Aurora Fox Arts Center Board
Meeting Minutes 06/14/2007

Attendance: Suellyn Cota, Margaret Day, Mary Jeanne Murl, Shannon
Watson-Borden, Gene Jackson, Su Ryden, Chloe Johnson, Wendy Bullock

Absent: Sue Way, Ron Eccles, Loretta Lindsey

Staff/Guests: Robert Salisbury

1. Board approved minutes of May 10, 2007 Meeting as read noting that Shannon Watson
Borden and Chloe Johnson were incorrectly listed as in attendance for the May 10^th
Board meeting.

2. Events Committee Report and Activities:
a) The Committee review and discussed the schedule of Gala activities and Board
Gala assignments.
b) Gala Tickets were distributed to all Board members.
c) Board members reported on their silent auction acquisitions and a discussed different
silent auction themes.

3 Operations Committee Report and Activities:
a) The Committee reported on their meeting with Tom Nicholas, the Director of the Library,
Recreation, and Cultural Services Department. The Committee felt the meeting was very
successful. The Committee’s objective was to gain Mr. Nicholas’ support for the Aurora
Fox’s 3 year business plan, and specially to gain his support for funding the Marketing
Director position in the 2008 budget. The Committee reported that they were successful
on both counts in gaining Mr. Nicholas endorsement of the plan and for funding of the
Marketing position. He indicated that funding the marketing position was sent forward to
the Budget Office as a primary addition to the 2008 budget. The Committee also reported
that they were able to briefly discuss the Aurora Fox’s studio project. Mr. Nicholas
indicated he would meet with staff concerning the project. The Committee indicated that
they would schedule a follow up meeting with Mr. Nicholas in July.
b) Staff reported that Sue Way made a presentation to the City Council’s Community
Partnership Committee on May 18. Her report included the request for funding the
Marketing Director position in 2008 budget, and a review of the Board’s fundraising
activities and Board restructuring. It was Ms.Way’s assessment that Council members
supported funding for the Marketing position.
c) It was reported that the 2007 Cultural Services Division budget issues have not yet been
resolved.

4. Fundraising Committee Report and Activities:
a) The Committee reminded the board of the upcoming second EFC event, scheduled for
June 15^th opening of “A Year with Frog and Toad”. Invitations were mailed and
currently over 40 people have committed to the event.

5. Recruitment Committee Report and Activities:
a) Board members, Wendy Bullock and Suellyn Cota are serving on this Committee. It was
requested that Board members email them with names of individual who are interested in
volunteering for Board activities.

6. Board requested additional information be emailed to them on “Anna in the Tropics”.

7. Meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

Submitted by

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Sue Way, Aurora Fox Board Chairperson