VILLAGE OF WESLEY CHAPEL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES  Sept. 26, 2023, at7 PM  Village Hall, 6490 Weddington Road, Wesley Chapel, NC 28104  1. Call to Order/ Determination of Quorum  Meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chairman Franchesca Mazariegos. It was held on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, due to scheduling conflicts by the group for the Present: Chair Franchesca Mazariegos; Vice Chair Chris McBride, and committee member Joel Down: Absent: Pauline Morris. Others Present: Council Liaison Deb  regular Monday night meeting.  Bledsoe and Village Councilman Mike Como.  2. Public Comments  Como said the county parks and rec group is using Peachjar, and that the committee may be able to utilize for park events. Everything has to be free, SO you can't list food He suggested we promote the Village's 2050 Comprehensive Plan by writing about it on the Facebook page. He also asked Chris McBride to come to the Parks and Rec  trucks because they charge, he said.  meetings and help them advertise their events. 3. Additions, Deletions and Adoption of Agenda  McBride motioned to approve the agenda and Chair Mazariegos seconded the motion.  Itv was unanimously approved.  4. Approval of Aug. 21, 2023, Meeting Minutes  McBride moved to approve, and Joel seconded the motion. They were unanimously  approved. 5. Old Business:  a. Recruitment strategy = status / next steps  Facebook - Council liaison Bledsoe said she will post a request for volunteers b. Flyers - Pauline Morris created new flyers that were placed in a stand at Village Hall. They were also passed out at the Movie Night 9/15/23 which had about 150 in The Village of Wesley Chapel holds all publici meetings in accessible rooms. Any individual with a disability that needs an interpreter or other auxiliary aids or services for this meeting should call (704) 839-0182 at least 481 hours  monthly on Facebook.  attendance. They will also be passed out at future events.  before the scheduled meeting.  As ac courtesy, please turn off any cell phones and pagers while meeting is inj progress.    Page two  9/26/2023 Communications Minutes  C.A Additional recruiting opportunities: Bledsoe reported that she spoke with Village Mayor Amanda Fuller about passing out flyers in the schools about future events or the need for volunteers. Fuller advised against it, saying that anything the schools passed out had to be approved by the Union County Public Schools. She felt the county would say no because the Village flyers would not be school related.  6. New Business  a. In light of Como's comments, the committee discussed how to promote the Village's 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Joel Down volunteered to look over the 2050 vision plan and come up with some snippets that highlight the plan. These b. The committee also discussed Como's suggestion to use Peachjar, which he said was free. Upon looking into this, Mazariegos noted there is a charge for the C. McBride discussed getting the student artwork framed. Bledsoe will look into the framing cost and report back next month. There is money in the budget for framing the first and dry mounting the other pieces of artwork.  would be posted on the Facebook page.  service.  7. Other Business: The next meeting of the Communications Committee will be at 7 p.m.  on Oct. 16, 2023. 8. Adjourn  McBride motioned to adjourn, Down seconded the motions. It was unanimously  approved at 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: bbledhge  Approved by Chairman: 4  Deb'E Bledsoe  The Village of Wesley Chapel holds all public meetings in accessible rooms. Any individual with a disability who needs ani interpreter or other auxiliary aids or services for this meeting should call (704)839-0182 at least 481 hours before the  scheduled: meeting.  Note: Please turn off any cellj phones, etc. during this meeting. Thank you for your cooperation.