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Jillian D.
Burner
From: Tony Capaci
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 10:42 AM
To: Jillian D. Burner
Subject: FW: Signature Ready MOU
Did Ben come through with the copies

From: Jillian D. Burner
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:33 PM
To: BReece@nurfc.org
Cc: 594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local; donmurphy10850@yahoo.com; Tony Capaci
Subject: RE: Signature Ready MOU
Ben,

I wanted to follow up to get a status of the MOU, and when we could expect to receive the four original signed MOU’s.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

Jillian

Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:06 AM
To: 'BReece@nurfc.org'
Thanks Ben, see you tomorrow!

Jillian

From: BReece@nurfc.org [mailto:BReece@nurfc.org]
Cc: 594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local; donmurphy10850@yahoo.com; Jillian D. Burner; Tony Capaci
I have several signed documents that I am bringing with me to the meeting tomorrow morning. The number that we will
use to call Don on the speaker phone is (513) 407-2934.
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Thank you,
"Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov> To "Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov>, <BReece@nurfc.org>,

<donmurphy10850@yahoo.com>
02/09/2010 02:21 PM cc "Tony Capaci" <tcapaci@culture.ohio.gov>, <594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local>
Subject RE: Signature Ready MOU
Hi Ben,

I just wanted to confirm that you received the below e‐mail with the signature ready MOU. If you have I wanted to get an ETA on
when we could expect to receive the signed MOU or if you were planning on bringing it to the meeting on Thursday. Also Tony
wanted me to check with you and ensure the phone arrangement with Don are confirmed and he will be available. If he is available
can you please forward to Tony and myself the number we will be able to reach him on the 11th during the Commission Meeting.

Look forward to hearing from you,

Jillian

Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 5:08 PM
To: 'BReece@nurfc.org'; 'donmurphy10850@yahoo.com'
Cc: Tony Capaci; National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local)
Subject: Signature Ready MOU

Hi Ben,

I have attached the signature ready Memorandum of Understanding. Please print out four copies of the agreement and sign them,
please do not fill in the date on the first page that will be filled in when Kathy signs the agreements. Once the agreements are
signed go ahead and bring them to the Commission Meeting on February 11th. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Associate Project Analyst
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission
20 E. Broad Street, Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215-3416
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775
e-mail: jburner@culture.ohio.gov
website: www.culture.ohio.gov
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, formerly the Ohio Arts & Sports Facilities Commission, oversees capital improvement funds appropriated by the Ohio General
Assembly and Governor for community cultural facility projects including non-profit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. You
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are invited to visit www.culture.ohio.gov or call (614) 752-2770 for more information on the Commission or to learn how we can assist your cultural facility project.

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Jillian D. Burner
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 1:32 PM
Great, Thanks Ben!

Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:29 AM
Importance: High
The 4 signed originals are in the mail and should be at your office in short order.
-----"Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov> wrote: -----
To: <BReece@nurfc.org>
From: "Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov>
Date: 02/19/2010 04:33PM
cc: <594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local>, <donmurphy10850@yahoo.com>, "Tony Capaci"
<tcapaci@culture.ohio.gov>
Ben,



Jillian


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Jillian


use to call Don on the speaker phone is (513) 407-2934 .
Thank you,

cc "Tony Capaci" <tcapaci@culture.ohio.gov>, <594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local>
02/09/2010 02:21 PM Subject RE: Signature Ready MOU
Hi Ben,

can you please forward to Tony and myself the number we will be able to reach him on the 11 th during the Commission Meeting.


Jillian


Hi Ben,

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signed go ahead and bring them to the Commission Meeting on February 11 th . Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
From: BReece@nurfc.org
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:29 AM
Importance: High
The 4 signed originals are in the mail and should be at your office in short order.
-----"Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov> wrote: -----
To: <BReece@nurfc.org>
From: "Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov>
Date: 02/19/2010 04:33PM
cc: <594@ocfcsp.oasfc.local>, <donmurphy10850@yahoo.com>, "Tony Capaci"
<tcapaci@culture.ohio.gov>
Ben,



Jillian



Jillian

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use to call Don on the speaker phone is (513) 407-2934 .
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02/09/2010 02:21 PM Subject RE: Signature Ready MOU
Hi Ben,

can you please forward to Tony and myself the number we will be able to reach him on the 11 th during the Commission Meeting.


Jillian


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Hi Ben,

signed go ahead and bring them to the Commission Meeting on February 11 th . Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
Ben,



Jillian


Jillian

Thank you,

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Hi Ben,



Jillian


Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
From: Dave Wartel
To: Barbara Witt; Tony Capaci; Jillian D. Burner
Cc: Kathy Fox
Subject: New Project Note Posted - National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://192.168.100.14:81/OCFCintranet/ProjectNotes.aspx?ProjectId=594
http://192.168.100.14:81/OCFCintranet/NoteContent.aspx?NoteId=2695
NURFC Release and Encumbrance
Commission Resolution R‐10‐04 conditionally approved the release of $850,000 and conditionally approved
the execution of legal documents with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Inc. (“NURFC”).
The Controlling Board release and encumbrance of funds will need to be in the name of NURFC. If, prior to
disbursement of these funds, another entity takes ownership of the facility or negotiates with NURFC to be the
recipient of the state funds (subject to Commission approval), the agreement(s) will need to contain language
that directs NURFC to pay the amount to the third party after the state makes payment to NURFC. This is
because once the funds are encumbered to NURFC and we cross a fiscal biennium, we cannot change the
payee without legislative action to re‐establish the appropriation.
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Jillian D. Burner
To: Tony Capaci
Cc: Jillian D. Burner
Attachments: image001.jpg
It does!
"Tony Capaci" <tcapaci@culture.ohio.gov> To <BReece@nurfc.org>

cc "Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov>
02/10/2010 10:47 AM Subject RE: Signature Ready MOU
Ben,
Please confirm the signed documents you are bringing with you tomorrow includes the Memorandum of Understanding.
Thanks

Thank you,
"Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov>
To "Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov>, <BReece@nurfc.org>,

02/09/2010 02:21 PM <donmurphy10850@yahoo.com>
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Hi Ben,



Jillian


Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian
Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775
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Jillian D. Burner
From: Tony Capaci
Ben,
Please confirm the signed documents you are bringing with you tomorrow includes the Memorandum of Understanding.
Thanks

Thank you,

Hi Ben,



Jillian
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Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
From: Jessica Fagan
To: Kimberly Eckhart; Rachel Gerrick (RGerrick@ag.state.oh.us);
Emily_Gephart@lsc.state.oh.us; OCFC
Subject: January monthly report
Below please find the monthly report to the Commission for January; please let me know if you have any questions.
MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

January 2010
Prepared by: Kathleen M. Fox, FASLA, Executive Director,
and the Commission Staff
COMMISSION NEWS
The Commission reimbursed 11 local project sponsors nearly $1.5 million on paid invoices during the month of
January. An additional 67 invoices are ready to be paid in early February, as soon as the Commission’s bond issue
closes and the funds are deposited in the Commission’s Building Fund (see related story below.) The total amount
reimbursed in January includes:
$500,000 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

$79,879 Davis-Shai House
$921 Karamu House
$317,593 Lucas County Arena
$26,243 McKinley Presidential Library and Museum
$50,000 Miami Township Community Park Amphitheater
$10,615 Morgan Township House
$11,923 Ohio Glass Museum
$194,723 Ohio Historical Society – various projects
$208,918 Packard Music Hall
$88,879 Sylvania Historical Village
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PROJECT NEWS
The Renaissance Theatre celebrated the grand

