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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Thursday, October 26, 2006
12:00 p.m.
Webster House, 301 E. Olive St. Fort Collins, CO 80521
11 Council Liaison: Karen Weitkunat Staff Liaison: Jill Stilwell 11
Chairperson: Patrick Moran Phone: 207-9888 (h)
Vice -Chair: Sue Beck-Ferkiss
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 12:00 p.m.
The following members were present:
Board Members present: Carol Ann Hixon, Ann Wilmsen, Susan Beck-Ferkiss
Jack Steele, Ayleen Burns, Diane Gaede
Board Members absent: Patrick Moran
Staff Members present: Jill Stilwell, Cheryl Donaldson, Marty Heffernan, Gail Budner
Guests Present: Cathy Jones/FCCVB
L Call to Order— (12:10 p.m.) Ms. Beck-Ferkiss
II. Consideration of agenda — No Changes
III. Consideration and approval of minutes of September 28, 2006:
Ms. Beck-Ferkiss made a motion to accept the minutes as amended.
Ms. Wilmsen seconded the motion.
Passed Unanimously.
IV. Public Input: none
V. Arts and Humanities Month Follow -Up:
Ms. Hixon will send Thank You notes to the participants who attended the kick-off event at the
Museum. The Board discussed suggestions for the Medallion of Peace Award that Arts Alive will be
presenting in February of 2007.
VI. Fort Fund Updates:
Application and Guideline Revisions:
The Board discussed transitioning the 2007 Fort Fund applicants from using the old application
form to the revised form for the January session. Applicants will then be required to use the
new form for the April and June sessions. They also discussed options on how to make sure
that previous applicants are made aware of the application change.
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Tier 4 implementation timing:
The application for this new tier will need to be approved by Darin Atteberry, the City
Manager through Marty Heffernan, the Director of Cultural, Library and Recreation Services.
The implementation date, likely to be June 2008, will be reviewed by the Board after their
approval. An Education Campaign and timeline was discussed. The Board would prefer that
the recipient of the award have an 18 month window for their event to occur.
VII. Work Plan for 2007
The Board revised the 2006 Work Plan for 2007. Ms. Budner will e-mail the Board a completed draft
for their consideration and approval. The new Work Plan is due to the City Clerk's office by
November 30th.
VIII. Liaison Reports
Fort Collins Museum — Mr. Steele led a discussion regarding businesses being generally unsupportive
of the Museum's Native American Music Festival. The Board made recommendations for improving
support.
IX. SCFD Questionnaire:
A survey will be done after the November election to gauge community support. It was suggested that
if this survey is done by telephone, it not be a recorded message.
X. Review of Past Fort Fund Events:
Ms. Beck-Ferkiss suggested that Board members may want to begin e-mailing each other a copy of
their Liaison Reports rather than waiting to share them at the Board meetings. Ms. Budner will keep a
file of the Reports and also one for Thank You notes and letters sent to the CRB.
XI. Staff Reports:
Mr. Heffernan informed the Board about changes within the 2007 budget for the City. Ms. Stilwell
discussed the Cultural Facilities Plan. She reported that she will be the Project Manager and that a
consultant has recently been chosen . The Board will become involved in recommendations and
decisions regarding a potential new facility.
XII. Other Business: none
XIII Adjournment: 2:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail Budner
Administrative Clerk 11