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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Museum Of Science And History Advisory Committee - 01/03/2002 0110 /3p31-72� �"fsl MINUTES -- 41' s Q 'a Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History e_> Advisory Committee Meeting Fa 2302January 3, 2002 ;; ff Ff EJV'ED o ^FTA^�pS The Museum Advisory Committee met in the Museum at Noon on Thursday,Januar))i%F3`/�62. w� Members Present: Art Howerton, Kathy Heymann, Donna Flynn, Pat Bacak-(rpents, Tony va`' Diaz, Mary Longoria and Alex Sadovski. 'BI Bt.cd-iNi' Upon motion by Pat Bacak-Clements and seconded by Tony Diaz the minutes of the December 6, 2001 meeting were unanimously approved. Upon motion by Art Howerton and seconded by Alex Sadovski, the absences of Tony Diaz and Mary Longoria were excused for good cause. Business: a. The Annual Report to the City Council of the activities of the Museum Advisory Committee and prepared by Rick Stryker was reviewed. b. The Land and Sea Partnership is jointly sponsored with the Art Museum, Lexington Museum, Aquarium, and Botanical Garden. During the month of February members of each institution will receive the benefits of membership in all participating institutions. This means that members will be admitted free and will receive a discount on purchases in the gift shop. Members of the Friends of the Museum already have these benefits for the Museum of Science and History. Hopefully, people will be encouraged to join each institution to take advantage of this promotion and present members will perceive this annual opportunity as a significant additional benefit of membership. Upon motion by Art Howerton and seconded by Pat Bacak-Clements,the Committee unanimously approved participation. c. The fees charged for the various services offered by the Museum was discussed. The Committee focused on the Admission fee schedule that was adopted prior to opening the ships in May. At that time it was decided that the condition of the ships was not up to par and considerable work needed to be done. So the fee structure that was adopted at that time amounted to a re-implementation of the fee structure that was in place from 1995 through the closing of the ships in 1999. This provided a very slim revenue stream to support operation of the ships. The Committee reviewed the attendance recorded in 2001 for each component of the Audience (Adults - 22%, Seniors - 7%, Military - 2%, and Children- 8%). Since admission fees to the Museum alone were adjusted in 1999 when the ships closed, revenue to the Museum had remained fairly stable even while attendance fell. When compared to the admission fees of the Aquarium and Lexington, Museum admission fees are much lower. Upon motion by Tony Diaz and seconded by Donna Flynn, the Committee unanimously approved increasing admission fees to levels that remained lower than the other two entities, but were closer to the same level. The Committee recommended that revenue from the increased fees be used to increase the Columbus Ships budget since the per capita income for the ships remained lower than before the ships closed. Museum: Present Rate New Rate Lexington Aquarium Adults $8.00 $9.00 $10.00 $9.25 SCANNED y w Advisory Committee Meeting .- January 3, 2002 Page 2 Seniors $6.00 $7.00 $8.00 $7.75 Military $6.00 $6.00 $8.00 $9.25 College Stud $6.00 $6.00 $8.00 $9.25 Children $4.50 $5.00 $5.00 $5.50 d. Rick Stryker reported that work on the two voter approved bond projects (fire suppression system installation and automatic temperature control system installation) was nearly complete. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.