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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Museum Of Science And History Advisory Committee - 08/02/2007 MINUTES Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History Advisory Committee Meeting August 2, 2007 The Museum Advisory Committee met in the Museum's DeDietrich Conference Room at Noon on Thursday, August 2, 2007. Members Present: Margaret Bolick, Sharon Brower, Jonda Holcomb, Nelida Ortiz, Phyllis Riddle, and Linda Tomo. Business: I. Upon motion by Phyllis Riddle and seconded by Sharon Brower the minutes of the May 3 and lune 7 meetings were approved as submitted. 2. Upon motion by Margaret Bolick and seconded by Phyllis Riddle the absence of Nelida Ortiz from the June 7 meeting was excused for good cause. 3. Nelida Ortiz reported the resignation of Randall Meredith from the Museum Advisory Committee. It will be forwarded to the City Secretary. In addition to this vacancy, Phyllis Riddle and Alex Sadovski will complete their second terms at the September meeting and are not eligible for reappointment. Bill Richmond and Linda Scott will complete their first terms in September and are asked to notify the City Secretary's office if they wish consideration for reappointment. Anyone interested in appointment to the vacancies on the Advisory Committee must complete a Biographical Information Form that is available on the City Web site (www.cctexas.com) under the City Secretary Department's web page. 4. Rick Stryker reported that the presentation of the Visualized Concept Study to the City Council by Ralph Appelbaum has now been scheduled for September 11, 2007. Advisory Committee members are asked to attend that meeting if possible. The Committee reviewed the plan of work proposed by the Lord Cultural Services. This plan of work resulted from a meeting with a sub committee of the Friends Board of Directors on June 7. 5. The City completed the fiscal year on July 31. Attendance for the fiscal year increased about 11% over the previous year to 71,283 visitors, the highest attendance since FY 2001/02. Although a number of free events boosted attendance,the paid attendance categories increased by 13%resulting in a 14% increase in admission revenue. School attendance increased by 8%. Attendance for this summer, June and July, increased to 15,477 the highest since 1999. Influencing the increase revenue during spring break and the summer was a great effort on the part of the staff to provide experience enhancement programming. Rick reviewed some examples of those programs and congratulated the staff for their effort. 6. Staff Report • The new fee schedule was implemented on August 1. • The Archaeological Field School was completed successfully in spite of the rain. A full report will be forthcoming. • Funding has been obtained to initiate a project to renovate exhibits in the Paleontology SCANNED Saw 'NS Hall. The intention is to install exhibits that are more interactive. The targeted completion is summer 2008. • The Museum is collaborating with local school districts to fund the Voyage exhibit. The "Voyage" exhibit is a version of an exhibit that is installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. between the National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian Castle. It is a one to 10-billion scale model of the solar system that stretches 600 meters - the length of six football fields. This proposal would result in the installation of the exhibit permanently along the seawall to enhance the linkage between the educational resources located in the museum district and the hotels and visitor facilities located in downtown. • The 50th Anniversary lecture series will continue again in the fall. The meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.