Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2012 06 20

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Louisville Historical Commission Meeting Minutes April 18, 2012 Louisville Public Library Board Room 951 Spruce Street 5:30 p.m. I. Call to Order : Commission Chairperson Dan Mellish called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call: Commission Members Present : Dan Mellish, Gladys Levis-Pilz, Dave Ferguson, Pat Seader, Lynn Koglin, Sally Burlingame, Anne Robinson, Andrew Williams, Brian Chamberlin, Jennifer Strand Commission Members Absent: None. City Representatives Present: Chris Petrizzo, Facilitator Beth Barrett, Directory of Library & Museum Services Bridget Bacon, Museum Coordinator Frost Yarnell, City Council Members of the Public Present: Jean Morgan II. Approval of Agenda: Members approved the special agenda created to focus on assessing the current state, future needs and the gap between. III. Public Comment: Dan Mellish read an email message from a member of the public, Michael Menaker, to the Historical Commission regarding the agenda item of creating a foundation and Museum funding issues. IV. Planning Meeting: Meeting Facilitator Chris Petrizzo of CLIQ Instructional & Performance Solutions was introduced. A. Where Are We Now? Chris Petrizzo asked Bridget Bacon to give a brief overview of the current state of the Louisville Historical Museum. She reported on such aspects of the Museum as visitor numbers, open hours, the fact that artifacts are more safely stored than ever before (due to the fact that items have been removed from the partially dirt basement on the recommendation of museum experts), and the part time staff hours. Public interest is increasing, as evidenced through the favorable public response to the extended open hours and the high levels of paid memberships to the Historical Commission, particularly over the past four years when the Commission has received between 90 and 120 new paid memberships each year. Bridget reported that interest in the Museum and Louisville history has particularly increased following times when Louisville as a city and community has received positive national media attention. She stated that the Museum has high levels of volunteers and volunteer hours, with 39 people (including Commission members) having volunteered about 2,100 hours for the Museum in 2011. Space and time for keeping up with cataloging and permanently storing photos, files, and artifacts are an issue. City of Louisville Louisville Historical Museum 749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303-665-9048 (phone) 303-335-4550 (fax) www.louisvilleco.gov