April 26, 2011 Board of Trustees Special Meeting

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - April 26, 2011

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE[1]

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
3:00 p.m.

Piazzoni Murals Room
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, California

AGENDA

ORDER OF BUSINESS

I.	Calling of the Meeting to Order – Diane B. Wilsey, President
II.	Calling of the Roll
	Adolphus Andrews, Jr. Edward D. Baker III Zachary S. Bogue Carol N. Bonnie Carol W. Casey David H. S. Chung, Vice President for Finance Penny Coulter Belva Davis, Vice President Juliet de Baubigny Jason M. Fish Denise B. Fitch Karen B. Francois John A. Friede Elise Friedman Carlos A. Garcia Vanessa Getty Frankie Jacobs Gillette Frederick M. Goltz Wheeler S. Griffith Cynthia Fry Gunn Lauren Hall Lucy Hamilton Katherine Harbin Laure Fullerton Headrick Gretchen Kimball Janet W. Lamkin David Lamond Kathryn Lasater, Vice President for Development Lawrence B. Low Monica Maduro (Leave of Absence) Nancy McFadden Carl Pascarella Louise H. Renne Venetta S. Rohal Lisa M. Sardegna Arlene Schnitzer David Spencer Susan S. Swartz Jim Tananbaum Jeana Toney Trevor D. Traina Robert T. Wall Diane B. Wilsey, President Lisa Zanze Ex-Officio Trustees: Mayor Edwin M. Lee Mark Buell, President, Recreation and Park Department Absences to be Excused: 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 January 27, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes)	Action
	B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Report of the February 24, 2011 Acquisitions Committee Meeting – George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee (See Appendix B) 1. Purchases 2, Gifts 3. Acceptance of Full Title for a Gift of Thirty-Eight Artworks Donated in 1964 to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 4. Funded Purchases 5. Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Two Commemorative Medals to the Swedish Cultural Heritage Foundation of Northern California 6. Sale of Fifteen Objects at Public Auction (American Paintings and American Furniture Never Accessioned) 7. First Step Deaccessioning 8. Second Step Deaccessioning RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby approve the appended February 24, 2011 report of the Acquisitions Committee of the Fine Arts Museums Foundation, including approving the works of art acquired through purchase and donation as gifts to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from the Fine Arts Museums Foundation, accepting full title for a gift of thirty-eight artworks donated in 1964 to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, approving a resolution authorizing the transfer of two commemorative medals to the Swedish Cultural Heritage Foundation of Northern California; approving the sale of fifteen objects at public auction (American paintings and American furniture never accessioned), and approving first step and second step deaccessioning.	Action
	C. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve a Change in Datefor the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco From Thursday, June 23, 2011 to Tuesday, June 21, 2011 RESOLVED, That due to the budget hearing for the Fiscal Year 2011-12 City budget for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco before the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco scheduled for Thursday, June 23, 2011, the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby change the date of the Thursday, June 23, 2011 annual meeting to Tuesday, June 21, 2011, with the time and location remaining the same, namely, 3 p.m., in the Board Room at the Legion of Honor.	Action
	D. Other Informational Items	Discussion
IV.	Report of the Director – John E. Buchanan, Jr.
	A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Requests (see Appendix C)	Action
	B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Funding Expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums During the Period October 1 through December 31, 2010 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; 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 $7,447,483 expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums for operations during the period October 1 through December 31, 2010.	Action
	C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Bequests of Funds Received During the Period October 1 through December 31, 2010 RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby acknowledge the following bequests of funds received during the period October 1 through December 31, 2010: Jean Fortna Bequest, $13,500 Mary Moffatt Price Estate, $250,000	Action
	D. Presentation of the 2010 McNeil Volunteer Recognition Awards – Carole McNeil, President Diane B. Wilsey, and John E. Buchanan, Jr. 1. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt Two Resolutions Honoring the Recipients of the 2010 McNeil Volunteer RecognitionAwards (Resolutions to be Distributed at the Meeting) a. Barbara Nitzberg, Textiles Conservation Lab b. Sue Surges, Captain, Sunday Afternoon Volunteers 2. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Projects Proposedby Each of the Recipients for $15,000 in Funding	Discussion Action Action
	Other Informational Items	Discussion
V.	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.
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 Former Trustee Genevieve di San Faustino - 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.

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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 Board of Trustees after the 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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[1] Due to the change in date and location, this meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is noticed as a special meeting.

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