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September 30, 2010 Executive Committee

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - September 30, 2010

 

OFFICIAL SPECIAL JOINT MEETING NOTICE

 

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Executive Committee of the

Board of Trustees

 

Thursday, September 30, 2010

9:30 a.m.

 

Koret Auditorium

de Young Museum

50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive

San Francisco, California

 

 

AGENDA

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

 

I.

Calling of the Special Joint Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums Foundation, and the Acquisitions Committee to Order – Diane B. Wilsey, President

 

 

II.

Calling of the Roll

 

 

 

    Diane B. Wilsey, President

            Carol N. Bonnie

            David H. S. Chung

Penny Coulter

Belva Davis

Juliet de Baubigny

            Cynthia Fry Gunn

  Kathryn Lasater

    Carl Pascarella

    Louise H. Renne

    Trevor D. Traina 

 

 

 

 

 

Absences to be Excused

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

III.

Closed Session for Conference with Legal Counsel for Anticipated Litigation in Two Matters (City of San Francisco as Plaintiff) – Adine Varah, Deputy City Attorney

 

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

 

B.         Vote on Whether to Hold Closed Session to Confer with Legal 

             Counsel  [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)]

 

C.        Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9

            and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)

 

            Conference with Legal Counsel for Anticipated Litigation in

            Two Matters (City of San Francisco as Plaintiff)

 

D.        Reconvene in Open Session

 

1.     Possible Report on Action Taken in Closed Session

 

            [Government Code Section 54957.1(a)(2) and

            San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(b)(2)]

 

2.   Vote to Elect Whether to Disclose Any or All Discussions

 

            Held in Closed Session [San Francisco Administrative

            Code Section 67.12(a)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion

 

Action

 

 

Action

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

Action

 

IV.

Public Comment

 

            Members of the public may address the Executive Committee on

items 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.

 

 

V.

Adjournment – 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 available 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. 44 line (south bound) stops in front of the de Young Museum.  The No. 44 line (north bound) stops at Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive.  For access to the de Young Museum by BART from the East Bay, get off at the New Montgomery Station.  Take MUNI's No. 38 line (Geary) to 6th Avenue and transfer to the No. 44 line (O'Shaughnessy).  For access to the de Young Museum by BART from Daly City, get off at the Civic Center Station.  Take MUNI's No. 71 line (outbound) and transfer at 6th Avenue at Lincoln Way to the No. 44 line (O'Shaughnessy).   Disabled placard parking spaces are available in the Concourse Parking Garage (enter at 10th Avenue and Fulton Street) and on John F. Kennedy Drive.  For more information about MUNI's accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

 

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:

 

                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 Museum, 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 Museum, 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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA, 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3114; web site:  http://sfgov.org/ethics