opening of its theater expansion project with a gala
on January 30, followed by a community open house
on January 31. The project included construction of a
20,000-square-foot building addition, featuring a new
lobby, new restrooms and an elevator for ADA
compliance, a loading dock, an expanded box office, a
new concession stand, an HVAC system serving both
facilities, administrative offices, a music library, a
conference room, and new entranceways. The project
has state capital appropriations totaling $1.85 million, and
received Commission approval in July 2008. Just over
$1.4 million has been reimbursed to date. According to
Renaissance officials, the project was completed on
budget and on schedule.
Rep. Jay Goyal (left), of Mansfield, speaks as part of the Renaissance
The Lucas County Arena continues to draw better-
Theatre’s grand re-opening gala on January 30. A new entrance (right)
was part of the theater’s recent expansion project. than-anticipated attendance for its minor-league
(Photographs courtesy Jeff Sprang Photography) hockey team, the Toledo Walleye. Toledo is in third
place for attendance in the East Coast Hockey League,
drawing an average of 5,767 per game at the new arena.
The team’s managers had expected to draw an average of 4,900 per game prior to the New Year. As of January 1, the
team had attracted five capacity crowds of more than 7,400 spectators, including an 8,200-person-strong, standing-room-
only crowd on the Sunday after Christmas. That crowd broke the record of the Walleye’s opening-night attendance of
8,000 in October. Walleye President and General Manager, Joe Napoli, estimates 30 percent of the crowds are Toledo’s
die-hard hockey fans, and expressed surprise at how quickly the team has been embraced by families seeking an
affordable night out. Historically, Napoli said, sports teams attract fewer fans in the early part of their seasons, and he
expects attendance figures for the Walleye to rise January through March. The Lucas County Arena opened in October
2009, and the project utilized $7.7 million in capital appropriations, which received Commission approval in July 2008.
Completion of Cuyahoga County’s Towpath Trail project hit a potential five-year delay with the revelation that
part of the trail’s intended path runs through a former uranium-refining plant. The Towpath Trail is a planned 101-
mile path following the historic Ohio & Erie Canal through Cuyahoga, Summit, Stark, and Tuscarawas counties. Currently,
88 of the 101 miles of hiking and biking trail are open to the public. One of the final pieces of the trail, to be completed in
Cleveland and connect all the way to Lake Erie, received a $500,000
appropriation in the June 2008 capital bill. Part of the planned path was to
pass through the former Harshaw Chemical site, about which the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers recently released a lengthy report indicating it could be
as long as five years before the site is cleaned up. Harshaw Chemical was
the site of uranium refining activity during World War II, supplying the
material for the production of atomic bombs. Although the Army Corps
report estimates four to five years for clean-up of the site, it also states the
property does not present sufficient danger to prevent it from being used for
passive recreation, such as the activity proposed by the trail. That
assessment by the Army Corps is providing some hope to the Ohio Canal
Corridor—one of the groups partnering on the project in Cleveland—that it
might persuade the Army Corps to move more quickly in its clean-up, or that
the site does not need to be cleaned to an agricultural-use standard, since
the trail would only be used passively by the public. Meanwhile, other
portions of the trail in Cleveland are under design, or will be as soon as land
is purchased, and the Ohio Canal Corridor and other partners are working to
complete those portions and open them to the public. Although project
sponsor representatives have spoken with Commission staff several times
regarding the Towpath Trail project, it remains unclear whether a sufficient
cultural component of the project could be developed in order to fit within the
The Hayes Presidential Center announced it will
Commission’s statutory authority to fund the project.
close the adjacent Dillon House (above), used for
special events and rentals, due to budget Officials at the Hayes Presidential Center, an Ohio Historical Society
constraints. site, announced they will close the adjacent Dillon House, an
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extension of the Center for 50 years. The historic 1873 Dillon House had been used most recently for programs and
events such as Victorian teas, as well as rentals including weddings, dinners, and business meetings. Previously, the
home was used by visiting researchers and its rooms could be rented for overnight stays by Presidential Center members.
Although the property generated revenue, the income was offset by expenses, including $1,000 in monthly utility costs. In
light of recent state budget cuts, the Hayes Presidential Center has enacted other cost-cutting moves, including pay cuts
for employees, closing the Center on Mondays, and increasing admission prices. The Center’s board of trustees has not
made a decision about whether to try to sell the property, citing the slow housing market. The Hayes mansion, also part of
the Presidential Center, is currently undergoing a multi-year project to restore several rooms of the home. The site has
received a total of $4.178 million in capital appropriations over the years, and previous state-funded projects have
included the replacement of the roofs and HVAC systems at the Hayes mansion and the presidential library, restoration of
the fence surrounding the estate, and improvement of the library auditorium.
Three cultural facility projects will appear on the agenda for the Commission’s February 11 meeting: the Cozad-
Bates House and the Irene Lawrence Fuller House, both in Cleveland, and the National Underground Railroad
Freedom Center, in Cincinnati. Also on the agenda is a report from Commission Secretary-Treasurer Craig Marshall
regarding the Commission’s recent audit. A total of 11 projects submitted information by the January 14 deadline, and are
in assessment for potential placement on the Commission’s second-quarter meeting agenda. The total includes nine
cultural facility projects and two projects of the Ohio Historical Society. Additional potential agenda items include the Maltz
Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Valentine Theatre.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The new bond issuance to replenish the Commission’s Building Fund will close on February 10. The Series 2010A
tax-exempt bonds will have a value of $30 million. The Official Statement is available online, and a hard copy Official
Statement will be provided to all Commission members at the upcoming February meeting. As of January 28, all funds
from the $30 million bond issue in December 2008 have been disbursed to project sponsors. At present, Commission staff
is ready to reimburse 67 invoices submitted by project sponsors, valued at approximately $3.7 million, as soon as the new
bond proceeds are received.
STAFF NEWS
Project Analyst Nicole Cheatham resigned from her position to pursue other interests. Her last day with the
Commission was January 28.
FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS
Thursday, February 11, 2010, 10:00AM at the Commission Office

Thursday, May 13, 2010 (starting time and location TBA)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (starting time and location TBA)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 (starting time and location TBA)
cc: Kimberly Eckhart, Office of Budget and Management

Emily Gephart, Legislative Services Commission
Rachel Gerrick, Office of the Attorney General
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Jillian D. Burner
To: Tony Capaci
Ummm I hope one of them is the MOU, I am not sure what other documents he is talking about, do you?

Thank you,

Hi Ben,



Jillian

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Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner

Jillian

Thank you,

Hi Ben,



Jillian
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Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
Thank you,

Hi Ben,



Jillian


Hi Ben,

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Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:17 PM
To: Jillian D. Burner; BReece@nurfc.org; donmurphy10850@yahoo.com
Hi Ben,

I just wanted to confirm that you received the below e‐mail with the signature ready MOU. If you have I wanted to get
an ETA on when we could expect to receive the signed MOU or if you were planning on bringing it to the meeting on
Thursday. Also Tony wanted me to check with you and ensure the phone arrangement with Don are confirmed and he
will be available. If he is available can you please forward to Tony and myself the number we will be able to reach him
on the 11th during the Commission Meeting.


Jillian


Hi Ben,

I have attached the signature ready Memorandum of Understanding. Please print out four copies of the agreement and
sign them, please do not fill in the date on the first page that will be filled in when Kathy signs the agreements. Once the
agreements are signed go ahead and bring them to the Commission Meeting on February 11th. Please let me know if
you have any questions.

Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, formerly the Ohio Arts & Sports Facilities Commission, oversees capital improvement funds appropriated by the Ohio
General Assembly and Governor for community cultural facility projects including non-profit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional
sports venues. You are invited to visit www.culture.ohio.gov or call (614) 752-2770 for more information on the Commission or to learn how we can assist your
cultural facility project.

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Jillian D. Burner
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 2:17 PM
To: Jillian D. Burner; BReece@nurfc.org; donmurphy10850@yahoo.com
Hi Ben,

I just wanted to confirm that you received the below e‐mail with the signature ready MOU. If you have I wanted to get
an ETA on when we could expect to receive the signed MOU or if you were planning on bringing it to the meeting on
Thursday. Also Tony wanted me to check with you and ensure the phone arrangement with Don are confirmed and he
will be available. If he is available can you please forward to Tony and myself the number we will be able to reach him
on the 11th during the Commission Meeting.


Jillian


Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
To: BReece@nurfc.org; donmurphy10850@yahoo.com
Attachments: Memorandum of Understanding nahf.pdf
Hi Ben,


Thanks,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
From: Jessica Fagan
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:06 AM
To: OCFC; Kimberly Eckhart; Rachel Gerrick (RGerrick@ag.state.oh.us);
Emily_Gephart@lsc.state.oh.us
Subject: December 2009 Report to the Commission
Below please find the monthly report to the Commission for December; please let me know if you have any questions.

