01-21-98"FIRST NIGHT" STEERING COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 1998
The "First Night" Steering Committee held its regular meeting
on Wednesday, January 18, in the Commission Chambers. Pre-
sent were: Co -Chairpersons Nancy DeCandis and Rosemary Flet-
cher, Pam Bushnell, Dezmond Waters, Cindy Grossberg, Nancy
Bodge, Clyde and Cindy Sullivan, Peggy Neville, Tim & Lavinia
Kubiak, Peggy Neville, Karen Summers, Suzanne Judas, Donna
Zimmerman, Woody Winfree, Henny Schoonover, Carl Walker, Co-
ordinator, and Guests Suzanne Shaughnessy, Mayor, and Jim
Jarboe, City Manager. Additionally, there were other guests
and sub -committee members present.
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM by Nancy DeCandis,
Co -Chairperson. Rosemary Fletcher moved to approve the
minutes of the last meeting; Woody Winfree seconded and the
motion carried.
Following self -introductions by those present, Suzanne Judas
reported that she did not yet have the final figures for the
event as all costs and some proceeds have not yet been re-
ported. Carl advised he had some figures recently reported
to him by the City Finance Department which included button
sales, Tee short sales, and Vendor proceeds. He also has an
update of costs and will forward all figures to Suzanne Judas
so that a more accurate report may be calculated for the next
meeting.
Nancy read and circulated a letter sent to the group from the
City Manager praising the Committee for it's success. Nancy
also announced that the City Commission intended to present
the Committee with a resolution at their next regular meeting
scheduled for Monday, January 26. Mayor Shaughnessy and
Nancy urged all members to be present at that meeting.
Jim Jarboe, City Manager, expressed his appreciation for the
cooperation of the group with City staff personnel, adding
that there no complaints from staff and, in fact, City em-
ployees looked forward to dealing with the "First Night" or-
ganization. Carl Walker, Coordinator, echoed Mr. Jarboe's
thoughts and expressed that he, personally, enjoyed working
with the group because of their positive attitude and high
degree of professionalism which accounts for their success.
The remainder of the meeting was spent in a "brainstorming
session" of a critique of the recent event, listing both
positive and negative aspects and ideas for improvement for
the next event. These thoughts were recorded by Mayor Shaugh-
nessy on a flip chart, with the results given to Nancy at the
conclusion of the meeting for future study and reference.
Following the review of last year's event, there was some
discussion and planning for the upcoming "Volunteer Appre-
ciation" party to be held at the Adele Grage Community Cen-
ter.
Nancy DeCandis announced that the next regular meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, February 18. This meeting will
be for the purpose of regrouping and organization of the
committees, including chairpersons, and the structure for
"First Night 1999". She urged all present to be in atten-
dance for this important planning step.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
10:10 PM.
Carl Walker
Board Coordinator
- 2 -