Minutes of the 21st meeting of the Museum Council, Lyngás 7-9, 210 Garðabær,
October 30, 2003, at 11:30 AM.
Present were: Margrét Hallgrímsdóttir, Jón Gunnar Ottósson, Ólafur Kvaran, Jóhann Ásmundsson, Jónína A. Sanders, Ragnheiður H. Þórarinsdóttir and Rakel Halldórsdóttir.
1. Minutes of the 19th and 20th meetings were presented. The minutes of the 19th meeting were signed. The minutes of the 20th meeting were slightly amended, and signing was postponed until the next meeting.
2. Director's Report. The director reported on the council's activities since the last meeting. The Ministry of Finance has agreed to reimburse the Museum Council for approximately 200,000 krónur in burglary damage.
3. Report to the Board of Trustees:
Application from the City of Reykjavík, on behalf of the Reykjavík Museum of Archaeology, for a building permit to construct an exhibition pavilion for the Landnámsminjar at Aðalstræti. According to Article 11 of the Museums Act, it is the role of the Museum Board to approve the proposed facility and its establishment costs. It was agreed to refer the matter to the National Monuments Council for consideration of whether the facility meets requirements for the protection of archaeological remains. Regarding the capital cost, it was discussed that a professional estimate of the projected capital cost would need to be obtained from an independent engineer. It was decided that the project manager would contact Óskar at the National Project Administration and Snævar at the State Property Administration to explore the possibility of obtaining a professional estimate from them.
4. Service Agreement. The operating plan for 2003 was approved. The draft service agreement was approved with minor modifications.
5. Ólafur Kvaran presents the activities of the Nordic Collections Committee. The matter was postponed to the next meeting.
6. Letter from Pétur Jónsson, Húnvetninga and Strandamanna Regional Museum. The matter was postponed until the next meeting.
7. Proposal for a letter to the Parliament's Budget Committee. The Executive Director was tasked with scheduling a meeting with the Budget Committee for MH, JGO, GSÁ, and RH. Changes to the letter were approved; a new draft will be emailed to the Board of Trustees for approval. The Executive Director will then send the letter in 14 copies to the Budget Committee.
8. Annual report of the Museum Fund for 2002. The matter was postponed until the next meeting.
9. Change in the operating model of the Nesstofa Museum. The matter was postponed.
There was no further discussion and the meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM/RH.