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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES <br />June 14, 2017 <br />Riverside Metropolitan Museum <br />3580 Mission Inn Avenue ~ Riverside, CA 92501 <br /> <br />Board Present Museum Staff Present <br />Elio Palacios, Jr., Chair <br />Alexander Nguyen, Asst. City Mgr/ Acting Museum Director <br />Mary Hughes, Vice Chair Ann Lovell, Senior Admin. Analyst <br />Holly Evans Toni Kinsman, Senior Office Specialist <br />Chuck Wilson <br />Todd Carpenter <br />Rose Monge <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:00pm. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Item 1Minutes- May 10, 2017 <br />. - The minutes were approved with the following corrections: <br />Update working title for references to Acting Director Nguyen, R. Monge did not leave early at 5pm <br />(remove), Elio wanted to add clarifying verbiage for the hypothetical question asked as to required legal <br />steps if a demo of Harada House was proposed (it is not a current view). <br />Motion: C. Wilson <br />Second: R. Monge <br />Ayes: All <br /> <br />BOARD CHAIR REPORT <br /> <br /> Chair Palacios read aloud the oath taken by all Metropolitan Museum Board members. <br /> <br />REPORT ON MUSEUM OPERATIONS <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS <br />Item 2. Need to shutter the Museum for three years to reorganize, re-tool and re-train staff, focus on the <br />Harada House, begin full collections inventory, and plan and construct main building renovation <br />and possible expansion. <br />Acting Director Nguyen presented the staff proposal to shutter the Museum for 3 years; reviewing what <br />will occur during the shuttering (pages 2-3 of report), pointing out the main concerns from the 2016 <br />American Alliance of Museums reaccreditation report (pages 4-5), and his concerns since becoming the <br />Acting Director (page 16). The 29 Museum Management Consultant recommendations will be split into <br />sections for further review by the Museum Board at future Board meetings. All Board meetings are <br />noticed public meetings. Acting Director Nguyen stated that the Measure Z funding will be voted on by <br />City Council on June 20th, the Museum Board will continue to be active if a closure occurs and <br />Museum staff will remain busy with administrative duties, and the process for recruiting a replacement <br />Museum Director has begun. <br />The Museum Board then opened the floor to public comments regarding item 2. Acting Director Nguyen <br />provided clarifying statements in response to public comments received. Board members also asked a <br />. <br />Three motions were <br />