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<br />Cultural Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />2/15/07 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br /> <br />explained the current pressures on the Louisville Revitalization Commission <br />(LRC; Louisville's Urban Renewal Authority) and that the LRC already had a wish <br />list for coping with the new commuter rail and station that would require way <br />more funding than the maximum amount of funds that may be realized through <br />TIFF funding, which is estimated as $77M. <br /> <br />It was asked what had happened to plans for "sculpture in the park" especially as <br />related to the new Community Park. Kathy Martin stated her sense was that <br />those plans withered as membership on the LCC changed. Lisa Kihn stated that <br />the original plan was to find corporate funding for the sculptures. Maryan Jaross <br />will work with Kathy to find out what the status of those plans is. <br /> <br />Don Atwood handed out more of the "Connect" brochures on the positive <br />economic impact of the arts in the five county SCFD area, prepared by the <br />Colorado Business Committee for the Arts (CBCA) and Deloitte and Touche. Don <br />emphasized that we need to educate the Council and City that rather than a <br />liability, a strong arts program is a financial asset. He again pointed out that <br />Louisville exports much its art economic impact by not providing venues suitable <br />for them to use in Louisville. He encouraged the LAA, whose activities almost all <br />take place in Louisville, to share with the Council and City how many people they <br />bring to Louisville each year. <br /> <br />Wendy has given Kinkos our current tax number so that tax exemptions can be <br />given to LCC users. She also will distribute Kinkos cards to all LCC members. <br />Using those cards will result in Kinkos directly billing LCC for copies, etc. <br /> <br />Treasurer's Report - Members looked at the report Sandra provide as of the <br />deadline for public documents for this meeting. Don Atwood pointed out that <br />events and budgets for them had been given to Sandra since that deadline, e.g. <br />$2900 for a Mexican Independence Day celebration on 9/16, and about $500 for <br />poetry slam. He also pointed out that the budget item listing $200 for BCAA dues <br />was clearly wrong and was more likely $45. Wendy asked Don to check. (Don <br />checked, and for organizations with annual budgets of $50K or less, it is $45.) <br /> <br />Maryan Jaross suggested that our printing costs might be way larger than in the <br />budget. Wendy pointed out that printing costs for individual projects should be <br />included in the budget for that project. <br /> <br />Maryan also pointed out that some planned music concerts were missing from <br />the budget. Kathy Martin noted all of the omissions mentioned, explained that the <br />overall budget is a work in progress and said she would work with Sandra to sort <br />it out. <br /> <br />Lisa Kihn asked that LCC find a way to make the Concerts in the Park happen <br />again this year. Don Atwood pointed out that those concerts had been paid for by <br />