Approved Minutes Board of Trustees meeting
February 13, 2026 3 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 3:11 p.m. Trustees present: Jennifer Banovetz-Bastian, Julie Lyons Bricker (joined at 4:11 p.m.), Alexander Fike, David Guest, Amanda Herzog, Eric Lofquist, Darian Neubecker (joined at 3:30 p.m.), John Peetz. Trustees absent: Howard Collens, David Guest. Trustees present (min. 6) constituted a quorum. Staff present: Jill Martin. Guests present: None.
2. There was no public comment.
3. Motioned by Eric Lofquist; seconded by Alex Fike. Unanimous approval.
4. Consent Agenda: item 4.a. only; move item B to be item 5 and renumber subsequent items. Motioned by Eric Lofquist; seconded by John Peetz. Unanimous approval.
5. Approve Payments: added payment to Detroit Marketing. Motion by Jenn Banovetz-Bastian; seconded by Eric Lofquist. Unanimous approval.
6. Motion to 1) create of non-standing, ad-hoc committees through 2027: Marketing, Fundraising; 2) approve each Trustee to committee service, and 3) select Chair of Governance to Alex Fike; motion by John Peetz; seconded by Jenn Banovetz-Bastian. Unanimous approval.
7. Executive committee report received.
8. Fundraising committee report received. Motion to change $5,000 sponsor tickets to 10 admission VIP tickets; $2,500 to 6 VIP tickets, $1,000 to 4 VIP tickets, with each individual ticket receiving 2 drink tickets by Julia Lyons Bricker; Seconded by Darian Neubecker.
9. Marketing committee report received. Note Chamber mixer on March 13.
10. Grants committee report received.
11. Finance committee report received.
12. Governance committee report received.
13. Annual calendar was reviewed.
14. Next meeting agenda proposed.
Meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m. motion by Alex Fike; seconded by Eric Lofquist.
