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VILLAGEFEST BOARD
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
January 27, 20 4. OR PALM tpc 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: C411Foa�`P
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. Program Coordinator Roche took the
roll call.
ROLL CALUBOARD MEMBERS
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Daniel Gonnella
X
Celia Garton
X
Julie Montante
X
Christopher Ramirez
X
Gregory Roberts
X
David Anderson
X
Joy Meredith/Non-Voting
X
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Jasmine Sullivan -Waits, Special Events Manager
Faith Roche, Program Coordinator
AGENDA
1. Public Comments - None
2. Introductions — The VillageFest board of Directors and Ellen Goodman introduced
themselves.
3. Team Building — purpose, goals, success, choices — The board did and interactive
exercise t help in their goal setting process.
4. Recruitment and retention presentation — Board member Roberts presented a slide
show presentation he prepared, further discussion was held, and the board determined
they would like a quarterly vendor update.
5. Roles and responsibility/Brown Act — The board reviewed the copy of the brown act
provided by the city clerk's office and discussion was held on the differences between
the board and staff roles.
6. Challenges and suggestions — Goodman engaged the group in a active team building
activity.
7. Open discussion —
The board would like to see a subcommittee with Anderson, Roberts, and Meredith. Staff
will add this item to the next regular board meeting agenda.
The board discussed expanding the food court for trucks in a different area and adding
more tables and chairs to the food court.
The board would like to create a training video for vendors to better support the board
goals of retaining and advancing more vendors.
8. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to come before the VillageFest Board, Board Member Montante
made a motion to adjourn the meeting to the next regularly scheduled meeting on February 14,
2023. It was seconded by Board Member Garton and unanimously approved.