SUBJECT: Minutes of Peterson Air & Space Museum
Foundation Staff Meeting, 0900hrs,
30 October
2017. Meeting convened in the City
Hangar.
ATTENDEES: Brown, John; Burns, Dick; Henderson, Jim;
Howells, Glyn; Howells, Phyllis; Long, Bruce; Mogel,
Jake; Miller, Mike; Moyer, Norm; Silber, Carl; Yepez,
Linda; Whalen, Gail, DAFC, Director; Nash, Jeffery, DAFC, Deputy Director.
Opening Remarks: Meeting
called to order by Henderson at 0903.
No
changes in minutes of 28 August meeting.
There was no September meeting due to the Regional Air Show.
Treasurer
Long discussed financials as of 30 September 17. YTD income $27,681, Expense $13,853, Cost of
Goods Sold $18169, net $(4,341). Cash:
$49,000 operations, $26,666 Broadmoor Hangar Renovation. Most expenses are for exhibits. Air Show receipts $1,300.
Henderson
did the numbers: YTD 30 September
volunteer hours 6,733 v 7,446 year earlier; visitor numbers 12,934 v 17,430,
Website hits 27,902 v 31,475 and Facebook reaches 136,924 v 198,433.
Curator’s
Update – Whalen
·
Repair
and paint of F-94 and F-4 done. P-40
almost done, CF-100 next. The F-104 will
be done in Vietnam service colors
·
The
reading rail material for the EC-121 is done.
·
We
have three new volunteer docents.
·
Still
looking for contractor to fix wall in CMAFS exhibit.
·
Winter
hours starting November 1 will be 1000 – 1500. Will run
through March.
·
We
are supposed to be getting a communications satellite model.
·
Gail
and Jeff may have to go to Thule to help with the museum there. Short visit.
A Space Command mission brief,
including its history, was viewed on the computer.
Meeting
adjourned at 1045 hours.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Henderson, Secretary.