HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 03/28/2019Cultural Resources Board
Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. Lincoln Center, Columbine Room
03/28/2019 – MINUTES Page 1
1. CALL TO ORDER: 12:04 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL
• Board Members Present - Mr. Will Flowers, Ms. Jane Folsom, Ms. Lili Francuz,
Ms. Tedi Cox, Ms. Jennifer Zidon
• Board Members Absent - Ms. Vicki Fogel Mykles, Mr. Jesse Solomon
• Staff Members Present - Mr. Jim McDonald, Ms. Michelle Provaznik, Ms. Liz Irvine
3. AGENDA REVIEW
• Ms. Katy Schneider, Visit Fort Collins
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• Consideration and approval of the minutes from February 28, 2019. Ms. Tedi Cox
made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Ms. Lili Francuz seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
• Downtown Development Authority and Downtown Business Association Liaison -
Mr. Will Flowers spoke to the Board on what having a liaison could achieve. Ms.
Tedi Cox - more knowledge of activity in Fort Collins. Ms. Jenifer Zidon - might be a
great area for recruitment. Ms. Jane Folsom - encourage community support. Mr.
Will Flowers and Mr. Jim McDonald will follow up with the Downtown Development
Authority and the Downtown Business Association.
7. NEW BUSINESS
• Ms. Michelle Provaznik, Senior Manager Cultural Services – Gave a presentation on
the progress of construction at The Gardens at Spring Creek.
• Transfort Opportunity – Ms. Liz Irvine, informed the Board about the opportunity to
ride Transfort for free. Members were interested in obtaining a pass and staff will
schedule a time.
• Fort Fund Grant Application Review Process – Mr. Will Flowers presented the Board
with ideas of how they can streamline the process. The Board chose option 2 for the
next funding session for scoring parameters. Mr. Jim McDonald provided the Board
with the exact wording from the guidelines to assist the Board when they are
scoring.
Cultural Resources Board
Regular Meeting
Thursday, March 28, 2019 – 12:00 p.m. Lincoln Center, Columbine Room
03/28/2019 – MINUTES Page 2
• Ms. Katy Schneider, Visit Fort Collins - Updated the Board on the increase in
lodging inventory. Roughly 900 more hotel rooms may be added. January is usually
lowest month for lodging, but January was up 35%.
• FoCo Creates Arts and Culture Master Plan – Ms. Tedi Cox put forward a motion for
the Board to write a letter of support of the Plan to City Council. Mr. Will Flowers
was asked to draft the letter. Ms. Jane Folsom seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
8. DIRECTORS REPORT
• Fort Fund – Applications are open for Organizational Support and Project
Support. Organizational Support has 1 complete and 8 pending. Project Support
has 5 complete and 17 pending.
• Lincoln Center – Continuing to have a good winter with several performances
selling out.
• FoCo Creates – Total of 8 meetings/presentations were held over the last 4
weeks. Six were for stakeholders (including Art Groups 3/11, Equity Group 3/19,
Economic Advisory Commission, and two Public meetings. Mr. Jim McDonald
was asked to present to the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce Local
Legislative Affairs Committee on 3/29. The feedback has been consistently
positive and supportive of the direction of the plan. Work Session with Council is
scheduled for April 23rd
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9. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
• Ms. Jane Folsom, APP liaison, reported on the March meeting.
10. ADJOURNMENT: 1:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Liz Irvine
Business Support III