01-18-2006
Board Chris Abrons John Haley Members Donald Patience Bill Terrell Present: Dean Gattone Don Fishero Nancy Pritchett Virginia Chiarello Rachel Pace, (CFM Associates, Inc.) Absent: Ann
Griffith Lowell Soucie Grace Mosley-Byrd Linda Chapman Also Present: Ruth Haas, CFM Director Jane O’Brien, CFM Administrative Support Specialist Nancy Buckingham, CFM Development Coordinator
The Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board held a joint meeting with the Cape Fear Museum Associates Board on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 in the Williston Auditorium at the Cape Fear Museum.
Don Fishero, CFM Advisory Board Chair and Rachel Pace, CFM Associates Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:03 PM. Approval of Minutes: Approval of October 19, 2005 minutes
was deferred to the February 2006 meeting. Approval of November 2005 joint board retreat minutes was also deferred to the February 2006 meeting. Consideration of Absences: Ann Griffith
was excused. Chairman’s Report: Don Fishero No report CFM Inc. Associates Report: Rachel Pace No No report Facility Task Group Report Bill Terrell Bill Terrell gave a brief overview
of steps the group had taken leading to today’s joint meeting to receive recommendations from BMS architects. MINUTES CFM Advisory Board Meeting January 18, 2006
CFM Advisory Board Meeting Minutes January 18, 2006 Page 2 Facility Master Plan Recommendations Bruce Bowman, BMS Architects Bruce Bowman gave a detailed presentation of the final draft
of the CFM Facility Master Plan. A general discussion followed by members of both board. Members of both boards were pleased with the final draft as presented. A motion was made to approve
the final draft of the CFM Facility Master Plan by Jack Mills and seconded by Alexander Koonce. Funding The Facility Master Plan Update Ruth Haas The Museum will not be included in the
upcoming bond issue as planned. However, it is expected the Museum will be included for planning funds. Ruth stressed the importance of all members supporting the bond issue. Ruth identified
the importance of private fundraising to the implementation of the Facility Master Plan. The Board should work on three aspects of fund raising: (1) Assessing and maximizing revenue
streams; (2) Moving forward with the Feasibility Study and a Capital Campaign; and (3) Qualifying for capital fund grants. Don Fishero thanked Ruth for her concise report and urged everyone
to get busy. Other Items of Interest Ruth gave a brief overview of meetings recently held with Dan Murphy, The PRD Group, Ltd. Rachel Pace and Nancy Buckingham reported on the upcoming
annual gala to be held on Saturday, February 4, 2006. All members were urged to attend Motion to adjourn was made by Nancy Pritchett and seconded by Don Fishero. The next meeting of
the CFM Advisory Board will be on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 4:00 PM at the Cape Fear Museum.