December 2009
COMMISSION NEWS
The Commission reimbursed 20 local project sponsors more than $8.8 million on paid invoices during the month
of December. The total amount reimbursed includes:
$4,831 COSI Columbus

$70,137 Davis-Shai House
$303,911 Great Lakes Science Center
$633,656 Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship
$63,236 Huntington Park
$43,897 Imagination Station (COSI Toledo)
$20,149 John Stark Edwards House and Museum
$162,908 Lorain County Historical Society
$6,377,140 Lucas County Arena
$37,942 Ohio Genealogical Society
$4,098 Oxford Community Arts Center
$247,381 Renaissance Theatre
$23,850 Rock Mill
$150,784 Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
$2,417 Veterans’ Park Amphitheatre
$3,607 WACO Air Museum
$30,484 Wood County Historical Center & Museum
$254,395 Zion Center
PROJECT NEWS
Two recently completed sports facility projects received recognition recently. Huntington Park, home of the
Columbus Clippers minor-league baseball team, was named Ballpark of the Year by BallparkDigest.com. The publisher of
the Web magazine called Huntington Park a “fan-friendly facility that provides fans with a first-class experience….” The
announcement came only three months after the park was given a similar honor by Baseballparks.com. The Huntington
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Park project received Commission approval in March 2008, and more than $6.8 million has been reimbursed, of a total $7
million in state appropriations. Meanwhile in Toledo, the Lucas County Arena was nominated for a Pollstar Award in the
category of “Best New Major Concert Venue.” Pollstar is a prominent trade publication for the concert industry, and its
annual awards honor artists, management, venues, talent buyers and more for achievements in the concert industry. The
final award recipients will be announced in February. The Lucas County Arena was appropriated $7.7 million in state
capital funds, approved by the Commission in July. More than $6.3 million has been reimbursed.
The Great Lakes Historical Society is a step closer to

moving its Inland Seas Maritime Museum from Vermilion to
Toledo, with the approval of a memorandum of understanding
by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority regarding a lease
agreement. The agreement would allow the Society to enter into
a lease as soon as January for $1 per year for 25 years at a site
at Toledo’s Maritime Center in the Marina District. The
arrangement also would require the Society to split any annual
ticket revenues over $700,000 with the Port Authority, and to
assume management and maintenance responsibilities for the
William B. Boyer museum ship, which will be restored and
relocated to a slip adjacent to the Maritime Center. According to
a Port Authority official, $35,000 is secured for the expense to
dry-dock and restore the ship; however, the estimated $1.5
million needed to dredge the new slip next to the Maritime
Center has not yet been identified. The move to Toledo would
Relocation from Vermilion to Toledo appears more likely for the nearly triple the museum’s display space, and according to a
Great Lakes Historical Society, with the approval of a market study, could bring more than 45,000 visitors per year,
memorandum of understanding about a lease agreement by compared to the current draw of 6,500 visitors annually. The
Toledo’s Port Authority. Society has operated the Inland Seas Maritime Museum at its
current site since 1953. The new museum could open as soon
as 2011, according to Society Executive Director Chris Gillcrist. The Great Lakes Historical Society has state capital
appropriations totaling $1.175 million, which could be used to help fund the new museum.
The Fort Meigs historical site, owned by the Ohio Historical Society (OHS), is likely to come under management
by a local Perrysburg group. The site will become one in a long list of sites statewide where OHS has turned over daily
operations to local organizations in an effort to reduce its financial obligations in the face of state budget cuts. OHS is
expected to provide approximately $125,000 per year to subsidize some of the maintenance and utility expenses at Fort
Meigs. The site’s 16-member advisory group, known as the Fort Meigs cabinet, is seeking 501(c)3 status and will begin a
fundraising campaign in spring 2010 to help support the fort’s ongoing operations. The group indicated it is interested in
expanding access and events at the site. Fort Meigs has been appropriated a total of $6.2 million in state capital
appropriations. In July, the Commission approved a recent $200,000 appropriation for the site, which was used to acquire
an adjacent parcel of land to protect the site from future development; the closing was held in December.
The Western Reserve Historical Society has put an off-site warehouse up for sale, in spite of a weak market for
commercial property. The Society’s Macedonia facility—which functioned as collections storage and a restoration facility
where volunteers worked on the rare and antique cars belonging to the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum—is listed for $1.8
million, approximately $200,000 less than the purchase price 10 years ago. The Society’s stated goal is to consolidate
storage of all its artifacts at or near its headquarters at University Circle in Cleveland. The Macedonia facility, in Summit
County, is approximately 22 miles from University Circle. The Society has been working to erase more than $5 million in
debt, and its efforts have included staff layoffs and salary cuts; the sale of some of its collections, including at least 44
cars since the beginning of 2009; and now the sale of the Macedonia warehouse. Earlier this month, the Society
announced it had paid off $3.5 million of the debt. Commission staff has received written concerns from a past volunteer
and Friends of the Crawford member regarding the approach to debt repayment undertaken by the Society, and urging
that no state funds be released to the Society until the organization can demonstrate a sustainable operating model. In
May, the Commission conditionally approved the use of $2.8 million in state capital appropriations for improvements to the
Society’s Hay-McKinney Mansion and Crawford museum. The release of funds is contingent upon the Society obtaining a
financial guaranty for the state’s contribution toward the project. To date, the Society has not indicated any progress
toward identifying a potential guarantor. Prior appropriations totaling $2 million received Commission approval to address
water infiltration issues at the Hay-McKinney Mansion and for HVAC upgrades in the library and Halle Costume wings.
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The Lake Erie Nature & Science Center named a new
executive director: Catherine J. Timko will begin her
new post with the center in January. She follows Larry
Richardson, who led the center for 21 years, and is only
the fourth executive director in the organization’s 60-year
history. Timko has worked exclusively in the nonprofit field,
most recently as division development director for the
Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation
organization. She also worked at Akron’s Stan Hywet Hall
& Gardens in development positions, and prior to that, for
the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Ohio and the
Cleveland Opera. Timko holds a business management
degree from Hiram College. The Lake Erie Nature &
Science Center received a $200,000 state capital
appropriation in the June 2008 capital bill, which it intends
to use toward its planned $4-million expansion and
renovation project. The Commission entered into a
memorandum of understanding with the organization after
Catherine J. Timko will become executive director of the Lake Erie its August meeting. Another Commission-funded project
Nature & Science Center in January. announced filling a key position recently: the Dayton Art
Institute named David R. Stacy as chief financial officer
and director of operations. Stacy assumed the role in early December, having served the last 10 years as CFO of the
Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. Stacy holds a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and an MBA
from Wright State University, and has 30 years of finance and accounting experience. The Dayton Art Institute was
reimbursed with state capital appropriations totaling $2.75 million for an expansion project in the late 1990s.
Commission approval for the release of $4.9 million in state capital funds for the Marina District project in Toledo
is in danger of expiring if the city of Toledo cannot execute legal agreements with the Commission by the upcoming
February 11 meeting. To date, developer Larry Dillin has not closed on the $3.6-million purchase of 58 acres on the
Marina District site. The release of the Commission-approved $4.9 million for the park project is contingent upon the $3.6
million as matching funds from the city, as is $2.25 million in federal stimulus funds, to be funneled through the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency, for shoreline improvements along the Maumee River. The development of the riverfront
park is expected to be the catalyst for the entire $320-million mixed-use development. In late October, Mayor Carty
Finkbeiner sent Dillin a letter marked “Marina District Notice of Termination.” The letter gave the developer 30 days to
close on the land purchase, and stated the city could pursue other options for commercial development of the area. In
spite of the notice and passage of the city’s deadline, Dillin continues to work to close on the land purchase, and Mayor
Finkbeiner said in December that he remained hopeful the deal would close soon. An anticipated start date on the project
is unknown; Toledo swore in a new mayor, Mike Bell, on January 5, and is facing a projected $40 million general fund
deficit.
Three cultural facility projects remain in assessment for potential placement on the Commission’s February 2010
meeting agenda. The previously approved National Underground Railroad Freedom Center project is also expected to be
part of the Commission’s February agenda.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
A new bond issuance to replenish the Commission’s Building Fund is expected in early February, corresponding
with the anticipated spend down of the balance in the Commission’s building fund as project invoices are paid.
Commission approval for this $30 million new bond issuance was granted during the November meeting.
The Commission’s audit for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 was completed in December. Commission
Secretary/Treasurer Craig Marshall, CPA, was involved throughout the audit process, participating in the audit entrance
and exit conferences, and discussing Commission management’s formal response to the auditor’s management letter.
Commission members received the auditor’s report and management’s response letter via e-mail. A full report on the
audit process and results will be provided by Mr. Marshall at the Commission’s February 11 meeting.
The Commission is planning to relocate it offices to the Chase building at 100 East Broad Street in spring 2010,
following the announcement that its current location at 20 East Broad Street, as well as an adjacent building, will be
redeveloped into a boutique hotel. The new office space will represent a 30 percent reduction in square footage, and
arrangements beneficial to the Commission have been negotiated with both our current and new landlords, thanks to a
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soft commercial real estate market. The new lease is expected to generate savings for the Commission of approximately
$80,000 in the current fiscal biennium (fiscal years 2010 and 2011) and roughly $50,000 in each successive fiscal
biennium. A Controlling Board request for the relocation has been submitted and is expected to be heard on January 11.
STAFF NEWS
Project Manager/Staff Attorney LeeAnne Woods resigned from her position to pursue other interests. Her last day
with the Commission was January 4.
Thursday, February 11, 2010 (starting time and location TBA)


Emily Gephart, Legislative Services Commission
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Jillian D. Burner
From: LeeAnne Woods
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:15 AM
To: Jessica DeLong
Subject: NURFC insurance
Jessica,

Can you check and see if we have any insurance information for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in
their obligations/red flag folder?

