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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
Thursday, December 11, 2003
12:00 Noon
233 Post Street, 6th Floor Conference Room
San Francisco, CA
AGENDA
ORDER OF BUSINESS
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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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Trustees:
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Richard P. Essey
George Hecksher
Diane B. Lloyd-Butler, Vice President/Marketing and Communications
Nion T. McEvoy
J. Alec Merriam, Vice President
Robert P. Morrow III
Marianne H. Peterson
Michael H. Podell
Shelagh Rohlen, Vice President/Annual Support
Randolph R. Scott, Vice President/Audience Development and Civic
Affairs
Lonna Wais
Diane B. Wilsey, President
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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
October 9, 2003 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (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 November 19, 2003 Including Approving a Resolution Authorizing the Use of Unrestricted Tribute Funds of $5,000 or Less to Acquire Works of Art Between Meetings of the Acquisitions Committee; Accepting the Works of Art Acquired through Purchase, Donation, and Bequest as Gifts to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Accepting One Work of Art Acquired Through Purchase and One Gift of Art as Gifts to The Fine Arts Museums Foundation for Loan to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; and Approving Works of Art Recommended for First Step and Second Step Deaccessioning – J. Alec Merriam, Chair, Acquisitions Committee of The Fine Arts Museums Foundation (See Appendix B)
Resolution Authorizing the Use of Unrestricted Tribute
Funds of $5,000 or Less to Acquire Works of Art Between
Meetings of the Acquisitions Committee
Purchases
Gifts Offered to the Museums
Loans Offered to the Museums
Bequest of Three Works on Paper by Wayne Thiebaud
First Step and Second Step Deaccessioning
Purchases Reported for the Record
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Action
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C.Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Director to Accept Year End Gifts of Art
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 November 19, 2003 (last Acquisitions Committee meeting) through December 31, 2003, if in his (or his designee’s) judgment, he deems it acceptable after consultation with first the appropriate staff curator, or the Acquisitions Committee Chair, or Board President, if available, before the time by which he or his designee has to accept the offer of the gift; 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.
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Action
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D. Report on Recent Developments Regarding the Building of a New
de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park
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Discussion
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E.Report on the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority Underground Parking Facility
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Discussion
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Action
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Discussion
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IV.
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Director’s Report - Harry S. Parker III
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Action
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Action
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Discussion
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D.Report on the Selection of Two McNeil Volunteer Award Recipients,
Textiles Volunteers Kathy Murphy and Donald Ellison, and Barbara Harbinson, Former Chair of the Ross Auxiliary, and a Posthumous McNeil Volunteer Award to Jim Hahn, Achenbach Volunteer
1.Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Projects Proposed by the Two McNeil Volunteer Award Recipients, Each for $10,000 in Funding (Proposed Project Descriptions To Be Distributed At Meeting)
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Discussion
Action
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E.Report on City Budget
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Discussion
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F.Personnel Report
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Discussion
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G.Report on Current and Future Exhibits
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Discussion
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H. Other Informational Items
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Discussion
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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.
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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.
For access to 233 Post Street by BART, get off at the Montgomery Street Station. MUNI's wheelchair-accessible No. 38 line may also be taken to Geary and Stockton Streets, as well as wheelchair-accessible No. 2 line (east bound), which stops close to 233 Post Street. For more information about MUNI's accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Accessible parking space (disabled-designated) is available at the Stockton-Sutter Parking 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.
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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.
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