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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES <br />February 8, 2017 <br />Present Museum Staff Present <br />Chuck Wilson, Chair Alex Nguyen, Acting Museum Director/ Asst. City Mgr. <br />Elio Palacios, Jr., Vice Chair Brenda Focht, Senior Admin. Curator <br />Holly Evans Ann Lovell, Senior Admin. Analyst <br />Mary Hughes Toni Kinsman, Senior Office Specialist <br />Bud Minton Evelyn Davila, Office Specialist <br />Dorothy Fadakar <br />Absent <br />Rose Monge <br />Todd Carpenter Jennifer Binkley <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER- The meeting was called to order at 9:00am <br /> Museum Management Consultants- Workshop 9:00-10:30am <br />1. <br />Adrienne Horn, Katie Potter and Georgianna de la Torre were present to hold a workshop with the <br />Museum Board members in regards to the current assessment being conducted by their firm, <br />Museum Management Consultants, Inc. No Museum staff were present during this recorded session. <br />10:30am- a ten minute break was taken by the RMM Board. Museum staff were in attendance. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />2Minutes- January 11, 2017 <br />. <br />The minutes were approved as written. <br />Motion: B. Minton <br />Second: M. Hughes <br />Ayes: All <br /> <br />Bud Minton announced he will not be renewing for a second term and this will be his last Museum <br />th <br />Board meeting. Bud will be honored at the Annual Boards & Commission reception March 27 for his <br />four years of service. <br />The Museum Board will be presenting an update on Museum activities to City Council on March 28, <br />2017. A PowerPoint presentation will be created. <br /> <br />3.Discussion of Revenue Opportunities for Naming Museum Spaces <br />Chuck Wilson reported that the previous report with estimated amounts for Museum spaces and areas <br />was compiled by Sarah Mundy, Margie Haupt and Brenda Focht. A motion was made to proceed with <br />developing a subcommittee to discuss pricing and spaces. <br />Motion: E. Palacios <br />Second: M. Hughes <br />Ayes: All <br />Concerns were raised about pricing, corporate levels, allowing legacy/ memorials, etc. Alex requested <br />that documents related to the pricing research and the City policy for naming City own spaces be <br />distributed to the Board. A discussion will be held by City Council in June 2017 on the Measure Z funds <br />which may affect the Museum and its gallery spaces. <br /> <br />REPORT ON MUSEUM OPERATIONS <br />4. Museum Not Accepting Donations until Completion of Collection Inventory <br /> <br />