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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Thursday March 30, 2006
12:00 p.m.
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Pro -Tern Staff Liaison: Jill Stilwell
Chairperson: Patrick Moran Phone: 207-9888 (h)
Vice -Chair: Sue Beck-Ferkiss
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Thursday March 30, 2006 at 12:00 p.m. The
following members were present:
Board Members present: Jack Steele, Ann Wilmsen, Carol Ann Hixon, Diane Gaede
Board Members absent: Patrick Moran, Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Ayleen Burns
Staff Members present: Jill Stilwell, Cheryl Donaldson, Gail Budner
Guests Present: Kathy Jones, FCCVB
Call to Order— (12:03 p.m.) Jill Stilwell
II. Consideration of agenda — no changes
III. Consideration of minutes - No changes were made to the February 23, 2006 minutes.
Dr. Gaede motioned to approve the February 23rd minutes and Ms. Hixon seconded.
Passed unanimously.
IV. Public Input - A CSU Speech and Communications student attended the meeting.
V. Update of Fort Collins Museum/Discovery Science Center Partnership - Cheryl Donaldson updated the
Board about the development of a roundtable to determine the governance model of the partnership. Sub
committees will be formed to discuss visitor experience and long term sustainability. The uniqueness of
the City and a private entity combining to create a center honoring both culture and science was
discussed. A professional consultant may be hired to do a feasibility study for this community. Ms.
Donaldson stated that the Cultural Resources Board may be asked to look at the governance model and
provide feedback and input to the City Council. Mr. Steele inquired about fees and how the revenues
will be split and was told that this issue has not yet been decided.
VI. Review Guideline changes for Creation of Tier 4 - A sub committee (Dr. Gaede, Ms. Beck-Ferkiss, and
Mr. Moran) was formed to address the development of new rules and regulations for this Tier. Dr. Gaede
will coordinate and schedule their first meeting. No official amount of money nor a possible deadline
was determined at this time. Further discussions will take place at the next meeting when more members
of the Board are present.
417 West Magnolia • Fort Collins, CO 80521-2646 • (970) 221-6735 • FAX (970) 484-0424
VII. Fort Fund
- Ms. Hixon revised the matrix for application evaluations. The Board discussed the need to revise
the application to now match the matrix. A sub committee (Ms. Hixon, Dr. Gaede, and Mr.
Steele) will work on the revision with the target completion deadline being late summer for the
January session. Ms. Stilwell and Dr. Gaede will then work with IT to create an on-line form on
the Fort Fund website.
- Dr. Gaede will write a Soap Box during the first week of May.
- A motion was made to officially change the application process to no longer require
presentations. Mr. Steele approved the motion and Dr. Gaede seconded it.
- The time for the funding session on April 26, 2006 was changed from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
because of a conflict for Dr. Gaede. The back up funding session for April 27, 2006 at noon was
cancelled.
VIII. Liaison Reports
- Carol Ann Hixon will be the alternate liaison for Patrick Moran for the DDA 'Beet Street'
IX. Review of Past Fort Fund Events - none
X. Staff Reports - none
XL Other Business - The Board went into Executive Session at 1:27 p.m. to review the
Museum/Discovery Center sites
XIL Adjournment: 1:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail Budner
Administrative Clerk 11