January 29, 2024
Yucca Room at the State Library
1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507
and Microsoft Teams

10:00 AM

AGENDA
The mission of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Board is to provide leadership to the Museum to preserve, collect, study, and display materials representative of the farming and ranching of the state and region and to develop and maintain exhibits and programs of an educational nature.

1. Quorum/Call to Order/Introductions – Bob Mayberry
2. Action: Approval of January 29, 2024, Agenda – Board
3. Action: Approval of Minutes from November 16, 2023, Meeting – Board
4. Chairman’s Report – Bob Mayberry
5. DCA Secretary’s Comments – Debra Garcia y Griego or Designee
6. 6. Friends of the NMFRHM Report – President Steve Loring or Friends Designee
7. Museum Director’s Report – Heather Reed

            a). Finance/Budget

            b). Collections Report

            c). Action: Vote on items accepted for Museum’s Collections – Board

            d). Exhibits Update

            e). South 20 Acre Property Update

            f). Education/Events Update                         

8. Old Business

a). Discussion on the Museum collections accession procedures

b). Action: Vote on collections accession procedure – Board

c). Committee report on BLM property possible acquisition – Anthony Parra, Jim Berlier, Jerry Schickedanz

d). Action: Vote on BLM property – Board

e). Catering options for the future RFP proposal – Matt Conrad, Shacey Sullivan, Heather Reed

f). Action: Vote on catering options for future RFP proposal – Board

g). Discussion on New Mexico State University (NMSU) Lease with NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Renewal

9. New Business
10. a) Discussion of Annual Open Meetings Resolution
11. b) Action: Approval of Open Annual Meetings Resolution of the Board of the NMF&RH Museum

c). Discussion on amendment to update the Board By-Laws

d). Appoint committee members for annual Director review

10. Confirmation of 2024 Board Meeting Dates – Board
11. Adjournment – Board

• The Commission may enter closed session, pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H) of the Open Meetings Act. The closure shall be approved by a majority vote of a quorum of the Commission; the authority for the closure and the subject to be discussed shall be stated with reasonable specificity in the motion calling for the vote on a closed session; the vote shall be taken in an open meeting; and the vote of each individual member shall be recorded in the minutes. Closed session is limited to only those matters identified in the motion by the Commission.

   

• Except for emergency matters, the Board cannot take action on new business that is not on the posted agenda. New business requiring action will be added to the agenda for the next meeting of the Board.

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