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soon be accommodated only above ground and the parking garage of the National Air and Space Museum will be reserved for the parking of staff and credentialed volunteers and docents.  Acknowledging that there has been no known threat of terrorism in any of the Smithsonian's garages, he cited long-standing concerns about the vulnerability of the NASM garage and a recommendation from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  The Secretary expressed regret at the loss of parking spaces for weekend visitors, adding that he hoped the inconvenience to the staff and the public could be minimized over time.

The Committee discussed Coopers and Lybrand's plan of audit for fiscal year 1986 funds, the scope and costs of which generally conform to last year's audit (except changes reflecting the need to review Quadrangle construction and other areas specifically requested by management). In discussion it was noted that most of Coopers and Lybrand's recommendations from prior years had been adopted by Smithsonian management where they had made sense on a cost-benefit basis. Coopers and Lybrand were reminded to feel free to communicate directly with the Committee if they felt a need at any time.

Mr. Jameson described for the Committee actions which had been taken in response to the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (P.L.97-255) since the Committee's first discussion of the Institution's internal controls on November 20, 1984.

Miss Leven and her associates gave a presentation on Smithsonian Business Management Activities, drawing the Committee's attention to the recent enhancements of the Mail Order program, the refurbishment of several museum shops, the new museum shop in the American History Museum, and an improved warehouse facility.  It was suggested in discussion that further efforts might be made to reduce warehousing costs, where possible, by more effective scheduling of vendors' shipments.  The meeting concluded with a tour of the museum shops in the American History Museum.

[[underlined]] Report of the ad hoc Committee on Museum Admissions [[/underlined]]

The [[underlined]] ad hoc [[/underlined]] committee of the Regents, established at the May 5, 1986 meeting of the Board to examine aspects of instituting voluntary contributions or admissions charges for visitors at the Smithsonian museums should budget cuts so dictate, held its first meeting on June 4. The committee discussed an outline to a comprehensive approach to the study which the committee would need to consider in bringing its findings to the Regents.  Key points included: that the funds raised by either voluntary contributions or mandatory charges would need to be appealingly solicited and dedicated to augmenting or restoring public services, such as the installation of new exhibitions; as a first step the Institution should make a more deliberate effort to enroll visitors in the Smithsonian Associates, perhaps by offering more tangible benefits; that the committee and the Regents need to have a clearer demographic profile of visitors from a professional survey; and that the staff ought to consider conducting a short term experiment of soliciting at the door.