Thanks,
LeeAnne
LeeAnne Woods
Staff Attorney - Project Manager
Telephone: 614-752-2774
Fax: 614-752-2775
e-mail: lwoods@culture.ohio.gov
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, formerly the Ohio Arts & Sports Facilities Commission, oversees capital improvement
funds appropriated by the Ohio General Assembly and Governor for community cultural facility projects including non‐profit
theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. You are invited to visit www.culture.ohio.gov
or call (614) 752‐2770 for more information on the Commission or to learn how we can assist your cultural facility project.
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Jillian D. Burner
From: Jessica Fagan
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:27 PM
To: OCFC; Brian_Hoffmeister@LSC.STATE.OH.US; Kimberly Eckhart; Rachel Gerrick
(RGerrick@ag.state.oh.us)
Subject: October 2009 Monthly Report
Below please find the monthly report to the Commission for October; please let me know if you have any questions.

October 2009
COMMISSION NEWS
The Commission reimbursed 15 local project sponsors nearly $1.8 million on paid invoices during the month of
October. The total amount reimbursed includes:
$250,000 Columbus College of Art and Design

$12,437 COSI Columbus
$309,948 Eagles Building
$120,479 Heritage Center of Dayton Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship
$269,905 Imagination Station (COSI Toledo)
$21,300 Karamu House
$13,562 King Arts Complex
$86,875 McConnell Arts Center of Worthington
$96,135 Ohio Genealogical Society
$75,491 Ohio Glass Museum
$231,751 Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens
$76,770 WACO Air Museum
$90,000 Western Reserve Historical Society
PROJECT NEWS
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The Imagination Station in Toledo held grand re-opening
festivities on October 10, attracting 1,100 visitors on its first
full day of operations since the museum—formerly COSI
Toledo—closed temporarily in December 2007. Lucas County
voters passed a 0.17-mill, five-year levy on the November 2008
ballot, which will generate $1.5 million in annual operating support
for the science education museum, providing it with stable revenue
support. The museum was refurbished prior to reopening, funded
by just over $1 million in state capital funds, approved by the
Commission in May. The museum now features new exhibits as
well as old favorites, and has a new mascot: Gizmo, a yellow
“lab”rador who wears glasses and a lab coat. The Imagination
Station sold 700 memberships prior to its reopening, and is keeping
its levy promise to offer free Saturday admission to all Lucas
County children 12 and younger with a paid adult admission.
Gizmo, the Imagination Station’s new mascot, rides the High
Wire Cycle in the refurbished museum.
Also in Toledo, the $105-million Lucas County Arena opened
to the public with two open houses October 3 and 4. More than
8,500 spectators toured the facility October 4, when the Toledo Walleye, the city’s new minor-league hockey team, held
its first skate on the ice. Although the team lost its home opener on October 16, it brought in a sellout crowd of 8,000
fans—the largest crowd ever to see a professional hockey game in Toledo. The Walleye rebounded with a win on October
17, and for their opening weekend at the arena they drew 20,664 spectators over three home games. Attendance for
minor-league hockey in Toledo has increased by 63% compared to the 2006-2007 season, the final season for the Toledo
Storm in the old Toledo Sports Arena. The new arena’s first non-hockey event, a performance by ventriloquist Jeff
Dunham, also was a success, drawing a crowd of 7,600. The arena’s presence downtown is spurring new business
activity, with several new businesses—primarily bars and restaurants—opening in conjunction with the arena’s debut or in
the near future. The Lucas County Arena was appropriated $7.7 million in state capital funds, approved by the
Commission in July.
Several other Commission-funded projects held grand opening

celebrations during the month of October, including the
Covedale Center for the Performing Arts, the County Line
Historical Society, the Great Lakes Science Center, and the John
Stark Edwards House and Museum. On October 6, the Covedale
Center for the Performing Arts in Cincinnati celebrated the completion
of its backstage renovations. The project created 1,700 square feet of
additional space on two floors, adding a new electrical distribution
system, building dressing rooms, and installing water lines, sewer
lines, and restrooms backstage. The improvements were funded by
$100,000 in state capital funds, approved by the Commission in
February. Commission Chairman Otto M. Budig, Jr., represented the
Commission at the festivities. The County Line Historical Society of
Wayne/Holmes counties held an event October 9 to mark the opening
of the newly created County Line Historical Society Museum, located
Otto Budig makes remarks during the Covedale Center
for the Performing Arts’ grand opening for its backstage in an 1870s property in the village of Shreve. The project received a
renovation project. $100,000 appropriation, approved by the Commission in August 2007.
More than $59,000 has been reimbursed to date. On October 22, the
Great Lakes Science Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark
the opening of the new enclosed pedestrian walkway connecting the Science Center to the Steamship William G. Mather
Maritime Museum. The Commission was represented at the event by Caprice Bragg. The $3.4-million project built a glass
and steel 400-foot connector between the two attractions in an effort to increase attendance at both; the project was
appropriated $1 million, and more than $578,000 has been reimbursed. Finally, the John Stark Edwards House and
Museum, operated by the Trumbull County Historical Society, held a public open house on October 31 to mark the
completion of its renovations to the Edwards House, the oldest pioneer home in the city of Warren. The Commission
approved the release of $150,000 for the restoration project in November 2007. More than $125,000 has been reimbursed
to date.
A tax levy for the Cincinnati Museum Center passed by a wide margin on November 3, with 67 percent of voters
in favor of the renewal levy. The tax is expected to generate approximately $16 million over the next five years, which
will help the Museum Center pay for operating costs and capital improvements. The Center has identified $80 million in
needed repairs to the Art Deco-era former train station. In July 2008 and February 2009, the Commission authorized
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reimbursement of a total $4.5 million in state capital funds for improvements projects at Union Terminal, including
restoration of three historic dining rooms, window replacements, mural conservation, and upgrades to HVAC, fire, and
electrical systems.
The Marion Palace Theatre named a successor to retired Executive Director Elaine Merchant. The new director,
Tina Salamone, joins the Marion Palace from the Rialto Square Theatre, a 1,900-seat historic theater in Joliette, Illinois.
Salamone had a nine-year tenure at the Rialto, serving as director of programming and technical director. Her 35 years of
theater experience include involvement as a performer, director, stage manager and technician. She officially took over
the executive director position at the Palace on October 2. The Marion Palace Theatre completed an expansion project in
2008, to which the state contributed $1.575 million.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center CEO Don Murphy reported to Commission staff that he expects a
bill to be introduced in Congress shortly that would transfer the museum to the federal government. The model for
the transfer is based on the Holocaust Museum, which is an independent federal agency. Mr. Murphy stated he would
provide Commission staff with a copy of the bill, which he anticipates could be passed by Congress as soon as the end of
2009. Should the transfer be authorized, the Commission would need to grant the appropriate authorization, and amend
and/or execute new legal agreements as necessary. A November 30 meeting is scheduled between Mr. Murphy and
Commission staff to discuss the status and possible Commission approval of the state’s most recent capital appropriation
of $850,000 for the Freedom Center’s initial construction costs. The project may appear on the Commission’s February
2010 meeting agenda. The museum marked its fifth anniversary on October 10.
The Ohio Theatre in Toledo is set to close November 1, pending renovations by Lagrange Development Corp. The
community development organization will purchase the historic 1921 theater to restore the landmark, and then will sell it
back to the current owner, Ohio Theatre Inc., to operate the theater. Lagrange Development Corp. will utilize its
experience in renovating old buildings, and in handling federal, state, and local funding sources, to restore the theater,
which is expected to help revitalize Toledo’s historic Polish Village neighborhood. The organization anticipates a $2 to $3
million project; meanwhile, Ohio Theatre Inc. will begin raising funds to buy back and operate the theater once
renovations are complete. The Ohio Theatre was appropriated $100,000 in 2005 that could be used for the project.
Two Commission projects are the recipients of recent

