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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees
Thursday, October 9, 2003
3:00 p.m.
Board Room
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
San Francisco, California
AGENDA
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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I.
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Calling of the Meeting to Order – Diane B. Wilsey, President
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II.
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Calling of the Roll
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Arlene Ackerman
Del M. Anderson
Cheryl L. Bancroft
Constance Goodyear Baron
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Shelby W. Bonnie
T. Robert Burke
Barbara B. Carleton
Iris S. Chan
Barnaby Conrad III
Marion Moore Cope
Molly Murphy Crowley
Richard P. Essey
Richard H. Finn
Morgan Flagg
Harrison S. Fraker, Jr.
Karen B. Francois
John A. Friede
Dr. Rupert Garcia
Richard N. Goldman
Nancy B. Hamon
George Hecksher
Jacqueline Hoefer
Beverly James
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
Jeanne Robertson
Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President/Annual Support
George B. Saxe
Randolph R. Scott, Vice President/Audience Development and Civic Affairs
Burl A. Toler, Sr.
Trevor Traina
Vivian Fei Tsen
Carlos Pedro Villa
Lonna Wais
Nancy Willis
Diane B. Wilsey, President
David Winton
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Ex-Officio Trustee Members
Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr.
John Murray, President/Recreation and Park Commission
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Absences to be Excused
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There will be an opportunity for public comment before or during each agenda item.
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III.
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Report of the President – Diane B. Wilsey
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A.Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the September 11, 2003 Executive Committee Meeting (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes)
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Action
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B.Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Report of the Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation of September 22, 2003 Including Accepting the Works of Art Acquired through Purchase, Donation, and Bequest as Gifts to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Approving the Resolution to Accession Seven Works of Art and Sell Fifty-Three Works of Art on Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in Accordance with the California Abandoned Property Status; and Approving the Works of Art Recommended for First Step Deaccessioning – J. Alec Merriam, Chair, Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation (See Appendix B)
Purchases
Gifts Offered to the Museums
Bequest of Three Works on Paper Offered to the Museums
Resolution to Accession Seven Works of Art and Sell Fifty-Three Works of Art on Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco in Accordance with the California Abandoned Property Status
First Step Deaccessioning
Purchases Reported for the Record
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Action
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C.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring
Diane Buchanan and Alfred Spalding Wilsey for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Diane Buchanan and Alfred Spalding Wilsey Court in the New de Young Museum (To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Action
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D.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring
Bernard and Barbro Osher for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Barbro Osher Sculpture Garden of the New de Young Museum (To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Action
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E.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring
Bernard and Barbro Osher for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Bernard andBarbro Osher Wing in the New de Young Museum (To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Action
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F.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring
Mary Ann and Steven MacGregor Read for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the Mary Ann and Steven MacGregor Read Family Gallery in the New de Young Museum (To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Action
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G.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Honoring
William and Gretchen Kimball for Their Generosity in Support of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and Naming the William and Gretchen Kimball Gallery in the New de Young Museum (To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Action
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H.Report on Recent Developments Regarding the Plans to Build the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
1.Report on the New de Young “Topping Off” Celebration on
October 18, 2003, Generously Sponsored by Union Bank of California
2. Status Report on the Concourse Authority Underground Parking Facility and Impact on the Opening of the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
3.Report on the Letter to the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Dated September 11, 2003 Emphasizing the Critical Importance of Access to the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park (See Appendix C)
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Discussion
Discussion
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Discussion
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I.Report on the Cancellation of the November 14, 2003 Meeting of the Executive Committee
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Discussion
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J Other Informational Items
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Discussion
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Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III
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Discussion
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A.Presentation on Planning for the American Art Galleries in the New
de Young Museum – Timothy Anglin Burgard, Curator of American Art
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Discussion
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B.Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Documents Granting Certain Easements, Licenses or Other Property Rights Which May Be Necessary to Facilitate the Construction, Operation and Location of a Parking Facility Under the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse Because Such Parking Facility May Encroach on Property Under the Jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Action
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C. 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, 2003
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 $3,914,964 expended by the Corporation of The Fine Arts Museums for operations and $20,865,267 for the New de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park during the period April 1 through June 30, 2003.
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Action
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D.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution
Acknowledging That No Bequests of Funds Were Received During
the period April 1 through June 30, 2003
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby acknowledge that no bequests of funds were received during the period April 1 through June 30, 2003.
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Discussion
Action
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E.Update on the City Budget
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Discussion
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F.Current and Future Exhibits
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Discussion
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G.Other Informational Items
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Discussion
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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.
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Meeting Schedule, Future Events and Current and Future Exhibits
(See Appendix D - List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions)
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Discussion
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VII.
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Adjournment - Diane B. Wilsey, President
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Action
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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:
Donna Hall, 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: Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.ci.sf.ca.us/sfbos.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.
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.
