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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 04/04/1990Cult!, LihrarN, and Recreational Lincoln Cen,er ,1 City of Fort Collins REGULAR MEETING CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990 5:30 PM LINCOLN CENTER Present: Jane Folsom, Kathryn Stubler, Jane Nevrivy, Bill Kneeland, Karen Warren Staff: Brian Moroney, Mark Breimhorst, David Siever, Linda Green, Mike Powers Guest: Gerry Horak, City Council I Call to order - 5:38 pm II Consideration of tonight's agenda -Move Governance Committee Discussion to III -Additional items to be covered under Other Business -Jane Folsom III Governance Committee Discussion - see attached notes IV Consideration of minutes of February 28, 1990 Bill Kneeland moved to accept minutes as written, seconded by Kathryn Stubler, passed 5-0. V Staff Reports Fort Collins Museum - Brian Moroney Mr. Moroney distributed a written report. He highlighted: -Cooperative effort with Library on Summer Reading Program. -Marketing Plan is being worked out with Chrisie Snow - will bring to a future meeting. -Sally Ketchum is new chairperson of Historical Society. Sally will be a great networking person as she is involved with several other groups. -Movie Poster reception was small but exhibit is a very quality show. -First load for freezing should go out next week. -Main storage room renovation is complete, collections cleanup has begun. -Smithsonian program was very well attended. -Good turnout for Docent (volunteer) training. Lincoln Center - David Siever Mr. Siever distributed a written report. He highlighted: -Updated next year's series. -Poudre Valley Art League show is next exhibit. -Jazz tour was cancelled - not enough interest. -David Parsons will not be able to do dance residency this summer, may try next year. -Working on an art exchange with Russia - looking at next April. VI Committee Reports Museum Sub -Committee - no report 417 Nlay;nolia Street - Fort Collins, CO 80521-2646 - (303) 221-6-35 - FAX (303) 4P4-0424 LC Board - Kathryn Stubler -Looking for a replacement for Board vacancy. -Board has been discussing feasibility study. Feasibility Study - Karen Warren -RFP's due back by April 23rd. -A committee will be appointed to review proposals and do interviews. -A needs assessment will be done to identify potentially affected groups. -Will be developing a newsletter to keep idea going - get feedback from community. -Study will include a look at present facility. Arts & Humanities Council - Jane Nevrivy -Artist Studio Tour is coming up in April. Friends of Preservation Awards - Jane Nevrivy -Preservation Awards will go to: Mike Smith, Sally Ketchum, Walt Brown, Thunder Pup Construction and the Triangle Review. Convention and Visitors Bureau- Jane Folsom -Bureau has not gone to press with their brochure which will include funded events from Fort Fund. VII Fort Fund Discussion A. Board worked on ad copy for newspaper ad to promote Fort Fund. Final ad will include event dates. A smaller ad will announce upcoming "how to" seminar. New brochure was discussed. Photos of actual funded events will be included. Tag line - "Fort Fund - enriching your community," will be added. Brochure cost level was set at $500. Bill Kneeland moved to accept marketing plan as discussed, Jane Nevrivy seconded, passed 5-0. B. The revised Fort Fund evaluation form was discussed. Bill Kneeland moved to accept form and use at next funding session, seconded by Karen Warren, passed 5-0. C. Program Reports - Kathryn Stubler discussed the 35th annual Young Artist's Concert. Karen Warren reported on the Smithsonian events. Jane Folsom gave a description of the Fiesta, 1990 events. Linda Green will bring event schedule to each meeting as a reminder of upcoming events. D. Other Fort Fund items- 9 Board decided to leave guidelines as they are written for next funding session and review in July. The idea of three years versus three times was discussed. It was decided that the wording does need to be clarified. Also the idea of new and expanded events needs to be reinstated in the guidelines. Mark Breimhorst and Linda Green to work on wording and present at a future meeting. VIII Other Business A luncheon with the NEA Locals Program has been set up for April 19th. Jane Folsom and David Siever will meet to put together a guest list. Board should plan on attending. A cultural plan for the City must be included with any requests for funding from NEA. Other items for discussion will be sent out in memo form from Jane Folsom. Kathryn Stubler moved to adjourn meeting, seconded by Karen Warren, passed 5-0. Meeting adjourned - 8:05 pm Res p ctfully submitted, Linda Green Secretary r1 U SESSION SUMMARY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEEE SPEAKER'S BUREAU DATE: Wednesday, April 4, 1990 TIME: 5:30 pm GROUP: Cultural Resources Board AUDIENCE: 10 LOCATION: Lincoln Center Balcony Lobby SPEAKER: Gerry Horak STAFF: Linda Green, Office and Budget Coordinator Councilmember Azari had distributed information at the March Cultural Resources Board (CRB) meeting. Councilmember Horak gave a brief review of the process and explained the purpose of getting community input. Discussion followed on the issues. QUESTION: Mat would be the responsibilities of an elected mayor - would it remain primarily ceremonial? What would be the