Minutes – Royal Oak Civic Foundation Board of Trustees Committee Meeting
April 9th, 3 p.m.
City Hall, Room 122, 203 S. Troy Street Royal Oak, MI 48067
Vice Chair Julie Lyons Bricker called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Trustees present: Jennifer Banovitz-Bastian, Julie Lyons Bricker, Howard Collens, Sharlan Douglas, Alexander Fike (arrived at 3:20 p.m.), David Guest, Darian Neubecker (3:45), John Peetz, Peter Provenzano. Trustees absent: Christopher Bower, Thomas McGannon. Trustees present constituted a quorum. Staff present: Jill Martin. Guests present: Eric Lofquist.
Public comment: There was no public comment
Motion to approve the agenda, modified by adding payment of $125,000 to the city of Royal Oak as an Erb Foundation grant payment. Motion by Douglas, seconded by Collens; approved unanimously.
Motion to amend the agenda postponing discussion of the strategic plan. Motion by Provenzano, seconded by Peetz; approved unanimously.
Peter Provenzano has submitted notice of his resignation from the board, effective May 1. Motion to recommend that the Member appoint Eric Lofquist to fill the balance of Provenzano’s term which ends at the annual meeting of the Member. Motion by Fike, seconded by Guest; approved unanimously.
Motion to amend article 5.2 of the bylaws to remove language regarding term limits and submit to the Member for approval. Motion by Provenzano, seconded by Darian. The motion was withdrawn.
Motion to establish Sponsorships as a category of giving, providing the grants committee with an annual budget of $5,000 to spend on community event sponsorships with discretion to the committee for recipients and amounts. Motion by Collens, seconded by Neubecker; approved unanimously.
Motion to request up to $10,000 for multiple Grants of up to $2,000 to be awarded in August, 2025. Motion by Collens, seconded by Fike; approved unanimously.
Motion to adjourn by Peetz, seconded by Provenzano; approved unanimously.
