HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2014 CC Minutes CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time:
Village Hall — 3` floor Executive Conference Room May 7, 2014
50 South Emerson Street 3:00 p.m.
Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
Members present: Alexander Bertolucci, Gerald "Skip" Farley, Janice Farley, Leo Floros, Linda
Hoefert, Jean Murphy, Michaele Skowron, Christy Watychowicz, and John Zulaski.
Members absent: Sharon Anderson, Elaine Hundreiser, and Jessica Thunberg
Ex- officio members present: Arlene Juracek and Marianthi Thanopoulos
Ex- officio members absent: Mike Janonis.
Public present: nonw
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111. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 5, 2014 Meeting Minutes. Correction: John Zulaski was present. Skip Farley moved. Murphy
Seconded. Motion approved.
IV. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: NONE
V. OLD BUSINESS
A. Report: Communications subcommittee — Zulaski, Thunberg, and Thanopoulos. Zulaski reported.
Historical Society & Mt. Prospect Public Library will help subcommittee. Subcommittee is putting social
media back on discussion w /caveat it has to be kept up to date. Citizens' photo gallery is currently put on
hold. Historical Society will put out a call for historical photos for their archives.
GOAL — Beta Website to launch spring 2015 (12 months from now). Anniversary committee will edit.
GOAL — Marianthi will check on cost of new website w /block party creator.
Centennial Home Page - Thunberg
Mayor message — Juracek
Logo and Tag Line — Thunberg
Then & Now photos — Lyndsey Rice MP historical Society
This Day in History — Ann Shaughnessy MP Library (local vs world) changing daily
Social Media — on back burner no owner. Twitter. Instag ram. Search Engine Optmization.
History - Zulaski
Landing Page Introduction - Thunberghg
Links to Historical Society - Lyndsey Rice will provide
Profile of Notables- categorized Lyndsey Rice
Links to Historical Resources -Ann Shaughnessy
Oral History (apprx 50 at the library) -Ann Shaughnessy will work on it. Zulaski will ask for help in
selecting.
Selective # of oral histories to be used as background for photos.
15 recent oral histories are at cable network (video /audio)
Quotes & photos suggested in a traveling exhibition.
Library is a good location. Exhibition at Village Hall on small monitor.
Village Achievements -top 10 (Juracek)
FAQ -MP librararians. Facebook can feed questions. Highest point? Zenith put towers at higest point.
Then & now descriptions - Lynsey Rice
Time Line -w /call outs.- Murphy has completed Time Line. Call outs will be expanded. Historical
Society will have them on their website.
Kids & Teens Contest — on website
Celebration Events Web page — Anderson
Highlight Major Events- Anderson
Calendar - Anderson
Scavenger Hunt - BELONGS IN EVENTS
Method for other organizations to enter Events on webpage- Anderson will establish criteria
Sponsors page - Lundberg will do landing page. How to become a sponsor? Expectations? Levels of
Sponsoship What do sponsors get for their sponsorship? Floros & Skip Farley will work on details of sponsorship.
Sponsor links - Marianthi will post to website.
HOW CAN I HELP?
Volunteer Openings will be posted. Volunteers should be limited to Commission activities.
Links to blogs.
Teacher curriculum — Historical Society has it long and well established. Already existing.
Commission members page — what does it mean to them? (put on hold)
Celebrities -MP Historical Society has list of celebrities.
B. Report: Harper College logo progress — Bertolucci, Thunberg, and Murphy
Harper offered 12 choices. Sub Com limited to 3. Harper is coloring them. They will design options to
present to group. Meeting w /Harper is at Village Hall on Tues, June 3 at 4:00 pm.
C. Report: Information from Geneva about fire hydrant painting — Watychowicz
Genera, IL & others have rules about steps for applying. Suggestion to approach ACE, Home Depot,
Menards, True Value RE sponsoring contest. May of 2016 for application. Fall of 2016 starting
painting. Two weeks or a month for painting. A stick next to hydrant for authorizing. Metal stick for
identifying hydrants w /number. Flag on stick. Watychowicz will be contact w /email. After discussion
Commission decided that "First Come First Served" would determine claim to painting a particular
hydrant.
D. Report: Railroad anniversary — Murphy
Juracek & Murphy asked Union Pacific Railway about acquiring a vintage train. A siding is needed.
Closest siding is near Mariano's Grocery Store, Arlington Heights. Committee decided distance was not
close enough to pursue.
E. Report: City sticker year -by -year proposal (2015 -2018) — Murphy
2015 Two park districts will be celebrating anniverseries. MP & River Trail. Murphy will check
w /Prospect Heights & Des Plaines Park Districts.
2016 Central School House — Historical Society
2017 Centennial Logo
2018 75 for MP Library
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Introduction of new member
Elaine Hundrieser is a newly appointed member, representing Randhurst Village. Randhurst is making
space available for community activities: e.g., original photos for display.
B. Finish working through white board ideas from November meeting — 2017 only (see separate
document)
C. Committee member sign -up for various events /activities in preparation for budgeting
VII. OTHER BUSINESS — member roundtable
Water tower will be painted w/ anniversary date of 1917. Later on a wrap will be designed to highlight
centennial.
VIII. NEXT MEETING
June 3, 2014 — 4:00 p.m. — consideration of logos only
IX. ADJOURN
Skowron moved to adjourn. Floros seconded. Motion passed.
ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT
THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 50 SOUTH EMERSON STREET, 847/392 -6000 OR EMAIL
mthanopo @mountprospect. org.
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