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Historical Commission <br />Minutes <br />March 19, 2015 <br />Page 3of5 <br />this one were used here. The LHC voted to accept this donation, so Bridget will <br />arrange to have the Deed of Gift signed by the donor. <br />C. Museum Coordinator's Report: <br />1. Bridget shared an article about the Victor Helburg Memorial effort. The <br />fund now has $18,000, including two donations of $5,000. The memorial park <br />may cost $60,000; crowd funding within law enforcement groups is being <br />pursued. <br />2. The Chamber of Commerce included many historic photos form the <br />Museum archives in their latest publication, including pictures of the Louisville <br />Replica. <br />3. Bridget gave an orientation and tour of the museum to the new LHC <br />member Julie VanLaanen and new Council liaison Chris Leh. <br />4. Twenty -eight (28) people attended the Brown Bag Lunch presentation <br />about the Harper Lake area, including several Harper Lake neighborhood <br />residents. <br />5. The City replaced the cellar door and built steps into the cellar of the Tomeo <br />House <br />6. Megan Huelman, the Museum intern, will begin working 20 hours a week in <br />April. This means the Museum can now be open 4 days a week this spring and <br />summer. <br />D. Update on the Museum Master Plan: The needs assessment report from Metcalfe <br />will be included as part of the Master plan. Another element of the Master Plan will <br />be the Interpretive Plan that Bridget is working on and that will be presented to the <br />LHC later this year. A museum's interpretive plan is typically written by museum staff. <br />The Museum should also have a Business Plan as part of the Master Plan, but there is <br />no budget for this at this time. Part of the plan needs to look at operational costs (esp. <br />staffing). Bridget noted that the LHC has been asked to weigh in on operational budget <br />requests for the Museum for 2016 at its May meeting. <br />IX. Chairperson's Report: <br />A. Dan Mellish (DM) announced the resignation of Steve Domenico from the LHC. <br />Steve has to move out of Louisville. <br />B. DM thanked Dave Ferguson for presenting the Pioneer Award to Dick DelPizzo at <br />the January banquet. <br />C. DM commented on the "great" article about Harper Lake that Bridget wrote for the <br />Louisville Historian. <br />D. Bridget's "Homes of our Families" evening program is coming up in May as part of <br />Preservation Month. <br />X. Update on Needs Assessment process: <br />3 <br />