SUBJECT: Peterson Air & Space Museum Foundation Staff Meeting, 0900hrs 30 April 10

ATTENDEES: Ed Weaver, CMSgt USAF (Ret) Secretary/Treasurer; Gail Whalen, DAFC, Curator Pete Museum; Dick Burns; SSgt USA (Vet); Charlie McCarthy, Col, USAF (Ret); Jack McKinney, CMSGT USAF (Ret); Frank Stampf, Col USAF (Ret); Erv Smalley, SMS USAF (Ret; John Grier, MSgt USAF (Ret); Jim Bowden, TSgt, USAF (Vet); Bob Koenig, Col, USAF (Ret), Ron Solomon, Col, USAF (Ret); Ron McClelland, Major, USAF (Ret)

1. OPENING REMARKS: WHALEN called the meeting to order in the Conference Room.

2. OLD BUSINESS:

A. Management Review;

(1) Minutes Approval:

- 26 Mar10 Minutes reviewed and approved.

(2) Financial Review (Weaver):

- As of 31 Mar 10

- Cash Available: $24,943

- Income to date: $3,119

- Expenditures: $5,525

(3) Volunteer Hours &Visitors Numbers (Weaver):

- As of 31 Mar 10.

- 2,241 Volunteer hours during CY 2010.

- 3,815 Visitors during CY 2010.

(4) Web Site (Smalley):

- 130,789 hits as of 29 Apr 10.

(5) Out Reach Program (Stampf):

- Need to ID a target Group.

- Forward ideas to Frank Stampf.

(6) Concert in the Park (Stampf):

- 1200hrs 7 Aug 10 in the Air Park.

- Need to put together a working group.

(7) Inventory (McKinney):

- Completed. This is the fifth inventory since 2002.

- 2000+ item on the NMAF Inventory; 1900+ on the PA&SM Inventory.

- 3,900+ items.

3. NEW BUSINESS:

A. Curator Update (Whalen):

- Still working on site preparation for the F-101B. NORAD will fund restoration of the AC. Colors will be the 13 FIS.

- Canadian CF-100 and CF-101B re-dedication aircraft ceremony 1 Apr 10 was very successful. Received much Kudos.

- NASH still working the turn-in of numerous equipment items to DRMO. Some items may be transferred to Barksdale AFB Museum.

- Still working on M-12/M-21 re entry vehicle display.

- Peterson AFB 9/11 static display will be built in front of the NORAD/NORTHCOM Bldg. ECD: 15 May 10.

- Museum’s DV Events for May: AFSPC’s Commanders Conference, AFSPC Guardian Challenge, and NORAD/NORTCOM Commander’s retirement.

- Villa Sports Center open house went very well. Kudos to Dick Burns and Al Horne for manning a Museum information booth...

- AFSPC has offered to support the Museum’s Oral History program. Working out details.

4. OPEN DISCUSSION: Galaxy of Stars Program:

- Whalen, McClelland, Smalley, and McKinney working on approach to get the information on line.

5. CLOSING REMARKS:

Next Meeting:

(1) 0900hrs, 28 May 2010, Broadmoor Conference Room.

EDWARD W. WEAVER, CMSGT, USAF

Secretary & Treasurer