January 24, 2012 Board of Trustees
OFFICIAL MEETING NOTICE
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
3:00 p.m.
Board Room
Legion of Honor
34th Avenue and Clement Street
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.
Zachary S. Bogue
Carol N. Bonnie
Carol W. Casey
David H. S. Chung, Vice President for Finance
Penny Coulter (Leave of Absence)
Dr. Marc P. Cruciger
Belva Davis, Vice President
Juliet de Baubigny
Jason M. Fish
Denise B. Fitch
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
Holly Johnson Harris
Laure Fullerton Headrick
Gretchen Kimball
Janet W. Lamkin
David Lamond
Kathryn Lasater, Vice President for Development
Lawrence B. Low
Monica Maduro
Nancy McFadden
Dr. Sarah Ogilvie
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 Nominating Committee – Lisa Zanze, Chair
A. Consideration and Possible Action to Elect the Following New Trustee to the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco for an Initial Three Year Term
Holland Goss Lynch
B. Welcome New Trustee
IV. Closed Session for Conference with Legal Counsel for Anticipated Litigation (Fine Arts Museums/City as either Defendant or Plaintiff)
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 on Anticipated Litigation as Either Defendant or Plaintiff - Deputy City Attorney Adine Varah
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)]
V. Report of the President – Diane B. Wilsey
A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the October 25, 2011 Meeting of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes)
B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Changing the Time of the Thursday May 10, 2012 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and changing the date of the Thursday, December 13, 2012 Executive Committee Meeting of the Board of Trustees to Wednesday, December 5, 2012
RESOLVED, That due to scheduling conflicts, the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby change the time of the Thursday May 10, 2012 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with the location of the meeting remaining the same, in the Board Room at the Legion of Honor, and does hereby change the date of the Thursday, December 13 Executive Committee Meeting of the Board of Trustees to Wednesday, December 5, 2012 with the time and location remaining the same, namely, 3 p.m., in the Piazzoni Murals Room at the de Young Museum.
C. Training Session on Chapter 67 of the San Francisco AdministrativeCode, the Sunshine Ordinance – Adine Varah, Deputy City Attorney
(Material to be Distributed at the Meeting)
D. Consideration and Possible Action to Accept the Report of 2011 Year-End Gifts of Works of Art – George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee (See Appendix B -2011 Year-End Gifts of Works of Art Report)
E. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Report of the January 11, 2012 Acquisitions Committee Meeting – George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee (See Appendix C)
1. Purchases
2. Gifts
3. Funded Purchases
4. First Step Deaccessioning
5. Second Step Deaccessioning
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby approve the appended January 11, 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.
F. Other Informational Items
VI. Report of the Governing Committee – Michele Gutierrez, Chief Financial Officer and Chair of the Governing Committee
A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve Loan Requests (See Appendix D)
B.Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Board President and Chair of the Governing Committee to Submit the Fiscal Year 2012-13 City Budget
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby authorize the Board President and the Chief Financial Officer to sign and submit the Fiscal Year 2012-13 City Budget Request.
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, 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 $7,766,852 expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums for operations during the period July 1 through September 30, 2011.
D. Other Informational Items
VII. 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.
VIII. Meeting Schedule, Future Events and Current and Future Exhibits (See Appendix E - List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions)
IX. Adjournment in Memory of John E. Buchanan, Jr., Director of Museums – Diane B. Wilsey, President
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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 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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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.
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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 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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