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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes from 2/5/09 Museum BoardLQ MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 2009 MEETING OF THP FEB p ZdO� OSHKOSH PUBLIC MUSEUM BOARD (Minutes approved at the Feb. 5, 2009 board meeto' T/ CL The regular January meeting of the Oshkosh Public Museum Board was held on OFFI Thursday, January 8, 2009 in the Sawyer Library of the Museum. Board President Rick Rego called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m. The roll was taken: Present: Mr. Becker (alt) Absent: Mr. Metz Mrs. Fenrich Mr. Haffeman (alt) Mrs. Knobloch (came in at 4:05 p.m.) Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer (came in at 4:15 p.m.) Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler Also present: Museum Director Brad Larson, Assistant Director Michael Breza, Leadership Oshkosh representative Tony Mathe, Marketing Coordinator Megan Del Debbio and Brenda Hauber recording the minutes. Mr. Rego designated Mr. Becker to fill the vacancy of Mr. Metz and Mr. Haffeman to fill the vacancy of Ms. Moldenhauer. There were no Citizen Statements. Te minutes of the December 4, 2008 meeting were read. Eugene Winkler moved that the minutes be approved. Carol Fenrich seconded the motion. There being no discussion, Mr. Rego called for the roll call vote: In favor: Mr. Becker Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mr. Haffeman Mrs. Kujawa Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The minutes of the December 4, 2008 board meeting were approved. The January 2009 bill listing was presented. Eugene Winkler moved that the bills be approved for payment. Carol Fenrich seconded the motion. A brief discussion followed. At the conclusion Mr. Rego called for the roll call vote: In favor: Mr. Becker Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Knobloch Mrs. Kujawa JANUARY 2009 MINUTES PAGE 2 Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote being unanimous in favor the motion was passed. The January 2009 bill listing was approved for payment. The next item on the agenda was the presentation by Mr. Larson of the Exhibit Master Plan for the proposed expansion. Mr. Larson reviewed the exhibit master plan designed by Split Rock Studios gallery by gallery. He explained and illustrated the concept for each of the main exhibit areas, noting that the next major step in the process, design development, is intensive and would create the specific details in each area. He estimated that phase at taking two years with the existing staffing levels. Board members endorsed the plan. During the discussion, Janet Moldenhauer came into the meeting. The next topic on the agenda was a review by Mr. Larson of the Performance Management Program provided through the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). He explained that the program is based on visitor surveys collected over a period of time and then assessed by the AASLH, which tthen provides an assessment of how well the museum meets the needs and expectations of our visitors. Additionally, it shows how well the museum meets benchmark criteria in relationship to other museums in our category, showing our ranking. Megan Del Debbio, who would be in charge of this project, explained details of the process. At the conclusion of their presentation Mr. Larson explained that the cost of this program is $3,500 but with printing costs and travel the cost would be about $5,000. Eugene Winkler moved to approve the museum's participation in the Performance Management program to a cost up to $5,000 from the Museum Membership Fund. Sue Knobloch seconded the motion. The board then discussed this proposal. At the conclusion Mr. Rego called for the roll call vote: In favor: Mr. Becker Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Knobloch Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler With the vote unanimous in favor the motion was carried. Up to $5,000 was appropriated from the Museum Membership fund to cover the cost of the AASLH's Performance Management program. JANUARY 2009 BOARD MINUTES PAGE 3 Mr. Rego then asked Mr. Larson to present his Director's Report. Mr. Larson began by saying that the Jan Brett exhibit has proven to be very popular. The most recent Brett paintings from her new book arrived and have been hung in the exhibit. He said that staff is working on the proposal to create a traveling exhibit of Jan Brett's paintings. The exhibits for the rest of 2009 include a presentation of contemporary quilts from February 21 until May 10. Then for the summer the museum will present an exhibit on gangsters to coincide with the release of the Johnny Depp movie "Public Enemies" in July. Mr. Larson then asked Ms. Del Debbio to present the marketing plan for 2009 that she had prepared. She then went through the plan with the board, explained the various areas of expenditures and how it differs from previous marketing efforts. There was no President's Report, or statements from the board members. The Auxiliary was not represented at the meeting. With no further business before the board, Carol Kujawa moved that the meeting adjourn. Sue Knobloch seconded the motion. The voice vote followed: In favor: Mr. Becker Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Knobloch Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler Since the voice vote was unanimous in favor, the motion to adjourn was passed. The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.