HomeMy WebLinkAboutMLCC 02/11/2021Mansfield Local Cultural Council
ICE 6Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
a 02 February 11, 2021
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call to order: 6:00 p.m.
Eileen Cusack, Chair
Eileen read a prepared
statement to advise the public
about conducting Open
Meetings during the State of
Emergency. This information
was posted along with the
agenda on the Town's
website.
Attendance
Present: Via Roll Call:
Eileen Cusack, Chair
Melanie O'Malley, Co -Chair
Jean Mallon, Secretary
Marc Clamage, Treasurer
Semirah Dolan
Sharon Friedman
Gail Gilman
Kelly Ann Kelly
Absent:
Diana Bren
Abraham Mercy
Linda Ramirez
Vivian Webster
Secretary's Report —Minutes
February 8, 2021, minutes
Unanimously approved via
were approved. Motion made
Roll Call vote
by Marc; seconded by Gail.
Treasurer's Report
Marc reported that he has
reached out again to the
2020 Grant Recipients to
determine if they want to
apply for mitigation funds or if
they plan to hold their
event/activity.
Administrative Expenses
Motion made by Sharon;
Unanimously approved via
Vote
seconded by Marc to hold
Roll Call vote
back 5 percent of the state
$9,100 state allocation, which
is $455 for administrative
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back 15 percent of the $9,100
state allocation, which is
$1,365 for a Local Cultural
Council Project.
Local Cultural Council Project
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General dipossibleus
Ideas
about cal
Cultural Council Project. The
project needs to be in
partnership with a community
group or organization and
have public benefit.
In order to support our
Cultural District application, it
would be advisable to
develop a project that would
strengthen the identified
Cultural District which would
include the Downtown area,
Fulton's Pond, and the
entrance to the bike path at
the pocket park. This is
important because Mansfield
lost two important features of
the Cultural District
application with the closing of
the National Black Doll
Museum and the MMAS
Black Box Theater.
The group briefly discussed a
poetry walk that would
incorporate work from diverse
authors, a donation to
Mansfield Cable to support
virtual programming, and a
movable sculpture project
possibly along the bike path.
Additional ideas and
discussion will take place at
the March 8 meeting.
Discussion
A question arose about ways
in which the school system
celebrates Black History
Month. Jean and Semirah
volunteered to follow up on
this question.
Reporting Responsibilities
Eileen completed the Town
Annual Report which outlines
the 2020 activities of the
Cultural Council.
Eileen will prepare grantee
award letters and other
necessary reports for the
Mass Cultural Council (MCC).
Marc will complete the
financial sections.
Jean will complete the listing
of council members present
at the grant allocation
meeting.
Publicicity
Kelly agreed to serve as our
Publicist and will complete
the required Press Release
listing grantee recipients.
Next Meeting
Monday, March 8, 2021, at
7:30 p.m.
Adjournment at 6:35 p.m.
Motion made by Marc;
Unanimously approved via
seconded by Sharon to
Roll Call vote.
adjourn.
Minutes approved at the March 8, 2021, meeting.
Respectfully submitted, Jean Mallon, Secretary