Peoria Park District Observer Report

The meeting was held both in person and through streaming Zoom on the Peoria Park
District Facebook page. President Johnson conducted the meeting via Zoom and called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 
Director Rebecca Shulman from The Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum spoke about
the fact that the Museum has had to deal with a 15-month closure due to COVID and
laid out a strategic plan going forward. Priority items included the following:

• Identify and implement strategies for helping children become explorers and creators beyond the museum building
• Actively engage new participants through marketing partnerships and programming
• Clarify and leverage the role of the PlayHouse within the park district

 All agenda items were approved.
Trustee Jackie Petty was appointed Vice President of the Board 2022.
Director Cahill reiterated the policy of the park district agenda being posted online on
the Friday before the Wednesday meeting. This is more time than the legally required
48 hours before a scheduled meeting. There was some discussion whether or not the
notice could be expanded to 10 to 14 days because of future discussion of the possible
amphitheater construction project in Donovan Park. No action was taken.
The meeting adjourned at 7:35 with the board going into executive session.
 MA, Observer