Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
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BHCA Meeting
March 21, 2014, 7 PM
 Bellefonte Art Museum

Present:  Keith Koch (President), Romayne Naylor (Vice President), Jim Dunne (Secretary), Dave Eggler(Treasurer), Jeanne Newlin, Gay Dunne, Joseph Griffin, Sally Houser, Joanne Tosti-Vasey, Mary Vollero, Gretchen Hyle. A quorum was in attendance as defined by the BHCA bylaws.

Minutes - Minutes of 2/21/14 were approved.

Treasurer’s Report (Dave Eggler, see below) - Dave reported that we will receive a check from the Garver Fund for $500 instead of $1000 for last years’s Summer Sounds. Report approved.

Committee Reports:
Summer Sounds (JoAnn Knupp): No report

Sunday Afternoons at the Library (Jim): Sundays, 2:30 PM at CC Library & Historical Museum

March 23 Amanda Silliker, mezzo soprano; Svetlana Rodionova, piano

May 18, Nittany Wind Quintet with Cecilia Dunoyer, piano

Gallery at the Gamble Mill:
Senior Students of Centre County Schools - January 12 - April 12
Art of the Bellefonte Schools - April 12 - May 31, Reception 7-9 pm, Monday, April 28
Watercolor 4 Now - May 31 - September 13, Reception 7-9 pm, Tuesday, June 10, 4 watercolor artists
Off the Wall - September - January 10, 2015, Reception 7-9 pm, Tuesday, September 23, 3 dimensional art, sculpture - on and off the wall

Bellefonte Victorian Christmas (Sally, Romayne) - 2 venues next year -YMCA and Middle School.

Bylaws - The committee (Joanne Tosti-Vasey, Dave Eggler, Joseph Griffin, Jim Dunne) has extensively rewritten the BHCA bylaws to bring them in compliance with current nonprofit regulations. After discussion, one of the draft proposals for Article XI, Amendments to the Bylaws, was recommend. The new BHCA Bylaws (click here) will be submitted at least 21 days prior to the next meeting on May 2 for consideration and vote. A draft Financial Conflict of Interest was discussed. A provision was added: Affirmation by signature of the Board of Directors or Corporate membership with potential conflicts of interest indicates compliance with this policy. A signature line was added. With the above changes, the Financial Conflict of Interest Policy was passed unanimously (Jim, Joseph). (Click here)

Historic Preservation Committee - The committee met on March 13 (click here). Discussion at BHCA meeting: Jeanne discussed her submitted plan “Garman Opera House Archival Project” (click here). She prefers the term registry -- records the existence and location of information and artifacts -- because we are not in a position to acquire and store anything. She reviewed her comprehensive project. She recommends forming a task force of committee members and interested BHCA members. Newspapers are the best source for documenting performances.

There was a discussion of the MOA of Dec. 22 between Bellefonte Mews and the State Historic Preservation Office. Keith called PHMC about 3 weeks ago and was told that the Photo Documentation and Salvage of Architectural Details had been completed. Jim has seen the completed Photo Documentation in the Centre County Library Historical Museum. Another copy is located at the Centre County Historical Society.

Old House Fair - The committee has recommended that the project be delayed to 2015, possibly to just before the 2015 Home & Garden Show.

Poetry (Julia, Colina) - A literary “out loud” series, mostly devoted to poetry, about one Friday evening a month, (none in July or August or December) at the Bellefonte Art Museum (BAM) cosponsored by BHCA and BAM. Proposed dates:

April 25 (Bellefonte High students) (date conflicts with the first of 3 evening performances of the musical Aida at the High School)
May 16 (Bellefonte Poetry Collective, Bob Polak)
June 20, Sept. 19, Oct. 17

Old Business:

50th Year Celebration of the Kayak Slalom on Spring Creek (Dave Kurtz) Dave has sent a proposal for the “Art of Paddling” project to the art teacher of the middle and elementary school of all 5 county schools.

New Business:

State Theater Discussion: Notes from the meeting of the State Theater representatives and BHCA members on 3/18 can be viewed by clicking here.

Movie Series: Mary suggested the possibility of a BHCA/BAM cosponsored move series in the Bellefonte Art Museum. Sources of movies and expenses discussed. With no admission charge, rental for nonprofis are low. Suggested committee members - Mary, Joseph, Patrick

Upcoming Borough Meetings (All in Council chambers)
March 2014
HARB Tuesday , Mar 25, 830 PM
Planning Commission Monday, Mar 31, 5 PM
April 2014
Borough Council Monday, Apr 7, 7:30 PM, Monday, Apr 21, 7:30 PM
HARB, Tuesday, Apr 8, 8:30 AM, Tuesday , Apr 22, 830 PM
BAIDA, Wednesday, Apr 9, 6 PM
Planning Commission, Monday, Apr 28, 5 PM

Next BHCA Meeting - Friday, 7 PM, May 2, at the Bellefonte Art Museum, 133 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte.

Jim Dunne, Secretary

BHCA Financial Report

March 21, 2014

 

 

7/1/2010-

6/30/2011

7/1/2011-

6/30/2012

7/1/2012-

6/30/2013

7/1/2013-

3/21/14

2013-2014

FY Budget

INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

  Interest & dividends

465

443

489

272

400

  Dues

0

0

0

124

150

  Other administration

1,154

1,154

2,000

2,003

2,000

  General fundraising

3,862

3,125

3,281

1,335

3,500

  Gallery at Gamble Mill

1,405

80

158

0

1,000

  Library Concerts

1,546

1,205

279

1,556

1,050

  Garman Project

0

0

720

38,573

0

  Big Bands

7,101

0

0

0

0

  Summer Sounds

1,714

2,993

2,491

1,159

2,000

  Victorian Christmas

6,100

8,555

9,125

7,500

8,000

  Talleyrand Park Comm

0

0

2,625

12,000

0

  Other projects

__860__

__200__

_0_

_0_

__50__

  TOTAL

24,207

17,755

21,168

64,523

18,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

  Administration

4,039

1,337

1,147

738

1,000

  General fundraising

647

137

251

49

250

  Gallery at Gamble Mill

1,577

675

775

516

1,500

  Library Concerts

2,211

3,108

3,045

2,041

3,000

  Garman Project

0

0

3,575

31,851

0

  Big Bands

6,629

0

0

0

0

  Summer Sounds

2,659

2,670

2,943

1,500

2,700

  Victorian Christmas

3,427

4,222

4,686

5,461

4,000

  Talleyrand Park Comm

27

2,845

13

626

0

  Other projects

_86_

_0_

_0_

_1,000_

__50__

  TOTAL

21,302

14,994

16,435

43,782

12,500

                                                           

ASSETS 3/21/2014                                       

   Checking                               25,780                        General BHCA              31,600

   PO returned mail fund                   50                        Gannon Fund                   1,731          

   MM Fund                                8,104                        Talleyrand Park             15,575  

   Post Office Fund                         170                        Perform Arts Fund           1,062

   Vanguard Bond Fund             19,731                        Garman Project                3,867

   TOTAL                                 53,835                        TOTAL                          53,835

 

We will receive $500 from the Garver Fund (Bellefonte Elks) for the 2013 season. Delayed check.

                                                                       

Submitted: David H. Eggler, Treasurer