Historical Commission Agenda and Packet 2013 06 19

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Historical Commission Minutes May 15, 2013 Page 3 of 4 06/06/2013 – Jesse DeGraw will make a presentation about Bert Niehoff, Louisville’s major league ball player, for the next Brown Bag. C. Chairperson’s Report: Dan Mellish reminded the LHC that the June 19th and July 17th LHC meetings will start at 6:00PM and will be held in the Library Board Room. D. Close Advisory Board Meeting. VII. Meeting as Fundraising Board for the Historical Museum A. Presentation of the Treasurer’s Report (includes reports from March 2013 and April 2013) Category March 2013 April 2013 Prev. Bal. $ 3,359.81 $ 4,820.68 Expenses $ 93.13 $ 880.25 Receipts $ 1,515.00 $ 1,391.00 CD $25,216.51 $25,216.51 Savings $31,484.52 $31,488.65 Checking $ 4,781.68 $ 5,331.43 Total $61,482.71 $62,036.59 B. Creation of a separate foundation (pursuant to a decision at April 2012 meeting) 1. Update on progress a. The LHC will need to revise the by‐laws to remove items related to being a 501‐C3 b. At its last meeting, the Subcommittee discussed strategies for announcing the change to make it exciting and newsworthy. Venues for announcing the change include the Louisville Historian and the Hometown Weekly. 2. Developing a strategy for identifying possible foundation members. a. LHC members need to let Dan Mellish know if they are interested. b. LHC members should identify possible candidates to Dan. c. LHC members moved and approved a motion to authorize the Foundation Subcommittee to approach candidates for the Foundation Board. 3. The next meeting of the Subcommittee will be on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the Board Room on the second floor of the Library. C. Discussion of process to fund a new museum building: Bridget Bacon suggested that Longmont’s capital campaign is a good model for Louisville. They are entering the public part of their campaign now that they have raised 90% of their funding. She was told that they have a city‐paid consultant working with them. She noted that at the last LHC meeting, Jay Keany told the LHC that he had found out that the LHC may approach architects with the goal of having one create a design for the new building, which is a very favorable development. Bridget brought up that a prior step to the design will need to be a needs analysis by a museum consultant who can advise on museum standards for square footage for different museum functions. Bridget said that she has obtained the names of consultants who work in this field. There is a precedent to bring in