3580 Mission Inn Avenue  
Riverside, CA 92501  
(951) 826-5273  
City of Riverside  
Museum of Riverside Board  
Agenda  
Meeting Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023  
Publication Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023  
3:00 PM  
City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber  
3900 Main Street, Riverside  
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MISSION STATEMENT  
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3 P.M.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
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You are invited to participate in person and by phone at (669) 900-6833 and enter  
Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265 to comment on any matters within the jurisdiction of the  
Museum of Riverside Board. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak.  
Individuals in the queue will be prompted to un-mute by pressing *6 when you are  
ready to speak - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
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Minutes- July 26, 2023  
Attachments:  
3
Record the absence of Board Member Todd Carpenter from the July 26, 2023,  
regular Board meeting as excused  
Attachments:  
4
Record the absence of Board Member Rich Gardner from the July 26, 2023,  
regular Board meeting as excused  
Attachments:  
5
Record the absence of Board Member Lovelyn Razzouk from the July 26, 2023,  
regular Board meeting as excused  
Attachments:  
DISCUSSION CALENDAR  
Record the absence of Board Member Sharon Tennell from the July 26, 2023,  
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regular Board meeting as unexcused.  
Attachments:  
7
Recommend to City Council approval of the design approach for the renovation and  
expansion of the Museum of Riverside’s downtown site  
Attachments:  
8
Accession into the permanent collection four lots of historic artifacts and archival  
items from four donors and two lots acquired by purchase  
Attachments:  
9
Deaccession from the permanent collection fifty-two Inuit stone sculptures from the  
Ellen and Bert Witt Collection (A1085)  
Attachments:  
10  
Deaccession from the permanent collection two diorama mural paintings by Marilyn  
Griffith (A1783)  
Attachments:  
11  
Receive and file the Collection Activity report for FY2022-2023  
Attachments:  
12  
Discuss, receive, and file the Strategic Plan status report for the quarter ending  
June 30, 2023  
Attachments:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
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Board Chair/ Vice-Chair update  
Director’s Update regarding the main museum renovation, historic houses,  
collections, exhibitions and programs, staffing, advisory teams, volunteer and  
support opportunities, and marketing and communications  
Attachments:  
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Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and meetings attended by Museum of  
Riverside Board members  
Items for future Museum of Riverside Board consideration as requested by  
members of the Board. Only items that fall within the powers and duties of the  
Museum of Riverside as set forth in the City Charter and/or the Riverside Municipal  
Code will be agendized for future discussion  
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The next Museum of Riverside Board meeting is scheduled for  
Wednesday, October 25, 2023  
For live Webcast of the Board Meeting:  
RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or  
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