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MUSEUM OF RIVERSIDE BOARD MINUTES July 10, 2019 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 Board Members Present City Staff Present Mary Hughes, Chair Lea Deesing, Assistant City Manager Todd Carpenter, Vice Chair Robyn G. Peterson, Museum Director Peggy Barnhart Ann Lovell, Manager of Operations Karen Peterson Doug Long, Curator of Natural History Rose Monge Toni Kinsman, Senior Office Specialist Chuck Wilson Absent Dawn Gleason Lovelyn Razzouk Micah Tokuda CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. 1. PUBLIC COMMENT – no public comment. PRESENTATIONS 2. Board Chair Report – Board Chair Hughes had no updates. 3. Riverside Museum Associates (RMA) RMA President Robin Whittington reported that the Heritage House fountain has been deep- cleaned, and that Heritage House is closed for the summer and will re-open September 6th. Many new programs for Heritage House are being planned, including croquet with the Mayor and a fall tea fundraiser. 4. Harada House Foundation (HHF) Chuck Wilson reported that the HHF has met with one architectural firm (including stakeholders), and a stakeholder meeting with the second firm has been scheduled for July 25th. Reports from both firms are due mid-August 2019. 5. Director's update regarding strategic planning, main museum renovation and expansion, historic houses, staffing, collections, exhibitions and programs, community engagement, and marketing communications. In addition to the written report, Robyn Peterson distributed an updated renovation timeline for the Museum department. As part of the Phase I Museum renovation and expansion plan, there will be a meeting with the architect tomorrow for design review. Interviews have concluded for the Collections Registrar position with an offer of employment accepted. The Museum will be able to make the announcement of its selection when the hiring process is complete. The new fiscal year has begun, with many projects happening over the next 12 months. One of the