P.E.G. Commission

MANISTEEAREAPEGCOMMISSION Minutes January9,2012 TheManisteeAreaPEGCommissionmetonMonday,January9,2012attheManisteeHighSchool ConferenceRoom,525TwelfthStreetat6:30p.m. Themeetingwascalledtoorderat6:30 p.m.by ChairMarkSandstedt. Present: KathyErvin,DeanKruse, MarkSandstedt, DanWrzesinski (4) Absent: TherranFerguson, DanFreeburg (excused),1-Vacancy (3) AlsoPresent: KeithBrown -MPADirectorandMichelleWright –CityClerk/DeputyTreasurer APPROVALOFAGENDA. MOTIONbyErvin,secondbyKrusetoapprovetheagendaaspresented. Allin favor. APPROVALOFMINUTES. MOTIONbyKruse, secondbyWrzesinskitoapprovetheminutesfromthe September12,2011meeting. Allinfavor. CITIZENCOMMENT. Nonereceived. EXECUTIVEDIRECTORREPORT. SEEDSstudentsareworkingonadocumentaryontheVogueTheatre restoration; commissionmembershipisrestrictedduetoordinancewording; reviewedprogramsaired inNovemberandDecember; budget;investigatingavailablespace; receivedgrantfromLocalRevenue SharingBoard;reviewedequipmentissues; andthankedvolunteersfortapingvarious meetings/events. UNFINISHEDBUSINESS 1. GrantUpdate – received $10,000grantforeditbays; toldbyTomKaminski - County Administratorthatfundsmustbeusedinthespiritofthegrant. 2. SpaceExplorationUpdate –BrownhasspokentoHuntingtonBankandtheLittleRiverBandof OttawaIndians (LRBOI)regardingavailablespace (Huntington – rentalfee,LRBOI – none available). HewillbemeetingwithsomeonefromKennedySchool (oldmiddleschool) regardingspace. 3. SEEDS – twoindividualsteaching,6-8studentsattendingregularly; theyarehostingshowcases atteencenter;andworkingontheVoguerestorationvideo. PEGCommissionMinutes Page1 January9,2012 NEWBUSINESS 1. 2012/2013AnnualBudget –reviewedbudgetproposaltotheCity;notedthatthegrantfunds arekeptinaseparatefund. MOTIONbyErvin,secondbyKrusetoapprovethe2012/2013PEG Commissionbudget. Allinfavor. 2. 2012MeetingSchedule –scheduledmeetingdatesare: January9 - March12 - May14 July9 - September10 - November12 3. SeekingCommissionMembers – activelylookingfornewmembers;discussedabsences; ordinancestatesthataCouncilmemberoranappointedofficialcanbeamember. 4. NextMeetingDate –March12,2012 5. OrdinanceDiscussion – statedthattheordinancedoesn’t matchreality;FilerTownshipand Manisteebothfinanciallyparticipate; shouldPEGbecountywideorjustCity,FilerTownship andManisteeTownship;KrusewillcheckwithFilerTownshiptoseeiftheyhadtoapprovethe ordinanceandtherefore anychangestotheordinance; Sandstedtreviewedthewordingon membershiprequirements. 6. SportsProgramming – DaveSolbergistapingallManisteebasketballgamesonDVD; working onMCC. OTHER. Ervinaskedhowthecontributionsmadetotapeprogramsrecognized –letterofthanks? BrownofferedeachCommissionmember,asappreciationfortheirparticipation, apageontheMPA scrollrecognizingtheirbusiness. ADJOURN. MOTIONtoadjournbyKruse,secondbyWrzesinski. Meetingdismissedat7:19p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, MichelleWright,StaffLiaison CityClerk/DeputyTreasurer PEGCommissionMinutes Page2 January9,2012