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Cultural Resources Board
February 22, 1984 - 4:30 p.m.
Museum
M I N U T E S
CRB Present: Jack Curfman, Alyce Milton, Rosalyn Spencer, Jim Weitz
CRB .Absent: Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, Michael Griffith, Barbara Cain
Staff Present: Brian Moroney, David Siever, Mark Breimhorst, John Dewhirst, Edwina
Echevarria
Guest: Betsy Norton, CSU intern at Museum
I
The
meeting
was called to order by Alyce Milton, Vice Chairman.
II
The
agenda
for the
evening was approved.
III
The
minutes
of the
meeting of January 25, 1984, were approved as written.
IV
Staff Reports
A.
Lincoln
Center,
Mr. Siever reporting:
1. The
Canyon
West Room project is on hold until the quarter -cent sales tax
question
is decided.
2. A John Burland sculpture will be created and will be placed in Lincoln
Center as a memorial to Ellen Thexton.
3. The Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities' grants panel, of which
David Siever is a member, will meet early in March to select grant recipients.
4. Mark Breimhorst reporting: Lincoln Center room rental promotion
campaign will feature an Abe Lincoln theme.
B. Museum, Mr. Moroney reporting:
1. The Museum's new Curator of Collections, Karin Eberhart, began work
yesterday. The Museum is very much pleased to have her on the staff. One of her main
tasks will be to do an inventory of the whole collection, with a locator file. An in-
house computer for Collections will eventually be needed.
2. The Museum has been offered the Colonel Collins family bible, by one of
Col. Collins' relatives living back East.
3. Some things from the Lyman Nichols estate (a long-time Fort Collins
resident who died recently) will be donated to the Museum.
4. Work on the Fort model is delayed until June because the contractual
person building it is unavailable before then. -
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5. Ross Loomis, of the CSU Psychology Department, & former CRB member, plus
specialist in research on museum visitors, will be working with the Museum to come up
with an effective and comprehensive labeling policy.
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i 6. The Parks Service recently completed survey report of apparent mainten-
ance problems at the Avery House. Mr. Moroney will send the report, along with
recommendations and a memo, to Tom Frazier.
7. The Museum will loan the Poudre Landmarks Foundation 15-20 furniture
items to furnish the upstairs rooms at Avery House.
8. 16 Docents are undergoing training. Some who are new at the training are
beginning to give tours. Poudre R1 4th graders' unit on Colo. History is approaching
and the Museum and Docents are gearing up for a heavy schedule of Spring Museum tours
for the students.
V Entertainment Tax Question
Update: City Council has rejected the Budget Office's 25C movie -ticket tax
proposal and has instructed that office to prepare a tax proposal based upon a
percentage. That proposal will be in the form of a "straw" ordinance and will be
discussed at a Council public hearing on March 20. When the Budget Office prepares
that "straw" ordinance, the CRB will discuss it at a work session, prior to the
public hearing.
VI Akin Building
Ms. Echevarria reported that she had received no reply as of Feb. 14, the
deadline she gave the owner to reply to the letter concerning rescinding the local
historic designation of their property at 128-132 La Porte Avenue. The Board
instructed Ms. Echevarria to send the letter again, this time certified, return
receipt requested.
VII ,John Dewhirst reported that the Landmarks Preservation Commission would like a
joint meeting with the CRB: The Board agreed and suggested that the April regular
CRB meeting would be appropriate (Wednesday, April 25, 4:45 p.m.) unless the Commission
would prefer another time.
The meeting adjourned at 6 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Edwina Echevarria, Secretary for CRB