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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-12-15 Commission on Cultural Development Minutes Commission for Cultural Development Minutes of Regular Meeting December 15, 2006 7:30 a.m. Minutes of Regular Meeting December 15, 2006 7:30 a.m. Attendees: Members: Evelyn Silver, Steve Ribble, Susan Carlisle, Susan Jonason, Gerry Attendees: Members: Evelyn Silver, Steve Ribble, Susan Carlisle, Susan Jonason, Gerry Palmer, John Rohman, Sandra Leonard Palmer, John Rohman, Sandra Leonard Staff: Sally Bates Staff: Sally Bates This was Councilor Gerry Palmer’s first meeting, and Chairman John Rohman welcomed This was Councilor Gerry Palmer’s first meeting, and Chairman John Rohman welcomed Mr. Palmer and told the Commissioners that upon his appointment, Mr. Palmer had met Mr. Palmer and told the Commissioners that upon his appointment, Mr. Palmer had met with him and S. Bates and had been brought up to date on Commission issues. with him and S. Bates and had been brought up to date on Commission issues. The meeting focused on a discussion of the reports submitted by Christina Piazza The meeting focused on a discussion of the reports submitted by Christina Piazza relative to the survey and focus groups she administered in connection with our relative to the survey and focus groups she administered in connection with our discovery research project and vision/strategic objectives/work plan that S. Bates discovery research project and vision/strategic objectives/work plan that S. Bates drafted for the Commissioners’ comments. Commissioners agreed to email their drafted for the Commissioners’ comments. Commissioners agreed to email their comments on that draft to S. Bates by January 10 for her to incorporate into draft 2. comments on that draft to S. Bates by January 10 for her to incorporate into draft 2. Commissioners will use a series of public meetings, and other potential methods (tbd) to Commissioners will use a series of public meetings, and other potential methods (tbd) to gather input from a broad base of stakeholders. gather input from a broad base of stakeholders. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Commission for Cultural Development Minutes of Regular Meeting November 3, 2006 7:30 a.m. Minutes of Regular Meeting November 3, 2006 7:30 a.m. Attendees: Members: Evelyn Silver, Steve Ribble, Susan Carlisle, Susan Jonason, Geoff Attendees: Members: Evelyn Silver, Steve Ribble, Susan Carlisle, Susan Jonason, Geoff Gratwick, John Rohman, Sandra Leonard Gratwick, John Rohman, Sandra Leonard Staff: Sally Bates Staff: Sally Bates The minutes of September 22, 2006 were accepted by unanimous vote. The Commissioners discussed the funding request from Bangor Museum and Center for History. The museum requested $500,000 from the City, to be paid over 5 years, to be applied to its $3,000,000 capital campaign. After meeting twice with representatives from the museum, the Commission met alone on this day with the objective of coming up with a recommended total dollar amount of support from the City. The consensus of the Commissioners, all of whom were present, was that the City should support the Museum, based on the importance to Bangor of its mission. The Commissioners further recognize that the building at 25-27 Broad Street that was given to the Museum by Bill and Sally Arata is an important community asset that is worthy of preservation and rehabilitation, irrespective of its ownership. The Commissioners unanimously agreed that they would like to recommend support from the City at a level of $300,000. To place that amount in context, it represents 10% of the Bangor Museum and Center for History’s capital campaign goal. Coincidentally, it is also the amount that the museum’s projected cost to bring 25-27 Broad Street into compliance with ADA requirements. The current year’s cultural appropriation is $125,000; last year’s was $100,000. The Commission is not assuming that the appropriations for 08, 09, 10, and 11 will be many times larger than recent appropriations. The Commission is not inclined to recommend earmarking all or most of the current appropriation or future appropriations to one single grantee when there are many worthy organizations and projects vying for funding. The Commission for Cultural Development therefore requests that City Staff consider all possible funding sources from which $300,000 might be raised to assist the Bangor Museum and Center for History with its capital campaign. Sally Bates was directed to engage the assistance of and suggestions from the City Manager, Finance Director, and Director of Community and Economic Development to identify potential municipal funding strategies. The Commission also asked Ms. Bates to contact Sue Davies from the Charles Howard Foundation to remind the Foundation that the Commission is waiting for a final design for the proposed monument.