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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 09/26/199011 MINUTES - CRB WEDNESDAY, 6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 26, 1990 LINCOLN CENTER PRESENT: Jane Folsom, Bill Kneeland, Craig Swing, Alison White, Jane Nevrivy, Karen Warren, Kathryn Stubler STAFF: David Siever, Brian Moroney, Mark Breimhorst, Mike Powers GUESTS: Ann Azari (City Council) Bruce Freestone (CVB Liason) Roger Newman (Intern/Museum) I. Call to order (Jane Folsom) 6:00 PM II. Consideration of tonight's agenda Item #8 moved to #4 III. Consideration of minutes of August 22, 1990 Passed unanimously. IV. Cultural Policy Discussion was held re: timeline for the plan. A draft of the plan will go to Council for the November 27th worksessionto get input from Council. Notes were handed out from the Cultural Resources Board worksession held on Sunday September 16th. The dollars we will get from the State Arts Council still have not been determined. The State is waiting to hear from the CRB on possible consultant choices. Discussion was held re: need for consultant to develop plan and what would his/her role be. We feel we need input from Mario Ewell. The Cultural Plan/Policy document will be sent to State Arts Council with the statement that we are ready to move forward and ask for consultant to come to Fort Collins. Any additions/suggestions outline should be send to A more formalized outline October CRB meeting. to be added to the draft David by October 15th. will be drafted for the Before Mike Powers left the meeting, Jane Folsom asked where Cultural Services were on supplemental requests. Discussion followed. Jane Folsom will write letter and go to Council meeting to represent the CRB and express support for Cultural Services supplemental requests. V. Staff Reports Museum - Mr. Moroney Written report - see attached The museum is looking into ways to collaborate with the Discovery Center. Special notive was given to to volunteers at the museum: Kitty Givens and Virginia Spaulding. Karen Warren will write thank you letters to them on behalf of the CRB Lincoln Center Written report - see attached VI. Committee Reports Lincoln Center Board New officers for 1990-91 are: President: Tom Dougherty Secretary: Patty Von Gartard New members for 1990-91 are: Fred Gardner Johnna Bavoso Steve Joyce Museum Sub -committee The committee met on Tuesday September 18th and will meet on a regular basis. Convention and Visitors Board Liasons were set to attend the Board's regular meetings held the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 AM - 1st Interstate Bank South. October 12 - Alison White November 9 - Jane Nevrivy December 14 - Craig White January 11 - Kathryn Stubler February 8 - Karen Warren March 8 - Bill Kneeland April 12 - Jane Folsom VII. Fort Fund Update New brochures were passed out and will be distributed throughout the community. Discussion was held re: changes to the guidelines. Karen Warren moved and Bill Kneeland seconded that wording in the guidelines be changed to read: Add: Events may receive non -reimbursable funding from Fort Fund for a maximum of once a year for three years. (This would be added under "Overview".) Delete: Events which have received funding from the non -reimbursable account over three previous years. (This would be deleted under "Eligibility".) The motion passed four to three For: Jane Folsom, Alison White, Bill Kneeland Karen Warren Against: Craig Swing, Jane Nevrivy, Kathryn Stubler VIII. Feasibility Study Update The committee and Consultants met on Monday September 24. Three areas are being looked at for further study. These areas are: Expansion of current Performance Hall New 500 seat theatre - two sites being looked at are the Linden Hotel and expansion of Lincoln Center 3500 seat ampitheatre - two sites being looked at are downtown (Buckingham/Lincoln and Pine Ridge The next meeting will be on October 15th at 2:30 to follow up on these ideas. IX. Other Business The Senior Center sent a questionaire to the CRB and wants the Board's input. Jane Nevrivy will represent the Board at their meeting on Wednesday October 3rd and will fill out the questionaire on behalf of the Board. X. Adjournment 9:00 Karen Warren moved Kathryn Stubler seconded Passed unanimously Respectfully submitted David T. Siever FORT COLLINS MUSEUM MONTHLY REPORT September 26, 1990 I. Administration A. Karin Eberhart to half -time --marketing person to be utilized B. O.T.R. rental/commission on art work sold through gallery C. Participation in local arrangements for the American Association of Museums 1991 Denver meeting D. Mountain -Plains Museum Association meeting, October 2 - October 6, Billings (Councilor At Large) II. Exhibits A. Planning for 7th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibit B. Trying for a big name exhibit in 1992 III. Collections A. Fumigation B. Cleaning/Reinstallation V. Programs/Events A. Tours 1. 4 tours, 1 Outreach B. Programs 1. Wednesday Night at the Museum a. "Frank Miller, Native Son of Fort Collins" - Judy Arnold b. "One Hundred Years of Fashion 1890-1990" by Linda Carlson 2. Colorado History Group, quarterly meeting 9-22-90 C. Volunteers 1. September 176.75 hours, 3,281 hours to date this year 2. Kitty Givens volunteered 255.75 hours to date 3. Virginia Spalding 347.5 hours to date CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD LINCOLN CENTER REPORT SEPTEMBER 26, 1990 Performing Arts — Sawyer Brown was a success. Rental dollars to Lincoln Center revenue was $1,100. Performing and visual arts profit was $2,500. — Michael Martin Murphy concert is tonight, September 26. — Season ticket sales update as of September 17, 1990: Showstopper — 1,403 Dance — 314 Film — 675 Rocky Mountain Arts Consortium meeting Thursday, September 27 (meeting of Front Range presenters) will be exploring future roles of programming and overall structure of organization. Visual Arts New exhibit in sculpture garden has been installed featuring a mixture of modern and representational art from local, state and regional artists. Administration Box—office computer is installed. After working out the expected startup problems the system is up and running. Season tickets for Dance/Film/ Showstoppers will be mailed by Friday, September 28. Results from a survey to patrons indicated a need to change box office hours to accommodate people who wish to purchase tickets after 5 p.m. Starting September 1, new box office hours were changed from 10-4 to 12-6 Mon. —Sat. On show days the box office will remain open until the first intermission and tickets will be available at intermission for future shows. Bathroom renovation has been completed. New York theater tour, Dec. 5-9, almost sold out. A few reservations are still available. Don't Wait!! Two areas underneath lobby stairwells will be converted into storage space for Visual Arts and storage of table and chairs. After consultation with local theater groups, the mini —theater dressing room will undergo minor renovation to include a green room for performers and provide permanent storage for show props and costumes.