Governance
Thank you for participating in this public meeting about governance at the Armory. For more in-depth information about the Somerville Armory and the Master Planning process, please visit our Somervoice page.
The Armory
Future Governance
May 15, 2024
Agenda
- Goals of This Meeting Series
- How does the Armory function 50 years from now?
- How does the Armory reflect the needs of the Community?
- Are we on the right track?
- Goals of This Meeting
- Group Agreements
- Armory Master Plan
- Why?
- Work to Date
- What’s Next?
- Armory Master Plan Draft – Vision of Success – Hand-Out A
- Implementing the Vision – Developing a Governance Structure for the Future
- What is Governance?
- Governance & the Master Plan
- Governance Wish List
- Implementing the Vision – Governance Pathways
- Achieving the Wishlist
- What is a Quasi-Municipal Trust?
- Potential Pathways
- Governance Wish List – Hand-Out B
- Transparent, equitable, & goal orientated
- Independent and objective body
- Financial flexibility & access to diverse resources
- Ability to manage short-term uses alongside long-term tenants
- Preserve low cost space for art
- Moving Forward – After the Master Plan
- Are We Missing Anything?
Presentation
Please view this presentation before proceeding with any worksheets if you are interacting asynchronously. The presentation will be in the Zoom when attending the meeting online.
This is the handout packet passed out during the meeting.