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the note. The pros and cons of changing the hours of the festival were discussed. In 2009 one of the artists left early, driving a vehicle through the festival grounds to pack up her merchandise. Ms. Brown suggested adding a rule that no vehicles will be permitted in the booth area until after the close of the show. Mr. Kepperley will add it to the final instructions. Ms. Nemeth said the kitchen closed before the end of the show. Due to the heat a couple artists suffered dehydration because there was no other source of water. She suggests a last call before the kitchen is closed. Mr. Yustick recommends promotions and advertising for the art show be improved. He suggests information on Cultural Activities events be distributed earlier and to a wider audience. Toward that end he obtained a list of city businesses from the North Olmsted Building Department. Due to the cost of mailing he plans to deliver flyers and request they post the information. Ms. Nemeth suggested the schools be approached for student assistance in distributing the flyers as a community service project. Mr. Kepperley said in his experience many businesses decline to post or provide a place for flyers citing corporate policy. Mr. Wahl felt local business owners would be more open to it than national chains. If the City mails a publication to the residents, information on the vaxious events could be included. From the Institute of Art, Ms. Brown received a$30 certificate towards admissions fees for a senior student that wants to attend the school. She called both North Olmsted and Bay Village High Schools without success. The art department representatives told her speakers visit the schools to provide the students with information about the institute but there has been no interest. Ms. Brown plans to call again. Ms. Nemeth recommends providing the Institute of Art a free or half-price tent at the festival to promote the school and allow graduating students could display their work. Other promotional ideas were discussed including having a flyer inserted in local newspapers, which per Mr. Kepperley, is about $400 depending on distribution. Another option is including information in school flyers, which is then placed in the local papers. Mr. Kepperley indicated Cultural Activities will once again be jurying the student art show in May. The possibility of including the Middle School was discussed. NEW BUSINESS Invitation to Mayor Kennedy The members of the Cultural Activities Commission respectfully invite Mayor Kennedy to attend the February 3 meeting if his schedule permits. Proiect Ideas for 2010 Mr. Kepperley explained the Living History project. Mr. Wahl felt North Olmsted was the only City in the area that did not look like it was participating in the holiday season with regards to lights and decorations. In his opinion the City needs to make a greater effort to decorate City properties and thoroughfaxes. The suggestion to partner with Master Gardeners to create a community garden was discussed. Mr. Kepperley shared his concerns with the suitability of the location for a community garden behind the former Special Horizons building on Butternut Ridge Road. Mr. Yustick will be meeting with the Garden Club this week; he will bring up the