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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.16.25 MAB Minutes Board Members Present In Person: Susan Barbee, Stephen Fortlouis, Ben Ivey, Tim Pinnick Board Members Present on Teams: Rick Andrews, Dana Crater, Lucy Holman, Eileen O’Malley, Commissioner Dane Scalise Others Present: None Absent: None Staff Present: Kate Baillon, Barbi Baker, Sandra Cintron-Goitia, Heather Yenco, Kitty Yerkes The Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board held its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Cape Fear Museum and via Teams. The meeting was called to order by Eileen O’Malley at 4:02 pm. Consideration of Absences: Barbi Baker • No absences. Approval of Minutes: Eileen O’Malley • A motion to accept the May 21, 2025, minutes was made by Fortlouis, seconded by Ivey, and approved without opposition. Board Updates & Slate of Officers: Kate Baillon • Baillon noted that an in-person quorum will be required to conduct Museum business at future meetings once the bylaws are updated. • The commissioners will meet on Monday, 7/21 to appoint 3 new members to the Museum’s Advisory Board. • The new slate of officers for FY2025-2026 were presented to the board: Rick Andrews will serve as Chair, Lucy Holman as Vice-Chair, and Tim Pinnick as Secretary. Budget Update: Kate Baillon • The new county budget has been passed by the commissioners and can be viewed on the website here: https://nhcgov.com/2784/Fiscal-Year-2025- 2026 • Casual part-time positions across county departments were eliminated as part of the FY2025-2026 budget process. Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, July 16, 2025 4 pm, Cape Fear Museum & Teams 2015-16 Board David Ball Stuart Borrett Gwen Brown Melissa Collins Will Oden, III Dan Owen Tim Potter Nancy Pritchett Bill Terrell Allen Trask, III Rob Zapple NHC Commissioner Ex-officio: Mike Hudson CFMA, Inc. 2024-25 Board Rick Andrews Susan Barbee Dana Crater Stephen Fortlouis Lucy Holman Ben Ivey Eileen O’Malley Tim Pinnick Dane Scalise NHC Commissioner Ex-officio: Toni Pence CFMA, Inc. Jessica Loeper Assistant County Manager Kate Baillon Museum Director Barbi Baker Museum Manager Operations • The Museum’s budget includes four new full-time positions for the opening of Project Grace: Exhibit Technician, Visitor Services Coordinator, Development Assistant, and Planetarium Supervisor. • A current CPT position is being promoted to the full-time Visitor Services Coordinator to ensure continuity of operations at our current location and throughout the move. Associates Report: Kitty Yerkes • Yerkes noted several active prospects for fundraising and naming rights including GE, REV Credit Union, Duke Energy, Live Oak Bank, and Bank of America. • GE and REV will be joining the Museum team for a hard hat tour of the project site on Monday, 8/11. • We are in the final stages of securing the Corning $200,000 partnership for the Science Matters gallery. Paperwork should be completed in the coming weeks. • The new date for the grand opening gala is August 15, 2026. Collections Outgoing Loan: Heather Yenco • Yenco shared information about two potential outgoing loans. • Parrot shell and rifle to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum beginning August 2026 with an annual renewal contract. • Postcard reproductions to the High Museum of Art and Whitney Museum of American Art for an exhibition The Lost World: The Art of Minnie Evans. These would be on display November 2025 through January 2027. • A motion to approve the outgoing loans was made by Barbee, seconded by Holman, and approved without opposition. Collections Management Policy: Sandra Cintron-Goitia • Cintron-Goitia shared a one-page document with a list of updates and changes to the Museum’s Collections Management Policy. The policy better align with museum best practices and American Alliance of Museums standards (accrediting body). • This document is shared with the minutes. • The collections committee will meet next month to vote on the policy changes. • The full Collections Management Policy will be shared with the board once it leaves committee. Bylaws & Code of Ethics: Kate Baillon • Baillon noted the Museum Bylaws and Code of Ethics are also being updated to better align across county departments and to meet accreditation standards. • The Code of Ethics will need to be signed by all board members and staff. • Both documents are included with the minutes. Project Grace Update: Kate Baillon • Baillon noted the Museum has reached a major milestone with 100% design development drawings complete for all galleries at Project Grace. We are now moving into the fabrication phase of the project. • Baillon shared a brief PowerPoint overview of the Museum galleries with updated graphics. • Barbee asked about the film for the 1898 theater. Baillon noted we are creating a custom film and there are sponsorship opportunities. • Ivey asked about the athletes section and noted Leon Brogden as a winning coach from Wilmington. Baillon noted that the exhibit content is complete but there may be a future exhibition or program opportunity to share information about him. • Brief discussion ensued about oral histories and what is currently available. The NHC public library has several available and you may access them here: https://libguides.nhcgov.com/CFMOralHistories • Ivey asked about WWI and WWII content in the new museum. Yenco noted that both wars are included with artifacts. • It was also noted that the Hannah Block Historic USO is hosting an 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II event on Thursday, 8/14 from 6 to 8 pm. More information may be found here: https://wilmingtoncommunityarts.org/classes-and-events/v-j-day-80th- anniversary-commemoration/ America 250 Film Screening: Barbi Baker • The NHC America 250 committee is hosting a free film screening premiere of The American Constitution at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium on Thursday, 8/21 from 7 to 9 pm. • The filmmaker has organized a VIP reception and panel discussion as part of the evening events. • All board members have been included to receive an invitation. • You may also reserve tickets here: https://uncwarts.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2099 Old Business: Rick Andrews • No old business was discussed. A motion was made by Fortlouis, seconded by Barbee to adjourn the meeting. With unanimous consent, the meeting ended at 4:59 pm. The next board meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 4 pm at Cape Fear Museum and via Teams.