Cultural Council

7887 E. 60th Ave. Commerce City Commerce City, CO 80022 c3gov.com Meeting Minutes - Final Cultural Council Tuesday, April 15, 2025 6:00 PM Commerce City Civic Center - Rm 3109, 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022 1. Call To Order/Roll Call Meeting called to order at 6:10pm. In attendance: Councilmember Douglas, Jen Martin, Ronna Sanchez, Kelly Reyos, Tyler Vitello, Deana Hall, Jade Humphries-Graves Absent: Mayor Pro Tem, Jackie Riggs-Gonzales, Nick Gonzales, Augusta Jonhart, Omar Lozano, Emily Perez, Carlos Jimenez 2. Community Time What is bringing you joy right now? Kelly arrived. 3. Approval of Minutes Min 25-087 March Meeting Minutes Tyler moved to approve the March meeting minutes. Jade seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. 4. Public Comment None 5. Grants & Finance Monthly Update Received $7,500 from QCF for Music in the Park. Won't hear from SCFD until September. Grants due in March each year. Start brainstorming in summer/fall. Balance is $19,364.86 6. Subcommittee Reports a. Music in the Park Sound contacting bands. Commerce City Page 1 Cultural Council Meeting Minutes - Final April 15, 2025 i. Items to order for table Inventory: tattoos, magnets, pens, bags. Build QR code to artist database. Look into bringing monitor. Possibly receive prize wheel from Tyler. Deana moved to approve $1,000 towards fan art supplies. Tyler seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. Group wants to pursue getting paper fans and markers for people to decorate at concerts. Then giving the option for attendees to return and display in the Rec Centers after summer. Group to think through prompts for fans. b. Public Art & Art Exhibitions Currently have 5 applications for CALU Park and 13 applications for Cocklebur. Applications close Thursday. i. Snacks for Art Selection Meetings Ronna moved to approve $100 for snacks at upcoming art selection committee meetings. Tyler seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously. c. Community Engagement & Partnerships To prep before summer: script about what is Cultural Council and what we do in English and Spanish. Printed materials in English and Spanish. i. Memorial Day & PRIDE participation Staff to email full group about availability for Memorial Day, PRIDE, and Juneteenth. Jackie and Nick will participate in the Memorial Day parade. 7. New Business Next meeting: 5/20 at 6pm at Civic Center a. Monaco Park Storywalk New storywalk at Monaco Park to check out. 8. Adjourn Meeting was adjourned at 7:49pm. **Subcommittee Meetings will take place immediately following the meeting.** Commerce City Page 2