Posted: April 15, 2025 | Updated: April 22, 2025
AGENDA
Notice and Call of Public Meeting
Government Body: Cresco Theater Commission
Date of Meeting: April 14th, 2025
Time and Place of Meeting: 5:30 p.m. at Champlin Hall, Cresco Theatre
Roll Call: Gosch, Waterbeck, Wilson, Seebach, Bartling, Lickteig, Kelm
Recurring Items: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes from March 10th, 2025 meeting
- Approval of claims/financials
Staff Reports: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.
- Manager’s Report
- Staffing and Employees
Old Business: There may be action taken on items.
- Friends of Theatre-Letter sent to all members with updates
- Scene Shop/Fundraising
New Business: There may be action taken on items.
- Trust / Endowment for future operating expenses.
- Fundraising-Items below will be addressed monthly.
- Potential donors already contacted
- Potential donors to be contacted
- Calendar of events for fundraising
- Discussion of advertisement/commercial for Scene Shop Project/Fundraising
- Donor Wall/Board
- Next meeting date: May 12th, 2025
Comments:
- Comments from Community Theatre
- Comments from Chamber
- Comments from City Council
- Comments from Audience
Adjourn:
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENT BODY, POSTED APRIL 10TH, 2025.
MINUTES
Cresco Theatre Commission – April 14, 2025
Present: David Gosch, Kelly Bartling, Gayle Kelm, Ann Seebach. Not in attendance: Julie Wilson, Steve Lickteig, & Kari Waterbeck. Also present were Joe Wacha and Wendy Lickteig.
Minutes, Financials and Agenda were approved with a motion by Ann Seebach, seconded by Kelly Bartling.
Manager’s Report: Will suspend showing movies in Spanish until August, after the musical. Will not show movies on Sundays in June & July to allow more time on stage for CCT.
April 26th we have Philip Daniel, will need a commission member to sign off on financials.
In May, we have another Notre Dame concert on the 12th and How Winn Elementary for end of year movies on the 21st. Each student gets a small water and popcorn.
Joseph Hall will be here on 6/7. Will need ushers and a commission signature.
Fall lineup: 8/23 Scriptless in Seattle, 9/27 Mentalist Don Marlette, 10/25 Mitchell Hall & Tennessee Trio.
Old Business – Friends of Theatre – need help with school movies in May. Will put an add online and in paper asking for interested people to let us know.
Scene Shop Fundraising – discussed fundraising ideas and continued contact with the community. Will do a bill stuffer with water bills, work on kiss the pig fundraiser to coincide with the fair, work on a silent auction / raffle for the summer, look into a masked singer contest and dancing with the cresco stars.
New Business – Wendy met with Aaron Hvitved to discuss an endowment fund / trust for the future viability of the theatre. The city has a theatre trust that we can continue to use. A trust is easier and has less fees. Wendy is planning on putting half of the income after expenses for live events into the trust for future overhead. It was discussed to have someone from City Council, the Mayor, City Clerk to explain the financial crisis in regards to the theatre.
Scene Shop update – hoping to break ground the week of April 21st. A groundbreaking picture is scheduled for 4/22 at 4:30 PM.
Alliant may need to move pole. Working on lift dimensions/specs. Dave discussed cost savings on his end. There will be regular construction meetings.
Next Meeting Date is May 12th, 2025, at 7 PM
CCT – Joe Wacha discussed another fundraising idea. CCT is planning on donating all of the summer musical proceeds. Dave Gosch mentioned that auditions are in two weeks (April 28 & 29). Talked about doing a round up fundraiser at Caseys, Ace, Fareway, etc.
Drew for the popcorn machine raffle – winner – Charles Hahn.
Adjourned at 6:18 PM – motion by Kelly Bartling. Seconded by Ann Seebach.
Submitted by Wendy Lickteig