APPROVED
VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023 BANKS TOWNSHIP HALL
Meeting Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Mary Faculak, Chairperson.
Members Present: Faculak, Palajac, Wallace, Swailes, Sundelius, Spearing, McCallum
Members Absent: Campbell, Randall
Others Present: Matt McCormick from Pro Image, Kaila Thomas from Gold Nugget.
Approval of the Agenda:
A motion to approve the agenda was made by Swailes and seconded by Wallace. Motion carried by unanimous consent.
Approval of the Minutes:
A motion to approve the Meeting Minutes from March 27, 2023 was made by Palajac and seconded by Wallace.
Motion carried by unanimous consent.
Treasurer’s Report (Spearing for Ginny McCallum) – Balance is $19,278.00. Pro Image was paid. Pro Image Design payment was $3,482.74. A motion to accept the Financials was made by Sundelius and seconded by Swailes.
Motion carried by unanimous consent.
Committee Reports:
Concerts on the Square- All bands have been confirmed and volunteers are needed to host. Spearing passed around a sheet with dates of the concerts and is asking for a host for each date. Faculak introduced the rack cards that will be printed with the concert listing. 500 rack cards will be printed. The concert dates will be listed in the Visitor Guide. We will discuss any additional promotion at the May meeting. Kaila Thomas from Gold Nugget will make up table tents for tables with the concert listing dates.
Kaila Thomas from Gold Nugget is attending today to be informed of the Concerts on the Square. We are asking if the Gold Nugget can provide food and drink for the concert goers. Kaila has guaranteed that they will serve our concert goers and will have the outside beer garden ready.
New Logo and Wayfinding Signage Discussion (Pro Image – Matt McCormick) – Matt reported that more time is needed to prepare signage examples. He scaled down our list of signage categories to fit on a kiosk. We went over the map of Ellsworth and added or deleted sites to keep it current. McCallum will take the map and make sure it is labeled right. She will scan the corrected copy and get it back to Matt. Matt will come back with a range for pricing and the next steps. `
Chair Update (Mary Faculak) – Visitor Guide is almost ready. Breezeway is the theme. Garage Sales Across the Breezeway is coming up. More sellers are needed and can be located off the Breezeway.
Board Member Updates: Swailes from Ellsworth Co-op Exchange reported that things have been very busy and positive.
Spearing reported that the Census Committee has determined the Village of Ellsworth is a median income of $62.5. This is discouraging because it will inhibit our ability to obtain grants. Spearing does not think that the Census Committee has gotten door to door data. This is a big issue that needs to be tackled.
Public Comment: None
Adjournment:
A motion to adjourn at 6:24 p.m. was made by Swailes and seconded by Sundelius. Motion carried by unanimous consent.
The next regular meeting will be held on May 22, 2023 at 5:00 at Banks Township Hall located at 6520 Center St., Ellsworth 231-588-7411.
________________________________________________ Submitted by: Marci Palajac, Secretary
__________________________________________________ Approved by: Mary Faculak, Chairperson
April 24, 2023
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