Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2020 03 18

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Historical Commission Minutes Jan. 15, 2020 Page 2 of 4 City of Louisville Louisville Historical Museum 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303-335-4850 (phone) 303-335-4550 (fax) www.louisvilleco.gov/museum IX. Report from Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator: A. Approval of Deeds of Gifts from donors: Commission members approved, 7 to 0, the following donations: 1. John Tveitaraas – papers, photos, and business logo items from StorageTek in Louisville 2. Anonymous donation of photos and employee newsletters from StorageTek in Louisville 3. Gail Squires – six original photos of the Jacque family of Louisville 4. Kathy Zarini – digital photos of her aunt, Betty Lu Snair, who was one of the Camp Fire Girls who started the town’s public library in 1924. B. Advice sought on donations of other artifacts being offered: None C. Museum Coordinator’s written report: In addition to her report Bridget informed the Commission about giving Scott and John an orientation and tour of the Museum and brought up the newly announced name of “Redtail Ridge” for the project at the former StorageTek property. X. Review of Museum’s Work Plan for 2020 (already adopted in 2019). (The City encourages the Commission to consider adopting its own work plan for the year at an upcoming meeting.): The Commission reviewed the Museum’s work plan and Sharon went over some details of how the plan is moving forward. Some items she discussed were the increase in staff for engaging the community, cloud backup for the digital collection, and sharing the digital collection with the Digital Public Library of America. In terms of the Commission developing its own work plan that would complement the work plans of the Museum and the Louisville History Foundation, it was decided that this will be an agenda item to begin the discussion and select a subcommittee at the March meeting of the Commission. XI. Updates on Museum – Bridget and Sharon: A. Updates on Museum Expansion Project: i. Three proposals received in response to RFP for 30% schematic design and increased cost estimation: Three firms were interviewed for the RFP. The City will select the candidate to work on the 30% schematic from the three firms. ii. Listening tour launch: The listening tour to solicit input about the Museum’s needs and the proposed expansion from local groups and individuals was described to the new Commission members.