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? 4 <br />W.. % <br />CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ARTS COMMISSION <br />BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE MEETING <br />MINUTES OF DECEMBER 17, 2014 <br />Bill Brake called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. in Council's Caucus Room. <br />Present: Bill Brake, Lauren Suter, Paul Schumann, David Neville, Jim Dubelko, Duane <br />Limpert, Jackie Chavez-Anderson, Tom Dubowski, Stephanie Procter, Laura Simna, <br />Cailey Brake, David Wahl, Jamie Hall, Molly Kelly, Bryan O'Malley <br />Staff: Planning & Development Director Kim Wenger <br />1. Financial Report <br />a. Fundraising update <br />St John Medical Center will be sponsoring February's I 1? North Olmsted events and <br />Chambers Funeral Home will be sponsoring Bicentennial Boom, both for $5,000 each. A <br />general support donation piece and letter from the mayor was developed and mailed out to <br />solicit smaller donations from individuals, businesses and community groups. Donations <br />have started coming in. <br />b. 2015 budget <br />Budget numbers have been a moving target with sponsorships factoring largely into scope of <br />events. City Council will be asked to contribute funds to the celebration, so a better <br />understanding of budget is required. Duane will work with Kim, Carrie and event chairs to <br />iron out a draft budget, at least through the first quarter 2015, by January. <br />II. Publicitv & Outreach Renorts <br />a. Website: celebratenortholmsted.com <br />The next phase of website content will launch in early January and will include an Inspire <br />section featuring interesting people, cool businesses and great projects each month. The <br />homepage will be redesigned and more functionality added. The website is now linked to <br />Facebook through MailChimp, the tool used for bicentennial email blasts. <br />b. Facebook: Celebrate North Olmsted <br />Significant interest is being generated by the "This Day in History" pieces on the page. <br />Landmarks Commission members should continue to populate the spreadsheet with facts for <br />use next year. Committee invited friends to like the CNO page to reach the goal of SOO likes. <br />c. Bicentennial Co-Branding <br />A handful of community groups submitted events for co-branding which have been accepted. <br />Their events will be in print literature, on the website and in the NO Magazine. Kim will <br />reach out to groups early in 2015 with logo files and whatever merchandise is decided will <br />accompany the brand. A fillable form will soon be available on the website for organizations <br />to use in making additional requests for co-branding.