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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Board of Trustees
Thursday, October 23, 2008
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
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Calling of the Meeting to Order – Diane B. Wilsey, President
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Calling of the Roll
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Adolphus Andrews, Jr.
Edward D. Baker III
Roger Barnett
Shelby W. Bonnie
Kermit H. Boston
Carol W. Casey
Iris S. Chan
David H. S. Chung
Barnaby Conrad III
Marion Moore Cope, Vice President for Annual Support
Penny Coulter
Molly Murphy Crowley
Belva Davis, Vice President
Juliet de Baubigny
Denise B. Fitch
Harrison S. Fraker, Jr.
Karen B. Francois
John A. Friede
Elise Friedman
Carlos A. Garcia
Frankie Jacobs Gillette
Lauren Hall
Gretchen Kimball
Janet W. Lamkin
David Lamond
Kathryn Lasater
Lawrence B. Low
Monica Maduro, Vice President for Marketing and Audience Development
Nancy McFadden
Carl Pascarella
Marianne H. Peterson
Michael H. Podell
Jeanne Robertson
Venetta S. Rohal
Lisa M. Sardegna
Arlene Schnitzer
Randolph R. Scott
Susan S. Swartz
Jim Tananbaum
Jeana Toney
Trevor D. Traina
Lonna Wais
Robert T. Wall
Diane B. Wilsey, President
David Winton
Lisa Zanze
Ex-Officio Trustee Members
Mayor Gavin Newsom
Lawrence Martin, President, Recreation and Park Commission
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Absences to be Excused
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There will be an opportunity for public comment before or during each agenda item.
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Closed Session for Conference with Legal Counsel for Existing Litigation
A. Public Comment on All Matters Pertaining to the Closed Session - Discussion
B. Vote on Whether to Hold Closed Session to Confer with Legal Counsel [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)] - Action
C. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) - Discussion
Conference with Legal Counsel on Existing Litigation as Plaintiff - Deputy City Attorneys Adine Varah and Donald Margolis- Action
1. City and County of San Francisco (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) vs. Thomas Jaffe, Robert Friede, et. al.(Civil Case No.: 08-479905)
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)] - Action
2. Vote to Elect Whether to Disclose Any or All Discussions Held in Closed Session [San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.12(a)] - Action
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Report of the President – Diane B. Wilsey
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A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Minutes of the September 11, 2008 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees (See Appendix A – Draft Minutes) - Action
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B. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the Report of the September 17, 2008 Meeting of the Acquisitions Committee of the Fine Arts Museums Foundation – George Hecksher, Vice President for Collections, and Chair of the Acquisitions Committee of the Fine Arts Museums Foundation (See Appendix B – Report of the September 17, 2008 Acquisitions Committee Meeting) - Action
1. Purchases
2. Gift of the Loran Family Collection of African Art
3. Other Gifts
4. Funded Purchases
5. First Step Deaccessioning
6. Second Step Deaccessioning
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby approve the appended September 17, 2008 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 and second step deaccessioning.
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C. Other Informational Items - Discussion
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Report of the Director – John E. Buchanan, Jr.
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A. Consideration and Possible Action to Approve a Request for a Loan of Art (See Appendix C – Proposed Request for a Loan of Art) - Action
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B. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Approving the Operating Hours for the Special Exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs, de Young Museum, June 27, 2009 through March 28, 2010- Action
RESOLVED, That the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco does hereby approve the following operating hours for the special exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs, including ancillary visitor services such as the de Young store and café, at the de Young Museum, from June 27, 2009 through March 28, 2010:
Summer Hours - June 27, 2009 - September 30, 2009:
7 days a week (Monday - Sunday, inclusive), 9:00 am – 9:00 p.m.* (*7:30 - 8:00 p.m. is last entrance time-slot, with the Exhibition closing no later than 9:00 p.m.)
Summer cleaning and maintenance days (Museum closed): July 13, 2009; August 3, 2009; and August 31, 2009.
Fall/Winter Hours - October 1, 2009 - March 28, 2010:
6 days a week: Tuesday - Sunday - 9:00 am - 6:30 p.m.**
(**5:00 - 5:30 p.m. is last entrance time-slot, with the Exhibition closing no later than 6:30 p.m.)
School Group Mondays: 9:00 – 3:30 p.m.***
(***2:00 - 2:30 p.m. is the last entrance time-slot, with the Exhibition closing no later than 3:30 p.m.) (Mondays are reserved exclusively for school, youth and education-related groups.)
Fall/winter cleaning and maintenance days: Mondays after 3:30 pm.
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C. Presentation of the Annual Report on the Education Programs at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 - Sheila Pressley, Director of Education (See Appendix D) - Discussion
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D. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Funding Expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums During the Period April 1 through June 30, 2008 - Action
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 $10,069,634 expended by the Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums for operations during the period April 1 through June 30, 2008.
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E. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Resolution Acknowledging that No Bequests of Funds Were Received During the Period April 1 through June 30, 2008 - Action
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 April 1 through June 30, 2008.
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F. Other Informational Items - Discussion
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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.
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Meeting Schedule, Future Events, and Current and Future Exhibits
(See Appendix E - List of Board and Executive Committee Meetings, Events and Exhibitions) - Discussion
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VIII.
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Adjournment – 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.
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 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. Darby, 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 Museum, 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 Museum, 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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA, 94102; telephone
(415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3114; web site: http://sfgov.org/ethics
