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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCultural Resources Board - Minutes - 10/26/2017Cultural Resources Board Lincoln Center 417 W. Magnolia St Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.221-6735 970.221-6373 – fax CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES Regular Meeting – Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:00 p.m. Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521 Council Liaison: Mayor Wade Troxell Staff Liaison: Vincent Kitch, Director Chairperson: Steven Sorenson Email: ssorensen@belisimoinc.com Vice Chairperson: Will Flowers Email: will@willflowers.com A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board was held on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Board Members present: Jesse Solomon, Tedi Cox, Jane Folsom, Amy Cervenan, Will Flowers, Vicki Fogel Mykles Board Members absent: Steven Sorensen Staff Members present: Vincent Kitch, Megan Kelley I. Call to Order: 12:04 p.m. – Mr. Flowers II. Consideration of agenda: no changes III. Consideration and approval of the minutes from September 14, 2017. Ms. Cervenan made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Ms. Fogel Mykles seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. IV. Public Input: None V. FoCo Creates Updates and Next Steps Mr. Kitch gave a recap and update on the arts and culture master plan process. This month the Leadership Council meeting and arts community reception were held with strong attendance. A number of focus groups and interviews were conducted and Ms. Stevens will be returning November 7-9 for a final round of meetings and interviews. The public engagement website was launched and everyone is asked to encourage people to participate and take the online survey. Ms. Folsom asked if Mr. Kitch will be planning to put something similar to the Arts and Culture Master Plan flyer in the electric bill. Mr. Kitch confirmed this. Ms. Cervenan asked Mr. Kitch if there will be resources and tools for members in Arts and Culture for the Arts and Culture Master Plan. Mr. Kitch confirmed that they will be providing a toolkit for everyone. Cultural Resources Board Lincoln Center 417 W. Magnolia St Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.221-6735 970.221-6373 – fax VI. Fort Fund Revised Program Guidelines Mr. Kitch provided and overview of the Fort Fund revision process and the board reviewed the current proposed guidelines. The guidelines subcommittee has been working on drafts of the guidelines for a few months. On October 3rd , Mr. Kitch held a public meeting for all Fort Fund recipients to outline and discuss the proposed new guidelines. Approximately 30 people attended the meeting. Following the overview, Mr. Kitch answered questions and the guidelines were well received by those in attendance. The goal, once the guidelines are approved, is to build out the remaining forms and pilot the Project Support II program in January. The CuRB can then refine any needed issues before full launch in April or May. Needed next steps are CuRB approval and then City Manager approval. Mr. Solomon had asked if direct labor costs will still be a question on the application. Ms. Cervenan made a suggestion for a question to be on the application that clarifies if the grantee will be using the funded money towards a grant writer. Ms. Fogel Mykles had asked if the 501C3 groups would still be allowed to apply for grants with their Friends groups. Mr. Kitch confirmed that Friends groups will no longer be able to apply for a grant for their counter-part 501C3’s. He had also stated that Friends groups for City organizations are no longer able to apply for Fort Fund grants. Ms. Fogel Mykles added that this had not been clear in the new Fort Fund guidelines. She would like to look into fixing this. Ms. Cervenan suggested that the Board wait and see how the next funding session is perceived by Friends groups and the Board before anything is changed. Ms. Folsom made a suggestion that the Board should ask the applicants to present their events and applications to the Board. Ms. Folsom made a motion to approve the revised Fort Fund Guidelines and recommend them to the City Manager for final approval. Ms. Cervenan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. VII. Director’s Report - Vincent Kitch Mr. Kitch provided updates on various department projects. This weekend, weather permitting, APP and Neighborhood Services staff coordinating a community painted transformer cabinet mural that’s been in development for months in the Tres Colonias neighborhood. Mr. Kitch distributed a flyer for the event in English and Spanish. Last Friday was the 18th ArtWear Fashion show and it was very successful. To date we have sold over $26,000 in clothing. 60% of that goes to the artists 40% to LC art programs. Gary and Carol Ann Hixon were honored with a proclamation last Tuesday 10/17 and they were honored by the recognition. Lincoln center ticket sales and programs are going through the roof. Shows are sold out or mostly and right now that trend looks to be continuing. The Lincoln Center was also highlighted by the team of examiners related to the Malcolm Baldrige award Cultural Resources Board Lincoln Center 417 W. Magnolia St Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.221-6735 970.221-6373 – fax as something excellent and unique about the City of Fort Collins along with community policing. FCMoD’s fundraising event “Sequins and Sidecars” was a great success; raising over $48,000. The Garden on Spring Creek build out is starting very soon. Next week, fencing and equipment will be arriving onsite. The ground breaking is scheduled for 11/7 at 3 PM. This month a memo to City Council was issued outlining all the Cultural Service Department’s partnerships and collaborations with community organizations and businesses. Next month the CuRB will meet November 30th. In December CuRB will meet December 14th for a Holiday luncheon. VIII. Past Fort Fund Events: Ms. Cox attended Global Village Museum’s event, “Meet the Monks,”on October 1, 2017 Ms. Folsom attended Poudre River Library Districts FoCo Book Fest on October 21, 2017 Ms. Fogel Mykles attended Debut Theatre’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow in October 2017 Mr. Solomon attended Lincoln Center Support League’s ArtWear event on October 20, 2017 IX. Other Business Ms. Fogel Mykles went to the Super Board meeting. She informed the Board of the Strategic Planning Feedback form, and that they are able to fill it out online at fcgov.com/SP-POLL. X. Adjournment: 1:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Megan Kelley Administrative Clerk