February 2022 Minutes

Clear Lake Civic and Commerce aka Clear Lake Community Club Meeting Date February 7, 2022 Members Present: Amy Strobach, Tanya Jo Roth & Cindy Soderberg by phone, Lisa & Ture & Zoie Duden, Dan  Johnson, Ray Cress. The meeting was called to order by Ture at 6:00 pm. Secretary’s Report: Cindy read the secretary’s minutes from January 2022. Lisa made a motion to accept,  seconded by Amy, Motion carried. Treasurer’s Report: The report for January was reviewed. Lisa made a motion to accept, seconded by Ray,  Motion carried Old Business: 2022 Budgets were reviewed. Cindy made a motion to accept the 2022 Budgets, seconded by Tonya,  motion carried. Sponsorship Letters were emailed on 2/7/22. About 50 or so need to be mailed. Clear Lake Days: Lisa brought information to hire the Dweebs to play Friday night of Clear Lake Days. They would play  for 3.5 hours. Karjackers would then play Saturday and Saturday night. After discussion, Amy made  a motion to hire the Dweebs, seconded by Lisa. Motion carried. Pedal Pull contract is signed. Parade: Stacey, Stephanie and Deanna are in charge of the parade. Horse Pull: Looking for someone to sell beverages for the CLCC. Need to be set up by 10am.  • Stage: Lisa has pricing on renting a stage. We need to check with the Dweebs as to what size they  need. We will decide after we have all the information needed. Carnival: Same as last year. We need more space for more rides. Amy said we can choose which  rides they bring. Dan will talk with Shawn Monson and ask if we can use his parking lot. He would be  covered under our insurance. Petting Zoo: Amy will check to see if they are available and talk with Gary Bruce for a sponsorship.  • Grand Marshalls: We need to find the list of Grand Marshall for years past. Suggestions for this year?  • Food Vendors: There have been requests for For Profit food vendors to sell at Clear Lake Days. We  have always only had non profit vendors and we will stay with only non profits. It was suggested to rotate the food vendors from last year. We will look at the layout and talk with  the food vendors and Rodney Fall. Other: Coronation – need a place for about 150 people. 4pm? Halloween activities: Tabled until after Clear Lake Days. Marketing & Communication: Chronicle deadline 2 nd Wednesday of the month. Wendy Schoggins will update our website, Stephanie will do our Facebook, etc. Derby: Date is set for May 14, 2022. We are open to For Profit Groups selling at the derby. So far we  have Lions Club, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Sweet Treats, possibly the FFA. New Business: Queen for a Day: Hard to find help for the event. Looking into maybe changing it to something a little  more low key. Kick Off to Summer: Cindy is chair. Looking for a co-chair. Maybe an ambassador from the sponsorship  letters coming in will be interested. Porta Potty Bid: Greg Toombs called Ture and put in a bid for the porta potties for Clear Lake e Days.  After discussion, a motion was made by Lisa to accept the bid by Toombs Septic, seconded by Tonya.  Motion carried. Farmer’s Market: Kripple Kreek/Westside will be the location for this year. We will ask Shelli to come to our  next meeting to share with us the plans for this year’s Farmer’s Market. Non Profit Status: Amy will meet with Ture to fill out the paperwork. Clear Lake Bank Account: We will be moving our checking to the First Bank of Baldwin, Clear Lake  Branch. Other: Zoie Duden asked the CLCC for a donation for Post Prom. The Jr. class and parents have been actively raising funds to hold the safe event for after prom. A motion was made by Amy to give the Post Prom  $200, seconded by Dan. Motion carried. Brat Stands: Amy will see what dates are available. Ray gave an update to the All School Reunion. A motion was made by Amy to adjourn, seconded by Lisa. Motion carried. Next meeting March. 7 th at 6pm at  SCI. Cindy Soderberg Secretary, Clear Lake Civic and Commerce Event Chair/Co-Chairs Queen for a Day – Amy/ Kick Off to Summer – Cindy/ Tonya Food Farmer’s Market – Shelli Swanson/ Clear Lake Days Garage Sale Clear Lake Days – Amy/Lisa…Tonya Dairy Tent Halloween – Lisa? Elf Escape – Overby’s/Cindy Santa Day – Amy/ Light Up the Village – Lisa/ Fireworks – Amy/