* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:03] OKAY. CHERYL, IT'S SIX [ AGENDA ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road September 21, 2020 6:30 P.M. ] 30. IT'S THE TIME. OKAY. THIS IS CHERYL BRANDENBURG. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION TO ORDER, UM, SEPTEMBER 21ST. IT IS SIX 30 AND WE'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN. AND JERRY, COULD YOU DO THE ROLL CALL PLEASE? OKAY. ROBIN HERE, GREG PRESENCE. CINDY. SHE IS NOT BRUCE LAWN. RONISHA SHANNON HERE, GWENDOLYN HERE. GAVIN CHERYL HERE. OKAY. AND I SHOULD STOP JUST A SECOND, CHERYL. SO THERE ARE FIVE. THAT MEANS WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, JERRY. SURE. I JUST WANTED TO WELCOME EVERYONE AND GLAD YOU ALL COULD MAKE IT. AND, UM, IT'S BEEN GOOD SEEING SOME SEMINOLE OF YOU AT THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD. WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY THIS SUMMER AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING OUT. SO, UM, I GUESS THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD TO SAY. WAS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO ADD? OKAY. AND I GUESS WE WON'T HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS THIS, THIS TIME. UM, THERE IS NO OLD BUSINESS DEVIN. I GAVIN. HI GAVIN. SORRY, MY COMPUTER WASN'T BLANK. I HAD TO CALL IN. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. HI GAVIN. YEAH, WE'RE WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THE, UH, OPENING REMARKS IN THE ROLL CALL, WHICH I ASSUME JERRY WILL NOW ADD YOU TO THAT, UH, THAT ROLL CALL. I WILL. AND I WAS JUST, UH, WELCOMING EVERYONE AND, AND THANKING EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING IN ALL OF OUR SUMMER EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR. WE'VE GOT ONE THIS, THIS WEEKEND, BUT ANYWAY, I'M GETTING ON. I JUST MENTIONED THAT THERE IS NO OLD BUSINESS TO DISCUSS AND, UM, OUR NEW BUSINESS IS, UH, WE WANTED TO GO OVER THE UPCOMING EVENTS AND, UH, KAY THAT THE NEXT EVENT, WHICH THEY'RE KIND OF OUT OF ORDER ON MY, ON MY AGENDA THAT, UM, THE, THE MOVIE SERIES IS GOING TO BE OUR BIGGEST, BIGGEST ONE ON OCTOBER 10TH. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, AND JERRY, UNLESS YOU'VE HEARD OTHERWISE, WE'RE STILL ON FOR THE, UH, GET DOWN ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER WITH, UH, THE GREECE MOVIE AND THE CRUISE IN AS CORRECT AND ALL THAT AND ALL THE FOOD TRUCKS. SO THAT SHOULD BE A FUN EVENT. IT WAS LAST YEAR. I KNOW WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME. AND, UM, THOSE OF YOU WHO WOULD LIKE TO DRESS UP FOR THE EVENT, THAT IS GREAT. CAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S OUR HALLOWEEN KIND OF OUR HALLOWEEN EVENT. AND, UH, LAST YEAR, SEVERAL OF US DRESSED AND I, I KNOW I'M GOING WITH A GRIEF THEME THIS YEAR AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYBODY ELSE IS DOING, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL OBLIGATED TO DRESS UP, BUT IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, ADDS A LITTLE FUN TO IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THAT ON THE 10TH? AND IF, UM, W WHEN THE GOOD TIME FOR US TO ALL MEET, PROBABLY I'VE GOT FIVE TO EIGHT FOR THE CRUISE IN IS FIVE, A GOOD TIME FOR US TO COME, OR IS THAT GOING TO BE TOO LATE TO LET ME GIVE A LITTLE UPDATE? OKAY. WE'LL START, UM, YOU KNOW, DECIDE ON ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO THE CRUISING, AS YOU SAY IS FIVE TO EIGHT. SO IF ANY OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THIS EVENT, IT'S AT THE ROSE, BUT IT IS IN THE BACK OF THE ROSE. SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO IN THE FRONT GATES. IT'S BACK IN THE BACK WHERE THE VIP SECTION IS. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CRUISE IN BACK THERE, THE FOOD TRUCKS WE'RE GOING TO LINE UP ALONG THE SIDE, WHICH WAS STILL BE IN THE BACK. THIS ALL HAPPENS TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY. UM, WE STARTED CONFIRMING WITH THE FOOD TRUCKS TODAY. SO FAR ONLY ONE CANNOT COME. THAT LEAVES US WITH FOUR. I'M NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO ADD ONE BECAUSE WITH FOUR, I THINK WE STILL WOULD BE OKAY. UM, T'S HEAVENLY TASTE, I BELIEVE IS THE ONE WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT. [00:05:02] UM, AS CHERYL SAID, YOU'RE WELCOME TO DRESS. YOU KNOW, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A HALLOWEEN THING. UM, WE'LL HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING SIGNS OUT. WE'LL HAVE HAND SANITIZING