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September 22, 2011 Executive Committee

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - September 22, 2011


OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE

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

Thursday, September 22, 2011
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 - Diane B. Wilsey, President

 

II.

Calling of the Roll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trustees:

Carol N. Bonnie
David H. S. Chung, Vice President for Finance
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
June 21, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes)

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

B. Consideration and Possible Action to Set the Dates of the 2012 Executive Committee Meetings

RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby set the following dates, times, and locations for its 2012 regular meetings:

Date TimeLocation
Thursday, March 15               3 p.m.  Board Room, Legion of Honor

Thursday, May 10                  3 p.m.  Board Room, Legion of Honor
Thursday, September 20        3 p.m.  Piazzoni Murals Room, de Young
Thursday, December 13        3 p.m.Board Room, Legion of Honor

 

 

 

Action

 

 

 

 

B.    Other Informational Items

 

 

 

  Discussion

IV.

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

 

 

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

Action

 

 

 

 

A.    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.

Discussion

VI. 

Meeting Schedule, Future Events and Current and Future Exhibitions
(See Appendix C – List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions)

Discussion

VII.

Adjournment in Memory of Honorary Trustee Nancy B. Hamon –
Diane B. Wilsey, President

Action

 

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.

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 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.