuit Filed by the People for a New de Young, Case Number

CPF-02-500598 (To Be Distributed At Meeting)

Action

E. Report on Recent Developments Regarding the Plans to Build the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

1. Presentation on the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Underground Parking Facility - Michael Ellzey, Chief Executive Officer, Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority

Discussion

Discussion

F. Report on the Cancellation of the November 14, 2002 Executive

Committee Meeting

Discussion

G. Other Informational Items

Discussion

IV.

Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III

Discussion

A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Requests

(See Appendix C)

Action

B. Presentation on Planning for the New de Young Museum Galleries of American Art; Africa, Oceania and the Americas; and Textiles

1. Robert Futernick, Acting Associate Director (in the absence of

Associate Director Steve Nash)

2. Karin Breuer, Curator for New de Young Planning

3. Kathy Berrin, Curator of Africa, Oceania and the Americas

4. Timothy Burgard, Curator of American Art

5. Diane Mott, Curator of Textiles

6. Bill White, Director of Exhibition and Technical Production

7. Therese Chen, Director of Registration

Discussion

C. Report on the Appointments to the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society Advisory Committee and the Study for a New

San Francisco Museum and Historical Society Located at the

San Francisco Old Mint, 88 Fifth Street, San Francisco

Discussion

D. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Funding Expended by the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums During the Period April 1 through June 30, 2002

WHEREAS, The Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums is a 501(c)(3)

not-for-profit corporation that exists to support the activities of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and to serve as the developer of the New de Young

Museum; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby acknowledge with gratitude funding in the amount of $3,946,545 expended by the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums for operations and $4,446,383 for the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park during the period April 1 through June 30, 2002.

Action

E. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Bequests Received by the Fine Arts Museums of

San Francisco During the Period April 1 through June 30, 2002

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby acknowledge the following bequests received during the period April 1 through June 30, 2002:

Lester Hamilton Estate - $414.91

Kathryn Dodd Estate - $31,661.36

Action

F. Update on the City Budget

Discussion

G. Current and Future Exhibits

Discussion

H. Other Informational Items

Discussion

V.

Public Comment

Members of the public may address the Board of Trustees on items not on the agenda that are 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.

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 Trustee Emerita Mary Harrison - Diane B. Wilsey, President

Action