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Board Members Present <br />Elio Palacios, Jr., Chair <br />Mary Hughes, Vice -Chair <br />Todd Carpenter <br />Holly Evans <br />Dawn Gleason <br />Rose Monge <br />METROPOLITAN MUSEUM BOARD MINUTES <br />February 14, 2018 <br />Riverside Metropolitan Museum <br />3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 <br />City Staff Present <br />Robyn G. Peterson, Museum Director <br />Alex Nguyen, Assistant City Manager <br />Brenda Focht, Curator of Collections <br />Toni Kinsman, Senior Office Specialist <br />Lauren Sanchez, Deputy City Attorney <br />Absent <br />Chuck Wilson <br />Bergis Jules <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m. Introductions of the Board took place, including the two <br />newest Board appointments (Peggy Barnhart & Lovelyn Razzouk) that will be confirmed in March 2018. <br />1. PUBLIC COMMENT <br />No public comments were submitted. <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />2. Walkthrough of Museum Gallery Space <br />Dr. Peterson toured Board Members and meeting attendees through the Museum gallery spaces to <br />show progress during closure. Surplus items have been grouped by subject and will be evaluated <br />individually. <br />3. Recognition & Appreciation of Elio Palacios, Jr. for 8 years of service on the Metropolitan <br />Museum Board <br />Chair Palacios was presented with a gift of appreciation and thanked for his service. <br />4. Board Chair Report <br />Chair Palacios expressed his gratitude to the Board and discussed his past influences and his tenure <br />on the Museum Board during its growth with increased responsibilities. <br />5. Riverside Museum Associates (RMA) <br />RMA President Peggy Barnhart reported that the RMA Annual Dinner & Business Meeting is May 10, <br />2018 at the Canyon Crest Country Club. Reception begins at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm ($45/ person) and <br />business meeting at 7:30pm. The Annual Victorian Ice Cream Social at Heritage House has been <br />moved to May 20, 2018 due to weather. <br />DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR ONGOING ITEMS OR MINOR ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />6. Director's Report regarding Administrative issues; Collections move; Exhibitions and <br />Programs; Facilities; and pending Main Museum Renovation <br />The Museum has accepted the retirement of Lynn Voorheis, Curator of Collections & Historic <br />Structures and will be posting to fill the vacancy. Additional shelving for the offsite storage facility will be <br />purchased and installed. The Tlatilco exhibition opened at the Riverside Art Museum on February 3, <br />2018 with a successful opening reception the evening prior. Programming and advertising will be <br />