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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES January 11, 2017 Present Staff Present Chuck Wilson, Chair Alex Nguyen, Acting Museum Director/ Asst. City Mgr. Elio Palacios, Jr., Vice Chair Brenda Focht, Senior Admin Curator Holly Evans Ann Lovell, Senior Admin. Analyst Mary Hughes Toni Kinsman, Senior Office Specialist Bud Minton Rina Gonzales, Deputy City Attorney Dorothy Fadakar Absent Rose Monge Jennifer Binkley Todd Carpenter CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:01p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1Minutes- December 14, 2016 . The minutes were approved as written. Motion: E. Palacios Second: D. Fadakar Ayes: All except J. Binkley who abstained due to absence CHAIRMAN’S REPORT C. Wilson distributed a handout with suggestions on generating income from donations for naming Museum spaces/ galleries. This item will be on the February Board agenda for discussion. It was also requested that all future Committee Reports be distributed as written reports to be added to the agenda/ record. REPORT ON MUSEUM OPERATIONS The Nominating Committee has met and will give a formal report and vote at the February Board meeting. If any members are interested in Board Chair or Vice Chair, please see Elio, Holly or Mary. A. Nguyen distributed the current Smithsonian Affiliates newsletter to the Board. He reported that Museum staff are conducting an analysis on the Smithsonian Affiliates membership and American Alliance of Museums accreditation benefits and if they are worth the cost. The Museum has hired the firm Museum Management Consultants (MMC) to conduct an assessment of the department. MMC will be conducting interviews with City Council, Boards, staff and others during the first part of February. It was requested to change the February meeting to accommodate the site visit by MMC. It was motioned th to move the February 8 Museum Board meeting to 9am to allow for a Board discussion with MMC as part of the meeting. 2. Verbal summary of initial discussion with American Alliance of Museums (AAM) regarding reaccreditation Alex, Ann & Brenda participated in a telephone conversation with AAM representative Martha Sharma in regards to the November 1, 2016 decision letter to table the reaccreditation decision pending concerns. The report due to AAM in April 2017 will address the concerns cited in the AAM letter (dated November 2016) and the Museum’s plan for progress to address those concerns. The Museum is able to write a letter to respond/ clarify areas on the report. The Museum does not need to address the items in the visiting committee report given. The final reaccreditation report from the Museum to AAM will demonstrate progress on the plan that was submitted in April 2017. The final report is due by the end of the year and will be reviewed by the AAM reaccreditation commission in February 2018. The Museum has hired the Museum Management Consultants to assess the entire Museum. Major concerns of the