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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Thursday, November 29, 2007
12:00 p.m..
Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO 80521
11 Council Liaison: David Roy Staff Liaison: Jill Stilwell 11
Chairperson: Patrick Moran Phone: 207-9888 (h)
Vice -Chair: Sue Beck-Ferkiss
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 12:00 p.m.
The following members were present:
Board Members present: Patrick Moran, Jack Steele, Carol Ann Hixon, Ann Wilmsen
Susan Marshall, Diane Gaede, Sue Beck-Ferkiss
Board Members absent: none
Staff Members present: Jill Stilwell, Gail Budner, Brent Carmack
Guests Present: Kirstin Savage -Arts Alive
Call to Order - (12:06 p.m.) Mr. Moran
11. Consideration of agenda: no changes
III. Consideration and approval of minutes as amended of October 25, 2007:
Dr. Gaede made a motion to accept the minutes as amended.
Ms. Hixon seconded the motion..
Passed unanimously.
IV. Public input: none
V. Hot Topics from Liaisons:
Ms. Beck-Ferkiss will prepare a press release regarding the new Fort Fund Tier 4. Mr. Moran will
follow up before the publication.
Ms. Stilwell discussed the possibility of setting up a meeting with David Roy, the Council liaison for
the CRB.
VI. Liaison reports:
Mr. Steele reported on the Fort Collins Museum & the City's holiday display.
Dr. Gaede reported on the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Ms. Hixon reported on Art in Public Places and the dedications of the Mason Street Corridor and the
Northside Atzlan Center.
Mr. Moran reported on the DDA's "Beet Street." He also reported on his meeting with Anne
MacDonald of Arts Alive regarding the "Economic Gardening" concept.
Ms. Beck-Ferkiss reported on the SCFD Committee. A survey will be going out to determine various
elements of the SCFD's role in the community. Ms. Beck-Ferkiss discussed the possibility of the
CRB conducting a workshop to promote the SCFD to artists and arts organizations.
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Ms. Marshall discussed her interest in helping Ms. Wilmsen and Dr. Gaede gauge interest from the
DBA re: plans for a Business Support for the Arts project. Ms. Marshall also discussed her attempts
to learn more about the city's "wayfinding" plans and how the arts might play a role. Ms. Stilwell
discussed the possibility of inviting Clark Mapes to a CRB meeting in connection with this.
Ms. Wilmsen and Kristin Savage reported on Arts Alive's future plans, their new website and
membership drive. Ms. Wilmsen discussed the need to get up-to-date information from Arts Alive and
suggested setting up ajoint meeting with the CRB and the AA Board in early February.
VII. Cultural Plan review: Item moved to December agenda
Vill. Arts Council discussion:
The Board will schedule a special meeting for this discussion in February or March.
IX. Workshops Update:
Tier 4 Workshop on November 14th: The Board was pleased with the turnout and the questions and
sugguestions generated by the attendees.
Business Support for the Arts: Ms. Wilmsen and Dr. Gaede will brainstorm and report back to the
Board on the concept of forming an Arts Alliance and whether or not the CBCA needs to be involved.
They would also like to consider the feasibility of holding a workshop on why it's good for businesses
to support the arts.
X. 2008 Work Plan Review:
Ms. Hixon made a motion to accept the Work Plan as amended.
Ms. Marshall seconded the motion.
Passed. Mr. Steele opposed the motion.
X1. December meeting date: The date was changed from Thursday, December 27th to Monday, December
17th at Ms. Hixon's residence from 1 1:30 am to 1:30 pm.
XII. Review of Past Fort Fund Events: The Board ran short on time for this item.
XII1. Staff Reports:
Ms. Stilwell discussed future plans for centralized ticketing for local Arts organizations. She also
reported that Council will be reviewing the Art in Public Places program in 2008.
Mr. Carmack discussed the Museum's role, as they currently understand it, in the City's 2008 holiday
display. They will be offering a small artifact display this year.
XIV. Other Business: Ms. Beck-Ferkiss inquired about the collection of data regarding the number of
attendees at Fort Fund events. This information is provided by the organization in their final report
after their event(s). Because of the holiday, the Board moved the due date for Fort Fund applications
to Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
XV. Adjournment: 2:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
a
Gail Budner
Administrative Clerk II