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<br />COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />TO:MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM:MALCOLM FLEMING, CITY MANAGER <br />DATE: JUNE14,2011 <br />SUBJECT: PRESENTATION BY THE LOUISVILLE HISTORICAL COMMISSION <br />ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT: LIBRARY AND MUSEUM SERVICES <br />SUMMARY: <br />Commission Brian Chamberlin will review the work of the City’s Historical Commission in the past <br />year and preview the work to come in the remaining months of 2011. <br />Commissioner Chamberlin will also share information about the Historical Museum, including <br /> Review of 2010 use measures <br />th <br /> The upcoming 25 anniversary of its founding and plans to celebrate <br /> Improvements by the City to the Historical Museum complex made in the last year, or <br />soon to come, such as <br /> Installation of a fire suppression system <br />o <br /> Installation of new light-filtering shades <br />o <br /> Plans for a new exterior sign designed to be consistent with other City-owned <br />o <br />properties <br /> Plans to weatherproof the Complex’s wood shingle roofs <br />o <br /> Plans to weatherize and protect the Jacoe Store’s plumbing to reduce the risk of <br />o <br />water damage due to burst pipes in very cold weather <br /> Investigation of the source of water in the Jacoe Store’s basement during periods of <br />heavy rain, an occurrence both in 2010 and 2011, and the consequent monitoring of <br />changing humidity levels in the Museum above <br /> Review of hours of operation, staffing, and collection size of the historical museums of <br />surrounding cities as shown in the attached chart <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />None <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />None <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />2010 Use Measures and Comparative Museum Information for Municipal Museums <br />SUBJECT AGENDA ITEM <br />III <br />PRESENTATION BY THE LOUISVILLE <br />HISTORICAL COMMISSION <br />7 <br /> <br />