Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2015 07 01

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Historical Commission Minutes May 6, 2015 Page 3of5 a budget amendment to have a Business Plan for the Museum and the new campus /building developed by a professional. This plan should include a projection of the number of staff needed, based on the practice of other city - owned museums, and ideas for money making activities /projects for the new campus. We will be seeking final approval of the MMP by the end of 2015. E. The 2003 Library Bonds will be paid off early. The City Council may go back to voters to ask for an extension in order to fund City projects. VII. The Taste of Louisville (TOL) A. Paula Elrod and Betty Scarpella will be making pizzelles in front of the Museum during the TOL. B. LHC members are needed as volunteers for the Museum during the TOL. Gladys Levis -Pilz (GLP) volunteered to help from 10 -12:30 and Julie VanLaanen and Dave Ferguson volunteered to help from 12:30 -3:00. VIII. Chairperson's Report: May is Preservation month and there is a lot of momentum for historical activities. The LHC will be making its annual presentation to the City Council on September 8, 2015 at 7PM. LHC members are urged to attend to show support for this effort. IX. Board Requests for funding in the 2016 Operating Budget A. Beth Barrett will include a request for Capital Improvement money in 2017 for architectural plans, campus improvements, and the new building, which can hopefully begin construction as early as 2018. B. The City is seeking input from boards and commissions with respect to 2016 operational budget requests during their May 2015 meetings. Bridget Bacon shared information about the 2015 operating budget for the Museum. She pointed out that the Louisville history Foundation (LHF) annually supplements the City's budget for the Museum's operating expenses, and the Commission did so before the Foundation took on the 501c3 fundraising role. She asked the Commission if it would be reasonable to request to shift funding from the Foundation to the City in order for the City to pay for operating expenses going forward so that the LHF can focus on fundraising for the new Museum building and so there is not a private entity funding public operating expenses. The Commission agreed and members expressed that it is no longer appropriate for the Foundation to pay for the Museum's operating expenses, though it is reasonable for the Foundation to continue to fund special projects such as the Museum's oral history program. There was a lengthy discussion of budgetary items and a decision to increase the amounts requested for certain budget items as well as new line items. Budget items 3