UW Extension Arts & Culture Committee

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Members present:  Judy Ashford, Joan Smoke, John Dietz, Donna Stehling     

Members absent:     Mark Smooth Detter         

Guests Present:      Al Anderson

UWEX Staff Present:  Sue Nagelkerk, Katie Pfeiffer, Danielle Varney

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Call to Order

            The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Chair Ashford.

Certification of Open Meeting Notice

            Requirements of the Open Meeting Law were met.

Approval of Agenda

Motion made by Dietz, second by Smoke to approve the agenda.  Motion carried.

Approval of Minutes of Last Meeting

Motion made by Dietz, second by Stehling to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 13, 2013.  Motion carried.

Public Comment   

None

Communications

• Correspondence from SCMGA; Bill Schuette, Sauk Co. Historical Society photo contest; Aldo Leopold Foundation
• Joint Finance Committee update from Chair Ashford
• Extension cannot pay for lunch/meals for Sauk Co. meetings; Ashford suggested Arts & Humanities panel lunches be paid for by committee members.

Review 2013 Budget and Approval of Vouchers

UW Extension:    Budget reviewed.   Motion was made by Smoke, second by Dietz to approve the vouchers for the month of March in the amount of $3,614.03.  Motion carried. 

Arts & Culture:   Budget reviewed.  Ashford clarified carry-forward from Wisconsin Arts Board.  Motion was made by Stehling, second by Smoke to approve the vouchers for the month of March in the amount of $28,091.91.  Motion carried. 

UW Extension, Arts & Culture Updates/Reports

• 2013 State WACEC Conference  -  Legislative visits to Fred Clark, Dale Schultz and Ed Brooks.  Session on broadband, FRAC mining and Families in Poverty were attended.
• Danielle Varney, WNEP -updated committee on possible funding cut from federal funding for SNAP Ed; specifically the Farm Bill.  Varney will keep committee updated.

• Wisconsin Arts Board Regranting Update – Grant applications and award letters will include statement requiring grant recipients acknowledge support from the Sauk Co. UWEX, Arts & Culture Committee and also must include Sauk County logo and WAB logo in publications.

-WAB Guidelines were also reviewed.  Audience and artists serviced by the regranting program (taken from final reports) needs to better understood by recipients.  Committee suggested a workshop on grant writing.  Suggested Donna Neuwirth help with workshop.

Agents Monthly Reports

Sue Nagelkerk, FLE

• Sauk County Health and Wellness Collaboration will be hosting a “Mental Health Professional Shortage in Sauk County” meeting at the Blue Spoon in Prairie du Sac on

Thursday, May 9^th at 9:30AM

• Summer VISTA will be hired for summer lunch bunch, Art in the Park and Nature Day Fridays in the Dells area.

Katie Pfeiffer, Ag/Natural Resources Agent

• Pesticide applicator training events complete, Farmland Preservation

Beef Cow/Calf Clinic at Lehman farm on June 19^th, recycling for youth project

Review Final Mid-Term Assessment:  Generation of strategic issues

Ashford will keep committee updated.

Evaluation of Grant Recipients on how they measure our success

            No discussion.  Remove from agenda. 

Consideration of Applications for Good Idea Grants

Baraboo Public Library - requested $500 to help fund puppet making.    Motion made by Stehling, second by Smoke to approve funding $500 to the Baraboo Public Library.  Motion carried.

Sauk Prairie Riverway Concerts in the Park -  requested $500 to help fund the expenses of concerts in the park.  Program funded prior years; need to become self-sustaining.  Motion made by Smoke, second by Dietz to approve reduced funding of $250 with letter stating committee will no longer fund this project in the future due to reasons listed above.  Motion carried.

Upcoming Meeting – *Note Date Change:  Wednesday, MAY 15, 2013 @ 9:00AM – GALLERY – 3^rd Floor of West Square Building

Future Agenda Items

None

Adjournment

Motion was made by Stehling, second by Dietz to adjourn the meeting.   Motion carried. 

Respectfully Submitted,

Joan Smoke, UW Arts and Culture Committee Secretary

Judy Gurgel, Recording Secretary