Arts Board Meeting

Arts Board Meeting Madison Heights, Michigan October 03, 2023 A Arts Board Meeting was held on Tuesday, October 03, 2023 at 7:00 PM at City Hall - Executive Conference Room, 300 W. 13 Mile Rd. CALL TO ORDER 7:02 PM ROLL CALL Co-Chair Michael Covert Councilman Mark Bliss Councilor Emily Rohrbach Alianna Dorsey Laurie Geralds Jillian Mcbride Vita Palazzolo Arrived @ 7:42 PM Jason Theodoroff Harley Mordarski Jennifer Nagle Staff Liaison Adam Owczarzak Absent: Chair Steven Dombroski Motion By Geralds second by Theodoroff to excuse Chair Dombrowski Aye: All Nay : None ADDITIONS/DELETIONS None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes - August 29, 2023 1 Motion by Bliss second by Theodoroff to approved the minutes as Amended Aye: All Nay: None MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Madison High School Student Alianna Dorsey Introduces herself to the group. REPORTS 2. Treasurer Report: Trail Tunes Account: $7,821.58 Trail of Treats: $242.82 Arts board Accounts $3,516.89. Total Trail Tunes Expenses for 2023 $9,250 3. Social Media Report: Social Media Reach of 31,000 impressions running ads 1k people visited arts board Pages. The increase was due to heavy Trail Tunes Posts. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 4. Trail Tunes Recap (Bliss, Dombrowski, Palazzolo, Covert, Mordarski) Bliss mentioned that the group hasn’t found the right date for 2024 yet. Investigating all options that will not interfere with other area events and the weather will be good. The event was generally well received. The biggest challenge moving forward is how do we take it into the next level.. All vendors would like to come back next year. The Taco truck was really good. The spacing of the bands will be discussed in the follow up meeting. Every Band mentioned that they want to come back next year. Another change for next year is that checks will be given to the bands the day of the event. 5. Trail of Treats (Geralds, McBride, Theodoroff) Geralds mentioned that she has been in contact with multiple groups who expressed interest in participating. Rohrbach mentioned that we can use Eventbrite to use sign up for this year trail of treats. The event date is October 21st with the Rain Date October 22nd. Food Pantry will be there. 6. Statewide Independent Living Council proposal for inclusive art in Madison Heights (Rohrbach, Mcbride, Dombrowski, Geralds, Nagle) McBride gave an update and mentioned that Madison Heights is hosting something next year regardless of MISILC Participation. No updates to provide. 7. Grants: 1. Band Stand Grant, Consumers Energy Foundation (Dombrowski, Palazzolo, Theodoroff, Geralds, Bliss, ) The grant has been submitted and we are waiting to hear back. 8. Gala (Geralds, Bliss, Dombrowski, Mordarski, Nagle) - November 17, 2023 2  Nagle mentioned that there is not much of an update to be had. We are planning to post the event on social media by the end of the week. She encouraged the group to Ask for additional donations. Staff Liaison Owczarzak will look to see if the City has an Eventbrite account. Will ask IT to create an Arts Board email account to use for events. 9. Civic Center Complex Renovation - Art Installation Project (Bliss, McBride, Nagle, Covert) Covert mentioned to the group that the comments at the Civic Center Grand opening were positive beyond belief. Residents Liked the placement through City Hall and the Library 10. Broadway Karaoke Dance Party (Bliss, Chair-Nagle, Mordarski) Nagle gave an update: She mentioned that the subcommittee will meet to lock in the details. Multiple members of the Arts Board mentioned ideas that they would like to be incorporated into the event. NEW BUSINESS 8:12 PM :ADJOURNMENT November 1st 7:00 PM NOTICE: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation through electronic means in this meeting should contact the City Clerk at (248) 583-0826 or by email: clerks@madison-heights.org at least two working days in advance of the meeting. An attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations. 3