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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD - MINUTES - 05/28/2024Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 5:30 PM, Columbine Room, The Lincoln Center 3/28/24– MINUTES Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: 5:35 PM ROLL CALL • Board Members Present –Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood, Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice- Chair), Audra Vaisbort, Leslie Walker (Chair) • Board Members Remote – Jessica MacMiller • Board Members Absent – Kelly Mosher • Staff Members Present – Solara Clark, Eileen May • Guest(s) – Jephta Bernstein AGENDA REVIEW • Katy Schneider is unable to attend the meeting. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Approval of March 2024 minutes. Jessica MacMillan made a motion to approve the minutes. Vicki Fogel Mykles seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood, Jessica MacMillan, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Audra Vaisbort, Leslie Walker. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Leslie Walker requested Solara Clark send out the marketing efforts of Visit Fort Collins referenced in the March 2024 Cultural Resources Board meeting. NEW BUSINESS • Eileen May, Director of Cultural Services – Introductions o Eileen May introduced herself to the Board and provided some information on her background. o The Board introduced themselves to Eileen. • Jephta Bernstein, Executive Director, Off the Hook Arts – Presentation o Jephta Bernstein reviewed Off the Hook Arts and what the organization does. o Jephta Bernstein informed the Board of Off the Hook Arts’ upcoming events in the Music Spoke Concert Series (see attachment). o There was a brief Q&A session between the Board and Jephta Bernstein about Off the Hook Arts. • Election of Chair and Vice-Chair o Solara Clark reviewed the process of electing a Chair and Vice-Chair. The Board briefly discussed the potential for Co-Chairs and one Vice-Chair. There was consensus to not move forward with Co-Chairs and to keep the Chair and Vice- Chair structure as the Board has done historically. Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 5:30 PM, Columbine Room, The Lincoln Center 3/28/24– MINUTES Page 2 o Election of Chair:  Vicki Fogel Mykles nominated Leslie Walker for Chair. Leslie Walker accepted the nomination.  Sheri Emerick motioned to vote for Chair. Jessica MacMillan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. o Election of Vice-Chair:  Leslie Walker nominated Vicki Fogel Mykles for Vice-Chair. Vicki Fogel Mykles accepted the nomination.  Conner Horak-Flood expressed interest in this role in the future and requested to be included in any mentoring and learning opportunities moving forward.  Sheri Emerick motioned to vote for Vice-Chair. Leslie Walker seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. • Capacity Building Workshops – Discussion and Next Steps o The Board discussed the background of the capacity building workshops for Eileen. The goal is to assist grantees based on what the Board sees is missing on the Fort Fund grant applications. o Leslie Walker reviewed some details about the capacity building workshop on fundraising. For simplicity, Corporate Sponsorships has been removed from this first workshop and the focus will be on Grant Writing and Fundraising.  The Board agreed that the Center for Creativity would be the location for these workshops. • Solara Clark is requested to check room availability at the Center for Creativity for September 16 and October 7, 2024.  The Board agreed that the workshop duration will be around 1.5 hours from 4 – 5:30 pm. This would accommodate a one hour presentation and 30 minute question and answer session.  Leslie Walker and Vicki Fogel Mykles are asked to get estimates for hiring a grant writer to present at the workshop.  Leslie Walker asked for volunteers to serve on the Capacity Building Workshops sub-committee. • Sub-Committee Members: Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood, Jessica MacMillan, Vicki Fogel Mykles, and Leslie Walker DIRECTOR’S REPORT • Eileen May reviewed some guidelines about Boards and Commissions: o Any group of three or more Board members is considered a public meeting and must be posted online. o Email should not be used to discuss business. o No emailing or texting other Board members during a meeting about topics Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 5:30 PM, Columbine Room, The Lincoln Center 3/28/24– MINUTES Page 3 discussed in the meeting. o All communication is subject to the Colorado Open Record Acts and can be requested by the public. o A member will be automatically removed if they have two unexcused absences or miss 25% of meetings in a calendar year (unless approved by staff). • Everyone should have received Fort Fund liaison assignments. Anyone with four or less assignments will be prioritized in the next round of grants. • Please email City Staff if you meet with anyone as a member of the Board (organization leadership, City Council, etc.) • Please send any key contacts to Eileen if you feel they should meet. • The Gardens on Spring Creek celebrated their 20th anniversary with over 750 community members in attendance on May 8th. • The Gardens on Spring Creek’s upcoming exhibition, Origami in the Garden, will open on June 1, 2024. • The Gardens on Spring Creek annual plant sale fundraiser was a huge success with ~$176,000 in net revenue. • The Center for Creativity will officially open in July. The creative industry night will be July 26, 2024 and the public grand opening will be July 27, 2024. Everyone on the Board will receive and invite. o Eileen and Solara will work on scheduling a tour of the building for the Board. • Art in Public Places has been working on Pianos About Town, transformer cabinets and the White Water Park Mural. • Laura Valdez, Co-Executive Director of the Museum of Discovery, has taken a job with Bohemian Foundation as their Community Programs Director. Her last day with the Museum is Friday, May 24, 2024. • The Museum of Discovery had a great opening of the Alebrijes exhibit and is currently still on display. • The Cultural Community Programs has served over 5,000 people and hired over 300 artists over the last two years. o The program will be evaluated in the near future. • The Lincoln Center will be announcing their 2024-2025 Season next week (week of May 27). BOARD MEMBER REPORTS • Audra Vaisbort attended the Leonardo! and Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience shows at The Lincoln Center. • Vicki Fogel Mykles attended Debut Theatre Company’s James and the Giant Peach performance. • Sheri Emerick attended the Centennial Children's Chorus concert, ARCINDA’s puppetry performance, and the Gregory Allicar Museum “Arts &” Student Showcase. Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 5:30 PM, Columbine Room, The Lincoln Center 3/28/24– MINUTES Page 4 •Conner Horak-Flood attended the Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association’s annual powwow and Founded in FoCo conference. •Jessica MacMillan attended the Fort Collins Symphony’s final season performance. •Leslie Walker attended OpenStage’s “Dance Nation” performance. OTHER BUSINESS •Leslie Walker asked the Board about next month’s agenda. o The Board requested Solara Clark present about the Fort Fund. Solara Clark will add this to the June agenda. •Kelly Mosher is unable to attend the Poudre Landmarks Foundation’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July event as their liaison. Leslie Walker offered to attend the event as the liaison. ADJOURNMENT: Jessica MacMillan made a motion to adjourn at 7:27 PM. Audra Vaisbort seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood, Jessica MacMillan, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Audra Vaisbort, Leslie Walker. Respectfully submitted, Solara Clark Project Coordinator