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VOTED that the Executive Committee of the Board Of Regents, acting on behalf of the Board, names the pool in the Sculpture Garden of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in honor of Mrs. Charlotte Lehrman in grateful recognition of the beneficence of the Jacob and Charlotte Lehrman Foundation.

In mid-November the Executive Committee also approved, on behalf of the Board, a proposed motion to establish three financial reserves to facilitate the closing of the books for fiscal year 1987 funds and to provide necessary financial flexibility in the face of several significant transactions which were then pending. This latter action is documented in the Financial Report below.

[[underline]]REPORT OF THE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE[[/underline]]

The Audit and Review Committee opened its October 8, 1987 meeting with a brief overview of the procurement and installation of storage equipment at the Museum Support Center. An outline of the difficulties experienced in equipping the storage pods of the Center highlighted problems associated with the planned application of new storage technologies and unforeseen limitations of the contractor, who has been terminated from the project. Current plans for corrective action include the reprocurement of the construction and storage cabinets under separate contracts, taking advantage, where possible, of reusable designs and specifications. As now scheduled, construction of the concrete decks in storage pods 1, 2, and 4 should be completed by December 1988 and the cabinetry should be manufactured and installed in phases ending no later than June 1991. While the contractor has filed claims totalling $7.5 million against GSA, and the Institution's ultimate liability requires careful review, the Institution's most serious damages are related most directly to adverse effects on its programs and staff morale. Despite the delays in the installation of proper storage equipment and the complexities inherent in a move of this scope, over 300,000 specimens have been moved into "wet" storage and pod #3 and the move has not stopped as the museums continue to make preparations and in some instances move objects to temporary storage cabinets in that pod. Nonetheless, the furred moves at both the Natural History and American History museums have disrupted plans for returning certain halls to exhibition use, have delayed placing objects in a more tightly controlled environment, and have reflected poorly on the Institution's planning processes. Several lessons have been learned: that construction based on a design at the "cutting edge" of technology should generally be avoided, or if necessary should be assumed to cost extra time and money; that the selection of a contractor should be based in large measure on proven ability to perform, not simply on the lowest bid; and that integral furnishings should be designed, estimated, and bid at the same time as the building's envelope.

The Committee discussed approaches and outlets for research at the National Museum of American History, including exhibit-related research, that which is published, that which is based on collections, research in response to public inquiries, research for public programs and performances, and special directed research projects. The discussion also touched on trends and new developments in scholarly research in the