STATIONS. CHERYL WE'LL HAVE YOU GIVE PERIODIC ANNOUNCEMENTS, REMINDING PEOPLE TO SIT WITH THEIR FAMILY GROUP, NOT TO BE MIXING. AND THAT KIND OF THING LEAVES SOME SPACE BETWEEN EACH GROUP. WE'RE NOT GONNA MARK SEATS OFF THOUGH. THAT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF UP TO EVERYONE TO DO THEIR PART IN KEEPING THAT SEATING ARRANGEMENT KIND OF SEPARATE. THE OTHER THING WE'RE DOING WITH THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUMPKIN GIVEAWAY. SHANNON, SINCE I'VE SPOKE WITH YOU LAST, UM, THE DAVIDSONS PEACE AND TRANQUILITY POND, THEY'RE GOING TO THE PUMPKIN'S. SO WE'RE STILL THINKING IT'S GOING TO BE A SMALLER TURNOUT THAN LAST YEAR. SO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO GO WITH ABOUT 50 TO 60 PUMPKINS. SO THEY ARE GOING TO GET THOSE. AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE GETTING THEM FROM THE LITTLE RED BARN, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEM, BRING THEM IN THEIR TRAILER. AND THEY'LL HAND THOSE OUT. WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH FROM THAT IS PEOPLE THEN TAKE THEM, UM, PIECE CENTER, QUALITY POND, WHICH IS CINDY DAVIDSON'S, UM, CHARITY. THEY'RE GOING TO DO AN ONLINE CARVING CONTEST. I BELIEVE THERE'S A PRIZE OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND THEN WE WOULD ASK THEM TO BRING THOSE PUMPKINS BACK TO THE PARK FOR THE PUMPKIN PUMPKIN GLOW THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD IS HAVING ON THE 30TH. SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE ACTING AT ONE, YOU KNOW, TOGETHER TO GET THIS GOING. WE'LL GIVE THE PUMPKIN'S AT THE FIRST PART OF THE MONTH. THEN THEY GOT SOME COUPLE OF THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE BUMPKINS, ROUNDING IT OFF AT THE END OF THE MONTH. UM, SO CHERYL TALKING ABOUT WHAT TIME TO BE THERE, COLE BOCKERS IS ACTUALLY SETTING UP THE CREWS IN, I DON'T THINK IT'S A LOT FOR US TO DO. WE WILL WANT TO GET THE FOOD TRUCKS LINED UP. WE'VE ALREADY SPOKE WITH THE FIRE CHIEF. THEY DON'T NEED INSPECTED WITH THIS FEW AMOUNT OF THEM. SO, UM, LET ME VERIFY THE TIME THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE COMING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS. AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS SEND OUT AN EMAIL AS TO WHAT TIME ANY OF YOU NEED TO SHOW UP THAT YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO SEE THE CREWS IN AT FIVE, IF YOU'D LIKE, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO COORDINATE WITH COLE BLOCKERS, SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. AND WE'VE GOT ROOM FOR THE FOOD BOOKS TO ARRIVE WITH THE CRUDE. WE'RE COORDINATING ALL THAT. YEAH. THAT'S WHY THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE OVER ON THIS SIDE. OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. ONCE YOU FIND OUT WHEN THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR US TO ALSO BE THERE. YEAH. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE AT FIVE OR IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOO SOON FOR THE FOOD TRUCKS, BUT I DON'T WANT THEM SHOWING UP AFTER THE CRUISE IN HAS STARTED. SO WE'LL CONFIRM THAT TIME UP AND I WILL GET AN EMAIL OUT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. CAUSE THE MOVIE WILL STILL BE ABOUT THE SAME TIME, EIGHT, PROBABLY EIGHT 30, PROBABLY EIGHT 30 TO NINE. DO YOU THINK? YEAH. AND AGAIN, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THERE THAT BLOW UP SCREEN ACTUALLY GOES INSIDE THERE AND THEY PUT IT UP ON THE STAGE. SO, UM, THAT'S REALLY NICE. YEAH. YEAH. WE'LL BE COORDINATING ALL OF THAT WITH, UH, WITH THEM. OKAY, GREAT. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THE MOVIE NIGHT AND THEN, AND UM, THEN OUR, OUR LAST CONCERT SERIES IS THIS, UM, UPCOMING SATURDAY AND AT EICHELBERGER FROM SIX TO NINE, UM, PROBABLY OUGHT TO GET THERE FIVE 30 ISH, MAYBE EVEN A FEW MINUTES BEFORE SO THAT WE CAN START WELCOMING PEOPLE. PEOPLE START SHOWING UP PRETTY EARLY. UM, AND THE CONCERT SERIES HAVE BEEN GOING WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, AS JERRY SAID WITH THE SOCIAL DOESN'T SING, EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE THEM KIND OF HANDLING THAT VERY WELL, UH, WITH THE CONCERTS. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL DO THE SAME AT THE ROSE AND WE WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT. RIGHT. SO, AND THEN, UM, LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS. I DON'T KNOW. UM, LET'S SEE. THAT IS, THAT'S ALL BEING COORDINATED BY, UH, CINDY, ISN'T IT. SO CINDY HAS ALWAYS GRACIOUSLY, UM, DONE THIS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE PEOPLE JUMP IN AND MAYBE HELP WITH THAT. WHAT WE DO IS, UM, WE ADVERTISE AND THERE IS SOMETHING YOU GUYS [00:10:01] NEED TO VOTE ON. SO WE ADVERTISE THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DECORATE YOUR HOUSE WITH CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, NOTIFY US OF THE ADDRESS, WE COMPILE A LIST THAT WE THEN PUBLISH THAT PEOPLE CAN GO OUT AND, UM, ENJOY SEEING THE DIFFERENT LIGHTS IN THE PAST. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CONTEST NOW WE'VE NEVER DONE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD, BECAUSE WE WOULD NEVER TELL ANYONE THERE WAS BETTER THAN SOMEONE ELSE'S, THE CATEGORIES ARE MOST CHRISTMASY OR BEST USE OF THEIR YARD. THAT, OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. NOW, CINDY HAS ALWAYS ARRANGED FOR VERY NICE GIFT BASKETS TO BE GIVEN TO THE TOP THREE THINGS. BUT THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT THEY DON'T LIKE IT BEING A CONTEST. OH, OKAY. THEY WOULD LIKE FOR IT, JUST TO BE, WE'RE DECORATING, HERE'S A LIST OF HOMES THAT ARE FOR YOU TO ENJOY. WE PUBLISHED THAT LIST. SO WE KIND OF WANTED TO ASK YOU YOUR OPINIONS OF WHAT YOU WANTED TO DO WITH THAT. IF YOU WANTED TO KEEP IT A CONTEST OR IF YOU WANTED TO, UM, HAVE IT JUST BE A FUN THING. OKAY. THIS IS CHERYL. I PERSONALLY, I NOT A BIG CONTEST PERSON AND I THINK IT SOUNDS GREAT IF WE COULD JUST PUBLISH THE LIST AND PEOPLE ENTER THEIR HOMES. AND I, I MEAN, I USUALLY SPEND ONE EVENING MYSELF DURING CHRISTMAS, DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON GOING AROUND, LOOKING AT HOMES AND STUFF. AND I THINK IF WE DO A CONCERT, A CONTEST, WE HAVE TO HAVE KIND OF A DEADLINE AND, AND THAT KIND OF THING, I, I WOULD RATHER KEEP IT MORE INFORMAL AND HAVE PEOPLE JUST, YOU KNOW, PUT THEIR HOUSES OUT THERE. AND IF ARE, IF THEY'RE WILLING TO PUBLISH THEIR ADDRESS, THEN I THINK THAT'S GREAT. WE JUST HAVE A DATE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO GET US THE ADDRESS BY TO MEET, TO BE ON OUR LIST. RIGHT. RIGHT. SO I THINK THAT I, THAT WOULD BE MY, YOU KNOW, MY PREFERENCE, BUT PLUS THEN THAT SAVES, YOU KNOW, CINDY HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW LAST YEAR WE TALKED ABOUT GOING AROUND AND, AND DOING SOME KIND OF JUDGING AND THAT KIND OF THING. AND I DON'T KNOW WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THAT BECAUSE I WOULD, I WAS NEVER INVOLVED WITH, WITH THAT PART OF IT. UM, I PREFER IT'S USUALLY SOME, UM, BOARD MEMBERS, UM, SOME CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE OR BUSINESS PERSON. UM, BUT LIKE I SAY, THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEIR OPINION ON IT BESIDES CHERYL, UM, OR IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE ON THAT. OKAY. AND DOES ANYBODY ELSE ELSE HAVE COMMENTS DO NOT DO THIS AS A CONTEST? HOW WOULD WE DO THIS? THEN WE WOULD JUST PUT IT OUT THERE. UM, AND WE HAVE A PR PERSON WHO CAN HELP WITH THE PROMOTION OF IT THAT IT'S JUST LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS CHRISTMAS SEASON. UM, IF YOU WANT TO LIGHT UP, DECORATE YOUR YARD, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS. WE FORM A LIST THAT WE THEN PUBLISH FOR THE COMMUNITY TO, UH, GO AROUND AND VISIT AND ENJOY NOTHING ABOUT I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. NOTHING ABOUT A COMPETITION. IT WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. HUBER HAUNTS, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. RIGHT. AND I BELIEVE IN THE PAST TO BE HAD GIVEN PRIZES FOR THAT. AND I THINK THIS YEAR SHE'S NOT, SHE IS JUST, UH, JUST ASKING PEOPLE TO DO IT FOR THE FUN OF IT. I I'M NOT, I DON'T SWEAR ON THAT, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S DOING. DO YOU THINK IT WOULD MAKE, UM, PEOPLE NOT DO IT? WHAT'S I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SOME PEOPLE ENJOY THE BRAGGING RIGHTS. UM, I WAS, I KIND OF DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE, THE PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T LIKE THE COMPETITION, WHY DID YOU DO IT THEN? UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT THEN DON'T, BUT, UM, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY, YOU WOULD NEED SOME KIND OF PRIZES. AND WE GET BUSINESSES TO DONATE SOME THINGS. UM, LAST YEAR WE DID TRY TO ADD BUSINESSES AND WE ONLY HAD ONE BUSINESS SIGN UP. SO I THINK COMPETITIONS ARE FUN. UM, PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE TO ENTER IT. I MEAN, THAT'S MY, I DON'T MIND HELPING CINDY GET PRIZES IF YOU GOT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. OKAY. WELL, SINCE WE DO HAVE DIFFERENCE OF OPINIONS, [00:15:01] LET'S TAKE A VOTE. HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY. YEAH. I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. UM, CHERYL, YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR EMOTION AGAIN. I'M DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE, UM, CHERYL CAN'T MAKE CHERYL, YOU CAN'T MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. THE I'M SORRY. RIGHT. YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR ONE OF THE MEMBERS TO MAKE THE MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE MAKE RIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS OF COMPENSATION. OKAY. AND CAN I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? I'LL SECOND THAT, OKAY. SO THE MOTION IS THAT WE MAKE IT A COMPETITION. SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE. DO YOU WANT IT TO BE A COMPETITION ROBIN? YES. GREG? YES. SHANNON? YES. GWENDOLYN. YES. GAVIN. YES. YES. AND CHERYL. NO, THAT'S FINE. BUT THE YEAS WENT OKAY. FIVE TO ONE. SO WE'LL PROMOTE IT AS WE DID LAST YEAR. UM, WE WILL SET SOME, UM, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOME CRITERIA? WELL, WE'LL WANT TO GET SOME PEOPLE TO BE JUDGES. WE'LL WANT TO GET A FEW PRESENCE PRIZES. UM, JERRY, GARY, GAVIN, UM, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT WANT TO ANSWER THE COMPETITION AND THIS IS KIND OF TORN. THAT DOES SOUND LIKE CHERYL ON IT. CAN WE, RIGHT. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT COME TO US AND GREAT. BUT COULD WE ALSO HAVE A LIST OF THE HOUSES THAT THEY GOT GREAT LIGHTS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO BE IN A COMPETITION? SURE, SURE. WE CAN PUT AN ASTERISK BY THE ONES WHO DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE COMPETITION PART AND THEY DON'T GET VOTED ON AND WE DEFINITELY NEED SOME CATEGORIES, LIKE MOST PROFESSIONAL OR VEHICLE. THERE ARE SOME OF THESE THAT ARE ALMOST IN IT. IT'S PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE I'VE SEEN IN YEARS PAST. YEP. UM, NOW LAST YEAR, THE DEADLINE TO HAVE YOUR ADDRESS IN, UM, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THAT LIKE DECEMBER 11TH. OKAY. AND THEN PRINT IT, GET IT OUT. AND THEY WOULD HAVE THAT WHOLE, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. I'M SORRY. I WOULD THINK I WOULD WOULDN'T THINK WE WOULD WANT TO START IT SOONER THAN DECEMBER 11TH. PERHAPS, MAYBE THE 1ST OF DECEMBER NOW WE'LL START PROMOTING IT BEFOREHAND, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR ADDRESS TO US BY DECEMBER 11TH. WE WILL PROMOTE RIGHT AFTER THANKSGIVING BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE START, UM, NORMALLY PUTTING THOSE LIGHTS OUT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I WILL TRY TO GET AHOLD OF CINDY AND, AND SEE IF SHE CAN PUT TOGETHER MAYBE A, A COMMITTEE OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KIND OF HELP HER. AND I HEARD DID, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SOME VOLUNTEERS THERE MAYBE WE'LL DO AN EMAIL BLAST OR SOMETHING AND SURE. UM, IT'S YEAH, I KNOW IT'S IN DECEMBER, BUT WE JUST REALLY NEEDED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND KIND OF GET OUR HEADS TOGETHER ON WHAT WE'RE DOING. BUT, UM, RIGHT. YEAH. WE DON'T WANT IT TO JUST FALL ON HER AGAIN, LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE THE PR PERSON WHO CAN HELP US GET THAT WORD OUT. AND AS THE ADDRESS HAS COME IN, WE MAKE THE LIST. AND, UM, I THINK THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE, UM, WORKING ON DONATIONS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMPANIES ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. UM, WITH THE PANDEMIC. I DON'T KNOW. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD LOWS, GIVE US SOMETHING, TEXAS ROADHOUSE, SOME OF THE BIGGER ONES, BUT, UM, SO MAYBE SOME OF YOU CAN START CHECKING ON SOME OF THAT TO SEE IF THEY'LL BE WILLING TO BE DONATING THINGS. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE ARE, WE ALL SETTLED ON LIGHTS IN THE HEIGHTS HERE, SO WE MOVE ON TO THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT. YEAH. UM, PROBABLY TO [00:20:01] PUT A COMMITTEE TOGETHER PROBABLY BY, BEFORE THE MID, THE NEXT MEETING. UH, YEAH. I HAVE TO GO OVER. OKAY. RIGHT. I'LL GET AHOLD OF CINDY AND WE'LL, WE'LL SEE WHAT SHE NEEDS BECAUSE SHE'S THE BEST, BEST JUDGE OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO HELP HER. SO YES. AND IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, THEN SHE CAN EXPLAIN IT ALL TO YOU SO THAT WE CAN GET ANOTHER COMMITTEE GOING. CAUSE I KNOW SHE'S HAD A LOT ON HER PLATE THIS YEAR. I KNOW, I KNOW. AND I KNOW SHE'S ALWAYS WILLING TO TAKE IT ON, BUT I, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THAT KIND OF HELP HER OUT WHERE WE CAN. OKAY. OKAY. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND TREE LIGHTING, UM, THAT IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR THE FIFTH. I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER WHEN THE, UM, TREE LIGHTING FOR, UH, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. WHEN IS THEIR SCHEDULE? THERE'S IS ALWAYS THE FIRST, MONDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. OKAY. SO THERE'S WILL BE ON THE 30TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY NIGHT AND WE WRAP UP THE WEEK ON SATURDAY WITH OURS. OKAY. UM, I DO KNOW THAT THEY ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY CHOIR, WHICH WAS SOMETHING WE HAD DISCUSSED DOING LAST YEAR. AND WE KIND OF GOT A BIT OF A CHOIR TOGETHER, BUT THAT WAS MOSTLY KIND OF LAST MINUTE. AND UM, SO I, I GUESS IF WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CONCERT, WE WANT TO USE SAME COMMUNITY CHOIR, I WOULD SAY KIND OF COMBINE EFFORTS THERE, UM, AND TO REACH OUT TO THEM. UH, YEAH. I WILL TALK TO PAT ABOUT THAT AND UH, FIND OUT WHERE SHE'S AT ON THAT BECAUSE, UM, I'M UM, I THINK I TOLD YOU, BUT I, I MENTIONED IT I'LL MENTION IT NOW THAT SHE HAS ASKED ME TO BE ON THEIR BOARD TOO. SO I WILL BE WORKING WITH PAT PRETTY CLOSELY SO WE CAN, UM, KIND OF COORDINATE THAT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE TWO, TWO EVENTS IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD SCHOOLS, UM, CJ HAS ALWAYS COME WAYNE. UM, WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW OR ACQUIRES AREN'T. I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO DO IT. SO, UM, OKAY. CHURCH CHOIRS WOULD BE GREAT. UM, RIGHT. WE COULD, YOU COULD HAVE A BAND COME AND PLAY SOME CHRISTMAS MUSIC. SOME OTHER THOUGHTS WERE, UM, THIS IS KIND OF JUMPING AROUND HERE, BUT SANTA COULD SIT IN THAT BIG THRONE THAT THEY HAVE FOR HIM AND READ TO US THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THESE ARE THINGS THAT COULD BE HAPPENING ON THE STAGE BECAUSE SANTA IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE INTERACTION WITH THE KIDS. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASSIST. YOU MENTIONED, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE WERE GOING TO HANDLE THAT. UM, ANOTHER THING SANTA COULD DO, UM, IF WE LIGHT THE TREE EARLIER, WE CAN HAVE SANTA'S STAND ON ONE SIDE OF THE TREE, THE CHILD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TREE FOR THE PHOTO OP THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT, UH, INDOOR OUTDOOR SANTA'S, THEY'RE JUST SOME IDEAS THAT WE'VE BEEN SHOOTING AROUND HERE. THE TREE USUALLY GETS LIT ABOUT SEVEN BECAUSE IT'S NOT DARK UNTIL THEN, BUT, UM, WE COULD ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE THE TIMING TO BE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE AFTER SEVEN, IF PEOPLE WANTED TO DO PICTURES AT THE TREE, WHERE'S THIS LOCATED AT THE AMPHITHEATER AND EICHELBERGER WHERE WE HAVE A CONCERT ON THE MOVIES. OKAY, GREAT. I TELL YOU, I JUST WAS LOOKING AT THAT, UH, FOR THE, UH, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES EVENTS PAGE ON FACEBOOK, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY EVENTS LISTED, SO CAROL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK TO THEM. JUST PAT'S JUST STARTED WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW. SO, YEAH. UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, UM, WAS THAT THE MR AND MRS OR MR. AND MISS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WE DID LAST YEAR, WE HAD VERY BIG PARTICIPATION AND WITH THE SCHOOLS NOT BEING IS NOW JOINING. HELLO? I'M HERE. HELLO. NOW IT'S WORKING. HI. RONISHA. HI [00:25:03] TUTOR. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED HERE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT IS NOW EXITING. OH, OKAY. CHERYL, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, CONTINUING, AND THEN SHANNON DID HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, SO GO AHEAD. OH, OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION IT THOUGH. MR. AND MISS CHRISTMAS, WE DID A CHRISTMAS SPIRIT LAST YEAR AND I, I THINK WITH THE, THE METER PARTICIPATION THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH THE SCHOOLS OPEN, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD EVEN TRY TO TRY TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR. MAYBE WE'LL PICK IT UP AGAIN NEXT YEAR. BUT, UM, WE ONLY HAD, YOU KNOW, THREE CHILDREN PARTICIPATE LAST YEAR AND MAYBE THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE WANT TO PUT ON HOLD UNTIL, UNTIL THE SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION AND WE CAN KIND OF START OKAY. THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THERE. OKAY. AND, UH, WHEN THE LYNN, WHAT, WHAT WAS YOUR COMMENT? NO, I DIDN'T HAVE A COMMENT. I WAS JUST ABOUT WHERE WAS IT LOCATED? THAT'S ALL SHE SAID. OH, SHANNON, I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD CONNECTIONS WITH SOME HOMESCHOOL AND SOME PRESCHOOLERS. SO THEY'RE ALL SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES ARE STILL IN SESSION. THEY'VE BEEN MEETING ON. THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP FOR KIDS CHOIRS. AND A LOT OF KIDS, A LOT OF KIDS ARE HOMESCHOOLED. THE PARENTS ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS TO DO. I KNOW, LIKE I THINK ONE IN FOUR KIDS HAVE BEEN ON IT. THINK THAT WAS THE STICK I HEARD. AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FOR THEIR KIDS TO DO. MAYBE WE DO A CHOIR FROM THAT. I WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK ON THAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SHANNON HAD LIKE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, BUT WE JUST CAN'T DO IT IN THAT THIS YEAR. SO, UM, IF, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY YOU WOULD GET, WHO WOULD WANT TO DO IT, UM, YOU KNOW, A GROUP WHO SINGS MAYBE THREE, FOUR SONGS, TWO TO THREE, FOUR SONGS, AND THEN CHANGE OUT TO ANOTHER GROUP. UM, SHANNON, JOE, I HEAR YOU SAYING YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THAT UP. YEAH. AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. I HAVE ALL KINDS OF KIDS AROUND HERE. I'M HOME SCHOOLING TOO. SO WE COULD HAVE OUR OWN HUBRIS KID'S CHOIR. HEY, WE'RE NEISHA. I THINK YOUR MIND, I KNOW WE CAN USE OUR TURNS. I'M SORRY, SHANNON. I KNOW WE CAN DO IT. UM, WITH THE KIDS. I KNOW A LOT OF PARENTS ARE LOOKING FOR ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR KIDS, SO THEY'LL BE EXCITED ABOUT IT. OKAY. NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I AM ALL FOR THAT, BUT I HOPE FOR NO DISAPPOINTMENTS, LIKE I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT FESTIVAL. AND THEN WE GOT THAT NOTIFICATION ABOUT BEING SHUT DOWN REGARDING ABOUT HAVING TOO MANY PEOPLE. YOU THINK THAT WILL BE THIS CASE AS WELL? AGAIN? NO, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT HAVING A FESTIVAL, AN OUTDOOR CONCERT, UM, WITH A TREE LIGHTING FESTIVAL IS WHAT SETS THE STATE OFF AND WHAT THEY SAID. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE. UM, WE WERE STILL ALLOWED TO HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET. WE WERE STILL ALLOWED TO HAVE A BAND. WE WERE STILL ALLOWED TO HAVE VENDORS. SO, UM, A CHRISTMAS CONCERT PROBABLY FARMER'S MARKET THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN, YEAH. THE WINTER WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE, THIS, UH, UM, THE CONCERT, THIS CONCERT HALL IT'S HELD ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH. WELL, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU NEED ME TO DO. CAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. SO, UM, I WAS TALKING TO JOSH TODAY. HE'S THE PARKS MANAGER. WE ACTUALLY PAID TO HAVE IT DECORATED UP THERE. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PERHAPS SOME MORE DECORATIONS THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. SO WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE'VE ALWAYS SERVED, UM, COOKIES AND HOT CHOCOLATE [00:30:01] AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE ABOUT, I JUST DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH THAT. UM, WHAT ABOUT GOURMET APPLES? LIKE I JUST DON'T THINK WE CAN SERVE FOOD BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. WE CAN'T HAND OUT FOOD. UM, IF I DO HAVE A FOOD TRUCK THAT SERVED HOT CHOCOLATE, BUT, UM, WE'RE JUST NOT SURE WHERE WE CAN GO WITH THAT ONE YET. RIGHT. YOU DO THAT COULD DO THAT. WOULD DO THE HOT CHOCOLATE AND COOKIES. OKAY. LET ME ASK THEM AND SEE WHAT THEY SAID. AND I DO KNOW THAT THEY DO DO THAT. OKAY. YEAH. THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS IF WE CAN LATER ON THIS EVENING WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH OUR MEETING, REACH OUT TO THEM TONIGHT AND ASK THEM, OKAY. OKAY. LET US KNOW WHENEVER I FIND OUT. OKAY. SO WE CAN SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK. I WILL NOT. I'LL I'LL I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW BEFORE THIS WEEK IS UP. OKAY. