1989 ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL MINUTES

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I IP ILOUISVILLE ARTS & HUMANITIES COUNCIL 1 Minutes from the August 17 meeting of the council. Persons present at the meeting: Carolyn Markham, Jennifer Forrey, Mary O'Brien, and Iguest, Joanne Lyman. I Carolyn opened the meeting. Joanne Lyman was introduced, and talked a little bit about her background in the arts; specifically art history and education. Jennifer read the minutes from the August 10th special meeting of the council. No report from the Itreasurer was given as there (still) are no funds. President's Report I Pam Ferris, city clerk, relayed information from the IRS to Carolyn stating that a prospective budget was required before the council would be granted S0I(c)(3) status. The council's lawyer, Alan Hill, informed Carolyn that an itemized proposed budget is I needed. Carolyn feels that membership fees for such groups as the CCAH and the Colorado Consortium for the Arts, in addition to costs incurred by the citizen survey will constitute our initial budget. bThe Boulder County Cultural Facilities Tax District Advisory Board met Monday, August 14th, to finalize their Mission Statement and Goals. There will be the final public I hearing on Thursday, August 24th, at 3:00 p.m. to allow citizen input on the County Commissioners charge to the Advisory Board and allocation of County Cultural Facilities Tax District money. The public meeting will be held in the hearing room in the County I Commissioners offices: 3rd floor, Boulder County Courthouse, on the Pearl Street Mall. Mary agreed to notify the Louisville Times about the meeting, in an effort to rally public support for the meeting. Members of the council present at the meeting were not in agreement with the County Commissioners apparent plan for distribution of Cultural Facilities Tax District money. I General concern was expressed that Louisville residents may not have favored the sales tax increase had they known distribution of funds would be held at the county level. Resolution #10, of Louisville City Council states the initial formation of the Arts and I Humanities Council to be out of a need to establish a receiving agency for the Tax District money. Louisville developed Resolution #10 from the same state statute as the surrounding six county area, and the city staff understood that Louisville would be receiving a share of the Tax District money. Carolyn reported that the Boulder County Cultural Tax District Advisory Board still has I not discussed formulating a distribution formula that would be fair and equal to all, and that they have just begun to draft grant applications that 501 (c)(3) groups will use to compete for grant money from the county Tax District.