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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 03/23/1988CITY OF FORT COLLINS CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD Wednesday, March 23, 1988 4:45 pm Lincoln Center Present: William Kneeland, Ruth Hornberger, Anne Steely, Jane Folsom, Jane Nevrivy, James Weitz Absent: Christine Jones Staff: David Siever, Mark Breimhorst, Brian Moroney, Edwina Echevarria, Linda Green Guest: Bruce Freestone I Call to order - 5:20 pm by Vice -chair Anne Steely II Consideration of agenda - 1,1,009 - No changes. III Consideration of minutes of February 24, 1988 - 1,1,018 Revised minutes clarifying designation portion of minutes was distributed. William Kneeland moved to accept minutes with change, seconded by Jane Nevrivy,'passed 5-0. IV Staff Reports - 1,1,044 Brian Moroney - Fort Collins Museum Mr. Moroney distributed a written report. He highlighted: -Legislation concerning loans to Museums was passed. -Exhibits: Current - "Among Ancient Ruins" Upcoming - "Architectural Craftsmen"- in conjunction with this exhibit, the Museum is planning to invite representatives from local historical organizations to the opening.- Mr. Moroney and Ms. Echevarria to meet discuss if this could be part of Preservation Week activities. -Light bulb collection and conservation of Miller painting. -Tours and other programs including volunteer training. -Karen Eberhardt working to sort out donations/loans that would be covered by new legislation. V David Siever - Lincoln Center, 1,1,158 Mr. Siever distributed a written report. He highlighted: -End of Year Statistics -Colorado Council Grant - Lincoln Center was ranked at top. -Sculpture Garden fundraising going slowly but will be done by deadline. -Ceiling to lobby will have to be replaced due to water damage. -Update on upcoming shows. -Next art exhibit: Poudre Valley Art League. Edwina Echevarria - Historic Preservation, 1,1,264 -The meeting on the car barn designation tentatively set for April 13 has been cancelled. The Historic Preservation staff is continuing to obtain input regarding the designation from other city departments. Board decidedto hold designation proceedings for the present. -Ward Smith Cabin has been moved to Livermore -see attached -It's too late for any Choices '95 but it was suggested that staff work through Barb Cain and Jim Cox, who are on the committee. -National Preservation Week - City will make a proclamation to designate May as Historic Preservation month. There will be a mixer at the Museum and there will be a presentation of the Friends of Preservation Award. Other ideas include having the Triangle Review include an activity from manual each week during May. An ad hoc committee was set up to nominate people for the award. James Weitz and Jane Nevrivy volunteered to serve on that committee. Committee Reports Incentives Committee - William Kneeland, 1,1,477 Invitation to next week's meeting has gone out - members of the CRB have been included. Discussed at this meeting will be the designation process. A report on the results will be presented at next meeting. Old Fort Site - Jane Nevrivy, 1,2,019 Ross Loomis is helping with the project. The goal is still to have this completed by Preservation week. Museum Sub -Committee - Jane Folsom - 1,2,028 Committee is taking a different avenue. The interest seems to be in special projects. The first project that seems to be of interest to people is the restoration of the Old Fire Truck. A mailing will be made to interested parties concerning their role in the project, i.e. manpower, donations, etc. The main obstacle will be a storage/work area. Maybe the Car Barn could be used. Other spaces suggested where County space on Shields. Mr. Moroney to check into these possibilities. The Museum is also looking for temporary storage for the next exhibit. If anyone knows of any, please call Mr. Moroney. Mrs. Hornberger suggested checking with Old Town to see if one of the empty stores could be used for temporary storage. Larimer County Preservation Trust - Jim Weitz, 1,2,111 H was out of Town for last meeting but little was happening while the cabin project was underway. Choices '95 - David Siever, 1,2,117 There was be a Joint meeting with the members of the Parks 3 Recreation Committee. Museum storage has been identified as a prime 0 need. All kinds of options are being discussed. The downtown vs. south of town is still a major issue. One interesting idea that did come up was to build a 2500 seat indoor theatre along the Poudre River and use the same stage in connection with an outdoor amphitheatre. Mr. Siever suggested that a member of CRB start attending the meetings. Jane Folsom volunteered to act as a liaison to the committee from CRB. An outdoor art show idea came up - Mr. Siever and Mrs. Hornberger to meet separately and discuss the idea. Downtown Plan - Jane Folsom - 1,2,251 Mrs. Folsom presented plan that Ross Consulting Group has done for city, in regards to downtown area. It overlaps Choices '95 somewhat but is concentrated in downtown area. She will continue to attend meetings and keep Board updated. VI Arts Tax - Bruce Freeston - 1,2,340 Mr. Freestone distributed some background information on this idea. The legistration is House Bill 1138 which was signed into law in May of 1986. He explained that Larimer County would be eligible to set up a tax district but it would have to go on the ballot. The benefit is that 1/10 of 1 cent of sales tax would be distributed to arts groups. There is not a set criteria for how the split would occur in our county and that would have to be decided later. There are some restrictions as to who can receive the funds, but local governments are eligible along with 501(c) non-profit groups. There is an organzational meeting scheduled for April 5 at the Loveland Museum of interested people who wish to work on this project. The idea is to get a grassroots support network going and then see if it can be put on this November as a ballot issue. A county cultural commission would have to be set up to handle the funds. A tentative timeline has been worked out and the steering committee will be looking for support letters. Fundraising will have to be done to cover costs of getting this on the ballot, approximately $100,000. ACTION: This item will be added as a separate agenda item and discussed at the next meeting to address Cultural Resources Board's participation in this project. VII Fort Fund Guidelines - 2,1,376 Mrs. Green discussed suggested changes in guidelines and procedures. Major changes included format changes, added clear priorities (i.e. must be an event), and reporting requirements (changed to 60 days). The Board discussed procedural suggestions. ACTION: Jane Folsom moved to accept option No. 1 - only CRB members will act as liaisons to funded organizations - seconded by Willaim Kneeland, passed 5-0. A final report form to be used by CRB liaisons will be submitted at next meeting for approval. ACTION: James Weitz moved to accept guidelines and procedural changes, seconded by Jane Nevrivy, passed 5-0. Liaisons to upcoming events were assigned as follows: Dance Connection - Jim Weitz Cinco de Mayo - Jim Weitz and Jane Folsom Front Range Chamber Players - Jane Nevrivy Asian Fest - Anne Steely Foothills Civic Theatre - William Kneeland Several final reports from other funding sessions were distributed. There will also be some minor changes to these reports to clarify. Mrs. Green distributed a few letters asking for changes to previous proposals. The Board discussed each with the following actions: -Accepted changes as submitted by Dance Connection - Linda Green to draft a letter for signature by Christine Jones. -Denied proposed change by Canyon Concert Ballet - Linda Green to draft a letter for signature by Christine Jones. -Letters to acknowlege returned funds from cancelled events will also be sent - Linda Green to draft, Christine Jones to sign. VIII Community Opinion Survey Report - David Siever - 2,2,181 Mr. Siever had a copy of the community opinion survey. He will have copies made of pertinent pages and these will be sent out with the minutes. The survey can be discussed at the next meeting. IX Other Business - 2,2,202 Mr. Siever announced that Kathyrn Garcia has resigned her position with the Fort Collins Council on the Arts and Humanities. There is no firm plan at this time for replacement. Since they have been taking care of the Avery House, this is a concern for the city which will need to be worked out with the Council. William Kneeland moved to adjourn, seconded by Jane Folsom, meeting adjourned- 7:20 pm. Resp tfully sub t d, Linda Green Secretary