May 12, 2025 – Theatre Commission Agenda & Minutes

Posted: May 8, 2025 | Updated: June 12, 2025

AGENDA

Notice and Call of Public Meeting

Government Body:  Cresco Theater Commission

Date of Meeting:  May 12th, 2025

Time and Place of Meeting:  7:00 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.

  1. Approval of Agenda
  2. Approval of Minutes from April 14th, 2025 meeting
  3. Approval of claims/financials

Staff Reports:  There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.

  1. Manager’s Report
  2. Staffing and Employees
  3. Staff Raises-Due July 1st, 2025

Old Business:  There may be action taken on items.

  1. Friends of Theatre
  2. Scene Shop/Fundraising

New Business:  There may be action taken on items.

  1. Fundraising-Items below will be addressed monthly.
  2. Potential donors already contacted
  3. Potential donors to be contacted
  4. Calendar of events for fundraising
  5. Discussion of advertisement/commercial for Scene Shop Project/Fundraising
  6. Donor Wall/Board
  7.  Next meeting date:  June 9th, 2025

Comments:

  1. Comments from Community Theatre
  2. Comments from Chamber
  3. Comments from City Council
  4. Comments from Audience

Adjourn:

THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENT BODY, POSTED  MAY 8TH, 2025.

MINUTES

 

Cresco Theatre Commission

The Cresco Theatre Commission met Monday, May 12th, at 7:00 PM in Champlin Hall.  Members present were David Gosch, Kari Waterbeck, Gayle Kelm,  and Julie Wilson.  Steve Lickteig, Ann Seebach, and Kelly Bartling were unable to attend.  Guests:  Wendy Lickteig, Cresco Theatre Manager, Joe Wacha, Cresco Community Theatre, and Stan Fosaaen, City Council.

The May agenda, April minutes, and financials were reviewed.  Julie Wilson made the motion to approve, seconded by Gayle Kelm, and unanimously approved by the Commission.

Wendy Lickteig presented the manager’s report.   Wendy reported that Steve Lickteig and Kelly Bartling would like to renew their terms on the Commission.  Help will be needed from Commission and Friends of the Theatre on May 21st when Howard-Winneshiek students attend the movie, and on June 7th when Joseph Hall performs.  The Theatre Commission has been asked to run the dunk tank for National Night Out on August 5th, with proceeds to go toward the Scene Shop Project.  Sunday matinee attendance has been good.  Spanish movies have been suspended until August.  Wendy presented a possible new salary schedule for Theatre employees.  Kari Waterbeck  made the motion to approve this new salary schedule effective July 1st, 2025, seconded by Gayle Kelm, and unanimously approved by the Commission.  See attached salary schedule.    New hires will be Cole and Ashton at $8/hour starting May 15th, 2025.

Theatre            
  Bouska Tami shift leader   $10.50 $10.00
  Burke Isaiah     $8.75 $8.25
  Groenwald Kevin shift leader   $9.75 $9.50
  Holten Haylee shift leader   $10.35 $9.85
  Hoppe Austin shift leader   $10.75 $10.10
  Hoppe Emmaly     $9.25 $8.75
  Knight Summer shift leader   $10.75 $10.35
  Konkel Abby     $9.75 $9.25
  Meinecke Jeff shift leader   $13.00 $12.50
  Panus Claire     $8.50 $8.25
  Vrba Lexus     $9.25 $8.75
  Yslas CJ     $8.75 $8.50
Inzillo Ashton $8.00
Lickteig Cole $8.00

 

Old Business:

  1. Friends of Theatre-Will  be contacted to assist on 5/21 and 6/7.
  2. Theatre Seats-Volunteers will be adjusting a few seats for a trial in the near future.
  3. Scene Shop-Cans will be placed in businesses for a fundraiser. Pledge cards will be mailed out with city bills.

New Business:

  1. Fundraising-Donors continue to be contacted.  Wendy will send out a list of current donations and pledges.  A calendar of events for fundraising will also be updated and sent out by Wendy.  A new ad will be prepared for the Scene Shop Project.  The donor wall/board was discussed.  This will be started soon and additional donations can be added as they come in.
  2. Next meeting date: June 9th, 2025, at 5:30 PM.  Motion to approve was made by Kari Waterbeck, seconded by Julie Wilson, and unanimously approved by the Commission.

Comments:

  1. Comments from Community Theatre- Joe Wacha shared that a fall show is in the planning stages.
  2. Comments from Chamber-None
  3. Comments from City Council-None
  4. Comments from the Audience-None

Motion to adjourn was made by Gayle Kelm, seconded by Kari Waterbeck and unanimously approved by the Commission.

Respectfully submitted,

Julie A. Wilson

2025 Theatre Commission Agendas, Minutes