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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 06/24/2021Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, June 24, 2021 – 5:30 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 6/24/21– MINUTES Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 PM ROLL CALL  Board Members Present – Will Flowers (Chair), Zackery Klassen, Jean McGinnis, Aquiles Quiroga  Board Members Absent - Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice Chair), Jennifer Zidon  Staff Members Present - Jim McDonald, Jack Rogers, Liz Irvine, Solara Martin (Intern)  Guests AGENDA REVIEW CITIZEN PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consideration and approval of the minutes from April 22, 2021. Jean McGinnis made a motion to accept the minutes. Zackery Klassen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Will Flowers (Chair), Zackery Klassen, Jean McGinnis, Aquiles Quiroga. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS  Visit Fort Collins – Email update from Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, read by Jim McDonald: o Lodging tax was down 40% year to date. o Tourism Improvement District – If the minimum number of hotel petitions are received within the approved timeline, then the fee would be assessed starting in August 2021. o Leisure travel is outpacing business travel. Visit Fort Collins is doubling their efforts to capture that business.  Cultural Resources Board Future Meetings Discussion o The Board discussed whether future meetings should be held in-person, virtually or as a hybrid. The Board decided that this agenda item should be added to the July 2021 agenda for further discussion.  Fort Fund Guideline Discussion o Jim McDonald discussed the need to delay revising the Fort Fund Guidelines until 2022 due to the continued limited ability to engage with the community in person and the limited time to get recommendations approved. Jim noted that revising the guidelines is an action item in the Arts and Culture Master Plan. The DocuSign Envelope ID: 47628397-C64D-4F1B-921B-8A1D4AC79F51 Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, June 24, 2021 – 5:30 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 6/24/21– MINUTES Page 2 Board agreed with this direction. o Zackery Klassen raised the question of revising questions on the Fort Fund Grant application to gain more details about programs and events. Staff will work with Zackery and the Board to refine the questions.  Jack Rogers, Director, The Lincoln Center o Jack Rogers gave an overview of the 2020 - 2021 season and activity at The Lincoln Center and how the pandemic had both positive and negative effects. He also presented an overview of the new 2021-2022 season. DIRECTOR’S REPORT  Jim McDonald shared that both the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and the Gardens on Spring Creek have seen a growing increase in attendance. Art in Public Places is busy with Pianos About Town, painting of transformer cabinets and other projects. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT: Zackery Klassen made a motion to adjourn at 6:50 PM. Jean McGinnis seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Will Flowers (Chair), Zackery Klassen, Jean McGinnis, Aquiles Quiroga. Respectfully submitted, Liz Irvine Business Support lll Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on _______________________ __________________ Date Will Flowers, Chair DocuSign Envelope ID: 47628397-C64D-4F1B-921B-8A1D4AC79F51 9/24/2021 | 7:43 AM PDT