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CITY OF *DRT COLLINS
Cultural Resources Board
Wednesday, April 24, 1985 - 4:45 p.m.
Lincoln Center
MINUTES
Board Present: Barbara Cain, Jack Curfman, Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, Anne Steely,
Jim Weitz, Michael Griffith
Board Absent: Alyce Milton
Staff Present: Dave Siever, Brian Moroney, Mark Breimhorst, Sherry Albertson -Clark,
Edwina Echevarria
I The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Cain, Vice -Chairperson.
II The agenda for tonight's meeting was approved.
III The minutes of the March 27, 1985 meeting were approved as written.
IV Staff Reports
A. Museum, Mr. Moroney reporting:
1. The application deadline for the Curator of Interpretation position
is May 10. It will then take about 1 month to select and get that person on board.
2. The tour season is upon us, with May booked heavily.
3. So far, we are still looking for someone to work at the Museum on
Sundays.
June 30. 4. The Navajo Textiles Exhibit is up now and will be exhibited through
5. Preliminary 1986 budget papers are due to department heads next Monday.
6. CWAM Annual meeting will be held on May 16-19, in Estes Park.
7. The Museum will begin further construction on the Upper Boxelder
Schoolhouse project as soon as contractors can be approached and selected and
contracts signed.
B. Historic Preservation - Mrs. Albertson -Clark reporting
1. Posters and fliers on Preservation Week, May 12-18 will be distributed
this week.
2. The Mayor is scheduled to proclaim May 12-18 as "Preservation Week"
at the April 30 City Council meeting.
3. Mrs. Albertson -Clark recently spoke to the Landmarks Resources
organization in Colorado Springs recently regarding our historic preservation program
here in Fort CoA ins.
Cultural Resources BoarPMINUTES of April 24, 1985, Page 2
4. The Old Town alley -naming item was deleted from the recent City Council
agenda and will be decided at the May 21 Council meeting.
C. Lincoln Center
Mr. Siever reporting
1. Mr. Siever will attend a Colorado Council on the Arts & Humanities
meeting in Denver to apprise the Council of the impact of the Rocky Mountain Arts
Consortium on the areas of Colorado outside of Denver.
2. The 7 finalists for the Technical Director position have been selected
and will be interviewed soon.
3. The Lincoln Center League Board of Directors will meet in May and elect
2 new members.
4. The computer installation in the box office will take place this summer.
The computer set up is a $30,000 investment, which will facilitate greatly the ticket
accounting process.
5. The Birthday Ball will be held on October 12, with Mrs. Cain chairing
the Birthday Ball committee.
Mr. Breimhorst reporting:
6. $1650 has been pledged so far for FANS (Friends Annual Support).
7. The Art in PUblic Places Symposium was held yesterday and was very
successful.
Mr. Weitz brought up the suggestion that maybe now is a good time to
approach the County for funds to support cultural programs in Fort Collins (and
possibly in other cities in Larimer County), in lieu of the recent success of this
idea in Jefferson County. The Board then discussed this idea.
V Canyon West Room Update - City Council considered the proposed Canyon :Jest Rood,
project at its recent work session. The project is expected to cost $150,000, with
the City being asked to fund $100,000 and $50,000 coming from private sources.
Lincoln Center Birthday Ball proceeds will go toward the project, and corporations are
being approached fnr funds,
VI Other Business
A. The Old Post Office - The Board discussed the status of the Old Post Office,
in light of the fact that its current owners have stated that they wish to sell the
property, due to its economic burden on them.
The meeting adjourned at 6 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Edwina Echevarria, Secretary
Cultural Resources Board