Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2018 07 18

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Historical Commission Minutes May 16, 2018 Page 3 of 4 the City Council discussed and focused on to fund the building were a bond issue or regular property tax increase. The Commission discussed ways to inform and educate the community about the needs of the Museum and the purposes of the addition. It was noted that the History Foundation recently started the Love Louisville campaign, which is a mail and social media campaign asking residents what they love about Louisville and inviting them to become members of the Museum & Foundation. Also, the Commission discussed the possibility of contacting a local public relations firm to ask for help on a pro bono basis with community engagement. Joe Teasdale volunteered to contact public relation firms with respect to this idea. ii. Status report on RFP for structural work based to be done based on the Historic Structure Assessments: There is a budget of about sixty thousand dollars in the City's budget for structural work on the Tomeo house this year. Bret Johnson Architecture was approved to make the design documents needed for the building before the actual work can be started. Also, the uneven floor boards in the Tomeo house are going to be replaced, and the wood surrounding the foundation will be replaced with TREX or similar decking -style material to make the area more functional and safer during outdoor programs and for schoolchildren during tours. iii. Update on capital improvement & operational requests for the Museum: Capital improvements budget requests have been submitted to the City and operational budget requests are to be submitted in June. VII. Formal request from the Commission to the City for two new part-time Museum positions to be funded from Museum operational moneys from the Historic Preservation Fund for the City's two-year operational budget in 2019 and 2020: The City asked the Commission to make a formal request for two, twenty-five hour a week new part-time positions at the Museum. It is envisioned that they would be funded from the Historic Preservation Tax funds. The Commission approved making this a formal request. VIII. Taste of Louisville — Saturday, June 2"d — Commission members to help with visitors at the Museum, 10-12:30 or 12:30-3: Keith, Joe, and Chuck volunteered to help with visitors during the Taste of Louisville. City of Louisville Louisville Historical Museum 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303-665-9048 (phone) 303-335-4550 (fax) www.louisville-library.org