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Recreation Advisory Board Minutes July 28, 2025 Page 2 of 4 Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda None Staff Updates • Cultural Services Director-Brandi Cummings Lisa: we need your help with ideas for promoting new clubhouse construction. Brandi: I understand we need to broaden public appeal as a community center. This may be challenging given the current footprint of the existing clubhouse. One recommendation: consider a separate nonprofit to raise revenue. Which City Boards might this nonprofit support? I can help with fundraising strategies. Consider who your target audience is and what messages may resonate with them. Think about how clubhouse services could enrich the community and the synergy with the City Cultural Center as a joint use space. Dick: The current clubhouse is able to generate its own revenue. It's not clear if grassroots funding would make up the difference in funding we need. I don't think we can raise enough money to support multi use facilities. Michele: Diana Langley's message last month was that we need to collaborate more with other interests including other City Boards. Brandi: I agree that we would need a much bigger space for multi -use including an art center, etc. Angie: I thought we were considering focusing on services tied to the existing clubhouse? Dick: I agreed with Angie. This would include a clubhouse restaurant. Douglas: Was the new Louisville Library mostly funded by a nonprofit Foundation? Several RAB members recalled that, no, it was mostly tax dollars. Brandi: there are some cities (Kenosha, WI where I lived) where significant funds from foundations/non-profits were raised as a primary source of funding to build new city facilities. Over 800 entities in Kenosha, including private citizens and corporations, contributed.