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April 19, 2012 Board of Trustees Meeting

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - April 19, 2012

OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees

Thursday, April 19, 2012
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
Marc P. Cruciger, M.D.
Belva Davis, Vice President
Juliet de Baubigny
Jason M. Fish
Denise B. Fitch
Karen Francois
Elise Friedman
Carlos A. Garcia
Vanessa Getty
Frankie Jacobs Gillette
Frederick M. Goltz
Wheeler S. Griffith
Cynthia Fry Gunn
Lauren Hall

 

 

Cynthia Fry Gunn
Lauren Hall
Lucy Young Hamilton
Katherine Harbin
Holly Johnson Harris
Laure Fullerton Headrick
Gretchen Kimball
Janet W. Lamkin
David Lamond
Kathryn Lasater, Vice President for Development
Lawrence B. Low
Holland Lynch
Monica Maduro
Nancy McFadden
Sarah Ogilvie, Ph. D.
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:

Penny Coulter (Leave of Absence)

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 theJanuary 24, 2012 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A –  Draft Minutes)

Action

 
  1. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Report of the March 28, 2012 Acquisitions Committee Meeting – George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee (See Appendix B)

    Purchases
    Gifts
    Funded Purchases
    First Step Deaccessioning
    Second Step Deaccessioning

    RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby approve the appended March 28, 2012 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, and approving first step and second step deaccessioning.

Action

 
  1. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve a Change in Datefor the Executive Committee Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. to Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.

    RESOLVED, That due to a scheduling conflict, the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby change the date of the Thursday, May 10, 2012 Executive Committee meeting, scheduled at 4:00 p.m. to Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 3:00 p.m., with the location remaining the same, namely, in the Board Room at the Legion of Honor.

Action

 

D. Other Informational Items

Discussion

IV.

Report of the Chief Administrative Officer – Michele Gutierrez

 

 
  1. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Requests (see Appendix C)

Action

 
  1. 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, 2011

    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 $9,353,490.02 expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums for operations during the period October 1 through December 31, 2011.

Action

 

C.   Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Bequests of Funds Received During the Period July 1 through December 31, 2011

RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby acknowledge that no bequests of funds were received during the period July1 through September 30, 2011;

and be it

FURTHER 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, 2011:

Cameo Jones, $20,000
Sydney Konigsberg, $10,000
Estate of Virginia B. Landensohn, $334,796.22
Leslie Rall, $650,000
George Saxe, $18,000
Phyllis Wattis Trust, $960,000
Nancy Weston, $50,000

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 - 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 Megan Bourne 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.famsf.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 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 Megan Bourne, 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 Megan Bourne 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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