West Central Reporter

City of Jacksonville Heritage Cultural Center Board met February 1. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

The meeting (held in the Jacksonville Municipal Building Mayor’s Conference Room) was

called to order at 5:15 p.m. by David Blanchette, Chairman. Those present included David

Blanchette, John Clancy, Patsy Erickson, Diane Hollendonner, Kyla Hurt, Anne Jackson, John

Power, James Pisell, Samantha Sauer, and Steve Varble. Absent were Charles Rice, Brittany

Henry (Ex-Officio), Judy Tighe (Ex-Officio), and Trevor Lawson (intern).

The Mayor’s Office notified the board that Kevin Heitz and Sharon Zuiderveld did not wish to

be re-appointed to the board, so two new members will need to be appointed. Board members

discussed several potential candidates and compiled a list of names to be consulted.

Minutes of the January 4, 2018 meeting were approved as distributed.

The treasurer’s report was given by James Pisell, with $1887.57 in the checking account and

$44,047.23 in the money market account.

Committee Reports:

Employee/Staff Management: Board meetings for 2018 have been scheduled on the first

Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room for the coming months. The board

voted to move the April board meeting from Thursday, April 5 to Saturday, April 7 to coincide

with the session with the museum consultant and to change the location of the meeting from the

Mayor’s Conference Room to the Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (310 E. State

St.)

The proposed schedule for the April 7 meeting will begin with a brief tour of the Old Post Office

building followed by discussion on Governance & Administration, Collections, Research &

Interpretation, and Financial Resources. After a break for a catered lunch, Physical Resources

and Audience & Community will be covered.

The donation card for the upcoming museum membership list mailer still needs to be printed

before the letter is ready to be sent out.

Volunteer Recruitment/Management: Intern Trevor Lawson is recovering from back surgery.

Fundraising and Budgeting: No report.

Acquisitions/Archives & Historian: Several potential donations, including items from the

Capps Factory, have resulted from persons viewing the display at Jacksonville Savings Bank.

Exhibits/Facilities: John Power reported that work continues at the Old Post Office Building.

David Blanchette dropped off floor plans of the building’s basement to the Jacksonville

Genealogical Society for consideration of possible shared space.

The temporary exhibit at Jacksonville Savings Bank has been taken down and items will be

returned to storage with assistance offered by the bank. The recently-announced sale of the bank

hopefully won’t affect future plans for exhibits there. It was decided to set up the next temporary

exhibit at the Jacksonville Public Library, using previously-displayed material on the

Jacksonville Plan of 1925 once the box that it is stored in is located. James Pisell will send out

an email to select a date for anyone available to meet to go through stored items to retrieve that

box as well as look for items for the Bicentennial exhibit.

Special Events/Public Education & Promotion: No report.

Interns: Intern Trevor Lawson’s work has been temporarily put on hold while he recovers from

back surgery.

Old Business: John Power brought up the recent sale of the Congregational Church and

mentioned that it contains the Joy Prairie museum which may need a new home in the future.

New Business: Steve Varble suggested that it was time to start thinking about another

fundraiser since has been around a year since planning began for the Ken Bradbury play held last

summer. He will check with Ken to see about possibly hosting another play. Dave Blanchette

will check with Judy Tighe to see if Jacksonville Main Street has any downtown events

scheduled in the coming months that the museum could take part in.

There were no public comments.

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 1, 5:15 p.m. in the Mayor’s

Conference Room at the Municipal Building.

With no further business or announcements to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

http://www.jacksonvilleil.gov/city_government/boards_commissions_and_committees/docs/Boards%20Commissions%20Committees/HCC_Minutes/2018/Heritage%20Cultural%20Center%20Minutes%2002012018.pdf