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1 CITY OF NOIZTH OLMSTED "TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A I)IFFERENCE!" CiTLTURAL ACTIVITIES COMIVIISSION IN OLD TOWN HALL APRIL 4, 2004 MIlNUTES I. ROLL CALL: Vice Chairwoman Martindale called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT: Vice Chairwoman B. Martindale; Board members; B. App, L. Beach, D. Frazier and G. Thompson. ALSO PRESENT: Guest Gerald Yustick and D. Rote Clerk of Commissions. ABSENT: Board members; C. Birney, and R. Garland. II. REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF M1NiJTES: The minutes from the Cultural Activities meeting held March 3, 2004 have been submitted for approval. III. NEW BUSINESS: Mrs. Beach reviewed the commissions chartered mission is not set up as a true Community Arts Council, like Berea's or Westshore's Art Councils, which are independently ran and funded. As a matter of charter, the commission was set up to, serve as a conduit to existing organizations and to facilitate and recommend policy particularly with regards to construction, not as a programming board. While community input should be welcomed, membership cannot logistically be extended or admittance fees charged. The group being sponsored may only charge admittance fees. The Commissioners discussed having 3 or 4 more members on the Commission and staggering terms. IV. OLI) BUSINESS: l. Continued discussion regarding Dover Players performance. Mrs. Martindale reviewed that the play will be a comida play entitled "Fools" by Neil Simon, there are 10 main parts, and there are non-speaking parts for people to hold and display banners throughout the play. Posters would need to be posted in the Art Departments of each school by the end of next week. So that the High School Students know they can try out for parts in the play. Mrs. Beach's daughter is in the thespian group and Mrs..Beach will ask her daughter to send the date, times and name of play to all the thespian members she has e-mail addresses for. Mrs. Beach read allowed the following insert that would be put into the flyer for the play. "The North Olinsted Cultural Activities Commission was reinstated by the Mayor in 2002, to serve as the first step towards the creation of a Cultural and Fine Arts Center. After much study and deliberation, the commission has recommended to the City and School Officials the construction of a 1000 seat auditorium on the middle/high school campus and a 100 seat community theatre attached to a proposed new senior center. We realize these recommendations are not financially feasible in the near future. Therefore, after further study and discussion we believe Old Town Hall should be utilized as a community theatre and art related event space. It is this Commissions hope that the Dover Player