Minutes

City of Chandler — Executive (2025-02-03)

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Meeting Minutes 
Chandler Museum Foundation  
Executive Subcommittee  
Regular Meeting 
 
January 6, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. 
Chandler Museum, Saguaro Room 
300 S. Chandler Village Drive, Chandler, AZ 
 
 
Call to Order 
The meeting was called to order by Barbara Meyerson at 1:00 p.m. 
 
Roll Call 
Board Member Attendance 
 
 
 
Staff Attendance 
Barbara Meyerson, Chair 
 
Jody Crago, Museum Manager  
Joan Clark, Vice-Chair  
 
Peter Bugg, Museum Operations Manager 
Rich Feely, Treasurer 
 
 
  
 
 
Unscheduled Public Appearances 
None. 
 
Consent Agenda  
1. Approve Minutes from November 25, 2024, Museum Foundation Executive Subcommittee 
• Rich Feely made a motion to approve Minutes from November 25, 2024, Museum 
Foundation Executive Subcommittee 
• Joan Clark seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously (3-0). The minutes 
were approved.  
 
Action Agenda 
2. Recommend Approval of Revised Chandler Museum Foundation FY 2024-2025 Budget 
• Rich Feely Made a motion to approve Revised Chandler Museum Foundation FY 
2024-2025 Budget

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• Joan Clark seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously (3-0). The revised 
budget was accepted as presented.  
• Jody Clark explained revisions to budget. 
3. Recommend Approval of Revised Bylaws of the Chandler Museum Foundation 
• Joan Clark Made a motion to approve Revised Bylaws of the Chandler Museum 
Foundation  
• Rich Feely seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously (3-0). The revised 
bylaws was accepted as presented. 
 
Briefing 
4. Cultural Development Department Briefing (Kim Moyers) 
• Kim Moyers gave updates on possible bond planning process and the stated that as 
of the time of the meeting, the Chandler Museum’s bond funding requests were still 
on the list.  
• Kim clarified that the public art projects Peter works on are not under the museum 
but under her. 
5. Volunteer for Museum Strategic Planning Selection Committee 
• RFP was submitted and multiple possible consultants attended information session. 
• Barbara Meyerson volunteered to serve on the Museum Strategic Planning Selection 
Committee 
6. New Museum Foundation Board Member's Status 
• Mary and Greg are both approved by Council and have signed the Oath of Office and 
Non-Discrimination policies. 
• Barbara Meyerson and Jody Crago will be meeting with both new members to give 
them materials, a tour, and information about the Chandler Museum Foundation 
Board. 
• Subcommittee members discussed materials to include in orientation process. 
7. Museum Foundation Funding Options for 2025 
• Peter Bugg presented possible funding options that the Foundation can support. 
• The four main areas of options were programming, exhibitions, collaborations, and 
outreach. 
• Subcommittee members discussed which options seem most possible and 
interesting to pursue. 
• Subcommittee members requested rough numbers and processes to be added to 
presentation for when it is presented to full Board. 
8. Museum Manager's Report 
• Basha Project Update 
o 5 completed oral histories 
o Completed first Basha themed History Bites 
o Jody Crago and Sarah Biggerstaff visited Basha warehouse 
o 20 additional oral histories are planned

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• OA+D Project Update 
o Staff discussed next steps for OA+D partnership, planning out about 5 years 
• Vision Gallery Store Operations Status and Update 
o Jody updated subcommittee members on discussions to move Vision Gallery 
store to under City of Chandler management and the implications of that 
• "Friends of the Chandler Museum" Membership Update 
o Friends of Chandler Museum membership currently at 18 members 
o Barbara Meyerson recommended another way to use museum e-blast to 
advertise Friends 
• Live Binder Status 
o Jody Crago gave a demonstration of how to use LiveBinder. 
1. Barbara Meyerson too time to recognize the large amount of time that 
Jody Crago and Joan Clark put into organizing and preparing LiveBinder 
and thank them for it. 
• Marketing Update 
o Jody Crago provided a description of the museum’s marketing plan 
1. He described the role & responsibilities of the museum’s Marketing 
Coordinator and the ongoing marketing efforts of the museum. 
2. Jody will present marketing report from Marketing Coordinator Becca 
Vega at the next meeting 
• Chandler Foundation Strategic Plan Printing & Distribution 
o Jody Crago will print and bind a copy of the Chandler Foundation Strategic 
Plan. Mass printing is not needed because most Board members will access it 
through LiveBinder 
9. Review Agenda Items for Next Museum Foundation Board Meeting 
• Approval of Museum Foundation FY 2024-25 Revised Budget 
• Approval of Revised Bylaws of the Chandler Museum Foundation 
• Presentation of The Ranch at Tumbleweed Park 30% Designs 
 
Member Comments 
None. 
 
Member Announcements 
February 22nd there will be 2 events 
• Celebration Plaza Induction Ceremony at Celebration Plaza at 9 AM 
• Chandler Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Hamilton High School at 11 AM 
 
Calendar

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10. Next Museum Foundation Board Meeting will be January 21, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at the 
Chandler Museum. 
Next Executive Subcommittee Meeting will be February 3, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the 
Chandler Museum. 
 
Adjourn 
With no other business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 2:53 p.m. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Barbara Meyerson, Chair   
 
 
 
Jody Crago, Staff Liaison