Naper Settlement Museum Board — Naperville, IL
Date: 2025-05-16

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/


 Meeting Agenda

 Naper Settlement Museum Board

Friday, May 16, 2025 8:00 AM NEU




A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 25-0627 Receive 2025 Deferred maintenance Update

2. 25-0628 Receive Naper Settlement Master Plan Update

3. 25-0629 Receive Permaculture Garden Information


E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. 25-0630 Information on Naper Nights 2025 Lineup

2. 25-0631 DCEO 200K Grant

3. 25-0632 Kubota 50K Grant


F. REPORTS:
1. 25-0676 Receive the approved agreement between the City of Naperville and
 Naperville Heritage Society regarding Naper Settlement

2. 25-0633 Receive CY25 Attendance Demographic Tracking Report for April 2025

3. 25-0634 Receive and approve minutes from February 7, 2025, NSMB meeting

4. 25-0635 Receive and approve the Naper Settlement Financial Reports from
 January, February, & March 2025




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G. 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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City of Naperville

 400 S. Eagle Street
 Naperville, IL 60540
 http://www.naperville.il.us/




 Meeting Minutes - Final

 Friday, May 16, 2025

 8:00 AM



 NEU



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A. CALL TO ORDER:
 Mayor Scott Wehrli called the meeting to order 8:04 a.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Also Present: Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese, President & CEO; Harriet
 M. Pistorio, Chief Operating Officer; Alexandra A. Atkinson, Director of
 Finance; Andrea de la Torre, Project Specialist; Cyndi Lopez, Guest Services
 Team Leader; Marcie Schatz, Assistant to the City Manager; Deborah George,
 Student Representative; Julia Klabel, Student Representative;
 Present 7- Leanne Meyer-Smith, Phillip Petti, Lee Quillinan, Alan Tang, Scott Wehrli, Julie
 Schremser, and Erik Long
 Absent 1- Josh McBroom


C. PUBLIC FORUM:
 Mary Hamill from ACTF Accessible Community Task Force complimented
 Naper Settlement on the Sensory Friendly Saturdays for Autism. It was easy
 to find on the website and Naper Settlement was quick to respond to her
 questions.

D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Receive 2025 Deferred maintenance Update

 Harriet M. Pistorio reviewed the 2025 Deferred maintenance projects. There
 were no questions or comments.

2. Receive Naper Settlement Master Plan Update

 Harriet M. Pistorio explained Naper Settlement is working with Wight & Co. on
 the Master Plan. Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese explained the Master
 Plan is looking into the next 10 to 15 years. This plan will activate all 13 acres
 with innovation, education, history, a communicative piece, landscape, and
 integrate with the city of Naperville.

3. Receive Permaculture Garden Information

 Harriet M. Pistorio discussed the outline of the Permaculture Garden which is
 native to Illinois. Planting will be taking place this weekend and it incorporates
 vegetables and fruits which will be donated to the food pantry. Macarena
 (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese explained that the Permaculture Garden is also
 about science, growth, nutrition, and helping kids make a connection with
 Agriculture. Lee Quillinan asked if the Permaculture Garden will be tied to
 Camp Naper? Harriet M. Pistorio responded yes, that it is in the summer
 program guide. Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese explained that all camps
 have been sold out. Mayor Scott Wehrli asked if FFA Future Farmers of
 America are interested in some of the things Naper Settlement is doing?
 Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese informed everyone that we are in the
 conversations with FFA at Naperville North High School.

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E. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Information on Naper Nights 2025 Lineup

 Harriet M. Pistorio discussed ticket sales for the top billing WAR which is going
 well along with country music sales. However most tickets sales occur the
 week of the concert event. Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese informed all
 of the success we have by offering different genres of music. Lee Quillinan
 asked about ticket prices. Harriet M. Pistorio explained that our ticket price is
 very reasonable. Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese explained that we are
 the least expensive compared to other music events bringing these same
 bands.

2. DCEO 200K Grant

 Harriet M. Pistorio explained that we received the DCEO Illinois Department of
 Commerce and Economic Opportunity award for 200K for the HVAC in the
 Century Memorial Chapel. Naper Settlement has a CIP request to the city for
 398K and that the 200K will be used to offset the cost. No questions or
 comments.

3. Kubota 50K Grant

 Harriet M. Pistorio explained we submitted a 50K grant to Kubota Foundation a
 tractor and machinery company. 25K would be for equipment and the other
 25K for a programmatic piece. If successful, we would use 25K for the sensory
 garden to refresh and upgrade the playscape. The other 25K would be for a
 utility golf cart to haul things around the grounds. Marcie Schatz asked if Naper
 Settlement is seeing any impact on the federal level with grants? Macarena
 (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese answered that the industry as a whole is very
 concerned. We have a grant out for NEA National Endowment for the Arts and
 NEH National Endowments for Humanities. We focus on where the money is
 and for the purpose needed. Alex Atkinson followed up saying that the federal
 grants that we already had committed were executed so there was no fall out.

F. REPORTS:

1. Receive the approved agreement between the City of Naperville and Naperville
 Heritage Society regarding Naper Settlement
 Mayor Scott Wehril mentioned that the agreement between the City of
 Naperville and Naperville Heritage Society was approved by the City Council
 unanimously. The Mayor thanked Erik Long, Macarena (Rena)
 Tamayo-Calabrese, Harriet Pistorio, and Marcie Schatz for all the work and
 leadership in getting this completed. Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese
 thanked the Mayor and City staff for their efforts and the professional and
 respectful manner with which it was handled throughout.

2. Receive CY25 Attendance Demographic Tracking Report for April 2025

 Harriet M. Pistorio explained that attendance increases in the summer along
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 with walk in visitors. Lee Quillinan expressed concerns about dwindling
 attendance to the museums primary vision. Harriet M. Pistorio explained we
 are making more focus on the user and meet with the John Falk the author on
 Leaning Into Value to becoming a user-focused museum to increase
 attendance along with award winning programming and working on the AG
 building exhibit. Macarena (Rena) Tamayo-Calabrese informed everyone that
 home school kid field trips to Naper Settlement are on the rise. We are also
 working on a program outside the museum connecting cultural tourism and
 sports tourism. The completed capitol campaign Stem Lab space has been
 very successful.

3. Receive and approve minutes from February 7, 2025, NSMB meeting

 Mayor Scott Wehrli requested a motion to approve the minutes from the
 February 7, 2025 NSMB Board meeting.
 This report was unanimously approved.


4. Receive and approve the Naper Settlement Financial Reports from January, February,
 & March 2025
 Alex Atkinson focused on the financials ending March 2025. At 256K Naper
 Settlement is at 45% of the annual budget which is great news largely in
 success to Camp Naper. The expenses are under about 9% year to date. No
 questions or comments.
 Mayor Scott Wehrli requested a motion to approve the NS financial reports
 from January, February, & March of 2025.


 This report was unanimously approved.
 Absent: 1- McBroom


G. ADJOURNMENT:
 Mayor Scott Wehrli called the meeting to adjourn at 9:01 a.m.

 /S/ Andrea de la Torre
 Project Specialist
 Adjournment was unanimously approved.




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