Attendees: Sam Henderson, Allan Affeldt, Miguel Vasquez, Sat Best, Elaine Hughes, Marlene Lloyd, Robert Breunig, Tracy Anderson, Dave Gillette arrived at 2:50 pm.

The meeting convened at 2:00 pm.

The agenda was to review the Strategic Institutional Priorities for the next 2-5 years as revised by Robert Breunig. The priorities listed are all of importance to the Museum.

I. Build a Sustainable Financial Base
• Build a sustainable financial base and an operating endowment of 10 million.
• Improve earned income.
• Build the inventory, capacity and sales effectiveness of MNA Shops; develop on-line sales capabilities; significantly reduce consignment inventory.
• Develop business plans for Colton Complex, Homestead and for food service at the Museum.

II. Protect and Enhance the Collections
• Build the new Collections Center and implement other collections improvements.
• Develop an institutional collections plan. Develop strategies for future additions to the collections. Expand the art collection and hire an Art Curator.
• Determine the role and place of the Museum Library in the Museum organizational structure.

III. Foster Excellence in Research
• Fully fund research endowments with priority on Anthropology and Paleontology endowments. Improve research support staff and equipment infrastructure.
• Develop an emphasis in regional biodiversity.

IV. Build Exciting Exhibits and Educational Programs
• Develop an Interpretative Master Plan, including plans for the reinstallation of “permanent” exhibits; children’s exhibits; and the mix of temporary and short term exhibits. The preceding is to be based on the institutional interpretative philosophy.
• Complete Hopi Iconography Project.

V. Improve the Stewardship of our Grounds, Assets and Facilities
• Implement deferred maintenance improvement plan; bring existing facilities up to Museum standards.
• Develop and implement new security and emergency plans. Immediate attention to wildfire emergency planning.
• Finalize Master Plan – explore concept of employee affordable housing.

VI. Invest in our Staff
• Secure adequate compensation for Museum staff; restore needed positions, i.e. Development Director, Exhibits Director, etc.
• Address affordable employee housing

VII. Develop Strong Partnerships
• Complete MOU’s with other Colorado Plateau Tribes
• Develop other Strategic Partnerships with Federal Agencies, Universities, Local Governments, and other Non-Profits.

VIII. Restore Our Good Name
• Develop comprehensive MNA marketing campaign and “rebranding” initiative.
• Extend MNA website. Secure permanent funding for Plateau.

IX. Operate at the Highest Standards
• Secure AAM Accreditation.

The above strategic institutional priorities were discussed in depth. The committee agreed that Robert would present this list of institutional planning priorities to the membership meeting now rescheduled.

It was also discussed that MNA needs to address affordable employee housing in order to continue to attract and maintain quality employees. This is a serious emerging community issue as well as one for MNA. There was a long discussion of the possibility and various ideas of how to use 90 acres owned by MNA as a possible site for affordable employee housing.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 pm.

Submitted by,
Marlene Lloyd