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August 12, 2026 Meeting Minutes

Approved Minutes Board of Trustees meeting

August 12, 2026 4 p.m.
City Hall Conference Room 122
203 S. Troy Street Royal Oak, Michigan 48067

  1. Chair Sharlan Douglas called the meeting to order at: 4:10 p.m.

Trustees present:, Julie Lyons Bricker (Left meeting at 4:43 pm and returned at 4:45 pm), Howard Collens, Sharlan Douglas, David Guest, Dane Lepola, Eric Lofquist, Darian Neubecker (Arrived at 4:30 p.m., left meeting at 5:15 pm and returned at 5:17 pm), John Peetz. Jennifer Banovetz-Bastian appeared by phone – not voting. Trustees absent: Alexander Fike Staff present: Jill Martin. Trustees present constituted a quorum.

  • No Public Comment
  • Motion: Approval of the agenda as amended Motion: Dane Lepola, Second: Eric Lofquist. Vote: Approved Unanimous
  • Motion: Approval of the Minutes of August meeting Motion: Julie Lyons Bricker, Second: Dane Lepola; Vote: Approved Unanimous
  • Motion: Approve payables. Motion: Howard Collens, Second: Dave Guest; Vote: Approved Unanimous
  • Motion: Give $1000 in kind sponsors to Rocket Printing for Arts Beats and Eats on Fifth for $1000 of their services Motion: Julie Lyons Bricker, Second: Dane Lepola;Vote: Approved Unanimous
  • Motion: Motion to Adjourn Motion: Julie Lyons Bricker, Second: John Peetz. Vote: Approved Unanimous

Meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Howard Collens