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<br />Historical Commission <br />Minutes <br />February 17, 2010 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br /> <br />basis for her to turn over to the Finance Department. Bridget Bacon noted that the City <br />Finance Director has expressed his willingness to meet with the Treasurer if there are <br />any questions. In addition, Bacon stated that cash taken in at the Museum will be <br />itemized on a regular basis so that the Treasurer can keep track of whether the funds <br />are from sales, memberships, or donations. Last, it was reiterated that the <br />Commission's duty to file a federal tax return will arise if the Commission brings in <br />$25,000 in a calendar year. <br /> <br />IX. Museum & Commission Projects <br /> <br />A. Update - Membership Statistics: Membership is at 417 paying memberships as of <br />12/31/09. Of those, 118 are new memberships for 2009. Business Sponsorships are <br />down somewhat. Dan Mellish indicated that he will be reminding Business Sponsors <br />who have not yet renewed for 2010. <br /> <br />B. History Book Club Update: In the absence of Anne Robinson, Jennifer Strand gave an <br />update on the February Book Club meeting. History topics were selected for the <br />meetings for rest of the year. <br /> <br />C. Oral History Program Update: Dustin Sagrillo stated that sisters Helen Warembourg <br />and Mary Malstrom were recently interviewed for the program. A great deal of <br />information about the Warembourgs and the Warembourg Open Space was acquired <br />during this interview. Hard drives for backing up the interviews have been ordered. <br />Dustin and Bridget are working with Cameron Weise on the title credits and other <br />graphics. An interview with Marion Junior is expected to be scheduled soon. <br /> <br />X. Chairperson's Report <br /> <br />A. Dan Mellish gave an update on the upcoming bylaws revision for the Commission. <br />The bylaws are still in draft form and will be presented to the Commission at an <br />upcoming meeting. <br /> <br />B. Dan welcomed the new Commission members and Beth Barrett, as he was absent for <br />the January meeting. <br /> <br />XI. Discussion - 2010 Commission Goals <br /> <br />A. Goals as an Advisory Board: No specific goals were discussed. Dan Mellish noted that <br />the Study Session scheduled for June 8th with City Council would be a good medium <br />for bringing Museum needs to the attention of City Council. It was also mentioned that <br />a goal would be for the Commission to represent itself well at the Study Session. <br /> <br />B. Goals as a fundraising (501 c3) Board: Several goals were mentioned. Dan Mellish <br />stated that he would like to increase the new membership by 10% in 2010, which <br />would mean 130 new members and Business Sponsors. The Commission also <br />brainstormed the idea of writing grant applications. It was acknowledged that it can be <br />time consuming. Jennifer offered to find out more information about possible grants. <br /> <br />Dan Mellish brought up the idea of having the Historical Commission put a float in the <br />Fall Festival parade. This idea resulted in a lot of discussion. Lynn has a trailer that he <br />could lend, and Sean volunteered to be in costume. The suggestion was made to tie in <br />a float with membership outreach. Colleen Vandendriessche asked what the specific <br />goal of a float would be and how it would achieve Commission fundraising goals for <br />the Museum. She suggested to decide first how much money is needed for the <br /> <br />4 <br />