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The Museum Advisory Committee met in the Museum's DeDietrich Conference Room at Noon
on Thursday, April 5, 2007. Members Present: Margaret Bolick, Sharon Brower, Robert
Hatherill,Nelida Ortiz, Phyllis Riddle, and Linda Tomo.
The minutes of the March 1, 2007 meeting were approved as submitted.
Upon motion by Linda Tomo and seconded by Margaret Bolick the absences of Phyllis Riddle
and Sharon Brower were unanimously excused for good cause.
Business:
a. There was an extensive discussion of the proposal submitted by Lord Cultural Services for
institutional planning Services to follow up on Appelbaum's visualized concept study. The
proposal includes working in collaboration with Grenzebach, Glier and Associates which is a
fund raising counsel. It will be funded by the Friends of the Museum. The submitted proposal
might be more comprehensive than the services needed, but the details will be negotiated.
b. Rick Stryker reported on the issues examined at the ALI-ABA seminar on Legal Issues in
Museum Administration held in Philadelphia. Among the legal issues discussed with the
Committee were the governance of publicly supported museums, the changes in tax law by the
Pension Protection Act of 2006 and other recent legislation, and the broad scope of legal and
ethical issues impacting Museums today.
c. Director's Report
• Rick reviewed the upcoming 50th anniversary events including a lecture by Jim Moloney
about Camp Scurry on April 24th. The Museum is participating in the nationwide display
of NOAA's exhibit From Sea to Shining Sea with a grant from the Smithsonian Traveling
Exhibit Service. It will open on June 215t at the same time as the Prichard Family
Foundation funded children's exhibit. There will be a free day on June 23rd.
• Rick reported on the budget recently approved by the Friends Board for the expenditure
of income from the Museum's Permanent Endowment Fund.
• Rick also reported on the results of the Taste of the Coastal Bend event.
The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
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