Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 10 19

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Historical Commission Minutes September 21, 2011 Page 2 of 3 c. From Charles Bottinelli, a photo of the Louisville High School Band and a shoehorn from Pellillo’s. d. From Mike and Sheila Ryan, an abstract of title from property that was originally part of the Kerr property where coal was discovered in this area. e. From Lawrence Rickman, a photo of students at Louisville Elementary, ca. 1939-1941. Questions regarding Museum Coordinator’s Report: 2. The report was clear and there were no questions. Bridget Bacon passed out a brochure created for the th 150 anniversary of Boulder County describing a self-guided tour of historical sites, including some in Louisville. She noted that Marion Junior gave the Museum an album with photos of all the ornaments that she has made for Commission fundraising over the years. Bridget reported that at a recent Professional Group meeting of the Association of Northern Front Range Museums, she learned from staff at History Colorado about how museums and other cultural organizations are being encouraged to focus their efforts on high mission, high return programming, a concept that can be applied in Louisville. Bridget noted that Commission members whose terms are up at the end of this year are Sally Burlingame, David Ferguson, Diane Marino, Dan Mellish, Sean Moynihan, and Anne Robinson. She conveyed the message that if these members are interested in continuing to serve on the Commission, they will need to reapply in accordance with the City’s process. Also, she noted that the following members are due for the City’s open government training in November: Sally Burlingame, Brian Chamberlin, Dan Mellish, Pat Seader, and Jennifer Strand. th 3. Review of events celebrating the Museum’s 25 anniversary (updates): a. Recent article in Colorado Hometown Weekly b. Banner displayed on the side of the Museum c. The Museum participated in the Sept. 3 Louisville, Lafayette, and Superior museums’ open hours events and had pizzelles available made by Pat Seader and Diane Marino and drew 65 visitors. d. The Historical Commission participated in the Labor Day Parade with Lynn Koglin and Sean Moynihan participating in the Library’s entry. e. Anniversary Open House for Members and Friends of the Museum held Friday, September 16. The event drew about 200 people and was successful at the Museum site. The event was less well attended at the Creative Framing site. In the future the Commission may try to hold events at only one location at a time. Lynn suggested that the Commission consider hosting an annual event at about the same time each year. D. Chairperson’s Report. Dan Mellish allowed time during his report to be used for a review of the Anniversary Open House along with his observations of the experience and encouragement for the Commission to send thank you notes to Janet at Creative Framing and the Museum Founders who generously supported the event with their time. Jennifer will send the thank you notes. Dan Mellish also followed up on a request of Bridget’s and asked if there was a volunteer to speak on Louisville History to residents of Juniper Village. Brian Chamberlin said that he would coordinate a visit with them. E. Consistency in Membership Numbers for City Boards and Commissions : Dan explained that in the past, the Louisville City Council set the number of members of the Historical Commission so as to allow the number to go up to 15. This is a greater number than the number set for other City boards and commissions. Discussion followed about the desirability of starting to make the size of the Commission consistent with that of other boards, while providing for a high enough number to allow for the possibility of