October 2022 Board Meeting:

EDHC BOARD MEETING 2022, SEPT 29TH 

Gisele Littrell: President called meeting to order at 6:25pm

Stephani Klassen: VP seconded

Dominic Antonio: Voted into Treasurer via SK & GL


  1. Financials: 

    • EDHC CHECKING: $7390.17

      1. Monthly/Yearly expenses:

        1. Erie Insurance: 25/mo

        2. Quickbooks: 26.50/mo

        3. Square Space Website: 228.96/year

          1. Square space domain name:  21.20/year

        4. Visit Erie: 300/yearly

        5. Accountant’s Fee: 350/yearly taxes

      2. Fees taken out: 

        1. 394.30 IHC tax fine

        2. 820.60 IHC tax fine

    • FLEA CHECKING: $3228.20

      1. Donations May-August; September flea was canceled due to rain

        1. 862.00, 560.00, 462.00, 2000.00, 517

      2. Expenses Paid:

        1. Street closures: $1250

        2. Porto-Johns: $635

    • SAVINGS/GRANT/SCHOLARSHIPS: $0-

      1. $1500 motioned to move from checking to scholarship fund on 10.3.22

  2. Gisele Littrell will be attending the non-profit coordinator event . Won free tickets for two day event, 10.24-10.25.22

  3. FLEA REGISTRATION 2023 SEASON: non-refundable, no credit, no rescheduling for canceling or unattended

    • Early-early October 16th-26th: $50/flea; only given options to past attendees

    • Early Bird: March 2023 $75/flea; $325 for purchase of bundle of all 5

    • After March 2023: $125/flea; no discount for bundling

  4. BUDGET 2023:

    • $750: PORTO-JOHNS

    • $1250: ROAD CLOSING

    • $1000-$1500: SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING, ERIE READER ONLINE, WSCE

    • $250-500: BANNERS, SIGNAGE WITH SPONSORS 








  1. LIGHTING PROJECT UPDATED:

    • Dominic Antonio Project Coordinator

    • Lights are in!  

    • William Regal: General Electrician

    • Scope of work will begin in October: he will go to all businesses to assess and start installation of lights

    • 9 Businesses have Signed Up:

      1. Europa

      2. Tipsy Bean Cafe

      3. Dapper Don’s

      4. Hoffman United

        1. 2 vacant business spaces as well

      5. Erie Rippers

      6. Give A Crepe La CrepErie

      7. Learning Ladder

    • Grasshoppers, Chicory Hill, Vacant Pointe Foure and Gyspy Jewelry, Federal Hill Smokehouse, Ink Assassins, LeadHead Screenprinting  have not signed up yet

  2. MURAL UPDATE:

    • Week of October 1st to be completed by October 31st.

    • Hoffman United Building started on October 1st at 9 am

  3. UPDATES:

    • Accepted into the ECGRA Censustrack 19 Neighborhood Revitalization grant funding

      1. Six year plan: more updates in January ‘23

  4. VOLUNTEERS:

    • Summer student internships for social media/marketing: 5-10 hours per week

      1. Looking into SSJN for funding via grants


Meeting adjourned at 7:52pm. GL motioned, SK seconded.