Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2019 01 16

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Historical Commission Minutes November 28, 2018 Page 3 of 4 30% partial design request for the new Museum addition in 2020, and the other work identified in the historic structures assessment for the Museum campus in 2019 with 50% of the funds anticipated to come from the Capital Improvements Project funds and 50% from the Historic Preservation Fund. E. Invitation for Commission members to come to the Museum Open House during the December Art Walk and Parade of Lights event (Friday, Dec. 7th, 5:30-8:30 PM) — also, Bridget needed Commission members to volunteer to help chat with visitors and give out treat bags to children: Paula, Dave, and Gordon volunteered. F. Invitation for a Commission member to accompany Bridget to a meeting of the Youth Advisory Board on Thursday, Feb. 7th, 6:30 PM (10-20 minutes to talk about the Commission and the Museum at the start of the meeting): Paula volunteered to attend the meeting with Bridget. VIII. Update on informal Museum survey to obtain feedback on Museum programs and services — results to be given to the Commission for the January 2019 meeting: The City conducted an informal Museum survey asking citizens about what they thought about the Museum's services. The survey had 5 questions asking for people's feedback about different thing about the Museum. There were 78 responses to the survey and over 40 comments. This survey was separate from possible additional polling relating to the Museum in 2019. IX. Discussion/Direction/Action: Request from Museum staff to approve staff recommendation to deaccession collection item: After discussing the Museum staff's recommendation to deaccession a Cardox shell from the Museum's collection, the Commission moved to approve the request. The original donor had donated the Cardox shell to the Louisville Museum in 1989 and had relinquished ownership rights at that time. It is a large item and the Louisville Museum still retains two other very similar large Cardox shells used in area mines that were part of the original donation. Bridget stated that her intention as the Museum Coordinator is to donate it to the Lafayette Miners Museum, as the item has been on permanent loan to the Lafayette Miners Museum since shortly after the date of the donation, but the current Collections Management Policy for the Louisville Museum states that there should not be loans until a loan program is in place. Bridget said that she would notify the family of the original donor to let them know of this new development, as a courtesy. City of Louisville Louisville Historical Museum 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303-335-4850 (phone) 303-335-4550 (fax) www.louisville-library.org