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Cultural Commission
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
5:30 PM
City Conference Room
Call to Order:
Roll call:
Citizen's Comments:
Approval/Correction of Minutes: March 23, 2011
Committee Reports:
1. Yorkville Has Talent
2. Historical Downtown Walking Tour
3. Historic Jail
4. Public Relations
5. Grants
New Business:
1. Budget and Proceeds from 2010 Haunted Jail Event
Old Business:
1. Review of Initial Terms
Additional Business:
Adjournment:
CULTURAL COMMISSION MEETING DRAFT
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
5:30 p.m.
City Conference Room
800 Game Farm Road, Yorkville, IL 60560
Committee Members in Attendance:
Harold Oliver
Stephenie Todd
Eric Lechowicz
Richard Falato
Howard Manthei
City Officials in Attendance:
Mayor Valerie Burd
Robyn Sutcliff—City Liaison(arrived 5:48pm)
Meeting Called to Order
Mr. Oliver welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 5:36 p.m.
Roll Call
Roll call was taken. A quorum was established.
Citizen's Comments
There were no guests in attendance.
Previous Minutes
This is the first meeting of the Cultural Commission so there were no previous minutes.
Review of City Code for Cultural Commission
a. Establishment of initial terms:
Howard Manthei— 1 year
Stephenie Todd—3 years
Harold Oliver— 1 year
Richard Falato—2 years
Eric Lechowicz—2 years
Gary Schirmer— 1 year
Member TBD —3 years (Nan Gromes to get back to Mayor Burd)
b. Review of duties and functions: Ordinances No. 2010-45: 2-9-1 Commission
Established and 2-9-4 Duties and Functions were read. Mr. Oliver wanted to make sure
that this Commission wouldn't interfere or crossover with any other Commission with the
City. Both Mayor Burd and Alderman Sutcliff said it did not. It is the goal of this
committee to work on new ideas and programs; not interfere with any existing programs.
Establishment of a regular meeting date: It was discussed that the Committee will
meet once a month on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall
conference room, 800 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. The next meeting will be
Wednesday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Future meeting dates are: MAY 18, JUN 15, JUL 20, AUG 17, SEP 21, OCT 19, NOV
16 and DEC 21, 2011.
Additional Business: It was decided that the five major projects the Committee will be
working on for the next meeting will be:
1) Yorkville Has Talent! to be used as a fund raiser. Mr. Falato offered the Big Band as
available for free fundraisers between September and the end of May on Tuesday nights.
Alderman Sutcliff mentioned Robin Frisch had wanted to spearhead one of the "Music
Under the Stars"nights by having a little Yorkville talent competition prior to the Music.
Mr. Oliver said "YHT!"would have judges and prizes for participants. Mr. Manthei
suggested using the Chapel on the Green as a venue to hold the competition as it would
seat a couple of hundred people. Mayor Burd suggested the Middle School has a state-
of-the-art auditorium that they might be able to use. Alderman Sutcliff said Mrs. Eaton is
in charge of that and she will mention it to her(along with Jeff Shimshack, the principal),
about the possibilities of using it. Mr. Oliver then suggested a Chairperson to explore
those possibilities. Mr. Oliver took it upon himself to look into using the vacant Old
Second building at 102 E. Van Emmon on a temporary basis. He also thought "YHT!"
would be a great"kick-off' for the Cultural Committee.
Chair: Robyn Sutcliff
Vice-Chair: Richard Falato
Mr. Oliver is depending on Alderman Sutcliff and Mr. Falato to bring to the next meeting
their thoughts on 1) where this is to held(Criteria: must be indoors; suggestions included
Paul Daniels' Quonset hut, getting the schools involved w/School Board, Music teachers,
Mr. Anderson and band); 2) Think about what possible sub-committees will be needed;
3) Funding! 4) Volunteers; and 5) Put together an organizational chart (running an event
=running a business). Mayor Burd stressed the fact that she would like to see events
happen downtown.
2) A Historical Walking Tour of Downtown Yorkville and Historical Name Plates—
Mr. Lechowicz brought up the concept of plaques for the older buildings. If possible, the
plaque would include some history of the building and numbers on the plaques that
would correspond with "A Walking Tour of Downtown Yorkville" guidebook that would
provide foot traffic for the downtown area. Ms. Todd added that this would bring the rich
culture of our area"out from under a basket." Mr. Lechowicz reasoned that if people
were spending more time downtown on foot, more businesses would benefit from it. The
Committee members then offered suggestions that increased foot traffic would come
from people here for the canoe course and Raging Waves. Also, people in the area
visiting the Farnsworth House—which Mr. Lechowicz pointed out it is one of the most
important buildings ever made and it's in our backyard- and there has to be a way to
capitalize on that—would be lured downtown to enjoy the architecture there.
Chair: Eric Lechowicz
Vice-Chair: Stephenie Todd
3) Public Relations
Chair: Valerie Burd
4) The Historic Jail possible future uses (brainstorming suggestions included the
Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures @ Aurora University and The Old
Barn Museum).
Chair: Howard Manthei
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5) Grant Writer for funding. Mayor Burd will invite Jackie Dearborn to attend the next
meeting.
Mr. Oliver then asked for other thoughts, ideas, or anything else that needed to be
discussed. He added the Committee needs a Mission Statement and logo, and Mayor
Burd offered that committee member Mr. Schirmer is an artist and would be an asset in
coming up with the logo.
Mr. Oliver then made a motion to adjourn; Mr. Manthei moved and Ms. Todd seconded.
All were in favor and the meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Bonnie Olsem
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Old Business#1
Memorandum
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EST. -� 1 836 To: Cultural Commission
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Date: April 14, 2011
<LE Subject: Cultural Commission Initial Terms
On October 12, 2010,the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2010-45 —Establishing the
Yorkville Cultural Commission. Per this ordinance,the initial terms of the commission members
are staggered with three members being appointed for a one year term, two members for a two
year term and two members for a three year term. Prior to the first meeting of the Cultural
Commission, appointment certificates and appointment cards were mailed out to the individuals
who had been appointed to the commission in November and December of 2010. The
appointments were accepted for the terms listed. At the first meeting of the Cultural
Commission, the commission members picked their own terms which resulted in different terms
than the ones that were originally sent out.
I am seeking direction from the commission members on the final result of the terms. Do the
commission members want to keep the initial terms that were assigned and accepted or do the
commission members want to go with the new terms that were decided at the March 23, 2011
meeting.