Cultural District Task Force Minutes

November 6, 2013

Present: Mike Logan, Jacki Becker, Cindy Maude, Commissioner Bob Schumm, KT Walsh, Mandy Enfield, Brenda Nunez; Grace Peterson, Susan Tate

Absent:

Others:  Diane Stoddard and Leslie Soden were in attendance

The meeting was called to order.  Commissioner Schumm said that he was going to meet with the Mayor regarding trying to set a date for the report to be discussed prior to the end of the year.  He also explained the possible next steps with the report and the timing of when the City Commission considers budget.  Ms. Tate asked who would hire the position.  She stated that in all of the models they were city-funded positions, not partially grant-funded positions. Commissioner Schumm stated that the Commission is reluctant to fund something outside of the budgetary process. 

It was moved by Ms. Walsh and seconded by Ms. Enfield to approve the minutes from October 28.  The motion was unanimously approved.

The group reviewed the draft report and made a number of changes to the document.

Another meeting was scheduled for Monday, November 25 at 6 pm at the Lawrence Arts Center in order to have a final review of the report, and discuss the presentation to the City Commission. Members were requested to review the models that were provided at the meeting and contact directly Ms. Becker regarding Indianapolis, Ms. Maude regarding Providence and Ms. Tate regarding Columbia.   Changes to the models should be provided to Ms. Stoddard by Friday November 8.  She will provide a draft full report the week of November 11 so that members could review that full draft and provide comments to her in order that a final draft could be distributed in advance of the November 25 meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm.