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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Wednesday, January 25, 2006
3:00 p.m..
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO 80521
Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat Staff Liaison: Jill Stilwell
Chairperson: Patrick Moran Phone: 207-9888 (h)
Vice -Chair: Ann Wilmsen
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.
The following members were present:
Board Members present: Ayleen Bums, Jack Steele, Patrick Moran, Carol Ann Hixon, Susan Beck-
Ferkiss, Ann Wilmsen, Diane Gaede.
Board Members absent: None
Staff Members present: Jill Stilwell, Gail Budner
Guests Present: None
I. Call to Order — (3:15p.m.) Mr. Moran
II. Consideration of agenda - No Changes
III. Consideration of Minute
December 15: Mr. Steele corrected his statement regarding the Christmas Rose as an "entertaining
evening" instead of a "very good performance".
Ms. Beck-Ferkiss motioned to approve the December 15`h minutes as amended; the December 8"i, 2005
minutes as presented; and the October 27, 2005 as presented.
Seconded — Ms. Hixon
Passed Unanimously
IV. 2005 Annual Report Review
The Board reviewed the 2005 Annual Report. Mr. Steele recommended changing the section
on "The Role of the CRB". Staff will change that section by bulleting each focus area as opposed to
paragraph form. Mr. Steele motioned to submit the 2005 Annual Report as amended. Ms. Hixon
seconded the motion. Passed unanimously.
V. Report on Patrick Moran's meeting with Council Liaison
Mr. Moran and Ms. Burns meet with the Convention and Visitors Bureau to discuss a possible
compromise on how the lodging tax is allocated to the CVB and the Fort Fund program. The
discussion centered around a proposal for the tax to be split 70/30, with the CVB receiving 70% of the
tax collected and the Fort Fund program receiving 30%. The CVB agreed, as part of the split, that
they would provide a cultural calendar on-line that is well maintained and has high exposure, promote
Fort Collins as a cultural destination regionally, and include culture and the arts in the content of what
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the CVB promotes in general. The Board`supported the idea of a 70/30 split in connection with the
CVB agreeing to provide the above mentioned. Ms. Beck-Ferkiss also stated that the 30% was
agreeable because it did not decrease the amount of funding currently going into Fort Fund, thus
would not diminishing the program.
Due to time constraints, the Board agreed to have a special meeting to continue the discussion
on Mr. Moran's meeting with council liaison, Karen Weitkunat.
VI. Review of Fort Fund proposals: none
VII. Fort Fund Discussion and Recommendations
The board reviewed 20 Fort Fund grant applications and developed their funding
recommendations. The Board requested staff send letter to Ethos West and the Northern Colorado
Artists Association explaining how they could improve their applications. The Board also requested
staff send a letter to the Fort Collins Museum Foundation asking if they had considered changing their
event date so it wouldn't conflict with Thunder in the Rockies or collaborating with the NCIPA
Powwow. A suggestion was also made to update the budget page in the application to differentiate
between secured and pending funding.
The Board requested staff send out a press release once Council approved the Fort Fund
recommendations, and place it on the City's website front page. Dr. Gaede agreed to write a soap
box about Fort fund and the impact of culture on tourism and the economy.
Mr. Steele and Ms. Hixon recommended reviewing the scoring matrix at an upcoming
meeting. Board members will send any suggestions for changes to the scoring matrix via e.mail to Mr.
Steele or Ms. Hixon
Dr. Gaede motioned to submit recommendations for Fort Fund disbursements to City Council
as outlined in the attached spreadsheet.
Mr. Steele seconded.
Passed unanimously.
VIII. Review of Past Fort Fund Events:
Senior Prom: Ms. Wilmsen attended and reported it was a well attended event.
IX. Continued Discussion on meeting with City Council Liaison:
Tabled to special meeting, scheduled for February 2, 2006 at 9:15 a.m. at Lincoln Center.
X. Committee Reports — none
XI. Staff Reports: none
XII. Other Business:
XIII. Adjournment: 6:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Director of Cultural Services