City Council Study Session Summary 2011 06 14

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City Council Study Session Summary June 14, 2011 Page 4of 5 Director Barrett would like to see the museum opened during Friday nights while the Street Faireoccurs. th Mayor Sisk asked staff to present options on June 28. Wayne Lee and Maggie Snyder profiled their upcoming book about Louisville. Research for their book was done at the Louisville Museum. An audience member suggested using Historic Preservation tax fund to support the museum, however, it was noted that this would require a change to the ordinanceand voter approval. Mayor thanked the members for their services and dedication to the community and thanked Brian for presenting their case. Update/Discussion –Museum Hours of Operation Beth Barrett, Library and Museum Director, presented a table showing 4 options for making the museum more accessible to the public showing current levels of service, and other options for increasing museum hours and staff hours. Staff is struggling on how toprovide adequate support with the current levels of service. Director Barrett hopes that in bringing thisproposal to Council shecanbegin the process of requesting additional funding for 2012. Council Member Muckle agreed that there has not been adequate support for the museum. Fire system improvements werea good step, but more space is needed and professional personnel. Muckle clarified the Historic Preservation tax was passed to support preservation of structures and money is given for land marking. Muckle is open to discussion, but not immediately interested in the Historic Fund being used to support museumoperations. Mayor Sisk said staffing issues at the museum are within the City Manager’s prowess. He agrees the museum should be open longer hours. Asks the question, how is that accomplished and what are the trade-offs?Mayor is not anticipating additional revenues. The Mayor requested the 2012 budget process put a cost to the increase in hours of operation for the museum and thus increasedstaff hours. He noted, with anincrease in programming/staffing something else in the budget will need to be reduced. Library Director Barrett appreciated the opportunity to draw attention to this issue and believes if the museum is opened more hours that is a good first step.