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HistoricalCommission Minutes November 17, 2010 Page 3of 4 spending. The advisory board, which would continue to be appointed by City Council, would be more involved with City Council and would put together the Council report, concentrate on accepting donations ofitems into the Museum’s collection, and communicate with the City about Museum needs. Meanwhile,there can be overlap, particularly in respect to working towards obtaining additional storage spacefor the Museum.There could continue to be people on each board reporting back toone another to be able to keep both in the loop on the goings on (liaison). The Historical Commission is the largest City board. In 1999, the City hired a staff member to manage the Museum, so a large group is not needed since the Commission members aren’t running the Museum anymore. Sevenwould seem to be anideal size for advisory board; City Council may currently appoint 9 to 15 members to the Commission. Further discussion and a decision were shelved until the time of the meeting in January or February. Bob Muckle indicated that he willtry toattend as many future Historical Commission meetings as he can, particularly the first hour of the meetings. B. Discussion/Direction/Action –2011 Pioneer Award selection &approval of ticket purchase for Chamber of Commerce Banquet The Commission discussed nominations for the Pioneer Award and selected Lawrence Enrietto as the recipient. The ticket purchase was authorized for the banquet for two Commission members and two for hisfamily. C. Membership. (1) Update on Business Sponsor appreciation event Last night’s event included several Business Sponsors present, and was very well received. The sponsors appreciated the gesture. The Commission discussed thanking Janet at Creative Framing for helping organize the event. (2)Approval of membership & renewal expenses-$275 was approved to cover recent expenses by Bridget and Dan to promote new memberships and renewals. These included postcard renewal reminders, mailing expenses, and Business Sponsor window stickers. D. Discussion/Direction/Action–walking tour brochure supply: Bridget reported that she reached out to Avista, which generously agreed to sponsor the walking tour again for $267. Avista will change itsad.Bridget will alsoupdate the content and try to make it more timeless.The Commission discussed the idea of approachingbusinesses that are currently in the historic buildings to askthem for business sponsorship in return for advertising and highlighting on the walking tour. The Commission would like to discuss this further for the next time a new supply of brochures is being ordered. E. Approval of City of Louisville sales tax license & fee ($50 for 2010). The Commission approved this expense. IX.Chairperson’s Report : Dan Mellish Dan discussed the approval by Louisville voters of the use tax. th A special planning session for the Commission isbeing plannedfor February12in the Library. Beth will check on the availability of the room. The February meeting is when thenewofficers are elected. This meeting will be in place of the monthly meeting. X.Thank you to Colleen Vandendreissche for her service on the Commission. Colleen was thanked for all of her contributions. XI.Discussion Items for January meeting (reminder that there is no meeting in December).