General — Burlington, VT
Date: 2026-06-15
Time: 12:00

Burlington City Arts
 Monday, June 15, 2026, 12:00 PM

Join on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/2215957795?pwd=EzEURd2AmfRQifaTnqzEvbcz1C48gs.1&omn=92479482986
1. Approve Agenda & Minutes
 1.1. Motion to amend/adopt agenda
 1.2. Motion to adopt previous meeting's minutes

2. Public Forum

3. Set Agenda for June 23 Board of Directors Meeting

4. Adjournment
 4.1. Motion to Adjourn




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Executive Committee Meeting- Monday May 11 2026
Called to order at 12:21
 1) Approve Agenda & Minutes
 Motion to approve the agenda made by Billi, seconded by Lori
 Motion to approve minutes from 3/9 meeting made by Lori, seconded by Billi
 2) Public Forum
 No one from the public
 3) Set Agenda for May 19th Meeting
 a. FY27 budget update. This will be discussion only, no vote. Budget presentation
 summary:
 i. Major cuts are:
 1. Elimination of Director of Philanthropy. The plan is for this
 position to move into Foundation, perhaps contracted. Also
 seeking to hire admin/finance staff in the Foundation to alleviate
 Sara’s responsibilities so she can focus more on fundraising.
 Rationale is that development staff makes more sense not being
 managed by the city,
 2. Curator position will sit open for a year,
 3. Downsizing the scale of events by 50% (board can brainstorm
 ways to support these events)
 b. Director’s Report
 c. 405 Update/Michael M and Jeffrey to present on BCAF
 d. Update on Fundraising event & spring appeal: Sarah
 e. Recommendation for the Mayor (committee to meet 5/18)
 f. Committee updates, possible restructuring
 4) Capital Campaign Update
 a. Currently in a period of focusing on org-wide operating budget.
 5) 405 Update
 a. Buttoning up with Neagley Chase
 b. Finding the source of water leak
 c. Separation of utilities ahead of sale
 d. Fundraising focus is on BCA operational needs
 e. Meeting weekly about the sale, and things are going well. Generator, Farmers
 Market are top conversations at the moment. We will look into working with a
 commercial broker (Pomerleau) as a back-up plan. If we work with a nonprofit,
 we won’t pay a fee to the broker.
 f. Rentals are up. Working on a revised rental strategy in new economic reality.
 6) Adjournment
 a. Lori moved to adjourn, seconded by Billi




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BCA Board Executive Committee 6/15/2026

Present: Sarah Rogers, Billi Gosh, Hannah Lebel, Lori Rowe, Doreen Kraft, Sara Katz, Rachel Zellem



Called to order 12:01

Lori motioned to adopt agenda, Billi seconded

Hannah motioned to adopt minutes, Lori seconded

Board meeting coming up on 6/23 to approve FY27 budget. That budget will be voted on by City Council
this evening (6/15). As of this meeting, we expect Council to restore $100k to BCA for events downtown.
Doreen has stated that we will only accept those funds if COLA is not removed because department
heads said they would lose staff without it.

The agenda on 6/23 will be as follows:

 • Approve agenda and minutes
 • Public Forum
 • Good news:
 o Art From The Heart – hospital as committed $50k
 o Illuminate Burlington* – developer Dave Farrington has tentatively committed $25k,
 and will host cocktail party to encourage other developers to support
 ▪ *Illuminate Burlington is a working title for our bucket of winter programming,
 which includes tree lighting, new iteration of Highlight, lighting installations, and
 more.
 • Vote on budget
 • Development plan (Doreen and Sara will lead)
 • Check in about committee structure (Sarah Rogers will lead)

Lori shared that the education committee would like to continue work on their Studio Wish List
fulfillment project.

Staff shared a brief update about the upcoming fundraising event. The program will include paddle calls
with testimonials, gift bags, live entertainment, and prizes.

Lori moved to adjourn, Billi seconded.

Adjourn at 12:27