SUBJECT: Peterson Air & Space Museum Foundation Staff Meeting, 0900hrs 30 July 2010

ATTENDEES: Wes Clark, M/Gen USAF (Ret); Ron Gray, B/Gen, USAF (Ret); Ed Weaver, CMSgt USAF (Ret) Secretary/Treasurer; Gail Whalen, DAFC, Museum Director; Dick Burns, E-5 USA (Vet); Charlie McCarthy, Col, USAF (Ret); Jack McKinney, CMSGT USAF (Ret); Ron Solomon, Col, USAF (Ret); John Brown, Lt Col USAF (Ret); Paul Brown, MSGT USAF (Ret); Ernie Newman, CMSGT USAF (Ret); Terry Galbreath, Major USAF (Ret); John Grier, MSgt USAF (Ret); John Cawood, Lt Col USAF (Ret); Al Horne, USAF (Vet); Dave Austin, CMSGT USAF (Ret) and Ginger

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

1. OLD BUSINESS:

A. Management Review;

(1) Minutes Approval:

- 25 June10 Minutes reviewed and approved.

(2) Financial Review (Weaver):

- As of 30 June 10

- Cash Available: $28,210

- Income to date: $11,281

- Expenditures: $8,771

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

- As of 30 June 10

- 45 Accessions during CY 2010

- 4,019 Volunteer hours during CY 2010

- 9,476 Visitors during CY 2010

(4) Web Site (Weaver):

- 135,640 hits as of 30 June 10

(5) Restoration Work (Galbreath)

- Still working on the F-5

- May have found some help.

(6) Concert in the Park (Whalen):

- Saturday, 7 Aug 10 in the Air Park.

- Set up Friday afternoon and Saturday AM.

- Museum will open at 0900hrs, serve food at 1100, Blue Steel will perform at 1200hrs.

- Will need max effort from volunteers.

2. NEW BUSINESS:

A. Curator Update (Whalen)):

- Site for the F-101 has been completed.

- Contact let to move F-101 AC to new site.

- Working on paint contact.

- SF has turned some items into DRMO. NASH still working the turn-in of numerous other equipment items.

- May have obtained a M-12 trainer.

- First Oral History program going well.

- Emergency funds obtained to replace the outer roof shell of the Old City Hangar. Working out times and dates. Will need to close the hangar during repairs.

- CE ready to replace and place new tiles by the flag pole.

- Monte Watts obtained some missing equipment for the instructor area of the MPT.

- Provided numerous photos of Lt Peterson to the vendor working on the new mannequin. Working on new posters for the Peterson exhibit.

- Working with CES on a number of upgrades to the Broadmoor Hangar.

- New Lt Peterson Exhibit almost complete

- The Foundation made a 100 dollars donation in the memory of Lt Col Maurice Peterson to the Alzheimer Association to honor his wife Dorothe.

- AFSPC has designated the Museum as the Guardian Challenge’s reception area and will provide funds to improve the Museum.

- Additional Museum brochures will be printed by ATK.

3. OPEN DISCUSSION:

- McKINNEY reported the latest issue of the newsletter has been distributed.

4. CLOSING REMARKS:

Next Meeting:

(1) 0900hrs, 27 August 2010, Broadmoor Conference Room.

EDWARD W. WEAVER, CMSGT, USAF

Secretary & Treasurer