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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting – Thursday, November 29, 2018
12:00 p.m.
Lincoln Center, Columbine Room, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Council Liaison: Mayor Wade Troxell Staff Liaison: Mr. Jim McDonald
Chairperson: Mr. Will Flowers Email: Will@WillFlowers.com
Vice Chairperson:
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at
12:00
p.m. The following members were present:
Board Members present: Mr. Will Flowers, Ms. Jane Folsom, Mr. Jesse Solomon,
Ms. Lili Francuz, Ms.Tedi Cox
Board Members absent: Ms. Vicki Fogel Mykles
Staff Members present: Mr. Jim McDonald, Ms. Liz Irvine
1. Call to Order: 12:01 p.m. – Mr. Flowers
2. Roll Call
3. Agenda Review
4. Citizen Participation: Mr. Michael Short, member of the APP Board attended
5. Approval of Minutes (October 25, 2018)
a. Consideration and approval of the minutes from October 25, 2018. Ms.
Folsom made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Mr. Solomon
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6. New Business
a. Introduction of Jim McDonald as the new Director of Cultural Services. Mr.
McDonald noted how pleased he was to be in this position. He stated that
he had met with most of the Board before the meeting, but only had one
more Board member to meet with one on one.
b. Fort Fund. Project Support II was discussed, Mr. McDonald announced that
it had been revised and noted that Mr. Flowers, Ms. Mykles and Ms. Irvine
plus Ms. Cox’s input went into revising the grant. It is posted on the
website with a closing date of January 6, 2019. Previous applicants have
been directly emailed to let them know of the opportunity. Mr. McDonald
stated that there was also that a press release through the City’s
communications department. Mr. McDonald stated that staff has reviewed
2017 grants to make sure grantees have filed their final reports. Attention to
timelines for reporting will be monitored by staff on a monthly basis.
McDonald stated that the upcoming April Grant application will be revised.
Mr. Solomon requested that the budget part be more simplified into a tab if
possible.
c. Individual Artist Grant. Ms. Francuz suggested that the Cultural Resources
Board consider a new granting category that would support professional
development for individual artists. After some conversation, the Board
decided that they need to look into this further, and requested staff to
research the issue. It was decided to revisit the topic in late spring/summer.
d. Partnering with Other Departments. It was suggested that information needs
to be clarified regarding partnering with other departments in the City. Mr.
McDonald noted that he is already planning to meet with Josh Birks in
Economic Health.
7. Retreat.
a. The board discussed the need for a retreat but finding a time would be
difficult with Cultural Plan development and funding cycles. The Board
decided that it would be best to postpone until later in the year.
8. Draft Letter for intro to Liaison.
a. The Board decided that it would like to have the grantees notified of their
liaison when the grantee receives the notification of their award
9. Marketing/Advertising.
a. Mr. McDonald advised the Board that he was meeting with Amanda King,
City’s Director of Communications this week to discuss City support of the
Department.
10. Other Business.
a. Mr. Short, noting that he was representing himself and not the APP Board,
asked the Board which APP/Broadband option they were supporting. The
Board and Mr. Short discussed the issue. Mr. Flowers noted that the Board
sent correspondence to the City Administration on October 30, 2018 noting
their support for “Option D.” It was noted that “Option C” was being
proposed and Flowers suggested that if any board members individually
would like to contact the administration and Council to support another
version they should. During the discussion, McDonald explained how,
according to the City Ordinance, APP Utility funds were calculated and
dispersed, noting that in future years it was unknown the amount of the
APP funds generated by broad brand since it was tied to construction costs.
b. Mr. McDonald asked the Board if they would be interested in cohosting a
welcome reception with the APP Board to welcome Mr. McDonald to the
new position – the Board agreed to the proposal.
c. Reports. Ms. Francuz gave a report on PhotoArk at the Museum of
Discovery. Ms. Irvine read Ms. Mykles report on the Little Mermaid
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Adjournment: 2:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Liz Irvine
Secretary