HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCC 10/25/2017Mansfield Local Cultural Council
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
October 25, 2017
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TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION
FOLLOW-UP
Call to order: 6:59
Lisa Piscatelli
pm
Attendance
Present:
Nicole Burch, Secretary
Lisa Piscatelli, Chair
Jean Mallon
Jackie Curtis, Public Official
Liaison
Katharine Wroth, Co -Chair
Cultural District Committee
Kaitlyn Macleod
Brian Quinn, Downtown
Committee Representative
Gail Gilman, Co -Chair Cultural
District Committee
Annette Shaw, Publicist
Lori Stanovitch, Grant
Coordinator
Guests:
Frank DelVecchio, Board of
Selectman
Absent:
Sally Fehervari, Treasurer
Margo Lemieux
Cultural District
Planning Board fully supports our
Status and Next
efforts
Steps (Gail and
Becoming a Cultural District is an
Katharine)
Economic Development Tool:
promotes growth, reuse of
buildings, tourist draw, a good
next step is to meet with Sean
Burke, the Town Planner to talk
about mapping and connecting.
Massachusetts
Grants from the state.
Cultural Council
Two Mansfield groups received
Updates
the Yellow School Bus Festival
Grant
Downtown
There is new landscaping behind
Committee
Jimmy's Pub. Next is lighting the
Update (Brian) &
parking lots better. Talking about
Town Business
a Downtown Arts/Music Festival.
There will be banners to direct
people downtown.
Next Downtown Committee
meeting is December 5, 2017.
Our Council has 12 members
now.
Treasurer's
We are fine. We had a deposit that
Report
was overlooked. The Accounting
office signed off on our account.
From now on we will submit
quarterly Treasurer's Report.
Do we want to request money for
funds for our Council? The
process is a letter to the town
manager by December 1, 2017.
Talk more next meeting.
We have $8013 for FY2018 to
grant. 5% for us is $250.
Next meeting we will vote to
accept the Treasurer's Report.
Meeting Minutes
Katharine motioned to approve
amended minutes.
Gail seconded.
Vote was unanimous.
Town Business
Our Facebook page has been
(Lisa)
updated with our name, state logo,
and town logo.
Had an email from Neil Rhein,
Brian made a motion to approve the minutes on 11/16/17.
Sally seconded.
Unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch
running for Selectman, that he
supports the concept of Cultural
District for downtown.
Grant Review
Grants last year requested $23,841
and there were 40 of them. This
year 43 requests totalling $22,530.
$8013 total to grant this year.
Discussion on how we want to
look at grants, who we may want
to grant money to, what we think
is important.
Adjournment
Katharine motioned to adjourn the
meeting.
Brian seconded the motion.
Unanimous vote.
Adjourned at 8:54 pm.
Brian made a motion to approve the minutes on 11/16/17.
Sally seconded.
Unanimous vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch