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December 14, 2010 Executive Committee

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - December 14, 2010


OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees

Tuesday, December 14, 2010
3:00 P.M.

Board Room
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco, CA   94121

AGENDA

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

I.

Calling of the Meeting to Order and Welcome New Executive Committee Members Frederick M. Goltz, Jeana Toney, and Lisa Zanze - Diane B. Wilsey, President

 

II.

Calling of the Roll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustees:

Carol N. Bonnie
David H. S. Chung, Vice President for Finance
Penny Coulter
Belva Davis, Vice President
Juliet de Baubigny
Frederick M. Goltz
Cynthia Fry Gunn
Kathryn Lasater, Vice President for Development
Carl Pascarella
Louise H. Renne
Jeana Toney
Trevor D. Traina
Diane B. Wilsey, President
Lisa Zanze

 

 

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
October 21, 2010 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes)

Action

 

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Director to Accept 2010 Year-End Gifts of Works of Art - George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee

RESOLVED, That the Boards of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums Foundation and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, upon the recommendation of the Chair of the Acquisitions Committee, do hereby
authorize the Director to accept gifts of art offered to the Fine Arts Museums Foundation or the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from September 30, 2010 (last Acquisitions Committee meeting) through December 31, 2010, if in his judgment, he deems it acceptable; 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 the gifts of art accepted during this period at their next meetings.

Action

 

C. Other Informational Items

  Discussion

IV.

Report of the Director of Museums – John E. Buchanan, Jr.

 

 

 

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

Action

 

B. 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 Dodie Rosekrans, Former Trustee and Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Sylvia Kingsley, Former Trustee and Vice President for Facilities; and Former Trustee Richard Goldman – Diane B. Wilsey, President

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.

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Chris Ruston, 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. Ruston, 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.  If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Executive Committee after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco, during normal office hours.

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