Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 09 21

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HistoricalCommission Minutes August 17, 2011 Page 3of 3 A.Treasurer’s Budget:Dave Ferguson Dave presented the following report: Previous Balance$9161.90 Expenses$1,403.00 Receipts$214.50 CD$25,093.67 Savings$12,925.556 Checking$7,973.40 Total$45,992.62 The CD comes up for renewal in September and the Commissionvoted to let the CD renew. The Commissionapproved the Treasurer’s report. B.Membership statistics. There were no additional questions. C.Discussion/Approval of Expenses. 1. Update on Commission donation to pay for replacement plants at the Museum campus: Kathy Kron oversaw the purchase and planting by volunteers who put in 70 plants at a total cost of $759.75. Friends of the Arboretum donated $150 toward this project and the Louisville Historical Commission funded the remaining balance ofabout$608.00. 2. The Oral History Association has its national conference in Denver this October. Bridget Bacon requested that she be able to use funds for the Oral History Program previously approved by the Commission in order to pay forthe attendance at the conference bytwo volunteers from the Museum’s program. She noted that Diane Marino, who is both a Commission member and an oral history interviewer, recommended this action because of this unique opportunity and because of the benefits to our program. After discussion,the Commissionagreed that it would be to the benefit of the Oral History Programto make this expenditure and voted to spend up to $160 for eachof twovolunteersto attend the conferencefor a total of $320. D.Discussion –fundraising idea related to car stickers. The idea is to produce and sell European-style oval auto stickers for Louisville. Currently,the Commissiondoes not have the ability to sellthings on-line, which diminishes our efficiency as a sales outlet. It was pointed out that sales of stickers would likely need tobe conductedby Commission membersat booths at Farmer’s Markets and similar events. No decision was made. E.Chairperson’s report . Dan sent out his primer on soliciting Business Sponsorships. He said that Business SponsorsStewartArchitecture, Louisville Auto and Bob Muckle have recently renewed,with BobMuckle renewingfor twoyears.Bouldertech has indicated that it willrenewits Sponsorshipsoon. F.Close Fundraising Board Meeting and Adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 8:45.