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Historical Commission <br />Minutes <br />January 7, 2015 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br /> <br />5. From Caroline Conarroe, a booklet from the Lion’s Club in 1931 celebrating <br />the kick-off of the Lion’s Club in Louisville. <br /> <br />B. Advice sought on donations of other artifacts: None <br /> <br />C. Museum Coordinator’s report <br /> <br />1. Dick DelPizzo will receive this year’s Pioneer Award at the Chamber of <br />Commerce Banquet to be held on January 22, 2015. Dave Ferguson will make <br />the presentation. <br />2. Fundraising and plans for the Victor Helburg Memorial are proceeding. It is <br />now an “official” city project, and there will be funding and more involvement <br />from the City for this small park that will go on City property by the Police <br />Station. The design of the memorial is based on a design from a volunteer <br />architect. The Memorial committee hopes to have a groundbreaking <br />ceremony on Arbor Day, with a dedication planned for October at around the <br />time of the 100th Anniversary of Helburg’s death. <br />3. Anne Robinson and Bridget Bacon are revising the brochure used with the <br />self-guided downtown walking tours. The current brochure dates from the <br />early 1990’s. <br />4. Betty Scarpella and Julie VanLaanen will do a tour of the Museum with <br />Bridget to familiarize the new LHC members with the Museum collection. <br />5. The LHC needs two representatives from the LHC to attend one meeting for <br />the Wayfinding Task Force on January 14th. Paula Elrod and Betty Scarpella <br />volunteered to represent the LHC. <br />6. City Council has asked for a Museum Master Plan to be developed and <br />finalized in 2015. A main element of the Master Plan will consist of the needs <br />assessment report already completed by Metcalfe re: the new Museum <br />campus/building as well as an interpretive plan to be written by Bridget as the <br />Museum staff member. In addition, Bridget and Beth will seek to include a <br />business plan, recommended by Metcalfe, written for the site. A business plan <br />would include a plan for operations and revenue generation. <br /> <br />XII. Chairperson’s Report – None. <br /> <br />XIII. Update on Needs Assessment Process <br /> <br />A. The final Museum needs assessment report from Metcalfe Architecture & Design <br />received favorable reactions from the City Council. Chris Leh noted that the Council <br />was “very impressed.” The estimated cost for the project is $3.5 million. There is a <br />link on the Museum website to the Metcalfe report. <br />B. Ashley Stolzmann, City Council member, suggested at the Council meeting in <br />December at which the needs assessment report was presented that the LHC make <br />3 <br />