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MUSEUM OF RIVERSIDE BOARD MINUTES <br />June 12, 2019 <br />3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 <br /> <br /> <br />Board Members Present City Staff Present <br />Mary Hughes, Chair Robyn G. Peterson, Museum Director <br />Peggy Barnhart Toni Kinsman, Senior Office Specialist <br />Dawn Gleason Lauren Sanchez, Deputy City Attorney <br />Karen Peterson Douglas J. Long, Curator of Natural History <br />Rose Monge Brenda Buller Focht, Museum Curator <br />Micah Tokuda Ann Lovell, Manager of Operations <br />Lovelyn Razzouk <br />Chuck Wilson <br /> <br />Absent <br />Todd Carpenter <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. <br /> <br />1. PUBLIC COMMENT – Luz Negron spoke about the upcoming Day of Inclusion hosted by <br />the Riverside Museum Associates’ Multicultural Council on December 14, 2019. <br /> <br />PRESENTATIONS <br />2. Board Chair Report – Board Chair Hughes welcomed the newest members to the <br />Museum Board: Karen Peterson and Micah Tokuda. Staff and Board members gave brief <br />introductions. <br /> <br />3. Riverside Museum Associates (RMA) <br />RMA President Robin Whittington attended the Riverside Juneteenth event June 1st, which <br />included a workshop coordinated by the Multicultural Council featuring six various clubs from <br />North High School discussing bridging cultural differences. <br /> <br />4. Harada House Foundation (HHF) <br />Chuck Wilson reported that the HHF is a 501(c)(3) corporation founded for the purpose of <br />generating financial support for Harada House. The assessments by the two grant-funded <br />historic preservation architects are due mid-August 2019. It was noted that the Harada House <br />Project Team is now a staff-level committee that meets to discuss the non-fundraising items <br />related to the Harada House. <br /> <br />6. Director's update regarding strategic planning, main museum renovation and <br />expansion, historic houses, staffing, collections, exhibitions and programs, community <br />engagement, and marketing communications. <br />In addition to the written report, Robyn Peterson reported that the Museum expects to make an <br />offer for the Collections Registrar’s position in July. The Museum has repatriated NAGPRA