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volunteers to staff the events. Volunteers would need to have a <br />background check, possibility references. Some schools have a <br />community service requirement and would potentially be a consideration. <br />Let's get some events on the calendar. Center of Arts has dates available <br />in April. <br />■ Will we need more money for summer concerts? We can find a good <br />quality band to play. $15000 for summer concerts is not enough for the <br />next 2 years. We may need to increase the budget for summer concerts. <br />We have not increased the budget for a long time. 20% budget increase <br />was suggested. <br />■ Capital budget. Sound project for the community park, shade for the <br />bands, or a mobile/portable stage. Iris will be provide us a budget for the <br />month and what that looks like. <br />o Discussion Item - Board replacement for Shelli <br />■ Opening has been advertised by Merrideth. Application is up on the City <br />Website. <br />Chair Report (JR) <br />o Presented the work plan and they suggested that we are ambitious. Will need to <br />be more realistic with the plan. No other questions. <br />2024 Art Grants (JR) <br />o Discussion Item — Scoring Results <br />■ JR took the total of each proposal and added the overall scores to get the <br />top 5 votes. Beth did not vote for the legion because she is on the flash <br />board. <br />o Action Item — Vote to approve Grant Awardees <br />■ Scores will be made public <br />• Top Votes: <br />a. Bingo's birthday <br />b. Louisville Firestation concert* <br />c. Silhoutte project <br />d. Transformative stories <br />e. Bowery Trio <br />f. Color Wheels Project <br />• Board voted to approve these art grants above. Applicants will be <br />notified via email on 3/21/24. <br />• Shifting Cultural Caravan to special events since it may need <br />more money allocated for the events. Firestation show is super <br />important to the city. <br />• *Allocated to special events budget <br />■ May need to change the process of the scoring in the future especially <br />with the budgets. <br />• Summer Concerts in the Park <br />