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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 06/23/1991Lincoln r and Recreational Sen MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING Cultural Resources Board Wednesday, June 23, 1993 5:00 P.M. Lincoln Center MEMBERS PRESENT: Jane Nevrivy, Karen Warren, Jennifer Sterling, Bill Cordiner, Craig Swing, Kathryn Stubler Deborah Romero MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF: Evan Hyatt, Mark Breimhorst, David Siever STAFF LIAISON: David Siever COUNCIL LIAISON: Gerry Horak AGENDA I. Call to order (5:10) - Jane Nevrivy II. Consideration of tonight's Agenda No Changes III. Consideration of minutes of May 26, 1993 Jennifer Sterling moved acceptance Deborah Romero seconded Passed unanimously IV. Staff Reports - (See attached) Fort Collins Museum - David Siever Lincoln Center - David Siever 417 West Magnolia Street • Fort Collins, CO 80521-2646 • (303) 221-6735 • FAX (303) 484-0424 V. Committee Reports Convention/Visitors Bureau - No Report Lincoln Center Board - Craig Swing No report. The Lincoln Center Board doesn't meet during summer months. Museum Sub -committee - Jennifer Sterling No Report LC/CSU Facilities Committee - Karen Warren Work is continuing on exploring the possibility of joint facilities. CSU staff and LC staff meet once a month. Karen Warren, Lucia Liley, and Roz Spencer are liasons from the community. Arts Group - Bill Cordiner A representative from the Colorado Council on the Arts met with the group to discuss new State funding guidelines. VI. Other Business VII. Fort Fund Grant discussion The remainder of the evening was spent considering grant applications and making recommendations to City Council on funding. See attached. VIII. Adjournment (9:45 PM) Deborah Romero moved. Karen Warren seconded. Passed unanimously. Respectfully submitted, David T. Siever City of Fort Collins CultW, Library and Recreational S48ces Fort Collins Museum FT. COLLINS MUSEUM REPORT CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD JUNE 23, 1993 STAFF The staff has been engaged in re-evaluating the volunteer program. Improved volunteer training manuals, applications, and evaluations will be. forth coming for collections, museum shop and receptionists positions. Kara Kwiatkowski has been hired to replace Jill Gardner, our hourly Museum Assistant who has accepted a permanent position at the Hiwan Homestead. Kara will be coordinating the museum shop volunteers, managing the gift shop, overseeing the VAX operations of the budget system and supervising. weekend community service workers. PHYSICAL FACILITY MUSEUM STORAGE Negotiations continue with Gary Suisman, publisher of the Coloradoan. The museum anticipates this temporary museum storage would be used for oversized collections and exhibit furniture. The Power Plant property has been leased to CSU and the current building will be demolished in 1994. PROGRAMS The RENDEZVOUS was a tremendous success! Some 616 people were "estimated to have participated. Barbecue venison sandwiches were served. Seven tepee lodges were erected with approximately 17 mountain men re -enactors participating. The Pawnee Nation Singers and Drummers were an added attraction this year with some 200 folks watching that performance. SUMMER ACTIVITIES SKOOKUM DAY - JULY 17, 1993 B:museum.rpt 200 Mathews Street • Fort Collins, CO 80524 • (303) 221-6738 Cultural Resources Board Lincoln Center June 23, 1993 Mall Outlet Update A major change has occurred regarding the Foothills Mall outlet. The mall management came to the realization that the original space was difficult to make work and have donated a much better space. The ticket outlet will now be located in one of the mall wall stores in the hallway just to the south of Foleys: Plans are on course to open the outlet August 16th. ADA Renovations Lincoln Center received a list of Renovations for ADA compliance for 1993. These include: Visual Alarms Door Closures Sinage Floor Mats Door Handles/Grab Bars Doug Varone Dance Residency Lincoln Center is sponsoring an all day dance residency with Doug Varone. The residency will be held Saturday, July 17th. He will be conducting 3 master classes. The residency is being held in cooperation with Fort Collins Dance Alliance, CSU, and Canyon Concert Ballet. Visual Arts "Art -on -a -stick" sculpture show will be installed by June 28th. The show has been curated by Bill Amundson and features whimsical sculpture mounted on poles. Lincoln Center Staff has installed new overhead lighting in the garden to replace ground lighting. Ground lighting was difficult to maintain due to lawn maintenance and vandalism. Bill Swets donated sculpture "Big Bird, Jr" will be permanently installed on the East side of the Center. Cement pad has been poured and installation will take place in July.