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The Museum Advisory Committee met in the Museum at Noon on Thursday, October 5,2000.r j
Members Present: Henry Brennecke, Art Howerton,Gwen Henzi, C.W. Carpenter,Tonjt biaz,
Pat Bacak-Clements,and Mary Longoria.
Upon motion by Pat Bacak-Clements and seconded by C.W. Carpenter the minutes of the
December 7, 2000 meeting were unanimously approved.
Upon motion by Art Howerton and seconded by C.W. Carpenter the absences of Henry
Brennecke and Mary Longoria were excused for good cause.
Business:
a. Upon motion by Art Howerton and seconded by Pat Bacak-Clements,the deaccession of
glass cullets and shoe buttons were unanimously approved
b. Upon motion of Tony Diaz and seconded by Art Howerton the Planning Objectives
prepared by the Museum Planning Task Fora and amended by the Advisory Committee
were approved unanimously.
c. The Committee reviewed attendance statistics for the year 2000. Among items discussed
was the fact that I)overall attendance was down by 30%,2)attendance by local visitors
was down only 8%,and 3)attendance by school groups was down by only 13%. In the
face of a major downturn due to the continued presence of the Columbus ships,the core
audience of the Museum was only marginally effected. Revenue is not significantly
effected by the drop in attendance.
d. Installation of the Spanish ceiling in Discovery Hall should begin very soon.
Construction is nearing completion.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
After adjournment the Committee toured the Discovery Hall construction site.
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