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Historical Commission Agenda September 18, 2024 Page 2of2 Gigi Yang, Museum Services Supervisor Sharon Nemechek, Director of Cultural Services Sophia Imperioli, Public History and Oral History staff Sloane Whidden, Historic Preservation Commission liaison Gordon Madonna, Louisville History Foundation board representative III. Approval of agenda: Members approved the agenda, vote 5 to 0 IV. Approval of minutes for the July 17, 2024 regular meeting: Members approved the minutes, vote 5 to 0 V. Public comments on Items Not on the Agenda: City Council Member, Deborah Fahey, wanted to congratulate Sharon and the library for their involvement in the 100th birthday party and looking forward to the Vintage baseball game. VI. Report from liaison from the Historic Preservation Commission, Sloane Whidden (3 minutes): Sloane reported that the current City Planner has left and waiting for a new one to be hired for the HPC to continue their work. VII. Report from Louisville History Foundation board representative, Gordon Madonna (3 minutes): Gorden talked about the Vintage baseball game and the bourbon brass band playing as well VIII. Updates on Museum — Gigi Yang, Museum Services Supervisor, and Sharon Nemechek, Director of Cultural Services: A. Museum staff intro — Sophia Imperioli — Public History and Oral History: Sophia introduced herself to the Board and detailed her background, and duties at the museum. She is in charge of the Oral History and Public History programs. She is working with 12 active volunteers that are interviewers, transcriptions workers, and editors to eventually have the oral histories shared with the public. At the moment Sophia is working on the walking tours on Louisville resident's experiences during Vietnam, both overseas and at home, and another walking tour about Word War One in November. B. Budget updates: The plans for expanding museum services and making parttime staff to fulltime is on hold as the museums budget will not be increased. Sharon and Gigi are working to get more grant funding for museum programs. C. Museum buildings and campus: The plans for fixing the parking lot lighting, and paint and sand the floors in all the campus buildings, has been postponed to 2027. The projects that have been completed at this time are: The Jacoe store, Tomeo house, and summer kitchen chimneys had been fixed, irrigation has been installed in the planter boxes, the chicken coop installed and the laundry line is installed. Also, the signage courtyard has been ordered and waiting to be delivered.