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Minutes Five Flags 1 13 03Five Flags Commission Meeting January 13, 2003 PRESENT: Rod Bakke, Mike Brannon, Cindy Fuller, Mark Nauman ABSENT: Gary Dolphin STAFF PRESENT: Gall McMahon, Gil Spence, Paula Wolfe The Commission meeting convened at 8:32 a.m. in the Majestic Room at Five Flags Center. Chairperson Mark Nauman presided. Rod Bakke _moved to approve the December 16, 2002 Five Flags Commission Minutes, seconded by Mike Brannon. Minutes were approved by all. Manager Wolfe reported that the month of December featured multiple events including 4 shows of the Nutcracker, 2 days of craft shows, 3 Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Holiday Pops Concerts, and one Dubuque Dance Studio performance. For the first time, the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra held a Holiday Pops Concerts on Friday, which proved very successful. The Dubuque Dance Studio was sold out, and Five Flags will recommend that two shows be done next year if they choose to do a holiday show. Public skating sessions were very well attended, with 18 public, 3 adult, and 2 family skating sessions offered. Digital cable, non-commercial music is now being used in the arena during skating. January will be filled with theater performances. Hempstead High School has moved into the theater for their production of Les Miserables January 16 - 19. January 18 will feature the inaugural Wendy's Women's Basketball Classic. A mailer of 850 postcards offering a $2.00 discount for the January 30 production of Dancetime was sent to a very targeted. Ticket and gift certificate sales were very good for the holiday season, helping to jump start ticket sales for upcoming events. December financials were reviewed. Nutcracker was a very good show for Five Flags. It is estimated that the profit for it will be approximately $18,000. Manager Wolfe will send a final Nutcracker report to commission members. Concession revenue is up from last year, and it was discussed whether there was a way to track how much of the increase in revenue was due to increased prices. Cindy Fuller inquired about the possibility of having a change machine installed so children can get change for the vending machine cart, since the concession stands do not give out change. Manager Wolfe reported that she had previously discussed the concession stand policy on giving out change with concessions manager John Snider. He said that the policy was in place because children were requesting change when the stands were very busy, and that priority was given to customers making purchases. It was suggested that Manager Wolfe look into the cost of purchasing a change machine. She reported that Five Flags receives a very small percentage of revenue from the vending machine cart, therefore it may be more feasible for the owners of the vending machines provide a change machine. She will also discuss with John Snider having 'oncession stands start to give out change. Five Flags Commission Meeting January 13, 2003 Page 2 Old Business. Mark Nauman thanked Five Flags for the towel hooks that were hung in the locker rooms. New Business. Commission members were given a draft of the Five Flags Center User Policies and Procedures. Gil Spence asked the commission to review it for discussion at a future meeting. There being no further business, Mike Brannon moved to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by Rod Bakke and approved by all. The meeting adjourned at 8:47 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Mark Nauman Chairperson *Following the regular meeting of the Five Flags Commission Meeting, a Five Flags Vision Session was held. Minutes from the meeting will be submitted by Jim Healy of KSF Associates.