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ST. LUCIE COUNTY CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL
600 North Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce
Board of Directors General Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Members Present: Jack Connolly, Vera Mann, Stanley Silver, Leland Carpenter, Ruby Jefferson, Ruth
McSween, Allison Nega, Anna Preston, Elise Rollins.
Members Absent: Martha Bradley, Jacquelene Burke, Susan Parks-Jones, Robert Roldan, Jenene
Skrupky.
Staff Present: County Attorney Katherine Mackenzie-Smith, Jody Bonet, and Suzanne Antonetti.
Guests: John Hayes, Jean Johansen
Meeting called to order by Jack Connolly at 5:30 PM
Agenda Item 1: Approval of Minutes
: Vera Mann made a motion to have the December 11, 2007
approved as written. Ruby Jefferson seconded the motion. Motion carried. Complete tapes of the
meetings are available for members review in the office.
Agenda Item 2: Commissioner Chris Craft
was unable to attend.
Agenda Item 3: Assistant County Administrator, Lee Ann Lowery
briefed the committee on the on
going reductions in county staff, the heavy workload still required to keep the county operational. She
expressed the need for committees to work diligently on their projects as the county employees attending
these minutes are attending as many of 3 meetings a week after doing their regular work.
Jack Connolly expressed the CAC committee’s desire to handle CAC matters though the CAC volunteers
so as to reduce the workload on county staff.
Agenda Item 4: Director’s Report:
Jody Bonet thanked Ms. Lowery for being supported of the
Cultural Affairs Council. She noted that the museum might be forced to reduce its hours. Community
Services has sent out a letter letting grant recipients know that they can expect a 10% reduction in monies
this coming year. Kathy Basile has been supportive and doing more partnering. Support and volunteers
are needed for the Marine Center and the Historical Museum in order to maintain their operations.
Agenda Item 5: Chairman’s Report
: Jack Connolly thanked Vera Mann and Martha Bradley for their
assistance in developing CAC Directors Manual. Corrections to any errors found in the directory may
directed to Jack Connolly. It was noted that Vera Mann’s term on CAC ends August 16, 2008, Allison
Nega’s address is wrong; and Coach Fenn’s name is missing in the Arts in Public Places. Unit 11 – Mini-
seminars will be completed as the information becomes available. Committee members are to bring the
manuals to each meeting. Chair requested chairpersons for the subcommittees. If none step forward, he
will begin asking members to take the positions.
Agenda Item 6: Treasurer Report:
Stanley Silver presented the CAC Profit and Loss Treasurer’s
report as well as the Lucy Award’s. He noted that there is a total of $300 still to be collected for a total
income of $1,157.70. He noted Jean Johansen has completed the QuickBooks system and been hired by
the committee to do so and if the committee wishes more detailed reports, they can be provided by him.
Direct any initial requests to the Chairman. Elise Rollins made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report,
Allison Nega seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Agenda Item 7: Frontier Fest:
Jody Bonet reported that $5,000 from the Historical Museum for the
st
event will be transferred to CAC to cover the event. This was also done last year. This will be the 21
Annual Cracker Trail Riders event. The event is Saturday, February 23, 2008 starting at 11 AM to 4 PM.
Participation by committee members is encouraged.
The Hatittude Luncheon at IRCC is the same day also starting at 11 AM. Members were encouraged to
let the community know and get donations for these events when and wherever possible.
Agenda Item 8: COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Art In Public Places (AiPP):
John Hayes announced the WOW2 Opening and Symposium on April
4 and 5. The exhibit of 30 sculptures placed throughout the county is scheduled to be complete by the
end of next week. He noted that eight of the 30 sculptors were women and this is the largest show
with the lowest budget in the State of Florida. He reported that the Fort Pierce City crew was
excellent and expressed gratitude to Harry Quatraro at the museum. The tour takes approximately 1-
½ hours from the north end of the county – Lakewood Park Library to the south end at Morningside
Library. The trolley will be running during the event on April 4. The tentative schedule includes the
meeting of the experts and curators at City Hall, followed by symposiums at Sunrise Theatre, and
dinner at a local restaurant. Robert Pointer, Gainesville, will speak at IRCC from 10 to 4 regarding
the African-American sculptures.
Elise Rollins suggested Lincoln Park Academy for the African-American symposium. It was noted
that due to the sculptures’ delicate and precious metal construction required 24-hour security, IRCC
was chosen for the three sculptures.
The committee discussed ways to increase media attention to the event. A suggestion was made to
create an Outreach Media Committee. Allison Nega expressed an interest to highlight the event on
Limelight show on Comcast, which reaches approximately 200,000 subscribers.
Stanley Silverman made a motion to accept Bill Ward, former professor at the University of Miami,
as a member of the AiPP committee. Vera Mann seconded the motion. Motion carried.
2. Lucy Awards: Sunday February 3
: Jenene Skrupky was unavailable to meet the committee. It
was reported that Ms. Skrupky would be leaving the committee for personal reasons. There is a need
for a new chairperson for this committee.
3. Mini Grants:
With Ms. Skrupky’s departure, there is a need for a new Mini Grant chairperson.
CAC members are asked to attend one or more events and look for our banner. Elise Rollins stated
Jazz Week:
that she had attended one of the events and could not find the CAC banner. Jack
Connolly reported that the event was a success and Herb Ellis reported that over 12,000 people
attended the parade on Saturday.
4. Zora Fest: Hatittude
is Saturday, February 23, 2008 at IRCC. Elise Rollins asked why it is
scheduled the same day as the Frontier Fest. Jody Bonet explained that the date for the cattlemen’s
parade was not know at the time Hatittude was scheduled.
Stan Silver made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Vera Mann. Meeting Adjourned at 6:55 PM