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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED SPECIAL CULTURAL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION MEETING HELD IN OLD TOWN HALL FEBRUARY 16, 2005 MINUTES I. ROLL CALL: Chairman R. Garland called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Chairman R. Garland, Board members; B. Martindale, B. Brown, D. Frazier, and G. Yustick. ALSO PRESENT: Planning Director K. Wenger. ABSENT: Board member; C. Birney. Board members need to choose their chairman and vice chairman for 2005. D. Frazier nominated R. Garland to serve as Cultural Activities Chairman for 2005. B. Brown seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. R. Garland nominated B. Martindale to serve as Cultural Activities Vice Chairwoman for 2005. B. Brown seconded the motion, which was unanimously approved. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF MINUTES: The minutes from the Cultural Activities meeting held October 6, 2004, have been submitted for approval. Planning Director Wenger recommended the minutes be amended to properly reflect whether or not Board Members; C. Birney and G. Thompson were present or absent. Mr. Garland advised that both board members were absent from the October 6, 2005. R. Garland moved to approve the October 6, 2004 minutes as corrected. B. Martindale seconded the rnotion, which was unanimously approved. III. NEW BUSINESS: • Board inembers need to confirm their 2005 meeting dates and set vacation dates. Mr. Garland said due to a conflict in scheduling the March Cultural Activities Commission meeting will be held in the Mayors conference room. Board members discussed possibly taking a vacation. • Board member G. Yustick to review the, commission possibly sponsoring an art show in summer of 2005. Mr. Yusticlc stated that he had not received any responses to the two correspondences he has submitted to the City for sponsoring an art show. He spolce with Community Council Member Bryan O'Malley who suggested the Cultural Activities Commission speak to Community Council to incorporate the art show into Homecoming. He believes that there are positive and negative points to the suggestion. The cost for security and other amenities would be minimal. However, art shows are usually 3 day events and operating hours are 10:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. Homecoming is a 1 week event and operating hours are 8:30 a.m. through 11:30 p.m. If anyone takes part in Homecoming their both or tent must be manned throughout the hours and time frames which are set. The commission was looking at using the entire park and having a show which would be comparable to Saint John West Shore festival. Ms. Wenger believed that if the commission wanted to approach Community Council to see if they would be open to