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deficit. Members gave a positive evaluation for all three groups, with the strong <br /> recommendation that the Museum needed to work to address their operating budget to <br /> allow them to eliminate their ongoing deficits. Staff will share the final evaluation scores <br /> with the appropriate staff, then will meet with the County Manager and David Stancil in <br /> mid-March to DEAPR to hear presentations by staff from each organization. Staff will <br /> report back at the next meeting. <br /> b. Membership update and review of roster: Staff handed out the current roster to show <br /> the membership status. Unfortunately, several members will be rotating off soon. Both <br /> Noe and Peck will finish their terms on March 31, 2024, after two full terms of dedicated <br /> service and good attendance. Loter will rotate off on June 30, 2024. Staff asked members <br /> to definitely be on the lookout for potential applicants, and to share any prospects for staff <br /> follow up. Staff will likewise scout for applicants. <br /> ITEM #6: UPDATES AND INFORMATION ITEMS <br /> a. Report back on the Presentation of Annual Report and Work Plan to BOCC: Staff <br /> reported that Menius did a fine job of presenting our report to the BOCC, who seemed <br /> pleased with the HPC's accomplishments in 2023. <br /> b. County Land Use Plan 2050 and HPC input: In the interest of time, staff suggested <br /> postponing this presentation until the following meeting. <br /> c. Stone mounds at Blackwood Farm: Staff met with Judge Scarlett at the site, with Noe <br /> joining. The group assessed the mounds near the old enslaved burial ground, then viewed <br /> evidence of additional graves or burials near the enslaved cemetery that lie beyond the <br /> area initially investigated and mapped by the archaeologists. These features continue to <br /> be enigmatic and certainly merit further investigation. <br /> d. Book Protect update: Staff is continuing work on compiling somewhere around 650 <br /> digital photos and organizing them in file folders for each of the 250 property entries and <br /> for each essay chapter, which has proven to be time-consuming. <br /> e. Open air time: No information was shared in the interest of time. <br /> ITEM #7: ADJOURNMENT: Noe moved to adjourn, seconded by Loter; meeting adjourned at 8:17 <br /> pm. <br /> Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff <br /> 2 <br />