January 27, 2011 Board of Trustees

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - January 27, 2011

OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees

Thursday, January 27, 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 Young 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 December 14, 2010 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes)	Action
	B. Training Session on Chapter 67 of the San Francisco AdministrativeCode, the Sunshine Ordinance – Virginia Elizondo, Deputy City Attorney (Material to be Distributed at the Meeting)	Discussion
	C. Consideration and Possible Action to Accept the Report of 2010 Year-End Gifts of Works of Art – George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee (See Appendix B - - 2010 Year-End Gifts of Works of Art Report)	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 Authorizing the Board President and Director of Museums to Submit the Fiscal Year 2011-12 City Budget RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby authorize the Board President and the Director of Museums to sign and submit the Fiscal Year 2011-12 City Budget Request.	Action
	C. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Funding Expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums During the Period July 1 through September 30, 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 $7,841,989 expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums for operations during the period July 1 through September 30, 2010.	Action
	D. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Bequests of Funds Received During the Period July 1 through September 30, 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 July 1 through September 30, 2010: Carson Sisters Trust, $89.23 Estate of Henry Perrin, $27,000 Mohr Family Trust, $591.71	Action
	E. 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 - Diane B. Wilsey, President	Action afamsfbt111

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 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 10^th 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, 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.

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.

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