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TOPIC
Call to order: 7:01
pm
DISCUSSION
Lisa Piscatelli
Present:
ACTION
FOLLOW-
UP
Attendance
Nicole Burch, Secretary
Gail Gilman, Cultural District
Co -Chair
Lisa Piscatelli, Chair
Kaitlyn MacLeod
Brian Quinn, Downtown
Committee Representative
Jackie Curtis, Public Official
Liaison
Sally Fehervari, Treasurer
Katharine Wroth, Cultural
District Co -Chair
Lori Stanovitch, Grant
Coordinator
Annette Shaw, Publicist
Absent:
Margo Lemieux
Meeting Minutes
When submitting the minutes
from the Grantee Reception also
attach a program, the agenda,
and the emailed RSVP's.
Gail motioned to accept the
minutes from the Grantee
Reception on 4/25/17.
We discussed 5% State
allocation for a venue fee as a
Thank You to Deb Britt.
Brian motioned to donate $100.
Katharine seconded.
9 for, I abstention
6/14/17 minutes:
Discussion about what to record
when a council member is
reporting on a Committee they
are on. Not necessary to
document another Committee's
decisions/discussions.
Brian motioned to approve and
amend the minutes.
Sally seconded the motion.
Unanimous vote.
Press release
Article promoting new grant
cycle and discussion about the
reception.
Senator Timilty is no longer our
senator. We had a discussion
about whether to use his quote
or not.
Sally motioned to accept the
amended press release.
Gail seconded.
Unanimous vote.
Treasurer's Report
Time to meet with Eleanor in
Accounting with Lisa.
We overestimated what was
available. It looks like we are
$1700 off. Lisa and Sally will
figure it out before meeting with
the Town Treasurer.
Funding Priority
Program eligibility was 18
Lisa will amend the
Approval/Planning
months July 1, 2015- December
funding guidelines
for New Grant
31, 2016. We want to change it
and send into the
Cycle
to 12 months January 2018 -
state.
December 2018.
We read through program
eligibility of Wrentham,
Attleboro, North Attleboro,
Plainville, Norton, Easton, and
Sharon.
Read through MLCC program
guidelines. Edited our own
guidelines.
Katharine motioned to approve
our funding guidelines.
Annette seconded the motion.
The vote was unanimous.
Online application webinar:
Wed, August 30,2017,12:00
pm.
There was an email about
program changes: new
guidelines, program changes,
council programs - 15%
allocation. We can vote this in or
it may be something we want to
work towards.
We can pay salaries now, so
don't exclude from
consideration.
Discussion on how to promote
the new Grant cycle:
Press release
Social media
Share applications at projects we
attend.
Amend our flyer and pass it
around
Town website
Cable tv
Lori email previous applicants Katharine will send
Lori all the email
addresses.
Next Meetings October 25, 2017 7:00 pm - 9:00
Katharine motioned to approve amended minutes.
Gail seconded.
Vote was unanimous. 10/25/17
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch
PM
November 16, 2017 7:00 - 9:00
pm
December 6, 2017 7:00 - 9:00
pm
Downtown
We will discuss this at our next
Committee Update
meeting.
Cultural District
Katharine and Gail continue to
Status
research.
They met with the Easton
Cultural District's Committee
and received advice, copies of
materials they used, how to
navigate helpful allies, and that
it was a 3 plus years journey to
become a district
Stage Two: go to a Planning
Board meeting on September 13,
2017
Discussed ways to build
resources and relationships on
our journey to become a
Cultural District.
Adjournment v
Sally motioned to end the
meeting at 8:55 pm.
Gail seconded the motion.
Unanimous vote.
Katharine motioned to approve amended minutes.
Gail seconded.
Vote was unanimous. 10/25/17
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch