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Oakland
Museum Of California Board Of Trustees Meeting Minutes
Regular
NOVEMBER 17, 2005
Restaurant
3:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Trustees
Dale Block, Susan Chamberlin, Matthew Cox, Christopher Curtis,
Richard Edwards, Virginia Furth, Lance Gyorfi, Melvin Harrison,
Harold Jones, Jacqueline Kane, Daryl Lillie, John McDonald, Judith
McKee, Christopher McLain, Missy Nelson, Marianne Robison, Deborah
Roessler, Margaret Russell, Katherine McKenney Shea, Sandra Wolfe,
and Sheryl Wong
Trustees
Excused:
William Chiasson, Richard DeAtley, Anthony Harris, Maria Ochoa,
Phyllis Pfeiffer, Timothy Silva, Brian Washington, and Penelope
Wong
Staff
Present:
Jenny Cole, Joan Collignon, Deborah Cooper, Lindsay Dixon, Barbara
Henry, Dorothy Hood, Drew Johnson, Harvey Jones, Christiaan Klieger,
Phil Linhares, Mark Medeiros, Bill Morris, Dana Neitzel, Carolyn
Rissanen, Rah Saladdin, Tom Steller, Karen Tsujimoto, Anita Venture,
Dorris Welch, and Licia Wells
Volunteers
Present:
Sue Cake, Michael Coleman, Lois Corrin, Bob Freidenberg, Ruth
Geary, Mary Ellen Landes, Jean Levin, Mary Reynolds, Susan Schroeder,
Roberto Vargas, Gail Weininger, and Mary Ann Wenger
Guests
Present:
Mark Cavagnero, Linda Crittondon, John Fung, John Lillie, Michael
Willis, and Jeanne Zastera
1.
CALL TO ORDER/INTRODUCTIONS – Lance Gyorfi
Chair Gyorfi called the meeting to order at 3:40 p.m.
2.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Lance Gyorfi
On a motion duly made and seconded (McLain/Curtis), the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED,
that the minutes of the October 22, 2005 Annual Board of Trustees
meeting are approved as mailed.
On a motion
duly made and seconded (McLain/Curtis), the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED,
that the minutes of the October 22, 2005 Annual Board of
Trustees meeting are approved as mailed.
A correction to the Regular Board of Trustees meeting minutes
was made as follows: Under the Executive Director’s Report,
a sentence in the third paragraph should be changed to read “…whether
the funds will come directly to the Foundation if the CCHE is
satisfied…” (changed from “…to the Foundation
is…”).
On a motion duly made and seconded (McKee/Furth), the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, that the minutes of the October 22, 2005 Regular
Board of Trustees meeting are approved as corrected.
3.
CHAIR’S REPORT – Lance Gyorfi
Chair Gyorfi said the three finalists for the Executive Director
position will be interviewed on Monday, November 21st and Tuesday,
November 22nd. The candidates will meet with three focus groups
at the museum on Monday to discuss various issues. On Tuesday
the candidates will be interviewed by the final selection committee
headed by City Administrator Deborah Edgerly. Trustees Furth,
Block, and Nelson will each host a dinner for one of the candidates.
4.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT – Mark Medeiros
Acting Director Mark Medeiros reported audience has been building
for the Baseball As America exhibit. On the previous weekend 779
people attended on Friday; 667 on Saturday; and 605 on Sunday.
It is expected that the audience projections for this exhibit will
be met.
5.
CAMPAIGN MATERIAL REVIEW– Linda Peterson and Michael Mabry
Linda Larkin introduced Linda Peterson and graphic designer
Michael Mabry who has previously worked on a museum project.
Linda Peterson said there were three important messages
she received at the off-site conference: 1. Messages
should support the theme “California Starts Here”;
2. People should be front and center in the messages;
3. There was a concern that the materials lacked color.
Michael Mabry presented two versions of campaign material designs
based on the suggestions made at the off-site meeting. One version,
referred to as elegant and simple, had colored images surrounded
by white and with limited text. The other version was evolutionary
with many images and more descriptive text. Trustees made comments
and gave suggestions, but overall there was great acceptance with
the material. All comments and suggestions made about the material
will be reviewed and considered at the next Capital Campaign Committee
meeting.
6.
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT- Christopher McLain
Trustee McLain said the Foundation audit is almost
completed with no major problems. The Audit Committee will
discuss the report with the auditors and will be followed
up with a written report to trustees. The auditor will give
a full report at the January Board of Trustees meeting.
7.
WOMEN’S BOARD REPORT – Deborah Roessler
Trustee Roessler reported the Women’s Board celebrated
its 50th anniversary on November 9th and Mayor Jerry
Brown signed a proclamation designating November 9th
as Oakland Museum Women’s Board Day. Also, the
Women’s Board voted to give $94,000 to the Aftershock
exhibit. The warehouse will be open on December 10th
to accept donations for the White Elephant Sale. Starting
January 3, 2006 the warehouse will be open six days a
week.
8.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE- Daryl Lillie
Trustee Lillie distributed individual bills to trustees
for expenses incurred at the off-site meeting in Monterey.
Also distributed were meeting evaluations that trustees
were asked to complete and mail to Executive Assistant
Dorothy Hood.
9. ARCHITECTS MARK CAVAGNERO AND MICHAEL WILLIS
PRESENTATION
Mr. Cavagnero, along with Mr. Willis and John Fung, have
been working with the Design Committee, staff, and Public
Works Project Manager Jean Zastera. The presentation
focused on solutions for covering up open spaces of the
Art Gallery’s two outside galleries, the Oak Street
entrance, the stairways, creating an area for students,
and enhancing the Watergate entrance. Zinc is the proposed
material to be used to cover all of these spaces.
The proposed plans to fully enclose the North and
West Courts of the Art Gallery were found acceptable
by the trustees. A handicap ramp would be added to
the Oak Street entrance with the entrance partially
covered in a way that would guide visitors into the
museum. The proposed plans also call for the stairs
to be covered as a protection against the elements;
enclose part of the space at the 10th Street entrance
and use as a place for students to gather for orientations
and eating lunch; and add a canopy to the Watergate
entrance to heighten its visibility.
A discussion followed with questions from trustees
who also expressed some of their concerns. It was suggested
that the entry and stairway solutions need more study
and the proposed plans do not address the major issues
of entry and orientation. Also, there needs to be more
input from staff and docents in regards to the student
area. It was also suggested that the Measure DD people
give a walkthrough regarding the proposed changes on
the Watergate side of the museum. All of the questions
and concerns expressed will be reviewed and considered
at the next meeting between the Design Committee and
architects Mark Cavagnero and Michael Willis. Chair
Gyorfi thanked Mr. Cavagnero and Mr. Willis. 10.
ADJOURNMENT – Lance
Gyorfi
There being no further business Chair Gyorfi adjourned
the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
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Christopher
McLain
Secretary
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