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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes from 4/2/2009 Museum BoardMINUTES OF THE APRIL MEETING OF THE OSHKOSH PUBLIC MUSEUM BOARD (Approved at the May 7, 2009 Museum Board meeting) The regular April meeting of the Oshkosh Public Museum Board was held on Thursday, April z, zoog. The meeting was called to order by Board President Rick Rego at 4:03 p.m. The roll was taken: Present: Mr. Becker (alt) Absent: Mr. Metz Mrs. Fenrich Mr. Haffeman (alt) Mrs. Knobloch (came in at 4:06 p.m.) Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler Also present: Museum Director Brad Larson, Assistant Director Michael Breza and Brenda Hauber recording the minutes. Mr. Becker was designated to fill the vacancy of Mrs. Knobloch and Mr. Haffeman to fill the vacancy of Mr. Metz. There were no Citizen Statements. The minutes of the March 5, zoog board 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. The vote went as follows: In favor: Opposed: Mr. Becker None Mrs. Fenrich Mr. Haffeman Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The roll call vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The minutes of the March 5, zoog board meeting were approved. The April zoog bill listing was then read. Carol Fenrich moved that the bill listing be approved for payment. Eugene Winkler seconded the motion. Discussion followed during which Mrs. Knobloch came into the meeting. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Rego called for the roll call vote which went as follows: In favor: Opposed: Mrs. Fenrich None Mr. Haffeman Mrs. Knobloch Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The April zoog bill listing was approved for payment. The next order of business was the presentation of the computer fly- through of the exhibit master plan for the proposed expansion. Mr. Larson narrated the video. A discussion of the project followed. Mr. Larson said that the next steps in the process need to be determined. ➢ Does the museum hire a firm to do a feasibility study? ➢ Whose support is ascertained first: The City, Private donors? ➢ Workshop with the Common Council Mr. Larson noted that we still need to determine operating costs of the new building, the need to restructure staff, determine estimate of the annual revenue the new building could be expected to generate, cost of additional staff needed to run the new building, and how the storage of the collection both on and off exhibit could be packed for a move with the existing small staff. Mr. Larson noted that an off -site location would have to be acquired for probably 24 months during the construction. The general discussion continued. The work on the Public Enemies exhibit is well under way. The jail cell and the night club bar are almost finished. To that end Kohler has donated a replica sink of the type used in jails in the 192os and 1930s. The award of the JEM grant will enable us to advertise the exhibit to a wider audience. In conclusion, Mr. Larson reminded the Board that the election of officers for 2009- 2010 will take place at the May meeting. This concluded his report. Mr. Rego noted that he did not have a report and there were no Board Member statements. With no further business before the Board, Eugene Winkler moved that the meeting adjourn. Gary Haffeman seconded the motion. The voice vote went as follows: In favor: Opposed: Mrs. Fenrich None Mr. Haffeman Mrs. Knobloch Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The voice vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.