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Executive Conference Room
Minutes: November 15, 2018
Attendees: Christine Barr, Evelyn Dorman, Christina Haskell, Doreen Jarosz, Mayor Arlene A. Juracek,
Judy McGinnis, Denise Rano, Trustee Colleen E. Saccotelli, Elizabeth Theiss, Patricia Usnik, Robert
Usnik, Barbara VanArsdale
Not Attending: Karen Agoranos, Greg Bernert, Matt Bertke, Gerald "Skip" Farley, Janice Farley, Paul
Seils, Steve VanArsdale, Irvana Wilks
Guests: Mari Otto, Gabriel Saintus
L Meeting called to order: Chair Robert Usnik called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM.
IL Citizens to be heard: None.
III. Motion to approve minutes: Barbara VanArsdale moved to approve the amended minutes from the
September 20, 2018 meeting and Trustee Colleen E. Saccotelli seconded.
IV. Mayor's Comments:
a. Gabriel Saintus will be filling the position vacated by Skip Farley and Janice Farley, Mari
Otto will fill the position vacated by Irvana Wilks, and Gissele Drpich will fill the position
vacated by Rafi and Diane Sahakian. At the November 20, 2018 Board meeting these three
positions will be presented and voted on; there will be a proclamation to recognize Skip
Farley's and Janice Farley's service to the community; there will be a proclamation
regarding annual French Week; and Bob Usnik will present his annual report to the Board
of Trustees.
b. We will begin work on the 2019 events in January.
c. Christine Haskell will be taking over as administrator of the Commission's Facebook page.
V. Chair's Comments:
a. License fees will be turned over to the Village for payment.
b. Regarding the trip to France — peak season ends in October and air fares will likely come
down. The opinions of those present indicated that we should plan to go to France after
September 15, 2019.
c. We need to purchase new banners and will need to get the dimensions. For shirts, we need
to decide on a logo and what we want printed on the shirts. Costs and delivery times will
vary depending on logo, printing and styles. Doreen Jarosz will research this and report
back.
d. Denise Rano and her husband Dave, and Bob and Pat Usnik attended the Hoffman Estates
French Dinner event in October.
e. Bob Usnik will supply a list of commission meeting dates so that rooms can be booked.
VL Treasurer's Report: Judy McGinnis presented the Treasurer's Report as of October 31, 2018. Judy
McGinnis moved to approve, and Evelyn Dorman seconded.
VII. Committee Reports
a. Student Exchange — Elizabeth Theiss. Some students dropped out. One student met the
host family, but there was no exchange, so another attempt will be made in 2019. We need
to make sure that we do not conflict with student exchanges with Sevres' German sister
city. We need to generate more interest from the students. The pen pal program is
coming along fine. Would like to create a flyer about the pen pal program, and post
information our Sister Cities web page.
VIII. Open Discussion.
a. Trustee Colleen E. Saccotelli thanked everybody who helped with the Celebration of
Cultures Event and asked for feedback from members who attended.
b. The possibility of sponsoring a scholarship of some type was discussed.
c. The probable location of the 2019 French Market was discussed, considering the
construction in the area will not yet be completed. This issue will come up when selling
space to venders.
IX. Adjournment. The next meeting will be on January 17, 2019 at 6:00 PM. Barbara VanArsdale
moved to adjourn, and Christine Barr seconded. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM.
Submitted by Patricia Usnik, Secretary