awards: the Cincinnati Museum Center won the National
Medal for Museum and Library Service, and the Lincoln
Theatre in Columbus was awarded a Preservation Merit
Award. The Cincinnati Museum Center is one of 10 institutions
to receive the country’s highest honor for libraries and museums.
The honor recognizes institutions for outstanding social,
educational, economic, or environmental contributions to their
communities, and is awarded annually by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services. An awards ceremony will be held
in Washington, D.C., and the museum center will receive
$10,000, which it will use to help fund its programming. The
restoration of the Lincoln Theatre has been recognized with a
Preservation Merit Award from the Ohio Historic Preservation
Office of the Ohio Historical Society. The theater reopened in
May following an extensive restoration project. The Lincoln
The Lincoln Theatre in Columbus won a Preservation Merit Theatre was appropriated $350,000 and the project sponsor is
Award from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office. currently operating under a memorandum of understanding with
the Commission, approved in February. The sponsor will return
to seek full Commission approval upon completion of the capital campaign.
Fourteen projects will appear on the Commission’s November meeting agenda, in addition to two administrative
items. Meeting notebooks were delivered to Commission members at the end of October and briefing calls are scheduled
to identify any additional information needed for the meeting. Four projects submitted materials to seek consideration for
the Commission’s February 2010 meeting.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Commission annual report for fiscal year 2009 was at the printer in October and will be mailed to
stakeholders—including project sponsors, local and state government officials, media, Commissions members,
and arts and culture leaders statewide—in early November. The annual report details the status of all of current
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projects, recaps completed projects, and provides a financial picture of all project appropriations and reimbursements as
of June 30, 2009.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 9:00AM at the Commission Office

Thursday, February 11, 2010 (starting time and location TBA)

Brian Hoffmeister, Legislative Services Commission
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Jillian D. Burner
From: Tony Capaci
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:55 AM
To: LeeAnne Woods
Cc: Barbara Witt; Kathy Fox; National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (594
@ocfcsp.oasfc.local); Jillian D. Burner; Erica M. Johnson
Subject: FW: Freedom Center transfer to Federal Govt legal ramifications
LeeAnne,
NURFC appears to be moving forward with the Federal transfer. In the event the transfer takes place what amendments
would need to be made to the existing documents in order to protect our interests and facilitate the transfer? Also,
regarding the remaining appropriation of $850K (H.B 562) ; what changes, if any, would need to be made to legal
documents in order to facilitate OCFC entering into new legal agreements? (i.e. because of sustainability concerns we
will need a condition of approval regarding the sufficient Federal funds available to cover existing operating costs)
Just curious, is there any restriction in the bond documents from putting state money in a federal project?
If you need me to schedule a conference call with NURFC (possibly include Rocco) let me know.
Thanks,
Tony

From: Kathy Fox
To: Tony Capaci; Barbara Witt
Cc: Erica M. Johnson
Subject: RE: Freedom Center transfer to Federal Govt

Tony,
At our last meeting with Don Murphy a number of months ago, he was indicating that there would be operating funding
from the federal govt. when the transfer occurs. Assuming that the legislation we are expecting from Don verifies this,
or Don can explain how that funding will take place, my assumption is that Don will want to have Commission approval
in February of both:
1) Legal documents to concur with the transfer and satisfy our bond requirements; and
2) The most recent capital appropriation
Obviously, these approvals would have to be contingent on the appropriate conditions being met. You should have
some idea of what those conditions should be based upon your reviews of the organization and their finances.

Hope that clarifies.

Thanks,
K

From: Tony Capaci
To: Kathy Fox; Barbara Witt
Cc: Erica M. Johnson

Since NURFC continues to have sustainability issues will we wait until after the transfer takes place and we are
presumably satisfied they are operating within budget before we schedule them on a Commission meeting ?
Thanks,
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Tony
From: Kathy Fox
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:27 PM
To: Barbara Witt; Tony Capaci
Cc: LeeAnne Woods

That will depend upon the outcome of our meeting w/ Don
‐K

From: Barbara Witt
To: Kathy Fox; Tony Capaci
Cc: LeeAnne Woods

Kathy,
Just for clarification, which item for the February meeting?
“amendments to and/or new agreements with OCFC will need to be prepared, and that Commission authorization will
be needed”
Or
“accessing the $800K remaining state capital funds”.

Thanks, BW
Barbara Witt
Assistant Director for Project Services
Columbus, OH 43215‐3416
Telephone: 614‐728‐8923
Fax: 614‐752‐2775
e‐mail: bwitt@culture.ohio.gov
General Assembly and Governor for community cultural facility projects including non‐profit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional
sports venues. You are invited to visit www.culture.ohio.gov or call (614) 752‐2770 for more information on the Commission or to learn how we can assist your

From: Kathy Fox
To: Tony Capaci
Cc: Barbara Witt; LeeAnne Woods
Subject: Freedom Center transfer to Federal Govt

Don Murphy, CEO of the Freedom Center, called to provide a brief update on the status of their efforts to transfer the
Freedom Center to the Federal Government. He said that he expects the bill to be introduced into Congress shortly, and
that he will send a copy to us early next week. The model they are using is the Holocaust Museum, which is an
independent Federal agency. Don said he anticipates that the legislation could be approved as soon as the end of this
calendar year. He is aware from our prior meetings with him that amendments to and/or new agreements with OCFC
will need to be prepared, and that Commission authorization will be needed. He also wants to make sure there will be
no problems with them accessing the $800K remaining state capital funds.

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Don is scheduled to meet with us in our office on 11/30. We should tentatively place this item on the February 2010
meeting agenda.

Thanks,
K

Kathleen M. Fox, FASLA
Executive Director
Vox: 614.752.2770
Fax: 614-752-2775
e-mail: kfox@culture.ohio.gov
kfox@post.harvard.edu
visit our website: www.culture.ohio.gov
Building Culture in Ohio's Communities: The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission, formerly the Ohio Arts & Sports Facilities Commission, oversees
capital improvement funds appropriated by the Ohio General Assembly and Governor for community cultural facility projects including non-profit
theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. You are invited to visit www.culture.ohio.gov or call (614) 752-2770
for more information on the Commission or to learn how we can assist your cultural facility project.

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Jillian D. Burner
From: Barbara Witt
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:01 AM
To: LeeAnne Woods; Jillian D. Burner
Subject: FW: NURFC Financial Statements
Attachments: 2009 May Financial Statements - Bank Group.xls; 2009 June Financial Statements.xls; 2009
July Financial Statements.xls
Can we set up a short meeting next week to discuss this obligations thing and especially the red flag projects and where
we are headed etc... Thanks.

Barbara Witt
Assistant Director for Project Services
Columbus, OH 43215‐3416
Telephone: 614‐728‐8923
Fax: 614‐752‐2775
e‐mail: bwitt@culture.ohio.gov
General Assembly and Governor for community cultural facility projects including non‐profit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional
sports venues. You are invited to visit www.culture.ohio.gov or call (614) 752‐2770 for more information on the Commission or to learn how we can assist your

From: Tony Capaci
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:13 PM
To: 594docs@ocfcsp.oasfc.local; Kathy Fox; Barbara Witt
Subject: FW: NURFC Financial Statements
Barbara, Kathy,
FYI Year to date 7/31/09 statement of activity for NURFC indicates a ($3.8M) loss of which $2.7M is
depreciation.(represents seven months of activity)
Thanks,

Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 2:03 PM
To: Tony Capaci
Subject: NURFC Financial Statements
Tony,
Here are some more of our Financial Statements for 2009.
Benjamin T. Reece, CPA

Controller
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
50 East Freedom Way
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3414
Office: 513.333.7592
Fax: 513.333.7720
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breece@nurfc.org
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Jillian D. Burner
From: Jessica Fagan
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 4:19 PM
To: OCFC; Brian_Hoffmeister@LSC.STATE.OH.US; Joel P. O'Connell; Kimberly Eckhart
Subject: June monthly report
Below please find the monthly report to the Commission for June; please let me know if you have any questions.

