HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCC 07/21/2015Mansfield Local Cultural Council
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
July 21, 2015
Meeting Minutes
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TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION
FOLLOW-UP
Call to order
Lisa Piscatelli
Will run the meeting
7:10 pm
Nicole Burch
Will take the minutes
Attendance
Lisa Piscatelli - Chair, Sally
Fehervari - Treasurer, Nicole Burch
- Secretary, Annette Shaw, Lori
Stanovitch, Todd Elliott, Jackie
Curtis
Absent: Lynn McDonnell
Agenda
Things we did well - grant process
Nicole Burch will take
Things we need to work on: Minutes
more formal Minutes.
Don't talk about topics outside of
Write down who is
our meetings.
responsible for what
Follow rules, things will run
smoother.
Review of
More formal
Minutes
minutes going
forward.
Finance Report
Report given by Sally Ferhervari,
Sally: Make sure we have
Treasurer.
accurate amount before
1. 4 Handouts with various
granting money.
balance sheets were given
out. A break down of who
has submitted for grants
and who didn't.
2. $3555.16 is our available
balance.
3. Just received $2700 town
monies.
4. Last year we were given the
wrong amount, hadn't given
money to 2014 recipients.
5. Will affect how much we
have to give this year.
6. Planning on a cushion.
7. All set for 2014 grantees.
8. $6255.16 in our account
right now. Not what we
have to spend.
Awardee
1. Intern does not live in
Map of Mansfield: Future
Program/Event
Mansfield so will not be
Project we can talk about
Feedback
working with us.
at another time.
2. Old Business: Business
Project: A cultural district,
list/map of Mansfield arts
and culture. Lexington
cultural council has a map,
treasure hunts. It is color
coded for businesses that
are profit and non-profit.
3. Mayan Art outside School
District Building.
Communication
Grant money awarded Press
Nicole: Send to Mansfield
Update
Release
News, Mansfield Patch,
1. Removed $ amount from
Sun Chronicle by 7/27/15
article. VOTED
unanimously.
Todd: Look up how to do
School District Backpack
2nd Press Release, recruiting
Lisa: send to all of the
above by 8/3/15
Annual Report
Nicole: Look back on
Go to town hall
records 11/19/14 to now.
and see if they
Identify date, who
have missing
attended, who did not.
dates.
Email to Lisa.
Sally: Funding Questions,
put into 2015
Member List: address, phone
Jackie, Lori, Nicole, and
number, when started. Basic
Sally: take Basic Training
training class. Lisa, Todd, and
Class
Annette have already taken this.
Lisa: email Basic Training
class
Roles & Responsibilities: see
Handout #9 & #10
1. Jackie to communicate with
Sally: Drop -box for all
Future goal:
Government Officials.
documents
not for now.
2. Lori, Grant Coordinator and
Follow-Up/Contact for
Individuals and
Organizations. Also
Membership
Recruiter/Conducts
Orientation/Greets
VOTED: 9/16/15 AND APPROVED
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch
Events.
Display at the library. Collage of
who we gave grant money to.
Members
Can have 5-22 members. We now
have ways to engage them.
Nicole: contact Hulafrog.
Grant recipient
Make sure she advertises
events are
our events.
posted on our
Facebook
page.
Local Guideline
See Handout #11
Review
Smaller window of eligibility. Next
Lisa will make
Done.
year 15 month fiscal cycle, year
amendment change. And
after 12 month fiscal cycle.
revise letters with new
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
change on them.
No changes needed to Local
Guidelines considerations.
Grant Cycle
See Handout #12
Nicole: Press release to
Annette will do
Timeline FY 2016
publicize grant program
this.
(by September)
Next Steps
Drop Box wish list to organize all
our documents
Next Meeting: September 16,
2015 7:30 pm
Lori: Grant contact and Membership
Recruiter
Next meeting will talk about the
applications.
Set calendar for the rest of the year
Deb Britt came to talk about a grant
for $50,000. Waiting for an account
summary. Will be on next meeting's
agenda.
VOTED: 9/16/15 AND APPROVED
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch