Arts Commission

City of Joliet 150 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, September 15, 2021 5:00 PM City Hall, Council Chambers Arts Commission Commission Members Quinn Adamowski Eryn Blaser Lori Carmine Valerie Devine Erick Deshaun Dorris Roxianna Fuqua Eric Gorder Lauren Las Crystal Malone Brett Marcum Megan Millen Jennifer Moore Sue Regis Theresa Rouse John Simpson, Jr.  Peg (Marguerite) Stoiber Deborah Summers Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2021 As of August 30, 2021, Governor Pritzker announced a statewide indoor mask mandate for all Illinois residents, regardless of vaccination status. In compliance with Governor Pritzker’s mandate, any individual appearing in person must wear a face-covering to cover their nose and mouth. Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting topubliccomment@joliet.gov. ROLL CALL Present Quinn Adamowski, Eryn Blaser, Lori Carmine, Valerie Devine, Erick Deshaun Dorris, Eric Gorder, Lauren Las, Brett Marcum, Megan Millen, Sue Regis, Theresa Rouse and John Simpson Jr Absent Roxianna Fuqua, Crystal Malone, Jennifer Moore, Peg (Marguerite) Stoiber and Deborah Summers APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Carmine, seconded by Simpson, Jr, that the July 21, 2021 meeting minutes be approved. The motion carried unanimously. TMP-2291 Attachments: July 21 2021 Arts Commission Minutes for Approval CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NEW BUSINESS Funding Committee-Eryn Blaser, Chairperson The Funding subcommittee shared updates since their September meeting which included promotion of the ongoing raffle which ends Sept. 25, they continue to look for additional non-voting members and have not yet received any updates from the IACA grant that was applied to earlier this summer. TMP-2418 Attachments: Funding Subcommittee Report to the Whole Arts Commission for 9.15.21 Arts Incubation Subcommittee-Quinn Adamowski, Chairperson No report at this time. Arts Innovation Subcommittee-Lorinda Carmine, Chairperson The Innovation subcommittee shared updates on the logo contest and plans for social media and webpage updates. Page 2 of 2 Arts Commission Meeting Minutes - Final September 15, 2021 Partnerships & Community Engagement-Valerie Devine & Dr. Theresa Rouse, Co-Chairpersons No report at this time. For Discussion: Revisions to the Arts Commission Bylaws Megan Millen reviewed proposed changes to the bylaws as discussed at the last meeting which includes changes to term limits and length of service for officers. Diversity representation on the commission was discussed by the group at length. The commission agrees to discuss ongoing equity at an upcoming Vision 2021 meeting. Additional edits to the bylaws will be discussed at the next bylaws subcommittee meeting. For Discussion: Commissioner Re-Appointments and Elections The Commission reviewed and discussed the ordinance amendment suggested which impacts non-voting members. The Commission ultimately takes a straw poll to determine if there is support to ask Council to table the issue or move forward with a vote. The poll determines the majority would prefer to ask Council to table the issue. For Action: Approval of the Joliet Arts Commission Website and Marketing Collateral Carmine reviews the contest guidelines and asks for feedback. The subject of payment or awards comes up and the Commission agrees the Funding subcommittee should work on a sponsor to offset the prize aspect of the contest. Funding agrees to discuss at their next meeting. TMP-2436 Attachments: Arts Commission Logo Guidelines OLD BUSINESS None. NEW OR OLD BUSINESS, NOT FOR FINAL ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION None. PUBLIC COMMENT None. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Carmine, seconded by Marcum, that the September 15, 2021 meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously. This meeting will be held in an accessible location. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Christa M. Desiderio, City Clerk, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 at (815) 724-3780. Page 1 of 1