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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes MINUTES OF THE JUNE MEETING OF THE OSHKOSH PUBLIC MUSEUM BOARD (Minutes were approved at the July 1, 2010 board meeting) The regular June meeting of the Oshkosh Public Museum Board was held on Thursday, June 3, 2010 in the Lecture Room of the Museum. Board Vice President Rick Rego called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. The roll was taken: Present: Absent: Ms. Drew Mr. Becker Mrs. Fenrich (came in at 4:02 p.m.) Mr. Haffeman Mrs. Kujawa Mr. Metz Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler Mrs. Fenrich came into the meeting. Also present: Museum Director Brad Larson, Board Secretary Carol Kujawa recording the minutes. There were no Citizen Statements. The minutes of the May 6, 2010 meeting were read. Rick Rego moved that the minutes be approved. Gene Winkler seconded the motion. The roll call vote went as follows: In favor: Opposed: Ms. Drew None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote in favor was unanimous and the motion was passed. The minutes of the May 6, 2010 Museum Board meeting were approved. The board then reviewed the June bill listing. Gene Winkler moved that the bill listing be approved for payment. Janet Moldenhauer seconded the motion. A brief discussion followed; at the conclusion of which Mrs. Fenrich called for the roll call vote: In favor: Opposed: Ms. Drew None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler 1 The vote was unanimous in favor. The motion was passed and the June bill listing was approved for payment. Mr. Winkler then inquired of Mr. Larson what the city attorney had to say about the board “accepting” the reports from the Community Foundation. Mr. Larson reported that the opinion was that since the board had no direct control over the funds, that the more proper term would be “received and filed” the quarterly reports. Gene Winkler moved that the report from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation for the first quarter of 2010 be received and filed. Carol Fenrich seconded the motion. The roll call vote was called for: In favor: Opposed: Ms. Drew None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The motion was passed with a unanimous vote in favor. The first quarter of 2010 reports on Museum Funds held at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation were received and filed. The next order of business was the review and vote upon the Photography Policy. Eugene Winkler moved and Carol Fenrich seconded that the proposed Photography Policy be adopted. After a brief discussion, the roll call vote was taken: In favor: Opposed: Ms. Drew None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler With the vote unanimous in favor, the motion was passed. The Photography Policy was adopted. Mr. Larson went on to discuss the allocation of the bequest from the Mary Malnar estate. Ms. Malnar bequeathed $5,000 to the museum in her will with no stipulations as to its use. After consideration, Mr. Larson recommended that the Malnar Bequest be placed in the Endowment Fund at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. Carol Kujawa moved and Rick Rego seconded that the Malner Bequest be placed in the Museum Endowment Fund at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. A brief discussion ensued. At the conclusion, Mrs. Fenrich called for the roll call vote which went as follows: In favor: Opposed: 2 Ms. Drew None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The allocation of the Mary Malnar Bequest to the Museum Endowment Fund at the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation was approved. The establishment of a Contingency Fund for the museum was the next agenda item. Mr. Larson explained that while he understands the reasoning behind the suggestion, the museum already has resources of its own and the City’s to handle any unforeseen situation. Mrs. Fenrich then asked Mr. Larson to present his Director’s Report. He began his report with an update on the Sherlock Holmes exhibit. Mr. Larson noted that in part this exhibit was chosen since it met what visitors had indicated they wanted in an exhibit—interactive, immersive experiences. It also meets our objective of reaching a wider audience by presenting exhibits on differing subjects and methods. The member special preview was held on Tuesday evening and drew about 50 people who enjoyed the refreshments, this time served on the Sawyer front porch. On Wednesday, the first day the exhibit was open to the public, we had 62 paying visitors and 8 to 10 members. On a positive note, the exhibit “Snapshots of History” received the Acanthus Award from the Landmarks Commission. As far as anyone can remember, this is the first time that a museum exhibit has been so honored. The award plaque will be displayed at the front entrance with the other awards that have been presented to the museum. Ginny Gross was recognized a few years ago for her work at Riverside Cemetery. As a result of Snapshots of History the Northwestern did an article on some of the historic buildings that have been lost. Archivist Scott Cross was instrumental in helping put this article together. In conclusion, Mr. Larson brought the board up-to-date on the downtown mural project. This 72 feet mural is underway under the direction of local artists, headed up by Leif Larson. Once the 4’ by 8’ panels are sketched in, members of the community will be invited to paint on the mural during each monthly art walk. Groups have already signed up to help with the painting, such as the Girl Scouts and Evergreen Manor. The mural is based on 72 historic images from the collection of the museum. Since this is a community project and is non-profit, Mr. Larson said that we waived the scan/use 3 fee for the images. This is a similar situation as the Dept. of Transportation retaining wall project. The plan for the mural after its initial display is either donating it to the museum or auctioning it off to benefit the museum. This concluded the Director’s Report. There was no President’s Report and no Board Members’ Statements. With no further business before the board, Rick Rego moved and Carol Kujawa seconded to adjourn the meeting. The voice vote went as follows: In favor: Opposed: Ms. Drew None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The meeting was adjourned at 4:38 p.m. 4