SUBJECT: Minutes of
27 June 2016
ATTENDEES: Brown, John; Burns, Dick; Deal, Duane Grier,
John; Guidry, Earle; Harris, Jim; Henderson, Jim; Howells, Glyn; Long,
Bruce; McClelland, Ron; Miller, Mike;
Mogel, Jake; Moyer, Norm; Oler, Roger; Silber, Carl; Solomon, Ron; Yepez,
Linda; Whalen, Gail, DAFC, Director;
OPENING
REMARKS: Meeting called to order at 0900.
No changes in minutes of May meeting.
Treasurer
Long, presented the May 2016 financial report: YTD Revenue $18,303; YTD Expense
$5,830; Cash in bank $44,364 for operations and $18,710 for Broadmoor Hangar
Renovation.
Henderson
presented the May statistics: volunteers 3,564 YTD May v 3,957 in 2015,
visitors 7,431 YTD May v 5,784 in 2015, Website visits YTD May 14,730 v 12,803
in 2015, Facebook visits YTD May
140,258 v 16,147 in 2015.
McClelland commented that online
visitor requests are at the highest level ever.
Having a Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor really helps. There are four new Galaxy of Stars honorees.
Curator Update (Whalen)
The
CF-188 dedication of 24 June went very well.
There
are currently no plans for a Volunteer Appreciation dinner.
We
average about 100 visitors per day.
There will be no STEM Fair this year
– funding issues.
The temperature limit in the EC-121
is 85 deg F. If it’s hotter than that,
close it down.
Carl Silber commented that holes in
the museum store inventory signal good sales.
More items are on order. Please
do not re-arrange inventory in the store.
General Deal commented that the
CF-188 dedication was great. He also
indicated that fund raising for the Broadmoor Hangar Renovation is picking up.
Meeting
relocated to the City Hangar at 1000 hours for review and discussion of
exhibits therein.
Meeting
adjourned at 1110 hours.
Next
meeting: 25 July at 0900 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Henderson,
Secretary.