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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting —Thursday, October 25, 2007
12:00 p.m..
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO 80521
11 Council Liaison: David Roy Staff Liaison: Jill Stilwell 11
Chairperson: Patrick Moran Phone: 207-9888 (h)
Vice -Chair: Sue Beck-Ferkiss 11
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
The following members were present:
Board Members present: Patrick Moran, Jack Steele, Carol Ann Hixon
Susan Marshall, Diane Gaede, Sue Beck-Ferkiss
Board Members absent: Ann Wilmsen
Staff Members present: Jill Stilwell, Gail Budner, Cheryl Donaldson, Marty Heffernan
Guests Present: Cathy Jones-FCCVB, Rachel Herrera -Arts Alive
Call to Order - (12:05 p.m.) Mr. Moran
II. Consideration of agenda: Mr. Steele requested adding a discussion on a possible schedule change for the
December Board meeting.
III. Consideration and approval of minutes of September 27, 2007:
Dr. Gaede made a motion to accept the minutes as amended.
Mr. Steele seconded the motion..
Passed unanimously.
IV. Public Input: none
V. Fort Collins Museum/Discovery Science Center Partnership Update:
Ms. Donaldson presented the update. Plans currently include having dual staffs with two executive
directors managing the facility. The City and the Discovery Science Center are currently waiting for
Council approval of the partnership agreement before moving ahead with the project. Ms. Donaldson
also discussed possible uses for the present museum and their associated structures.
VI. Cultural Plan — Ms. Stilwell presented a draft of the plan to the Board for their review and requested
their feedback at the November meeting. Ms. Stilwell would like the draft to be sanctioned by the
Cultural Resources Board before it goes to City Council to be adopted.
417 West Magnolia • Fort Collins, CO 80521-2646 • (970) 221-6735 • FAX (970) 484-0424
VI1. Fort Fund Workshops Update:
Tier 4 Workshop:
Mr. Steele and Ms. Beck-Ferkiss discussed what their needs were to conduct the workshop on
November 14th. Board members made suggestions for the description, application, guidelines and
matrix revisions, along with the requirements and the possible legalities of implementing this new tier.
Winning Fort Fund Grants Workshop:
The Board reviewed the workshop, which took place October 24th. Ms. Budner passed out a list of
frequently asked questions by the participants for the Board to review and consider in the preparations
for the Tier 4 Workshop.
VIII. 2008 Work Plan: The Board reviewed and amended the 2007 Work Plan. They will approve the 2008
Plan, due by November 30th, to the Council Liaison at November's Board meeting.
IX. Liaison Reports: Ms. Marshall reported on her recent attendance at a DBA meeting and her interest in
speaking more with the Board regarding the DBA's and DDA's updates and discussions related to City
wayfinding issues. Due to the breadth and depth of other time sensitive discussions, the Board ran
short on time for further reports.
X. Review of Past Fort Fund Events: Due to the breadth and depth of other time sensitive discussions, the
Board ran short on time for this item.
Xl. Staff Reports: none
XII. Other Business: Ms. Marshall raised concerns over the timing issue regarding the Board running out
of time for Liaison Reports and for reviewing past Fort Fund events. Ms. Stilwell will add "Hot
Topics From the Liaisons" as a new discussion item on future agendas. Some of the Board members
agreed to review written questions from Fort Fund applicants. Ms. Budner would then e-mail the reply
to the inquiring organization. Cathy Jones, of the FCCVB, reported on the new partnership with the
City on their Portal Into Fort Collins website.
XIII. Adjournment: 2:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Gail Budner
Administrative Clerk II