SUBJECT: Minutes of
25 Jan 2015
ATTENDEES: Austin, Dave; Blanshine, Janet; Brown, John; Burns,
Dick; Grier, John; Henderson, Jim; Howells, Glynn; Howells, Phyllis; Kleveno,
Al; Long, Bruce; Miller, Mike; Mogel,
Jake; Moyer, Norm; Pfennig, Tonya; Silber, Carl; Yepez, Linda; Whalen, Gail,
DAFC, Director; Nash, Jeff, DAFC, Deputy Director.
OPENING REMARKS: Meeting called to order
by Jim Henderson
1.
OLD BUSINESS:
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Management Review;
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Minutes Approval: (
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23 November 2015 Meeting Minutes reviewed.
Financial
Review (Long)
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Financial
report for 31 Dec 15 reviewed. Cash
balance $54,931. Year 2015 income $16,616 (51% is museum store), expense $32,312
(31% is museum store).
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Volunteer Hours & Visitors Numbers For
Year 2015(
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Volunteer
Hours: 9,511 v 9,206 for 2014
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Visitors:
19,812 v 23,555 for 2014
. Web Site, FB through April 15 (Data from McClelland&
Nash):
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Website
Hits: 33,663 v 29,725 for 2014
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Facebook
views: 84,696 v 22,308 for 2014
Museum
Store Update (Blanshine & Silber)
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The
store space has been expanded and re-arranged.
Inventory will be expanded.
Please do not re-arrange displays.
Director’s Update (Whalen)
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The
CF-18 delivery date is uncertain.
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There
will be a “heritage audit” conducted by Air Force personnel this week.
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Representative
of DeMolay will be here to talk about Lt. Peterson, who is scheduled to be
inducted into the DeMolay Hall of Fame.
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The
Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station 50th anniversary celebration
will we held in May.
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A
new person to handle the water and snack provisions for the docent crews is
needed.
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Volunteer
Appreciation Day planning is starting.
April event.
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Any
requests for visits with a political purpose must be cleared in advance by the
21SW commander.
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Please
do not send anything that sounds political to museum staff by email.
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Remember
to turn out the lights in the EC-121.
NEW
BUSINESS
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Bruce
Long announced that this will be his last year as PASMF Treasurer. Volunteer(s) are needed.
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Long
reminded all that Trip Advisor is our friend – ask visitors to submit a review.
The group moved to the
City Hangar at 0955 to get familiarization on the two interactive Space
and Missle Warning Kiosks.
Meeting
adjourned at
1040 hrs.
3.
NEXT MEETING:
The next Staff meeting is scheduled for 29
February 2016 at 0900.
Respectfully
submitted,
Jim Henderson, Secretary