City of Aurora GAR Commission met March 21.
Here is the agenda provided by the Commission:
I. Call to order
II. Approval of minutes from meeting of November 15, 2017
III. City Updates and information:
a. Dan Barreiro
i. State of plans for lower level completion
ii. City reporting structure for GAR
b. Jennifer Evans
i. “Museums after Dark” participation—March, June, September dates
ii. Photo booth at events (Chris Olson)
iii. Handling donations from community—Foundation account details
c. John Russell—NEH grant, matching fund-raising
d. Eric Pry
i. Angel statue: new base, moving
e. Shawn Cowger
IV. Commission membership—ideas for new members (3 vacancies currently)
V. Updates on Angel restoration/move
a. Rededication planning
i. Involvement of veterans’ groups, Veterans Advisory Council
ii. Coordination with “Veterans Week” in May
iii. Involvement of those connected with “old” GAR Hall
iv. Ceremony planning
VI. Updates on cannon retrieval process
a. Storage location
b. Schedule for retrieval
VII. Discussion: Mission and direction of the Commission in this phase, role of Commission vis a vis City employees and departments
a. Revision of mission statement for the Hall
VIII. Member reports: Events, activities, projects, needs, issues, etc.
IX. Old business
X. Other business/items for future agendas
a. Retrieval of GAR artifacts from other organizations
b. Resource center/library for GAR, possible public library connections
c. Planning for lower level: meeting space, A/V, exhibit space, architectural resources, etc.
XI. Adjournment
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