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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD - MINUTES - 05/22/2025 Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, May 22, 2025 – 5:30 PM Center for Creativity, White Pine Room CALL TO ORDER: 5:34 PM ROLL CALL • Board Members Present –Sheri Emerick (Chair), Conner Horak-Flood (Vice- Chair), Cori Hixon, Jessica MacMillan, Eleanor VanDeusen , Leslie Walker • Board Members Remote – • Board Members Absent – • Staff Members Present – Solara Clark, Cheryl Donaldson -Moses • Guest(s) – Vicki Fogel Mykles, Nancy Zola AGENDA REVIEW • Agenda i tem B “Visit Fort Collins Update” on New Business was removed. Katy Schneider was unable to attend the meeting. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION • Nancy Zola from the Art in Public Places Board attended the meeting to observe. • Vicki Fogel Mykles, a previous Cultural Resources Board member, attended the meeting to say a final farewell to the Board. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Leslie Walker inquired about the state grant for Art Along Public Trails mentioned in the April minutes. The Board informed her of Katy Schneider’s update from the April meeting about the $20,000 grant to Visit Fort Collins. • Approval of April 2025 minutes. Cori Hixon made a motion to accept the minutes. Eleanor VanDeusen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS • Recognition – Vicki Fogel Mykles  Vicki Fogel Mykles was recognized by the Board for her 8.5 years of service. Sheri Emerick, Chair, presented Vicki with an award of recognition. • Fort Fund Program Changes – Presentation and Discussion  Solara Clark presented potential upcoming changes to the Fort Fund program, including shifting grant scoring to a community panel starting in 2026 and introducing an individual artist grant.  The Board voted anonymously to name the potential new individual artist grant. Between “FoCo Artist Grant” and “Artist Opportunity Grant”, “Artist Opportunity Grant” was the winner.  The Board asked questions regarding the changes and provided feedback on the subject. Subjects included Community Panel Selection, Payment, Board Liaison Assignments, Artist Opportunity Grant, etc.  Staff will review the feedback of the Board and make decisions regarding the changes to the program accordingly and update the Board in the near future. •June Special Event Scoring – Update  Solara Clark updated the Board on the Special Event Grant, June Deadline scoring process. The grant closes June 4 and will be sent to the Board for review no later than June 6.  There was brief discussion on the application from Foothills Unitarian Church for a special event theatrical production. The City Attorney's Office has approved it for scoring, despite the religious affiliation. DIRECTOR’S REPORT •Cheryl Donaldson-Moses updated the Board on the Gardens on Spring Creek’s 2025 Plant Sale. The Plant Sale was the most successful yet with a 23% increase in attendance. •Cheryl Donaldson -Moses informed the Board that the Nature All Around Us exhibit at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery opens Saturday, May 24, 2025 and will run all summer. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS •Jessica MacMillan attended the Northern Colorado Intertribal Powwow Association’s Powwow and Gregory Allicar Museum’s “Community Smog” exhibit. •Conner Horak-Flood was given a tour of the Gregory Allicar Museum by Board member Sheri Emerick. •Leslie Walker attended an exhibit at the Fort Collins Museum of Art. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT: •Jessica MacMillan made a motion to adjourn at 7:01 PM. Conner Horak-Flood seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Solara Clark Project Coordinator Min utes approved by the Chair and a vote of the Board/Commission on 06/26/25