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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER MEETING OF THE OSHKOSH PUBLIC MUSEUM BOARD Minutes were approved at the January 6, 2011 Board Meeting The regular December meeting of the Oshkosh Public Museum Board was held on Thursday, December 2, 2010 in the Lecture Room of the Museum. Board President Carol Fenrich called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. The roll was taken: Present: Ms. Drew Absent: Mr. Becker Mrs. Fenrich Mr. Haffeman Mrs. Kujawa Mr. Metz Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler Also Present: Museum Director Brad Larson, Assistant Director Michael Breza, Auxiliary President Barb Shirtz, Dr. Donald Viegut, Superintendent of Schools, Leadership Oshkosh representative Jason Hale, and Brenda Hauber recording the minutes. Ms. Drew was designated to fill the vacancy of Mr. Becker. There were no Citizen Statements. The minutes of the November 4, 2010 Board meeting were read. Eugene Winkler moved that the minutes be approved. Rick Rego seconded the motion. There being no discussion, Mrs. Fenrich called for the roll call vote which went as follows: In favor: Ms. Drew Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The roll call vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The November 2, 2010 museum board minutes were approved. The December 2010 bill listing was read. Rick Rego moved that the bill listing be approved for payment. Diana Drew seconded the motion. A brief discussion followed during which a typographic error was pointed out and corrected. Mrs. Fenrich then called for the roll call vote: In favor: Ms. Drew Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The December 2010 bill listing was approved for payment. Mrs. Fenrich then asked Mr. Larson to present his Director’s Report. He began by reporting that both budgets for 2011 (Operating and Capital Improvement) were approved at the Common Council meeting held last week. He noted the revenue goal of $126,900 and explained a copy of the 2011 budget was in each member’s packet. The 2011 CIP projects include: Replacement lawn tractor ($17,000) Insulation improvements in the Sawyer Home ($10,000) Operational assessment ($60,000) Compacting storage system for the Annex ($75,000) This storage system will maximize the use of every square foot of storage that the museum has. The units will be designed to our specifications, but the project will require a major move of boxed collection material on the second floor of the annex. In addition work space needs to be prepared and one restroom completed. The areas for restrooms are now being used for storage so they will have to be emptied as well. Mr. Larson indicated he would like the work completed by July. In regard to the operational assessment of the proposed expansion, the report will provide the following information: Probable operating costs Geographic area we’d draw an audience from Anticipated annual revenue Estimated economic impact on Oshkosh and surrounding area As part of the study, the firm doing the assessment will be required to make a presentation to the Museum Board, City Manager, Mayor and Common Council. In addition to the above projects, the Museum will benefit from federal stimulus money for a couple of projects to help cut our energy usage. Replace boiler pumps with four high efficiency motors Sealing gaps, insulation, weather stripping on doors and windows Convert pneumatic controls in the blower rooms to computer-based digital controls for HVAC systems Lighting upgrades These projects will occur during late December and January. Mr. Larson said that another copy of proposed plan for the Durow Trust was in each board member’s packet. Discussion of the plan will take place at the January 2011 board meeting. Mr. Larson also said that the January meeting will be a busy one with the board touring the carriage house to see storage and the decorative arts collection. He went on to explain that with only one curator on staff, projects such as researching, photographing, developing new exhibits and cataloging the decorative arts collection would be impossible to add to an already busy schedule. Another topic at the January meeting will be the acceptance of the Collection Fund statement of purpose. Mrs. Shirtz then gave a report on the Auxiliary’s events on the recent community free day, Friday, November 26. She said they were extremely busy and the children all seemed to enjoy the crafts and their own store. On the other free day on December 19 they will be decorating cookies and Mrs. Claus will be reading Christmas stories. With no further business before the board, Eugene Winkler moved that the meeting adjourn. Mrs. Kujawa seconded the motion. Mrs. Fenrich called for the voice vote: In favor: Ms. Drew Opposed: None Mrs. Fenrich Mrs. Kujawa Ms. Moldenhauer Mr. Rego Mr. Winkler The voice vote was unanimous in favor and the motion was passed. The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.