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. LIKE JERRY SAID, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT IT'S GOING TO CREEP UP ON US FAST. SO THAT'S CORRECT. UM, WE'VE ALWAYS ACCEPTED DONATIONS THERE, UM, THAT WE THEN TURN OVER TO ST. PETER'S FOOD PANTRY. SO WE'D WANT TO CONTINUE THAT. UM, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST KINDA, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SANTA TENT. WE'RE NOT SURE WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK IF WE HAD SOME DIFFERENT CHOIRS PERFORMING, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU, WHO'VE NEVER BEEN THERE. WE ALWAYS HAVE, UM, SOME JUGGLERS, THEY WALK AROUND ON STILTS, JUGGLING. I CAN CONTACT THEM AND SEE IF THEY'RE STILL DOING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS RIGHT NOW WITH THE PANDEMIC. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE, BUT THAT WOULD JUST BE A LITTLE BIT OF ADDED FUN. FUN FOR THE KIDS. YEAH. YEAH. JERRY, I REALLY LIKED YOUR IDEA ABOUT, UM, THAT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH PHOTOS WITH SANTA THE TREE THAT WOULD BE, AND YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO, CAUSE WE CAN'T, IF WE DO THE TENANT, THEN THE KIDS ARE GONNA WANT TO SIT IN HIS LAP AND, AND THAT'S THAT WE JUST CAN'T GO ON AND GO THERE. SO, UM, WHEREAS IF THEY CAN DO A BY THE TREE WITH SANTA AND HE CAN READ THE STORY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IS RICHARD WILLING TO DO THE SANTA THIS YEAR? I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM YET. THAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT TO PICK UP IS IF HE'S GOING TO DO ALL OF THIS. YES. OKAY. I'M MAKING SOME NOTES CAUSE HE'S A GREAT STANDBY. HE'S A GREAT FAN. I THOUGHT WE GOTTA MAKE SURE HE'S ON BOARD. WE USUALLY HAVE HIM BROUGHT IN ON A FIRE TRUCK. THE KIDS KIND OF LIKE THAT, SO I'M FINE. YEAH. SO I'LL REACH OUT TO HIM AND SEE IF HE'S STILL WILLING TO DO ALL OF THAT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST IDEAS THAT WE'RE THROWING AROUND RIGHT NOW. SO KIND OF KEEP IT IN MIND. UM, WE JUST HAVE, WE JUST, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO A LOT WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING. SO, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT AS FUN AS WE CAN, BUT AS SAFE AS WE CAN. OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT. SHANNON, IF YOU CAN FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR CHOIR AND IF WE CAN FIND OUT ABOUT THE FOOD TRUCK, THAT WOULD BE, THAT CAN DO COOKIES AND HOT CHOCOLATE. THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS TOO. SO THAT THE KIDS CHOIR SOUNDS WONDERFUL. CAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D HAVE ACTUALLY HAD A KIDS CHOIR HALFWAY. WE DIDN'T LAST YEAR NOW. I DIDN'T THINK SO. WE DON'T CHARGE THE POWER. THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT ON IT FOR THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT. WE WOULDN'T CHARGE THEM. OKAY. OKAY. TELL WHAT, WHAT TIME AGAIN IS THIS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY ON SATURDAY FIVE. IT'S FIVE TO SEVEN, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE CAN ADJUST THAT BECAUSE THE TREE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, IT'S DARK AROUND SEVEN AND WE LIKED THE TREE AND PEOPLE LEAVE. SO WE CAN SAY FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30 LIGHT THE TREE IT'S SEVEN AND THEN THAT WAY THE PICTURES WOULD BE WITH THE LIT TREE. THAT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE GOOD. YEAH. YEAH. PICTURES AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING. [00:35:01] OKAY. BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PUT ANYTHING OUT THERE YET. YEAH. