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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 12/14/2023Cultural Resources Board FUNDING MEETING Thursday, December 14, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. The Lincoln Center – Canyon West Ballroom 12/14/23– MINUTES Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: 5:37 PM ROLL CALL • Board Members Present – Kelly Barber, Jessica MacMillan, Vicki Fogel Mykles (Vice- Chair), Audra Vaisbort, Leslie Walker (Chair) • Board Members Remote – • Board Members Absent – • Staff Members Present – Solara Clark, Nick Heimann • Guest(s) – Sheri Emerick, Conner Horak-Flood (potential new Board members) AGENDA REVIEW • Conner Horak-Flood requested to update the agenda to reflect his full name. The first bullet under New Business will now read “New Member Introduction – Conner Horak-Flood and Sheri Emerick” • Leslie Walker requested to add Capacity Building Workshops as a discussion item under New Business. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Solara Clark informed the Board that there was a mistake on the roll call section of the November minutes. Jessica MacMillan attended the November meeting in-person, not remotely. That edit has been made to the minutes. • Approval of November 2023 minutes. Vicki Fogel Mykles made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Kelly Barber seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS • New Member Introduction – Conner Horak-Flood and Sheri Emerick o Sheri Emerick introduced herself to the Board. o Conner Horak-Flood introduced himself to the Board. o The Board welcomed Sheri and Conner. Their first official meeting with be the January funding meeting. • Nick Heimann, Cultural Community Programs Manager – Introduction o Nick Heimann introduced himself to the Board. o Nick Heimann gave an overview of Cultural Community Programs.  The Board asked questions about the program. • Draft Annual Report – Discussion o Solara Clark reviewed the draft Annual Report.  Nick Heimann noted that Susan Gutowsky’s name was spelled incorrectly. The spelling was corrected. Cultural Resources Board FUNDING MEETING Thursday, December 14, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. The Lincoln Center – Canyon West Ballroom 12/14/23– MINUTES Page 2  Solara Clark informed the Board that her position was releveled. Her new job title, “Project Coordinator” will be updated in the Annual Report before submitting. o After brief discussion, Vicki Fogel Mykles made a motion to approve the Annual Report with the amendments. Audra Vaisbort seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. • Capacity Building Workshops - Discussion o Vicki Fogel Mykles and Leslie Walker updated the Board on their recent meeting about a Capacity Building Workshop series for 2024.  Vicki Fogel Mykles informed the Board that the workshops are a priority in the 2024 work plan.  Some ideas for the workshops include audience development, grant writing, fundraising, donor development, marketing, inclusive audience, and board of directors development. o After some brief discussion, the Board agreed to add this to the January agenda as a short brainstorming session. DIRECTOR’S REPORT • Nick Heimann updated the Board on department operations: o Garden of Lights is currently happening and has been very successful so far. o The Lincoln Center is in its busy season for outside rentals such as holiday parties and Nutcracker performances. o The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery just held their Alebrijes event from November 29 – December 7, 2023. Artists Óscar and Rubén traveled from Mexico City to meet members of the community during a series of workshops dedicated to the art of cartonería. These artists will be returning in March of 2024. o 2024 Art to Live applications are currently open and will close mid/late January. o The Director of Cultural Services position is now “closed” and initial interviews will happen in early January with in-person interviews happening mid-January.  Vicki Fogel Mykles will be serving as a lunch host during the in-person interviews as a representative of the Cultural Resources Board.  All Board members will be invited to the Community Forum. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS • Leslie Walker attended the Museum of Discovery’s Alebrijes event and Control Group Production’s Bitter Moon performance. • Audra Vaisbort attended Dance Express’ Celebration of Light and Love performance and an Off the Hook Art’s fundraiser. • Jessica MacMillan attended Fort Collins Wind Symphony’s Christmas concert and Canyon Concert Ballet’s Nutcracker performance. Cultural Resources Board FUNDING MEETING Thursday, December 14, 2023 – 5:30 p.m. The Lincoln Center – Canyon West Ballroom 12/14/23– MINUTES Page 3 • Vicki Fogel Mykles attended Fort Collins Children’s Theatre’s The Adams Family performance, Bas Bleu’s Act Like a Lady performance, and the Fort Collins Symphony’s “Concierto de Aranjuez” guest guitarist concert. She also visited Launch: Community Through Skateboarding during one of their Build Your Own Skateboard Workshops. OTHER BUSINESS • Leslie Walker reminded the Board that she will be in Mexico and in her absence, Vicki Fogel Mykles will be leading the meetings. ADJOURNMENT • Jessica MacMillan made a motion to adjourn at 7:15 p.m. Kelly Barber seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Solara Clark Project Coordinator Minutes were approved by a vote of the Board on January 25, 2024.