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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 06/22/2023Cultural Resources Board FUNDING MEETING Thursday, June 22, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. Columbine Room, The Lincoln Center 6/22/23– MINUTES Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: 5:37 PM ROLL CALL •Board Members Present – Kelly Barber, Jean McGinnis, Timothy Vavra, Leslie Walker (Chair) •Board Members Absent –Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice-Chair), Audra Vaisbort •Staff Members Present – Solara Clark, Jim McDonald •Guest(s) - AGENDA REVIEW CITIZEN PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES •Approval of May 2023 minutes Kelly Barber made a motion to accept the minutes. Timothy Vavra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS •Katy Schneider- Vice President of Marketing, Visit Fort Collins – Update o Katy Schneider was unable to attend the meeting. She emailed staff the Visit Fort Collins updates. Solara Clark read the updates to the Board. Lodging tax continues to trend upward from the 2019 numbers. Fort Collins will be the host destination for this year’s Governor’s Tourism Conference. The conference is taking place September 27-29, 2023 and registration opens in July. •Draft Fort Fund Guidelines – Review and Approval o Jim McDonald explained how staff will present the changes recommended by some members of the Board after reviewing the document since the May meeting. o Solara Clark reviewed the changes to the guidelines including the new language and criteria for the Cross-Sector Impact Grant. o Kelly Barber made a motion to approve the guidelines including all revisions discussed and agreed upon by the Board with an understanding that there may be grammatical changes during the proofreading process. Timothy Vavra seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Jim McDonald noted that if there are any additional substantial changes to the guidelines during the proofreading process, they will be brought back to the Board for review and approval. 6/22/23– MINUTES Page 2 Cultural Resources Board FUNDING MEETING Thursday, June 22, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. Columbine Room , The Lincoln Center o Kelly Barber asked what the process for creating application questions will look like. Jim McDonald explained that staff will work with a small committee of Board members to create and finalize application questions. Staff will reach out to the Board about the committee soon. o Jim McDonald reviewed the next steps for the guidelines, including a proofreading review, legal review, approval by the City Manager, translation, and community meetings in the fall. DIRECTOR’S REPORT •Jim McDonald informed the Board that four of six shows for the Gardens Summer Concert Series are sold out, with the other two getting close to selling out. Blood, Sweat & Tears was just announced and is selling well. •Jim McDonald informed the Board that the Cultural Community Program, managed by Nick Heimann, has reached the one-year mark. Metrics provided by Nick Heimann show that 241 creatives were hired and paid and there were 98 different engagements equivalent to 190 programming hours. The Bohemian Foundation has granted the program $25,000 to support live music in the program. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS •Leslie Walker attended Trees, Water & People’s Mural Project. o Outside of her liaison assignments, Leslie Walker also attended Grace at Bas Bleu Theatre. OTHER BUSINESS •Leslie Walker asked staff if Board meetings could include some site visits such as the Carnegie Center for Creativity. o Staff agreed that we could start incorporating different locations for the Board meetings. •Leslie Walker asked if Katy Schneider could present on the new branding initiative Visit Fort Collins is pursuing. o Staff agreed a Fall meeting would be best for that. ADJOURNMENT: •Kelly Barber made a motion to adjourn at 6:42 p.m. Jean McGinnis seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Solara Clark Business Support IIl Minutes were approved by a vote of the Board on July 27, 2023.