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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 07/23/2020 Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, July 23, 2020 – 12:00 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 0 7/23 /20 – MINUTES Page 1 1. CALL TO ORDER: 12:00 PM 2. ROLL CALL  Board Members Present – Tedi Cox, Will Flowers (Chair), Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice Chair), Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Zidon  Board Members Absent – Aquiles Quiroga  Staff Members Present - Jim McDonald, Liz Irvine  Guests: Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins 3. AGENDA REVIEW 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION  None 5. APPROV AL OF MINUTES  Consideration and approval of the Minutes from May 7, 2020. Vicki Fogel Mykles made a motion to accept the Minutes. Tedi Cox seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Tedi Cox, Will Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Zidon. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  None 7. NEW BUSINESS  Katy Schneider, Director of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins o Katy shared with the Cultural Resources Board the following:  The lodging taxes were down for both April and May by 84%. June was up 24%.  The biggest demographic of travelers right now are millennials.  Fort Fund Grantee Update o Jim McDonald shared that the Fort Fund grant program has been supportive of the grantees having to revise their programs due to Covid-19. Some grantees are changing dates and creating virtual programs. The changes are being tracked closely.  Update on Cultural Facilities o Jim McDonald gave the following update:  The Gardens on Spring Creek reopened in early June. New programs include yoga and tai chi on the great lawn.  The Museum of Discovery reopened on July 14th. DocuSign Envelope ID: 46BEA65D-C993-41FA-A516-47663635E719 Cultural Resources Board REGULAR MEETING Thursday, July 23, 2020 – 12:00 PM Remote Meeting via Zoom due to COVID-19 0 7/23 /20 – MINUTES Page 2  The Lincoln Center reopened on July 6th and is available for gatherings and meetings.  The Carnegie Center for Creativity is still closed at this time.  Future Cultural Resources Board Meeting Schedule – Will Flowers reminded the Board Members that the annual work plan needs to be completed. Jim McDonald will send a draft to the Board in August. The work plan requires a formal meeting, he suggested that the Board’s next meeting should be in September. 8. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:  Jen Zidon attended FoCMX’s “Drive & Jive” at the Holiday Twin featuring Bevin Luna and The Gas Pops. 9. OTHER BUSINESS:  Jim McDonald shared that City Council has a work session on 8/11/20. “Reimagining of Boards and Commissions” will be discussed. 10. ADJOURNMENT:  Will Flowers made a motion to adjourn at 1:11 PM. Vicki Fogel Mykles seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Approved by roll call, Ayes: Tedi Cox, Will Flowers, Zackery Klassen, Vicki Fogel Mykles, Jesse Solomon, Jennifer Zidon. Respectfully submitted, Liz Irvine Business Support lll Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on ______________ ______________________ Will Flowers, Chair DocuSign Envelope ID: 46BEA65D-C993-41FA-A516-47663635E719 9/25/2020 | 1:26 PM PDT