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Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
Advisory Committee Meeting
December 2, 1999
The Museum Advisory Committee met in the Museum at Noon on Friday, December 2, 1999.
Members Present: Art Howerton, Kathy Heymann,Gwen Henzi, C.W. Carpenter, Tony Diaz,
Pat Bacak-Clements, and Roseanna Garza.
Upon motion by Pat Bacak-Clements and seconded by Art Howerton the minutes of the
November 4 meeting were unanimously approved.
Upon motion by Tony Diaz and seconded by Pat Bacak-Clements the absences of Gwen Henzi
and C.W. Carpenter were excused for good cause.
Business:
a. There was a 50% drop in attendance for November as compared to the previous
November. The presence of closed Columbus ships is contributing to the drop which does
not seem mitigated at all by a lower admission fee. Measures that could improve
attendance by local citizens were discussed. It is hoped that issues with the ships will be
resolved in the next several months. Whatever measures are actually put into place should
be timed to coincide with the busier season which begins in March.
b. St. Nicholas Night is scheduled for December 7". The Auxiliary approved the expenditure
of$1,000 for paid advertising for the event. The Museum was not able to find a major
sponsor this year so the event will be costly, but it will hopefully raise the Museum profile.
The first annual McGregor calendar should be ready to distribute in the next week or so.
The Friends are doing their 1999 annual appeal around the calendar.
c. Upon motion by Art Howerton and seconded by C.W. Carpenter the deaccession of a
quantity of rocks from the collection was unanimously approved.
d. With the closing of the Columbus Fleet, even the modest vending machine food service is
no longer available. The possibility of introducing small scale packaged food service into
the Gift Shop is being considered.
e. The bid package for Discovery Hall will be advertised in December and bids opened in
January. The new development director will focus on restarting the fund drive.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
SCANNED