SECA Commission — Naperville, IL
Date: 2018-01-17

City of Naperville

 400 S. Eagle Street
 Naperville, IL 60540




 Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

 5:00 PM




 Meeting Room A


  SECA Commission
SECA Commission Meeting Agenda January 17, 2018



A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. ROLL CALL:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. OLD BUSINESS:
1. 18-036 Approve the SECA Commission Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2017.


E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. 18-041 Provide initial direction on topics for the Comprehensive SECA Grant
 Fund Review Workshop scheduled for February 26, 2018.
2. 18-040 Reach consensus on a revised unified recommendation for the Calendar
 Year 2018 (CY2018) SECA Grant Fund Program allocations and direct
 staff to prepare an agenda item for Council approval on February 6, 2018.

F. ADJOURNMENT:




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



 Meeting Minutes

 SECA Commission


Wednesday, January 17, 2018 5:00 PM Meeting Room A


A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chairman Grimes called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.

B. ROLL CALL:
 Present 10 - Rebecca Obarski, Jaqueline Clermont, Vicki Coletta, Shannon Greene Robb,
 Richard Grimes, Donna Kearney, Melvin Kim, Gary Kovener, Deana Losurdo, and
 Colleen McQuillan




 Staff present: Director-City Clerk, Pam Gallahue; Budget and Administrative
 Services Coordinator, Shebnem Ozkaptan; and Special Events Coordinator,
 Dawn Portner

 Commissioner Losurdo entered the meeting at 5:11 p.m.

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 The following agencies presented their CY18 SECA Grant request or were
 available for questions:

 Kate Bleeker - Christkindlmarket Naperville - Questions Only
 Jim Groat and Cori Cozort - Naperville Jaycees Last Fling - Questions Only
 David Nordin - Midwest Soarring - Questions Only
 Brian Lynch - North Central College - Questions Only
 Julie Jancius - DuPage Symphony Orchestra
 Thomas Sullivan - DuPage Children's Museum
 Terry O'Dowd - West Suburban Irish
 Renee Miklosik - Little Friends - Questions Only
 Neveen Michael - Young Naperville Singers
 Vilden Gorener - Turkish-American Cultural Alliance - Questions Only
 Don Gingold - Summer Place Theatre

D. OLD BUSINESS:

1. Approve the SECA Commission Meeting Minutes of December 13, 2017.
 Attachments: Meeting Minutes December 13 2017 SECA Commission

 Commissioner McQuillan made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Obarski to
 approve the SECA Commission meeting minutes of Wednesday, December 13,

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 2017 with the correction to include attendance by Commissioner Coletta.

 Aye: 9- Clermont, Coletta, Greene Robb, Grimes, Kearney, Kim, Kovener, Losurdo, and
 McQuillan

E. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Provide initial direction on topics for the Comprehensive SECA Grant Fund Review
 Workshop scheduled for February 26, 2018.
 Chairman Grimes invited resident, Mary Lou Wehrli, and Director of Naperville
 Area Chamber of Commerce-Governmental Affairs and Business
 Development, Colin Dalough, to present findings from recent meetings
 regarding the overall SECA process.

 Wehrli and Dalough requested the Commission take into consideration the
 following items when creating its recommendations for the Comprehensive
 SECA Grant Fund Review Workshop scheduled for February 26, 2018:

 - The purpose, definition, and the current mission of SECA;
 - The future of SECA and the appropriateness of developing a long-term plan;
 - Funding allocations and awards based on a point system;
 - Partnerships among the applicants;
 - Special Events vs. Cultural Amenities vs. Capital projects; and
 - Appropriateness of conducting another SECA community survey.

 The Commissioners discussed the following recommendations:
 - Increase the allocation to SECA from the current $1.9M;
 - Remove the current cap and reintroduce the 2% escalator;
 - Move Ribfest and Last Fling to the City Obligations category;
 - Commission authorization and Council philosophy;
 - Determine a funding priority of Special Events vs. Cultural Amenities vs.
 Capital projects;
 - Designate a percentage for New Initiatives; and
 - Process to assist applicants to be self-sufficient.

 Chairman Grimes discussed upcoming 2x2 meetings with the City Council to
 gather input for the February 26 workshop, explained that Commissioner
 Kovener will also be in the meetings, and stated that the meeting schedule will
 be sent to the Commission once it is determined.

 Commissioner Grimes called for a break from 6:40 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.
 By consensus, the Commission directed staff to include the recommendations
 discussed.




 Gallahue and Obarski exited the meeting at 6:40 p.m.

2. Reach consensus on a revised unified recommendation for the Calendar Year 2018
 (CY2018) SECA Grant Fund Program allocations and direct staff to prepare an agenda

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 item for Council approval on February 6, 2018.
 Attachments: Worksheet Jan 17 2018

 The Commission balanced requests in all grant categories with the 2016
 SECA Grant Fund mission of “creating opportunities to provide social
 events and artistic experiences.” Given the importance that the mission
 places on both celebrations and the arts, the Commission, while adhering
 to Council direction regarding the Legacy Events, redistributed the
 remaining $492,230 and awarded partial funding to worthy requests in both
 categories.



 Commissioner Kim made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Clermont to
 approve the CY18 SECA Grant Fund unified recommendation. The motion carried
 by the following vote:

 Aye: 9- Clermont, Coletta, Greene Robb, Grimes, Kearney, Kim, Kovener, Losurdo, and
 McQuillan

F. ADJOURNMENT:
 Commissioner Losurdo made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Kim, to
 adjourn the SECA Commission meeting of January 17, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. The
 motion carried by the following vote:

 Aye: 9- Clermont, Coletta, Greene Robb, Grimes, Kearney, Kim, Kovener, Losurdo, and
 McQuillan




 /S/ Dawn Portner
 Dawn Portner
 Special Events Coordinator




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