June 2009
COMMISSION NEWS
The Commission will meet in a special session on Tuesday, July 7 to consider approval of several projects,
including the Marina District Riverfront Park project in Toledo. The meeting was called to accommodate the city of
Toledo, which requested expedited approval of the project to meet its construction schedule. Four projects are slated to
appear on the agenda, including Rock Mill in Fairfield County, the Lucas County Arena, and Fort Meigs—a project of the
Ohio Historical Society, in addition to the Marina District.
The Commission reimbursed nine local project sponsors more than $1.6 million on paid invoices during the
month of June. The total amount reimbursed includes:
$17,220 Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum

$250,000 Cincinnati Ballet Center
$67,985 Great Lakes Science Center
$663,321 Pro Football Hall of Fame
$136,797 Renaissance Theatre
$51,722 Sauder Village
$4,140 West Salem Village Opera House
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PROJECT NEWS
Ownership of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

may be assumed by the federal government if legislation is
approved designating the Freedom Center as a museum celebrating
the Emancipation Proclamation. The legislation, which is pending
introduction in Congress, would mark the upcoming 150th anniversary
of the Emancipation Proclamation and calls for a national museum
dedicated to the issue. Rather than build a new museum, the federal
government would instead utilize the Freedom Center to fulfill the
legislative intent. Daily operations would still be handled by Freedom
Center management in Cincinnati, but the new arrangement would
provide approximately $4 million annually in operating funds. The
operating support would provide a significant boost to the Freedom
Center’s bottom line; the museum has struggled with declining
The federal government may assume ownership of the attendance and revenues in recent years. The state has reimbursed
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. nearly $14.5 million for the museum’s construction costs.
Two Commission-funded projects held celebrations recently—

one marking the end of a project and the other kicking off the beginning. The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton
held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 12 marking the completion of its new press box at Fawcett Stadium. Chairman
Budig attended the festivities on behalf of the Commission. Fawcett Stadium is home to the Hall of Fame’s nationally
televised enshrinement ceremony and Hall of Fame game, and was part of a larger stadium renovation project to which
the state contributed $1.65 million. The funds received Commission approval in May 2007. Meanwhile in Heath, the
Davis-Shai House held a groundbreaking ceremony on June 13. The historic home’s expansion project received
Commission approval in May 2009 for the use of $1.025 million in state capital appropriations. Commission member
David Wilhelm participated in the ceremony, along with Senator Tim Schaffer and Representative Jay Hottinger.
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) will take over operation of Toledo’s Valentine Theatre,
effective July 1. According to news accounts, the board of the Toledo Cultural Arts Center (TCAC), which operates the
Valentine, made the decision to pursue the arrangement when Executive Director Dale Vivirito announced his retirement
after 11 years at the helm. TCAC will retain ownership of the 114-year-old venue, continue to make all final decisions on
budget and personnel matters, and will retain the current staff of 10 people. TCAC also will look to hire a general manager
to handle daily operations. The five-year contract with CAPA includes $150,000 annual payments and 5 percent annual
increases. CAPA states it will work to build relationships with local performing arts organizations to increase their use of
the Valentine and cultivate them as resident arts groups. TCAC remains legally obligated to the Commission for
management of the Valentine Theatre under the terms of lease and management agreements with the Commission. In
accordance with a recently signed amendment to the endowment agreement for the theater, TCAC is obligated to begin
this fall a fundraising campaign to return the endowment balance to its former size of at least $5 million. The Commission
provided $18.5 million for the rehabilitation of the theater in the 1990s. CAPA also manages the four Riffe Center theaters
for the state of Ohio through a management agreement with the Commission, as well as the Ohio, Palace, Southern and
Lincoln theaters in Columbus, and the Schubert Theater in New Haven, Connecticut.
The Ohio Historical Society finalized a management

agreement with Dayton History to manage the Paul
Lawrence Dunbar House. Dayton History also manages
Carillon Park, and is building a new Heritage Center of Dayton
Manufacturing & Entrepreneurship at the park (the project
received Commission approval in February). The Dunbar House
resumed public tours on June 11. Under the new management
agreement, Dayton History will oversee daily operations, will
keep any revenues generated from admissions and rentals, and
will receive an annual subsidy from OHS. Also in June, the
Licking Valley Heritage Society assumed management of Flint
Ridge, located near Brownsville. OHS has been pursuing such
arrangements with local organizations to trim its expenses, and
by the end of July, expects to have management agreements in
place for 39 of its 58 historic sites and museums.
Dayton History is now managing the Paul Lawrence Dunbar
House through an agreement with the Ohio Historical Society.
ArtsinStark, the county arts council, recently closed a
successful 11-week run of “Kimono as Art,” a traveling
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exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution. The show at the Canton Museum of Art, and the 80 related events, drew
an estimated 102,000 people. ArtsinStark CEO and president, Robb Hankins, conducted informal exit interviews with
about 1,000 visitors, and based on the interviews, believes the exhibition had an economic impact of $5.58 million on the
city of Canton. ArtsinStark operates the Cultural Center for the Arts in Canton, which houses the art museum, as well as
four other resident arts groups. The organization has a $150,000 capital appropriation through the Commission that it
hopes to use for upgrades to its parking garage.
The Cincinnati Museum Center is exploring a possible bond issue for the November ballot to finance much-
needed repairs at its 1933 Union Terminal. The proposal would raise approximately $5.2 million annually from a new
20-year assessment, replacing two property tax levies set to expire this year. Museum Center officials are stressing that
the bond issue would not result in a tax increase. A 2006 structural analysis of the 75-year-old building revealed that $80
million in repairs are needed, primarily in new mechanical systems and the rebuilding of 20 percent of the terminal’s
façade. In the run-up to a possible levy campaign, the museum center released results from a recent economic impact
study, which reveals the museum creates an annual economic impact of $87 million, and that the necessary renovation
project would create a one-time economic impact of $278 million. In July 2008 and February 2009, the Commission
authorized reimbursement of a total $4.5 million in state capital funds for improvement projects at Union Terminal
including restoration of three historic dining rooms, window replacements, mural conservation, and upgrades to the
HVAC, fire, and electrical systems.
Marion Palace Theatre director Elaine Merchant announced

she is stepping down from her position after 13 years.
Merchant recently led the theater through a significant expansion
project, which opened to the public in October 2008. The
expansion received $1.575 million in state capital funds through
the Commission. The theater’s board accepted applications for
the director’s position through the end of June and hopes to
name a new director in August. Merchant indicated she will stay
on through the fall to train her successor.
The architect who designed the Johnny Appleseed Heritage

Center amphitheater complex is suing the organization for
unpaid fees. He is one of several creditors owed money from
Retiring Executive Director Elaine Merchant oversaw the
2004 and 2005, when the organization was still producing the
expansion of the Marion Palace Theatre. historical drama based on Johnny Appleseed’s life. The
architect, Marion Zaugg, says he was paid $5,000 and is suing
for $172,800 plus five years’ interest. Two other companies filed
suit against Johnny Appleseed Heritage Center Inc.; an $11,457 court judgment was paid to one in 2006, and the other
judgment, awarded to a scenery company, has not been satisfied by the organization. The organization continues to
produce summer concerts, with four offerings slated for this season; however, representatives say the events are not
generating any profits that could be applied to past debts. The Commission reimbursed $875,000 for costs associated
with the construction of the amphitheater, which opened in 2004.
Commission staff successfully completed all management agreement renewals prior to the June 30, 2009,
expiration date. Prior to August 2005, the Commission entered into a lease and a management agreement with project
sponsors for all bond-funded projects approved by the Commission. Renewal of management agreements may be for
successive two-year terms or a renewal term concurrent with the lease term. The Commission authorized at its February
meeting, and the Commission staff subsequently executed, renewal of two-year management agreements with 14 local
project sponsors, and with the Ohio Historical Society for four sites, as well as OHS master management agreements for
leased facilities and state-owned facilities. Also completed was renewal of management agreements with two local project
sponsors concurrent with lease terms.
Fourteen projects are expected to appear on the Commission’s August 13 meeting agenda. The final list of projects
slated to be part of the agenda will be determined in an agenda-setting meeting with Chairman Budig in mid-July.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The legislature voted to pass a seven-day interim state operating budget, and subsequently passed a second
seven-day interim budget, as legislative leaders and the Strickland administration failed to come to resolution on
how to cover a $3 billion-plus shortfall. Conference Committee hearings expected to take place June 27, 28, 29 and 30
were cancelled amid disagreements about how to fill the budget gap. The interim budget, which was adopted as an
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amendment to the Industrial Commission’s budget (H.B. 16), will fund agencies at 70% of actual fiscal year 2009
spending for two weeks; however, spending for anything other than payroll is restricted. Governor Strickland’s most recent
budget-balancing framework includes an additional 30% cut to the Commission’s General Revenue Fund operations line.
Debt service and non-GRF project administration lines are not affected. The Governor and legislative leaders will continue
to work toward a final budget they hope can be adopted before the two-week interim budget expires on July 14.
The Auditor of State’s biennial audit of the Commission is nearing completion. Commission staff delivered all
required documentation and the Auditor of State’s staff completed on-site work in June. The auditors presented initial
testing results to Commission staff and are in the process of drafting a management letter that will contain the Auditor of
State’s recommendations. Commission Executive Director Kathy Fox and Assistant Director/C.O.O. Dave Wartel will
prepare a response to the management letter, in consultation with Commission Secretary-Treasurer Craig Marshall, CPA.
Secretary-Treasurer Marshall participated in the audit entrance conference and will participate in the exit conference.
Commission management will provide all Commission members a copy of the management letter and response shortly
after the audit exit conference, expected to occur in August.
STAFF NEWS
Project Manager Tony Capaci made a site visit in June to the Portsmouth Murals project, meeting with project
and city officials, as well as Representative T. Todd Book. The local project sponsor has submitted some materials for
assessment and hopes to be part of the Commission’s November meeting agenda. The Portsmouth Murals project has
turned a 2,000-foot-long concrete floodwall along the Ohio River into an outdoor art gallery, with dozens of murals
depicting the history of the Portsmouth area. A $250,000 appropriation for the project will be used to create three new
murals.
Project Manager LeeAnne Woods passed the Ohio bar examination in May and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in
June. Woods earned a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law in 2005 and was admitted
to the Pennsylvania bar in 2006.
Thursday, August 13, 2009 (Commission Office, starting time TBA)

