Lawrenceville Arts Commission

LAWRENCEVILLE ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Third Floor GwMA Conference Room 6:00 PM 70 S. Clayton St, GA 30046 Call to Order Jasmine Jackson called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM, recognizing a quorum. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda was made by Commission Member Brooks, Seconded by Commission Member Stone-Collins. Voting Yea: Commission Member Brooks, Commission Member Chitwood, Commission Member Stone-Collins, Commission Member Spinks Voting Abstaining: Commission Member Hammond (arrived at 6:06 PM) Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes 1. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes Motion to approve the prior meeting minutes was made by Commission Member Chitwood, Seconded by Commission Member Stone-Collins. Voting Yea: Commission Member Brooks, Commission Member Chitwood, Commission Member Stone-Collins, Commission Member Spinks Voting Abstaining: Commission Member Hammond (arrived 6:06 PM) General Discussion 2. Budget Update Jasmine Jackson provided an update on the budget. Final payment for the Magnolia mural has been processed and is reflected in the budget numbers. The operational budget has not been updated yet, however, once all invoices are processed for items that have been ordered, a budget adjustment will be made to bring the balance back to $5,000. We are still waiting on the pop up sign and the lapel pins. Jennifer Hammond arrived at 6:06 PM. 3. Subcommittee Updates  Casey Spinks provided the update for Community Outreach. They will meet by the end of the month, before Evening of the Arts, which will be the next event the Arts Commission will participate in. They will offer book marks, word search, the selfie frame, as well as some handouts. They are waiting on the roll up sign to be completed so they will be able to utilize that at events. She also mentioned that they will need a 6 foot table and 2 chairs, as well as their tent at events. Tent weights were discussed and Jasmine advised that her team will order more to have on hand. Casey spoke to Madison, with Stormwater, to get an update on the rain barrels. Madison also had some ideas for the Lawn area. One was to paint storm drains by getting students to do some of the painting, and commission someone as well. Explore Gwinnett has another grant that we can possibly look at applying for next year for additional projects, since the application period has already closed. There were no other subcommittee updates. 4. Magnolias on Sweet Breeze Update This mural is officially completed. Jasmine indicated that she would like to do an "unveiling" event where City Council members, Arts Commission members, the artist, and mural participants can be present to dedicate the mural and take pictures. Several dates were discussed, but the only date that members had the most availability was Wednesday, July 23rd at 10:00 am. Jasmine will send out a Save the Date to get this on everybody's schedule. 5. Lawrenceville Arts Commission Master Plan Update Aura-Leigh Sanders is taking a first pass on this document, which is in the shared drive for the members to access. Jasmine advised she hopes to have something to review by the July or August meeting. She asked members to review and add their comments. The goal is to have this out in the fall for an RFP, and additional information will be shared so members understand the process. Other Projects Jasmine Jackson presented a new business that has applied for a facade grant from the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The Facade Grant reimburses businesses within the DDA's boundaries up to $2,500. Beren's Frozen Custard has applied and received the grant, and provided a submission that included their business name as well as dripping chocolate with sprinkles at the top of the building. The submission was discussed, and ultimately the group decided to ask the business to submit some additional ideas, possibly matching their branding colors more, or accentuating the ice cream cone more. Other Business No other business was discussed. Citizen Comments Citizen Comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per person. The Arts Commission Board Members will not respond to comments. There were no citizen comments. Final Adjournment Motion to adjourn was made by Commission Member Stone-Collins, Seconded by Commission Member Hammond. Voting Yea: Commission Member Hammond, Commission Member Brooks, Commission Member Chitwood, Commission Member Stone-Collins, Commission Member Spinks The meeting adjourned at 6:43 PM. Minutes Signature ___________________ Aura-Leigh Sanders, Chairman ___________________ Jasmine Billings, Secretary