Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2016 08 03 SP

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IV. The Plan D. Goals and Strategies The five goals of this Master Plan, with their strategies, are: 1. Take care of the Museum, as an asset that the City already owns, and pursue the vision of the Museum campus as described in the Needs Assessment Report that is a part of this Plan, including the construction of a new downtown Visitor Center building on the site. Use the improved facilities to promote Louisville and its unique identity. Strategies: o Work with the City to seek approval for the project and to identify and obtain financing through the City budget and potential grant opportunities. o Work with the Foundation on a capital campaign and on increasing memberships, sponsorships, and the donation of large gifts. o Consider the objectives of the Business Plan and refine the next steps for identifying revenue -generating opportunities and operational and maintenance costs as the Museum seeks to expand. Explore revenue -generating possibilities such as interior and exterior space rentals. o Work towards adding Museum operations to the permissible uses of future Historic Preservation Tax funding so that the Museum can be open for more public hours, offer expanded programming, and increase its efforts to preserve and share Louisville history. o Work on an appropriate timeline and explore the possibility of phasing the work on the Museum campus. o Work closely with the Planning Department staff on the planning process for the new building. o Work to promote and strengthen downtown Louisville by drawing more tourists to the improved Museum campus. o Cxpl re revenue generating p ssibilities such as interi r and exteri r space rentals. o Preserve the collections by acquiring more archival boxes and shelving for the Jordinelli House. o Seek funding for Historic Structure Assessments of the Jacoe Store, Tomeo House, and Jordinelli House, and funding to address recommendations that are made as a resu It. 2. Collect the history of the Louisville area. Strategies: o Work with oral history volunteers to have more interviews completed, and seek to have oral history interviews transcribed and edited. o Write down the stories that others, including Museum visitors, tell about the history of the Louisville area. o Seek the acquisition of more historic photos of the Louisville area.