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 (Commission Office, starting time TBA)
cc: Brian Hoffmeister, Legislative Services Commission

Joel O’Connell, Office of the Attorney General
Kimberly Eckhart, Office of Budget and Management
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Jillian D. Burner
From: Tony Capaci
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:23 AM
Subject: FW: NURFC Financial Statement/obligations
Attachments: 2009 April Financial Statements - Bank Group.xls; 2009 February Financial Statements -
Bank Group.xls; 2009 January Financial Statements - Bank Group.xls; 2009 March Financial
Statements - Bank Group.xls
Importance: High

Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:22 AM
To: Tony Capaci
Subject: NURFC Financial Statement
Importance: High
Tony,
Here are the monthly financial statements for the NURFC for all of 2009. Please call me with any questions.
Thank you,

Controller
50 East Freedom Way
Office: 513.333.7592
Fax: 513.333.7720
breece@nurfc.org
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Jillian D. Burner
From: Jessica Fagan
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 2:11 PM
To: OCFC; Brian_Hoffmeister@LSC.STATE.OH.US; Joel P. O'Connell; Kimberly Eckhart
Subject: April Report to the Commission
Below please find the monthly report to the Commission for April. Please let me know if you have any questions.

April 2009
COMMISSION NEWS
The Commission reimbursed 7 local project sponsors more than $1.8 million on paid invoices during the month
of April. The total amount reimbursed includes:
$1,240,764 Huntington Park

$106,623 Marion Palace Theatre
$16,565 Smith Orr Homestead
$50,000 Ukrainian Museum-Archives
$2,343 Vinton County Historical Society
PROJECT NEWS
The Lincoln Theatre announced its grand reopening festivities,

beginning with the official reopening of the theater on Memorial Day.
May 25 will feature a free community open house with guided tours of the
new lobby, main-floor Egyptian Revival-style theater, second-floor
ballroom, and third-floor Jazz Academy. May 28 will feature a performance
starring Maurice Hines, Artistic Director-in-Residence for the Lincoln. The
festivities will continue over several days with performances by blues
musician Bobby “Blue” Bland, opera star Denyce Graves, and the Harlem
Gospel Choir. The building is undergoing a $13.5-million renovation, and
has a state capital appropriation of $350,000. The Commission and the
Lincoln Theatre Association are currently operating under a memorandum
of understanding while the theater completes its fundraising campaign.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame sought and was approved for a project
change of intent. The original project scope approved by the Commission
The restored Lincoln Theatre will reopen to the in May 2007 included repairs to the concrete in the south stands at
public on Memorial Day.
Fawcett Stadium, where the Hall of Fame holds its annual enshrinement
ceremony and Hall of Fame Game. The revised project scope eliminates
the concrete repair in the south stands, and instead will demolish and replace the stadium’s press box. Commission staff
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sought approval through a Change of Intent request to the Controlling Board and reviewed Hall of Fame financial
materials to verify the new project is fully funded before concurring with the change. Commission staff has requested
additional supporting documentation, including construction documents and a current project schedule, which is needed to
amend the legal agreements.
The Cedar Bog Nature Preserve Education Center celebrated its new building with a dedication and a celebration
of Earth Day on April 18. The day began with a bird walk at 9 a.m. followed by an open house from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The education center, which has classrooms, offices, a gift shop and exhibit space, was built utilizing $1.1 million in state
capital funds, and was a cooperative effort between the Ohio Historical Society, the Cedar Bog Association, and the
Friends of Cedar Bog. Filled with rare plant and animal life, Cedar Bog is actually a fen—a type of wetland fed by a natural
spring, and contains native grasses and flora from the time of the Ice Age.
In other Ohio Historical Society news, the Society finalized an agreement with the Tuscarawas County
Convention & Visitors Bureau to manage Fort Laurens, and is working with the nonprofit Dayton History to
finalize a partnership for management of the Paul Laurence Dunbar House. The new management agreements are
part of the Society’s plan to find local partners to manage many of its 58 sites as it faces declining revenues and reduced
state funding. The agreement for Fort Laurens is the 30th such agreement for the Society, and will allow the Revolutionary
War fort to be open 132 days a year, instead of 35 days. The Paul Laurence Dunbar House, in Dayton, also would expand
its operating hours under management by Dayton History, with year-round tours, increased programming, and more
availability for school groups.
Huntington Park celebrated opening day on April 18 with a

capacity crowd and beautiful spring weather. A parade and
official ribbon-cutting ceremony preceded the inaugural Clippers
game at the new stadium; David Wilhelm represented the
Commission as part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The only
damper on the day was the Clippers’ 3-1 loss to the Toledo Mud
Hens. The $71-million project has $7 million in state capital
appropriations; just over $1.3 million has been reimbursed to date.
Two Commission-funded projects wrapped up construction

