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CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION MINUTES
                            Thursday, January 9, 2025
                    West Chicago City Hall – 475 Main Street
                                      7:00 p.m.


1.  Call to Order, Roll Call, Establishment of a Quorum
    Chairman Kuharich called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Roll call showed Chairman Kuharich and
    Commissioners Gsedl, Garcia, Plumlee, and Renwick present. Commissioners Hernandez, Treudt, and Walsh
    were absent. Also in attendance was Marketing and Communications Manager Daniel Peck.

2.  Public Participation
    Commissioner Renwick introduced herself to the Commission.

3.  Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of September 5, 2024
    Commissioner Gsedl made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Plumlee, to approve the minutes from the
    meeting on October 3, 2024. The motion carried.

4.  Items for Discussion and Possible Action
     a)  2025 Art Banner Exhibit: Manager Peck provided an update on the number of entries. Commissioners
        requested that staff contact David Linneweh to serve as the juror for the exhibit.
    b)  Downtown Mural Frames Naming: The results of a digital poll, distributed to Commissioners for naming
         the downtown mural frames, were discussed and reviewed. Commissioners favored the name “West
        Chicago Art Trail.” Commissioner Gsedl volunteered to design a logo for the concept.
     c)  2025 Summer Series-Hokusai: Chairman Kuharich provided an update on the progress of the upcoming
       summer exhibit at the College of DuPage. She emphasized the need to take action on several key items
         related to the initiative. Commissioners discussed using allocated funds from the project budget to
         participate in the landmark photo project and the creation of a sub-committee to manage the overall project.
        •   Commissioner Plumlee made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Renwick, to establish a sub-
            committee consisting of two Commissioners to oversee the 2025 Summer Series – Hokusai initiative.
          The motion carried.
        •   Commissioner Gsedl made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Plumlee, to allocate $250 of the
            $1,250 project budget to participate in the College of DuPage’s landmark photo project, using a photo
             of West Chicago High School selected by Chairman Kuharich. The motion carried.

5.  Other Business
     a)  Upcoming Meeting Schedule: Manager Peck reviewed the upcoming meeting schedule and mentioned that
         the March meeting may need to be rescheduled to March 13th, due to his anticipated absence.

6.  Adjournment
    At 8:12 p.m., Chairman Kuharich adjourned the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,


Daniel Peck
Marketing and Communications Manager
City of West Chicago