SECA Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2023-11-18

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 SECA Commission

Saturday, November 18, 2023 9:00 AM Meeting Room A&B




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 23-1276 Approve the SECA Commission meeting minutes of September 20,
 2023

E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. 23-1277 Welcome new SECA Commissioners and Student Representatives

2. 23-1278 Receive public comment on the CY24 SECA Grant Fund applications


F. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every
 effort will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes - Final

 SECA Commission


Saturday, November 18, 2023 9:00 AM Meeting Room A&B


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairwoman Brodhead called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 12 - Judith Brodhead, Vasavi Chakka, Nancy Chen, Natalia Dagenhart, Rich Gannon,
 Shannon Greene Robb, Allison Longenbaugh, Tom Miers, Kader Sakkaria, David
 Scriven-Young, Lai So, and Arthur Zards




 Also present - Student Representative, Rafella Giaquinto and City Clerk, Dawn
 Portner

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 No speakers for Public Forum

D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the SECA Commission meeting minutes of September 20, 2023

 SECA Chairwoman Brodhead requested the minutes be amended to reflect she
 was not present at the September 20, 2023 meeting. Commissioner Tom
 Miers was the Acting Chair.
 Commissioner Scriven-Young made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Chen,
 to approve the SECA Commission meeting minutes of September 20, 2023 as
 amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 10 - Brodhead, Chakka, Chen, Dagenhart, Gannon, Greene Robb, Longenbaugh, Miers,
 Sakkaria, Scriven-Young, So, and Zards

E. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Welcome new SECA Commissioners and Student Representatives

 Chairwoman Brodhead welcomed and introduced the new SECA
 Commissioners, Lai So, Kadar Sakkaria and Student Commissioner Rafella
 Giaquinto. Student Commissioner Devina Das could not attend the meeting
 today.

2. Receive public comment on the CY24 SECA Grant Fund applications
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SECA Commission Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2023


 Receive public comment on the CY24 SECA Grant Fund applications.

 SPEAKERS
 Margie Wolf - Naper Pride
 Chris Dyslin - Young Naperville Singers
 Kristen Page - Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra
 Bill Donefrio, Maria Rodriguez, Nancy Jucrez - DuPage Hispanic Alliance
 Lili Burciaga, Linda Rodriguez - ALMAS
 Chris O'Hara - West Suburban Irish
 Jim Vondran - Naperville & Lisle Townships Triad
 Adam Clemen - Naperville Salute
 Rich Tatara - Rotary Club of Naperville
 Saily Joshi - Naperville Neighbors United
 Jennifer Berosek - North Central College Fine & Performing Arts
 Crystal Szewczyk - Naperville Winds
 Phil and Pam Spencer - Naper Voice

 The meeting recessed from 10:03 a.m. - 10:11 a.m.

 Adison Glick - Naperville Heritage Society
 Reed Perkins - North Central College
 Nina Menis - KidsMatter
 Shivam Viscjanathan - AIANA
 Rich Lo - Artist
 Dave Mueller - Naperville Men's Glee Club
 Sownya and Kalyem Kumaran - Nrithya Sangeeth
 Shafeek Abubaker - Naperville Sister Cities and Il. Muslim Chamber of
 Commerce

 Commissioners asked questions of the speakers regarding events, initiatives,
 and application details.

 Portner stated the Individual Commissioners Worksheets are due by
 Wednesday, November 22, 2023.

 Chairwoman Brodhead announced the next SECA Commission meeting will be
 held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Meeting Rooms
 A&B. The Commission will be reviewing individual funding recommendations
 and arriving at a unified recommendation per applicant.




 New Business

 2024 SECA Commission Meeting Schedule
 Portner announced that the Commission will continue to meet on the third
 Wednesday of each month as they did in 2023 and that the calendar will be
 ready for approval at the December 7, 2023 meeting.


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SECA Commission Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2023

 SECA Boot Camp
 Commissioner Zards gave a brief overview of the SECA Boot Camp schedule
 for Saturday, January 20, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Municipal
 Center. He explained that topics will include, but not limited to, how to obtain
 sponsorships, event logistics, marketing ideas, grant writing, and common
 mistakes when putting together an event, project, or program.



F. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Miers made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Chakka, to
 adjourn the SECA Commission meeting at 11:07am. The motion carried by a
 voice vote.




 /S/ Dawn Portner
 Dawn Portner
 City Clerk




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