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Cultural Council <br />Minutes - Draft <br />Thursday, September 21, 2023 <br />Louisville Public Library — First Floor Meeting Room <br />951 Spruce Street <br />6:30 PM <br />1. Call to order - 6:40pm <br />2. Roll call- Erica Schmitt, Sarah Staunton, Beth McLennan (acting chair) <br />3. Approval of this September 2023 agenda- Sarah moves, Beth seconds, no dissents. <br />4. Approval of previous month's minutes- Beth moves, Sarah seconds, no discents. <br />5. Public Comments- no comments or visiting members of the public. <br />6. Informational Item — 2023 Budget Update (Erica) <br />• 2023 funds spent or committed- between 8k-9k remaining pending a few outstanding <br />contracts that have not font through to accounts payable. She will get back to us with any other <br />updated that she might have coming up. <br />7. City Liaison Report (Erica)- see attached for any details. <br />8. Chair Report (JR)- see attached for any details. <br />-making sure that we discuss dates for item #10. <br />9. Discussion Item — 2024 Art Grants <br />- Deadlines, processes, venue dates to reserve <br />- Changes to process? <br />- Beth: Perhaps spread the timeline out, this might be helpful for the LCC to get a <br />better feel for the applicants. Also to give new LCC members time to settle into their roles and <br />understand the process of arts grants fully. Erica: This may not be possible give the city <br />newsletter deadlines (nov, dec, jan updates) <br />10. Discussion Item — 2024 Summer Concerts in the Park Series <br />• Plans for 2024 <br />i. Los Cheesies — 6/20/2024 ($1900) <br />ii. Groove-n-Motion — 7/11/2024 ($1900) <br />iii. Petty Nicks Experience — contacted, conversation started, waiting to hear back <br />from them about whether the location works for them. <br />iv. DocHaze — Sarah and Beth will listen to them a little more to see if they are a <br />good fit or if there is a better location for them like Cotton wood park. <br />v. Others/Ideas from the LCC <br />• Knot Rock - a yacht rock band, suggested by Beth who has seen them in <br />the past and agrees <br />• Staunton Band- Sarah's brother that would be a potential opener for the <br />summer concerts. Would be a good back up if any of the other concerts <br />drop out in a pinch. <br />