HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Museum Of Science And History Advisory Committee - 08/30/20181
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & HISTORY ADVISORY BOARD
Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 12:00 PM
Museum Conference Room, 1900 N Chaparral Blvd, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order: 12:02 PM by Jonda Halcomb
Roll Call:
Present: Jonda Halcomb, Karen Howden, Claudia Huerta, Cary Kristina Perales, Ruben Rocha,
Anita Eisenhauer, Christina Buttler, Jillian Becquet, Madeleine Fontenot, Sarah Coles, Kyle
Winston, Christina Winston, Suzanne Clark and Esther Velazquez
Absent: Scott Sutherland, Sonia Castillo
A. Adoption of Minutes from May 3, 2018 meeting
Motion to Approve, Seconded and Unanimously Accepted
B. Public Comment – None
C. Introduction of New Board Members
a. Karen Howden
b. Christina Buttler
D. City Ex-Officio Update
a. Update on Museum management company Request For Proposal (RFP) process
and award of new management contract
E. Responsibilities of Advisory Board
The Chair proposed expanding role of the Advisory Board to include:
a. Advise on Programming
b. Assessing Project Accomplishments and Impact
c. Engagement in Strategic Planning Process
d. Engagement in Grant Development and Fundraising
e. Review of Capital Improvement Projects
f. Serving as Community Advocates and Liaisons
g. Reporting Accomplishments, Challenges and Recommended Improvements to
City Council
h. Input Regarding Management
i. Tours and Viewing Programs in Action
Motion to Approve, Seconded and Unanimously Accepted
F. Museum Director’s Update:
The following items were reported on, details are in the attached Director’s Report
document:
a. Events & Camp
b. Chemical Cabinet
c. Collections Cabinets Damage
d. Mummy Repatriation Project
e. Upcoming Events
The following items were also discussed during the Director’s Update:
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f. Fronterra Event
g. Doc McGregor Collection Digitization Project
h. Corpus Christi Exhibit
i. Layoff of CCMJV Employees
G. Deaccession Items
Object Descriptions (additional information is contained in the attached Deaccession
Request Summary document):
a. Cotton Seeds 2,000 Years Old
b. Mummy, Peruvian Child
c. White Incan Yarn
d. Blue Incan Yarn
e. Storage Box for Jade Carving
Motion to Approve, Seconded and Unanimously Accepted
H. Items for Next Agenda
a. Recommended Responsibilities of Advisory Board
b. Officer Elections
c. Next Meeting – October 11, 2018
I. Meeting Adjourned at 1:09 PM