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. IS THAT IT FOR THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT FOR THE TIME BEING THEN? OKAY. UM, ADDITIONAL BUSINESS, UH, I DON'T REALLY KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS FURTHER UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS SOMETHING. OKAY. AND THEN WE NEED TO DO THE APPROVAL LAST MONTH'S MINUTES, WHICH JERRY SENT OUT TO EVERYONE. UM, SO UNLESS THERE ARE OBJECTIONS, UM, OBJECTIONS TO LAST MONTH'S MINUTES, UM, ARTS BEAUTIFICATION, COMMISSION MEETINGS, OR MEETINGS MINUTES ARE APPROVED FOR LAST MONTH AND LET'S SEE OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS. UM, WE'VE GOT OUR NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 19TH. UM, HOPEFULLY, SO I NEED, I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A RESPONSE FROM EVERYONE. ALL THE RESPONSES THAT I HAVE GOT HAVE BEEN THAT YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE COMING BACK HERE FOR THE MEETING. UM, SO GAVIN AND RONISHA, I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, EMAIL ME YOUR ANSWER, OR WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW IF YOU WANT, I'LL JUST TALK ABOUT IT NOW. I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YOU'RE OKAY. WITH COMING BACK HERE TO CITY HALL. I'M FINE WITH THAT. OKAY. DAVIN, DID YOU WANT TO EMAIL OR I'M ONLY GOING TO CITY HALL. OKAY. DO WE NEED A MEDICINE FOR THAT? JERRY? ARE WE OKAY? GAVIN, GAVIN SAID HE WAS OKAY WITH, WITH GOING TO CITY HALL. OKAY. UM, YES. SO, UM, CHERYL, YOU NEED TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO HAVE THE MEETINGS BROUGHT BACK TO CITY HALL. OKAY. COULD SOMEONE MAKE MOTION TO HAVE THE MEETINGS RETURNED TO CITY HALL? THAT WAS GAVIN. YUP. DID WE GET A SECOND ON THAT? I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY THEY STILL, I CAN'T STAND THIS DELAY. IT'S HORRIBLE. I CAN'T HEAR WHO'S DOING WHAT SO WE'RE VOTING FOR IN PERSON MEETINGS SO THAT THE OCTOBER MEETING WOULD BE BACK HERE AT CITY HALL. OKAY. ROBIN? YEAH. GREGORY. YES. YES, ABSOLUTELY. RONISHA YES. SHANNON. YES. GWENDOLYN. YES. I THINK YOUR SCREEN GOT FROZEN. OKAY. UH, GAVIN. YEP. AND CHERYL. YES. SO, I MEAN, WE ARE STILL GOING TO TAKE PRECAUTION. WE'LL SPACE YOU OUT EVERY OTHER CHAIR ON THE DIOCESE SO THAT YOU WON'T BE SITTING RIGHT BESIDE SOMEONE. IF YOU WANT TO WEAR A MASK, YOU'RE WELCOME TO WEAR A MASK. THAT'S YOUR CHOICE. UM, THERE'S LYSOL WIPES THAT WE WIPE THINGS DOWN. THERE'S HAND SANITIZER THERE. SO, UM, WE DO TRY TO TAKE, LIKE I SAY, WELL, WE WILL KEEP THOSE PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE. UM, RENISHA. I JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY CAUSE YOU WEREN'T ON, ON WITH US FOR THE VERY FIRST ITEM WE TALKED ABOUT. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S OKAY. IT'S THE MOVIE THAT'S AT THE ROSE. THE ROSE MUSIC CENTER IS WHERE OUR LAST MOVIE IS. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THE LAST MOVIE? THAT'S OCTOBER 10TH. IT'S A SATURDAY. OKAY. I CAN ACTUALLY, I CAN ATTEND THAT. OKAY. IF YOU WANT TO DRESS IN COSTUME, IT'S KIND OF A HALLOWEEN THING. YOU CAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, WE'RE DOING A PUMPKIN GIVEAWAY. I WILL SEND OUT AN EMAIL, VERY VERIFYING WHAT TIME FOR EVERYONE TO SHOW UP. SO I JUST DIDN'T WANT THAT TO HIT YOU AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED CAUSE YOU DIDN'T HEAR US TALKING ABOUT IT. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THIS WEEKEND, THERE IS THE LAST CONCERT [00:40:01] AND THAT IS ON SATURDAY, THE 26TH, SIX TO NINE. ANYONE WHO CAN COME TO THAT? I THINK THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE KIND OF NICE. GOOD. ALL RIGHT, CHERYL, I THINK I'M DONE TELLING INTERRUPTED HERE. OKAY. OKAY. SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AT CITY HALL ON OCTOBER 19TH AT SIX 30 AND THE MEETING FOLLOWING THAT. OH, SURE. UH, SPEAKING BACK TO THE SUBJECT OF THE NEXT CONCERT THAT IS GOING TO BE NEXT. THIS SATURDAY. YEAH. STARTING AT WHAT AGAIN? IS IT 6:00 PM? CORRECT? WE SHOULD PROBABLY FIVE 30, FIVE, 15, FIVE 35. DID GWEN MAKE IT BACK ON HERE? GET YOUR RESPONSE ON THE MEETINGS IN PERSON. YEAH. I ADDED HIM. I MADE BEING CALLED. UH, I WILL BE THERE. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. SO YOU'RE VOTING? YES, YES, YES. OKAY. IT WILL BE A LOT EASIER WHEN WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME ROOM. YES. OKAY. SO THAT'S OCTOBER 19TH AND THEN WE HAVE THE MEETING FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE NOVEMBER 16TH. SO WE'LL HAVE TWO MORE MEETINGS BEFORE WE HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHRISTMAS CONCERT. SO THAT'LL HELP A LITTLE BIT THERE, BUT ANYBODY THAT'S, UM, WORKING ON ANYTHING FOR THE CONCERT, JUST, YOU KNOW, SEND US ALL EMAILS AND IT'S YOU NEED EMAIL ADDRESSES, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CONTACT ME OR CONTACT JERRY AND UH, WE'LL GET YOU HOOKED UP. AND UM, SO WE CAN DO THAT. AND I THINK, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, I'M READY TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. ANYTHING ELSE FOR ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.