Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 03 16

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HistoricalCommission Minutes February 12, 2011 Page 3of 4 C.Conservation of Artifacts, The Rex Theater movie curtain:Lisa Capano, a conservation expert, has viewed the Rex Theater movie curtainand givenan estimate to clean, conserve and store it.This estimate came to $825 to clean and conserve the curtainand $189to store it based on prevailing conservation and museum standards.In addition, an appraisal of the curtain is necessary for insurance purposesand is estimated to cost $500.Commission members expressed their desire to help the Museum take care of this artifact that has a great deal of importance and relevance to Louisville history. The Commission approvedthe expenditure of up to$1,600 topay for these items. The Commission also discussed the expressed interestof the current owner of the Rex Theater buildingtoincorporateLouisville’s history into the building’stheme and expressed support for these efforts. D.Bridget requested volunteer time sheets from all Commission members for 2010. XII.Museum and Commission Projects A.Discussion/Direction/Action –the Commissionapproved $78 in funds for the plaque for the 2011 Pioneer Award. Dave Ferguson’s presentationof the awardto Lawrence Enrietto’s familyat the Chamber of Commerce banquet in January was well regarded.The th Commission also approved $76 in expenses for this Feb. 12meeting. B.Approval of funding for Museumactivities:Bridget presented an annual budget for 2011 Museumprojects based onthe rate for the same programs from 2010and applying modest proportional increases in some instances.The Commission approved$9,600 for 2011 for the following categories: printingexpenses forthe Louisville Historian($3250), mailing expenses for the Historian ($750), Museum expenses for supplies/resources to supplement the budget from the City ($1000),Museumprogramming expenses ($300),Museum oral history programexpenses ($3500),support for Museumvolunteers($300),and membership expenses($500). XIII.Election of Officers: The currently serving officers were approved for another year by unanimous vote. The officers are: DanMellish–President AnneRobinson –Vice President Dave Ferguson –Treasurer JenniferStrand–Secretary XIV.Extra Session: Consideration aboutwhether the Historical Commission should re-form astwo groups, one an advisory board and one a fundraising board A.Wider municipal context and purpose: Bridget’s information collection effortsshow that across the Front Range, most city-owned museums have either an advisory boardto advise their city councils,a private fundraising board, or both. None have asingle board tasked with both an advisory function as well as fundraisingas we havehere in the City of Louisville.The purpose of the extra session is to better understand what this would look like, what specifically each board would do, and to evaluate whether this would be an advantage toward advancing the mission of the Louisville Historical Commissionand Museum. Bridget notedthat the Louisville Public Library provides a model for how this would look, as it has both an advisory board (the Library Board of Trustees) and a fundraising board (the Library Foundation). B.Missionand membership: The mission of a fundraising board would include raisingmoneyfor Museumprojects, hostingevents,promotingthe Museum, and handlingmembership issues.A fund-raising board would need a strong leader and members who are interested in history and connected with funding sourcesor willing to work on fundraising for the Museum. Membership on this board could be determined by the board itself and could include invitations to community leaders. Fundraising could occur through general membership