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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCC 04/16/2019Mansfield Local Cultural Council 6 Park Row Mansfield, MA 02048 April 16, 2019 RECEIVED E O`WH CLERICS OFFICE 26I9 SEP 21 A 9. 10 MAP SFIELD ,. ' T S TOPIC DISCUSSION ACTION Call to order: 7:04 pm Christopher George Attendance Present: Christopher George, Chair Nicole Burch Lisa Piscatelli Sally Fehervari, treasurer Annette Shaw, publicist Ronald Greene Sharon Friedman Sally Fehervari Eileen Cusack Katharine Wroth Jean Mallon Marc Clamage, downtown committee Gail Gilman Jackie Curtis Absent: Mary Montione Kaitlyn MacLeod, secretary Minutes 3/5/19 Motion to approve minutes Sharon, Seconded Eileen. Unanimous vote. Treasurer's Report Sally noted that there is an additional $1,000 in the Town Budget for our use in the future. Sally reiterated that receipts for grants must be submitted within the calendar year. For FY2019 need to keep in mind the timing of the event, as it needs to take place within 2019 for reimbursement. Sally proposed to approve Beth Danesco's All Stories Theater to reimburse the FY2018 grant; Marc moved to approve, Jean seconded. Unanimous. Mass Cultural Council Chris is researching available resources on Update the Mass Cultural Council website. There are 329 cultural councils in Massachusetts and over $ 4 million dollars in grants this year, showing that the cultural councils are making a huge difference. Grant Project - Our grant is named: Mansfield Cultural Mansfield Cultural Publication Publication Marc is going to lead the Grant project as Marc will be he has experience in production and contacting Historical photography. Commission and Marc is getting started on our production other contacts and will be contacting the Historical Society and Nicole's contacts in order to see what photos have been scanned already. Katharine noted that the Parks and Rec department has had a photo contest the last few years and we should reach out to them for archives of photos. Chris suggested that when talking to Historical Society noting that it is separate from their project on social media. Chris noted that we may want to model some comparison shots such as is done on the Historical Society facebook page. Chris noted that anyone who has contacts should reach out to them about our project and we are specifically looking for science. Lisa noted that the project should emphasize architecture, such as the various churches in town. Sharon agreed and noted that we should also focus on historic buildings, such as the Chocolate Factory. It was noted that publications are very malleable and the council will have discretion in our production. Sally reminded the council that the grant will need to submit receipts for the project during this calendar year. Town of Mansfield N/A Update Downtown Advisory Marc noted there was a proposal for Committee Report downtown stores to set up tables in front of stores with backgammon sets to encourage people to visit downtown. Marc can circulate powerpoint of that proposal if there's interest. Arts Festival Discussion Katharine was invited to a Downtown Event meeting concerning the revival of the Arts Festival. There was discussion on how to expand this festival. The festival is likely to be in late September/early October and discussion of Downtown Committee to support this. The Town Manager is in support of this festival. The Festival may be moved to Rumford Ave. and Fulton's Pond. Moving the location will allow the festival to be larger and allow us to collaborate with the Historical Commission. There is a site visit meeting on April 25th Katharine will report at 10 am. back on April 25th meeting. Sharon noted that this could become similar to an arts stroll. She also suggested liaising with GATRA for mobility accessibility if the festival ends up having multiple locations. Strategic Development N/A Committee Report Cultural District Update Katharine noted that the above conversation around the Arts Festival is the update for Cultural District. Katharine and Gail have made initial contact with the new State Representative, Louis Kafka. Planning for Grantee Grantee Reception: May 2nd 630-8 pm Eileen will talk to Reception church about setting Chris created a program, which is attached up at 530. to the minutes. Mr. Dumas cannot attend, so a quotation will be added to the program Katharine at welcome from him. table Chris proposed the addition of a sponsor placard. Setup: Jean, Eileen, Chris, Sally Eileen read through the program: Chris will do the opening remarks and the Clean up: Kaitlyn, grantee introductions. Chris, Sharon Katharine and Gail were asked to speak on updates on the Cultural District during the Reception, if they are available. Marc will speak on our Mansfield Grant Project. Senator Paul Feeney and Representative Lou Kafka will provide citations to our grantee recipients. Representative Elizabeth Poirier and Representative Jay Barrows will also be Chris will send listed on the citations provided by invitations to elected Representative Kaf &s office. officials. Eileen has talked to Matt Maguire about students performing, but nothing has been confirmed. Annette noted that she has last year's name tags and will hand them out again this year. Annette reported that the Press Release has not been released yet in the Mansfield News. Lisa suggested reaching out to the Patch for an online press release. Social Media Plan Chris proposed a Social Media Plan. This Discussion will include some point person posting every couple of days. We should consider creating a subcommittee for social media to execute this plan. We should utilize our Facebook page to promote ourselves, events, and the cultural district. Currently, the Facebook page has reached 3,000 page views. The council should also consider adding a twitter page. Eileen noted that we should emulate the Historical Commission page and utilize twitter. Jackie suggested that we should emulate the Foxboro Cultural Council page that posts a lot. General Discussion Chris noted that members should stop replying all in emails and instead use the BCC function. Sharon noted that the Town Master Plan public meetings are coming up. It is important to keep up with that process and attend meetings. Chris is looking to recruit some more technical or science oriented members. Fire Station Letter The Historical Commission, Historical Society, and Natural Resources Trust have signed on to letter to preserve the Fire Station. Katharine would like to continue to reach out to other organizations. Katharine noted that the Fire Station will become a town priority after Town Meeting. Katharine will try to get on the agenda for Katharine will the Select Board meeting, but if not contact Select Board possible, will try to get the letter read as to get on Agenda. correspondence. Members should attend to The Fire Station letter show support for the proposal. is on the Select Board agenda on May 1 at 6:30 pm. Schedule Next MLCC Next Meeting Scheduled May 23rd at 7 pm Meeting Adjournment 8:40 pm Sally moved to adjourn the meeting. Eileen 2nd the motion. Unanimous vote. pAte