HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCC 12/08/2016Mansfield Local Culture Council
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
December 8, 2016
Meeting Minutes
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Call to order 7:02 pm
Lisa Piscatelli
Attendance
Present: Nicole Burch,
Secretary
Lisa Piscatelli, Chair
Katharine Wroth
Brian Quinn
Annette Shaw, Publicist
Margo Lemieux
Sally Fehervari, Treasurer
Absent: Lynn McDonnell
Gail Gilman
Lori Stanovitch, Grant
Coordinator
Jackie Curtis, Public
Official Liaison
Guest: Sharon Friedman
Meeting Minutes
Will go over the Minutes
from the last meeting at
the next meeting.
Treasurer's Report
Report to the State is in
the system.
Use $200 for
discretionary funds:
Council administrative
funds. 5% of the
allocation can be used for
publicity, postage, etc.
To set a dollar amount we
need to write up what we
want. Council initiated
program.
Approval from the State,
we can evaluate it
ourselves. 15% to support
our own programs.
We have the community
input to help guide us. We
cannot use the money on
food.
Public Relations
Annual Report:
Annette can edit it:
Update
Do we want to share our
Sharon says to keep
survey results in the
the survey stuff
report? We will share later
bulleted to highlight
with infographic with
where the council is
town officials. This is all
going.
last year's info.
Lisa motioned to approve
Annette, Sally, and
the wording as is.
Lisa will work on
Brian 2nd it.
finishing the report.
Vote unanimous.
Grants #3710:
Lisa abstained.
Mansfield Home
Brian motioned to grant
Show/NESBA and
$500 to grant # 3710 and
#4536: Eastern States
$200 to grant #4536.
Exposition Field Trip
Annette 2nd it.
5 voted for. 1 against.
Grant #5957:
Annette motioned to grant
Sundown Town - A
$300.
New Play
2nd by Katharine.
Unanimous vote.
Grant #6011:
Motion to decline by
Attleboro
Katharine.
Community Theatre's
2nd by Brian.
60th Season
5 for, 2 against.
Grant #8051: NRT
Sally motioned to grant
Celebrates Local
$100.
Music at the 44th
2nd by Annette
Annual Harvest
5 for, 1 against, 1
Festival
abstention
Grant #6011:
Motion to reconsider
Attleboro
grant #6011 by Annette.
Community Theatre's
2nd by Sally.
60th Season
6 for, 1 against.
Annette motioned to grant
$100.
2nd by Sally.
6 for, 1 against.
Grant #5847: Lights
Sally motioned to grant
Up!
$500.
2nd by Katharine.
Unanimous vote.
Grant #8700: Live
Motion to grant $500 by
Folk Music
Nicole.
Experience at the
2nd by Sally.
Rose Garden
5 for, 2 abstentions.
Grant #4322: Annual
Funding wasn't clear. We
Christmas Parade
can pay for police detail,
it is not their own event.
Motion to deny by Sally
for an incomplete
application.
2nd by Annette.
5 for, 2 against.
Grant #4479:
Motion to deny grant
Wayfinding Signage
funding by Sally.
2nd by Margo.
6 for, 1 against.
Our project
The intention is to hold an
event in the Spring to
announce the grantees.
Interactive art.
Food.
Senator could come.
Save the date in the
acceptance letter.
5% state allocation = $270
Revisit grant #3710:
Mansfield Home
Show/NESBA
Revisit grant #4536:
Eastern States
Exposition Field Trip
Revisit grant #5139:
Qualters 8th Grade
STEAM Careers Day
Keynote Speak
for publicity.
Lisa motioned to hold
back 5% of the funds.
2nd by Brian.
Unanimous vote.
Total amount to grant =
$8030
Motion to revisit grant
#3710 by Brian.
2nd by Sally.
Unanimous vote.
Motion to change amount
granted to $1000 by
Brian.
2nd by Margo.
Unanimous vote.
1 abstention.
Motion to revisit grant
#4536 by Brian.
2nd by Katharine.
Unanimous vote.
1 abstention.
Motion to increase the
amount granted to $330
by Katharine.
2nd by Brian.
Unanimous vote.
1 abstention.
Motion to revisit grant
#5139 by Brian.
2nd by Sally.
Unanimous vote.
Motion to increase grant
amount to $1000 by
Katharine.
2nd by Sally.
Unanimous vote.
Revisit grant #5058:
Motion to revisit grant
"Olde Kids on the
#5058 by Brian.
Block" swing band
2nd by Sally.
Unanimous vote.
Motion to increase grant
amount to $500 by
Katharine.
2nd by Sally.
Unanimous vote.
Denial letters
Committee to process
Katharine and Sally
denial letters.
Brian motioned to set up a
committee for denial
letters.
2nd by Margo.
Unanimous vote.
Downtown
Brian is our liaison.
Committee
Dr. Mullen from Amherst
on how to revamp the
downtown. Also heard
about a Northeastern
study. The conclusion is to
focus on signage and
lighting first.
Schedule Next
We will set up a Survey
Meeting
Monkey to schedule the
next meeting.
Adjournment
Brian motioned to adjourn
the meeting at 9:15 pm.
Lisa 2nd.
Unanimous vote.
Brian motioned to approve the minutes on 1/12/17.
Katharine seconded the motion.
The vote was unanimous.
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Nicole L Burch