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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 10/27/19764 CULTURAL RESOURCE BOARD SUMMARY MINUTES October 27, 1976 - 7:30 P.M. - Council Chambers Present: Jack Curfman Absent: Ross Loomis Ray Dixon Gary Hixon Martha Trimble Robert Clark Guest: Dave Watrous Charles Hagemeister Ellen Thexton The meeting began at 7:00 with a tour of the new museum and a discussion of the remodel plans. . Return to Council Chambers about 7:45. Mr. Dixon brought the meeting to order. There were no additions or corrections to the minutes from the September 22, 1976 meeting. ITEM 3: The report on the Archaeological Society meeting will be detained until next month's meeting. Mr. Hagemeister is meeting with two members of the Society October 28 to open the stage coach house and inspect the stage coach. Mr. Watrous has the measurements of the stage coach. Mr. Hagemeister will write a memo to Mrs. Thexton asking that the board displaying Indian artifacts in the stage coach house be moved to the museum, so that further deterioration does not occur. This display has temporarily been turned around so that the sun does not strike it. ITEM 5: Lincoln Community Center Report; Ellen Thexton: An appeal has been made from the Cultural Resources office for a Treasury Fund Grant from the Arts and Humanities Council. Others are being prepared. A copy will be sent to each Board member. This will be a sizeable amount of money, if it is given, being a three-way grant between individual donors, the Treasury fund and the City. The last of the Auditorium sketches will soon be given to Council and the working drawings will follow. The Ludlow funds are being released for the Auditorium and hopefully the work on the Ludlow room will start after the first of the year. Once the work has started, there can definitely be no further petition to put the complex back on the ballot, which Art March has said is not a possibility anyway. Mrs. Thexton is to call Mr. March October 28 about the written statement he was to make about the possibility of such a petition. ITEM 5a: "1776": Fort Collins Centennial/Bi-Centennial Commission agreed to underwrite the production "1776". Those who attended, thought the performance was wonderful. People were surprised at the Professionalism of the production. It is hoped that people will come to expect a professional quality in further performances brought in to the community by the Fort Collins Community Arts Series. Other appeals have been made to businesses around the community, such as Kodak, First National Bank, United Bank and Coors Foundation, requesting $5,000 from each, as seed money for the program. If the appeals go as well as expected, there will be 4 to 5 productions per season in hopes of getting people ready for the Lincoln Community Center. .- Page 2 Cultural Resource Boa October 27,1976 Minut The feeling is that these programs will bring good ties between CSU and programs relating to Lincoln Community Center. CSU is sending Mrs. Thexton a copy of their mailing list. For future programs there will need to be more publicity and mailings, in order to create larger interest by the community. Future funds for the Community Arts Series will go into the Fort Collins Foundation and can then be tax deductible. It is hoped to raise $15,000 to $20,000 as seed monies. One of the performances included in the winter season will be by a branch of the San Francisco Opera Company, with two pro- grams and a workshop and also a program for the schools, during a 21z day stay. Miss Trimble moved that the Cultural Resource Board support the efforts of the Cultural Resources Director in the formulation of the Fort Collins Community Arts Series. Mr. Hagemeister seconded the motion. Ayes: Unanymous Nays: None There was clarification of the difference of the Heritage Committee, Mr. Hagemeister as Chairman, and the Landmarks Commission, Mr. Hixon as Chairman. The Heritage Committee has started the completion of the historical marker project as part of the Centennial/Bi-Centennial celebration. This committee will be dissolved when the markers are completed. This committee was formed to bring recognition to things in the community which are a part of its heritage'. No preservation is involved in this effort, only recognition. The Landmarks Committee is a sub -committee of the Cultural Resource Board. This committee designates areas as historical landmarks. It is less local than the Heritage Committee since it is interested in getting state and national recognition of the landmarks, and the preservation of them. ITEM 4: The attached chart represents the breakdown of museum -related committees. The Museum Sub -Committee is made up of the positions listed. There is room for more positions, but it is advised not to make the committee too large. Part-time help is included in the category for Curators. The Museum Associates Organization is mainly interested in helping with the museum. The chart represents how the different committees relate and report to each other. The Museum Associates Organization will fund monies through the Fort Collins Foundation. It was suggested that Mr. Hagemeister complete his work on finding people interested in serving on the Museum Sub -Committee and send memos to the members of the Board indicating those people he found. The architectural drawings for the museum are now completed and we should have figures by the end of this week. Hopefully demolition work will begin in 3 weeks. The museum is supposed to be moved to the new location by April. - The items of the museum will be moved andjacked by professional movers on contract, so that there will be insurance coverage. There is enough stone now to make the wall around the garden with the wrought iron intervals. The s ne from the old building would be surplus and probably offered for sale. ITEM 6: Mr. Clark and Miss Trimble did not receive the invitation and infor- mation about the Goals and Objectives discussion October 7, 1976. The Secre- tary was asked to check into this oversight, and to send a copy of Mrs. Thexton's latest Goals and Objectives to each Board member. It was suggested to make a list of all of the Sub -committees and members of • .[T 6 `'ITV COUNCIL - — - -- --1 DI PFCIR _COMMITTEE --Mr. Hagemeister Co -Chairmen —Miss Trimble "9r. Loomis - Museum Psychology CURATORS] 'Mr. Curfman - Art & Exhibits �.� rchitecture and Anthropology MUSEUM ISOCIATEI '`Vacant Liaison ORGANIZATION _ Consultant in Historic Facts Page 3 • Cultural Resource Board October 27, 1976 Minutes the subcommittees of the Cultural Resource Board • ITEM 7: Bill Hansen, water engineer, approached the City and June Bennett on renting two rooms in the upstairs of the Avery House, as is. He is also a member of the Sertoma Club and interested in getting this group involved in the work on the Avery House. He will be renting on a trial basis which can he terminated on a 30 day notice. The rental figure has not been completely negotiated yet. It was suggested that the roofers of the Avery House be asked to put plastic over the roof to protect the interior from further leakage. ITEM 6: Boards and Commissions Manual: There was discussion of items which needed to be noted in the manual. There will be a meeting of certain of the Board members on November 3rd at 3:30 PM to go over these items and the rest of the manual to see what changes need to be made with the Board and other items that need attention. The members of the board asked that they each be notified when a topic of interest to the Board was to be included on the City Council agenda. Mr. Clark moved that Mr. Dixon remain as Chairman and Mr. Hagemeister remain Vice Chairman for the coming year. Mr. Curfman seconded the motion. Ayes: Unanymous Nays: None A reminder was given of the Library Dedication, Sunday the 31st at 2:00. It was recommended that a monthly calendar be made and sent out each month to the members of the board. This would list important meetings and events and the topics of discussion of such meetings, so that each member could decide if the meeting was important for him. Mr. Hagemeister moved that the meeting be 'adjourned. Miss Trimble seconded the motion.