and invoicing recently, while a third project broke ground in
April. The French Art Colony in Gallia County and the Vinton
The first pitch was thrown out at Huntington Park on April 18.
County Historical Society (Alice’s House) both completed their
(photo credit: Kerri McMullen) projects and submitted final invoices to the Commission. The
French Art Colony’s $100,000 appropriation funded renovations to
the historic building’s front porch and patio, parking areas, walkways, and the creation of a second ADA-compliant
entrance. Alice’s House, a historic building that houses the Vinton County Historical and Genealogical Society, utilized a
$50,000 appropriation for new windows and storm doors; new HVAC, security and fire alarm systems; exterior painting;
and an ADA-compliant entrance ramp. Meanwhile, the WACO Museum and Aviation Learning Center broke ground in a
ceremony on April 7, after receiving Commission approval in February. Commission Chairman Otto M. Budig, Jr.,
participated in the ceremony, and remarked on the project’s importance in preserving the history of the WACO aircraft,
and on its role in inspiring future aviators and scientists through its innovative programs and outreach activities. He also
remarked, as a former pilot, on his personal interest in the project, and noted that his cousin was transported on a WACO
glider as part of troop movements during World War II.
The DeYor Performing Arts Center (Powers Auditorium) has raised the local money needed to match state funds
for the purchase of the flyable acoustical shell for which they originally sought Commission approval in
February. The Commission instead approved utilizing approximately $800,000 of $925,000 in appropriations for
construction costs associated with the Eleanor Beecher Flad Pavilion. Officials at the DeYor hope to seek Commission
approval in August for the remaining $125,000 in state capital funds to partially fund the purchase and installation of the
shell. In order to install the shell during the performance hall’s down time, the DeYor will place an order for the shell prior
to receiving Commission approval, posing a potential financial risk to the organization.
Toledo developer Larry Dillin missed a March 31 deadline to purchase nearly 15 acres in the Marina District from
the city for a cost of $1.2 million. Dillin indicated he is still interested in moving the project forward, but did not make the
$1.2-million payment because of “market conditions.” The payment would have triggered a request for city council
approval of $2.5 million in general obligation bonds to help pay for the Riverfront Park portion of the Marina District, which
has $4.9 million in state capital appropriations. The Commission and the city of Toledo are currently operating under a
memorandum of understanding regarding the project. City representatives indicate they will complete public infrastructure
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work started at the site, including sewer and road work, and that they are investigating all other funding sources, including
federal stimulus dollars.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced plans to develop new exhibitions, even as the
museum’s financial stability continues to decline. The Freedom Center was forced by its bank to liquidate many of its
investments and pay down its line of credit after defaulting on bank covenants in December. The Freedom Center’s
announcement that it will begin to develop its own exhibitions, rather than rent all of them from other institutions, could
become a revenue source if the exhibitions can travel to other locations. The new exhibitions also are intended to
generate return visitorship to the museum. An exhibition based on the novel “Copper Sun” is expected to open in fall
2011, followed by “Summon the Heroes!” in 2012. The state has invested $14.6 million in the facility, which is secured by
a first lien property interest.
The Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington has appointed Jon Cook as its executive director. He
replaces Elizabeth Jewell Becker, who served as executive director of the Worthington Arts Council and acting director of
the arts center. Cook was selected after an extensive search that included more than 60 applicants. The new facility has
$725,000 in state appropriations that were recently approved by the Commission at its February meeting. Cook is
presently the executive director for the Mortar Board National Honor Society in Columbus. Before working with the Mortar
Board, Cook was the administrative director at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston, Texas.
Thirteen cultural facility projects are scheduled to appear on the Commission’s May 14 meeting agenda, along
with two additional projects that have administrative items for consideration. Sixteen projects submitted materials by the
April 30 deadline and are in assessment for potential placement on the Commission’s August agenda.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Commission Executive Director Kathy Fox testified on April 23 before the Senate Finance Committee regarding
the Commission’s operating budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The House voted on the bill April 29, adding
about $1.6 billion in “all funds” spending—which includes federal and other non-GRF cash—to the Governor’s original
proposal. The House version of the bill includes a $3-million increase for the Ohio Arts Council’s budget, a $1.5-million
increase for the Ohio Historical Society, and earmarks for cultural institutions through the departments of education and
travel and tourism. The Senate is expected to make significant changes to the bill, particularly in light of the Strickland
administration’s recent announcement that dwindling tax receipts could cause a $600 to $900 million budget shortfall this
fiscal year. After the bill is voted on by the full Senate, the bill will go to conference committee in order to reconcile
differences between the House and Senate versions. The legislature must pass the bill and it must be signed by the
Governor prior to July 1; otherwise, interim budgets will need to be enacted.
Governor Strickland announced further GRF spending cuts for state agencies due to continuing declines in state
revenues. The cuts are for fiscal years 2009, 2010 and 2011 and are to include a 30 percent reduction in contracted
services and supplies. The mileage reimbursement also was reduced, and the Governor is requiring agency directors to
approve any purchase orders for $1,000 or more.
The state auditor will undertake the biennial audit of the Commission beginning with an audit entrance
conference tentatively scheduled for May 14, immediately following the Commission meeting. At the request of Chairman
Budig, Commission member Craig Marshall, CPA, has agreed to participate in the audit entrance conference to represent
the Commission members. Field work by the auditor’s office is anticipated to begin on May 18.
The Commission’s Financial Policies and Procedures Manual has been updated, and the item will appear on the
Commission’s upcoming May 14 meeting agenda for approval. The manual underwent extensive revisions due to the
state’s adoption of OAKS, the financial and budgeting system. The Commission last adopted updated financial policies
and procedures in 2006.
STAFF NEWS
Bernard Cason has left the Commission. He joined the Commission as a temporary worker in 2007, and was later
hired on as permanent staff.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009, 9 AM, at the Commission Office

Thursday, August 13, 2009 (starting time and location TBA)
cc: Brian Hoffmeister, Legislative Services Commission

Joel O’Connell, Office of the Attorney General
Kimberly Eckhart, Office of Budget and Management
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Jillian D. Burner
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:15 AM
Subject: RE: OCFC Management Renewal
Thank you!

on it;s way

Controller
50 East Freedom Way
Office: 513.333.7592
Fax: 513.333.7720
breece@nurfc.org
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Jillian D. Burner
on it;s way

Controller
50 East Freedom Way
Office: 513.333.7592
Fax: 513.333.7720
breece@nurfc.org
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Jillian D. Burner
Mr. Reece,
Yes if you could stick an original in the mail that would be great.

Thanks,
Jillian

Subject: Re: OCFC Management Renewal
Do I need to mail the hard copies to your attention?

Controller
50 East Freedom Way
Office: 513.333.7592
Fax: 513.333.7720
breece@nurfc.org
"Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov> To <breece@nurfc.org>

cc
03/17/2009 01:34 PM Subject OCFC Management Renewal
Hello Mr. Reece,

I wanted to thank you for taking the time to get together the requested information regarding the Management Agreement
renewals that will need to be renewed by June 30, 2009. We will need a few more pieces of information before we can sign the
Addendum to the Management Agreement to extend to terms. We will need a Renewal Letter, I have attached a template that can
be placed on your letterhead, signed and sent to my attention. Also we will need a copy of your insurance accord that meets the
requirements detailed in Article XI of the Management Agreement signed and executed on March 25, 2003. If you have any
questions please do not hesitate to ask. We have started the process of drafting the addendums, so if we could have the proof of
insurance and the Renewal Letter by April 1, 2009, that will ensure adequate time to complete the drafting, review, approval and
singing processes.

Thank you,
Jillian

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Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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Jillian D. Burner
Subject: Re: OCFC Management Renewal
Attachments: MA Renewl Letter template.doc; ocfc documents.pdf
Do I need to mail the hard copies to your attention?

Controller
50 East Freedom Way
Office: 513.333.7592
Fax: 513.333.7720
breece@nurfc.org
"Jillian D. Burner" <jburner@culture.ohio.gov> To <breece@nurfc.org>

cc
03/17/2009 01:34 PM Subject OCFC Management Renewal
Hello Mr. Reece,

I wanted to thank you for taking the time to get together the requested information regarding the Management Agreement
renewals that will need to be renewed by June 30, 2009. We will need a few more pieces of information before we can sign the
Addendum to the Management Agreement to extend to terms. We will need a Renewal Letter, I have attached a template that can
be placed on your letterhead, signed and sent to my attention. Also we will need a copy of your insurance accord that meets the
requirements detailed in Article XI of the Management Agreement signed and executed on March 25, 2003. If you have any
questions please do not hesitate to ask. We have started the process of drafting the addendums, so if we could have the proof of
insurance and the Renewal Letter by April 1, 2009, that will ensure adequate time to complete the drafting, review, approval and
singing processes.

Thank you,
Jillian

Jillian Burner
Telephone: 614-995-7554
Fax: 614-752-2775

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MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

$500,000 Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

The Renaissance Theatre celebrated the grand

FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS

Thursday, February 11, 2010, 10:00AM at the Commission Office

cc: Kimberly Eckhart, Office of Budget and Management

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MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

$4,831 COSI Columbus

The Great Lakes Historical Society is a step closer to

FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS

Thursday, February 11, 2010 (starting time and location TBA)

cc: Kimberly Eckhart, Office of Budget and Management

MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

$250,000 Columbus College of Art and Design

Several other Commission-funded projects held grand opening

Two Commission projects are the recipients of recent

FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS

Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 9:00AM at the Commission Office

cc: Kimberly Eckhart, Office of Budget and Management

visit our website: www.culture.ohio.gov

Here are some more of our Financial Statements for 2009.

Benjamin T. Reece, CPA

MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

$17,220 Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum

Ownership of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

Two Commission-funded projects held celebrations recently—

The Ohio Historical Society finalized a management

Marion Palace Theatre director Elaine Merchant announced

The architect who designed the Johnny Appleseed Heritage

FUTURE COMMISSION MEETINGS

Thursday, August 13, 2009 (Commission Office, starting time TBA)

cc: Brian Hoffmeister, Legislative Services Commission

Benjamin T. Reece, CPA

MONTHLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

$1,240,764 Huntington Park

The Lincoln Theatre announced its grand reopening festivities,

Huntington Park celebrated opening day on April 18 with a

Two Commission-funded projects wrapped up construction

Thursday, May 14, 2009, 9 AM, at the Commission Office

cc: Brian Hoffmeister, Legislative Services Commission

Benjamin T. Reece, CPA

Benjamin T. Reece, CPA

Do I need to mail the hard copies to your attention?

Benjamin T. Reece, CPA