potential conflict with the City Manager form of government? SPEAKER: Mr. Horak referred to the charter which defines the responsibilities of each and commented that necessary changes would have to be discussed and any charter changes made at that time. He noted that under the present system the vision of the city is collective and a voted mayor seems to appeal to the populace as being a more focused vision. QUESTION: How does Greeley differ from Fort Collins? SPEAKER: Their time is not spent on electing their mayor but spent on electing the assistant mayor. It's just a shift in direction. QUESTION: With the compensation levels from $0-1000 (from the page of ocaparisons with other cities), is the present compensation level going to be affected if the city goes to an elected mayor? SPEAKER: The compensation appears reasonable under our present system but could be changed to compensate an elected mayor who would have increased duties. QUESTION: Is there any consideration as to increasing the amount of districts and including the urban growth area? SPEAKER: Only the city is included in the districts. At present, City Council sets the district boundaries and amount could be changed. QUESTION: Why only four districts? SPEAKER: That was set in 1973 along with the voting procedure. Voting procedure was changed in 1989. one of the considerations the Governance Committee will be looking at is the present system and whether it is meeting the needs of the voters. QUESTION: Any ideas on a new form? SPEAKER: Sane want more districts, others are satisfied with present system. There has been no great ground swell to change the present system. The purpose of these meetings is to get just that kind of input. QUESTION: Would the direct election of a mayor cause more partisanship to develop? SPEAKER: Politics is simply competing value systems and not necessarily a question of who is right and who is wrong. The main focus is a question of vision. In an elected mayor situation, the voters may feel a clearer vision from one person who they have elected whose function it would be to complete goals. QUESTION: How would the change affect the cultural community? SPEAKER: Appointments to boards could be made by one person (mayor) and be one potential change but that would mean a change in the present system of the Council approving board appointments. It would depend on the powers given an elected mayor. QUESTION: Who would determine powers? SPEAKER: Since this would be a charter change, it would be Council. Citizens could also initiate changes by gathering signatures and bringing to a vote. QUESTION: Does anyone really care? SPEAKER: There has been no great ground swell for a charge however, there are many questions on the vision of the city as a whole. Council sets goals every two years and these goals have pretty much been met. It may be more of a communications problem with the citizens. One advantage of having an elected mayor could be a focus for the community and a better communications tool QUESTION: Why not have a two year term for mayors now? SPEAKER: It is not up to one person to complete the goals set by Council. The City Manager actually is the administrator and ultimately responsible for the goals. QUESTION: It that clear to the community or do they assume the mayor is responsible? SPEAKER: There are a variety of ideas as to how the system works. The majority of the citizens do not vote and probably do not watch the Council meetings. There is no way to evaluate how much the "average" citizen knows about how the city operates. COMMENT BY BOARD MEMBER: There does not seem to be any clear identity for Fort Collins. There are not a lot of problems or controversies. Citizens may feel there is no real reason to get involved if nothing needs fixed. COMMENT BY BOARD MEMBER: A vision is a hard thing to deal with, easier to deal with "what's for dinner." Session ended and regular CRB meeting continued. lighting and security added. This paves the way for the new computer system to come on line. Poudre Valley Art League show opens April 14. New Sculpture Garden exhibit will open May 5th and feature artists from the the three local foundaries (one in Fort Collins, two in Loveland) Facilities will be repairing front of building which was damaged due to the heavy snowfall in March. Request for proposals for Box Office Computer system is due April 6th. Request for proposals for Feasibility Study is due April 23rd. FORT COLLINS MUSEUM April 1990 Monthly Report - Outline I. Administrative A. HPdesk hooked up and operative B. Summer Reading Program - final planning C. C.S.U. Graduate Class - March 20 D. Q.I.P./Team Leader Training E. Marketing Plan meeting with Chrisie Snow - March 20 II. Exhibits A. Owl in City Hall, to be replaced by Santa Clara pot B. Movie Poster Art - March 17-May 20 III. Collections A. Main Storage Room Renovations Completed B. Freezing Date Set - April 10-April 13 C. Collections Cleaning Begun IV. Programs A. 18 tours; 2 outreach programs B. Smithsonian programs - March 1, March 2, March 3 (2 programs), March 4 C. Docent training session concluded. General meeting was held in Delatour Room - March 22 D. Four volunteers and Agnes attended an "Idea Exchange" at the Denver Art Museum in preparation for the 1991 National Docent Symposium which will be at the Denver Art Museum. r ��.•... wCOLCM MO