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Home My WebLink AboutMCC 09/26/2019Mansfield Local Cultural Council 6 Park Row Mansfield, MA 02048 September 26, 2019 RECEDED TOWN CLERKS OFFICE Z0Iq QV -1 A ID- 24 MAP SFIELD qA r HI NFTT TOPIC DISCUSSION ACTION Call to order: 7:00 pm Christopher George Attendance Present: Christopher George, Chair Lisa Piscatelli Katharine Wroth Marc Clamage Gail Gilman Annette Shaw, publicist Jean Mallon Kaitlyn MacLeod, secretary Sally Fehervari Jackie Curtis Ronald Greene Sharon Friedman Eileen Cusack, downtown committee Absent: Nicole Burch Mary Montione Minutes March 3, 2019 minutes were approved, Motion Approved made by Marc, seconded by Gail. 1 abstained. April 16, 2019 minutes were approved, Motion Approved Marc moved to approve, seconded by Gail. 1 abstained. Motion Approved August 28, 2019 Gail moved to approve, Jackie seconded,3 abstained. Treasurer's Report Sally noted that it's not that uncommon that there are unreimbursed funds. We have $13,000 to grant out and $320 for administrative expense account. Sharon moves to accept the Treasurer's Report, Katharine seconded. Unanimous vote. We are in search of a new treasurer for the next year, as Sally's term will be up next year. Motion Approved Downtown Committee N/A Fall Festival at Fulton The Festival is next weekend and it will be a great event. Parking will be at the Jordan Jackson school and there will be busses bringing people to the event. There will be a parking map. Katharine and Gail are looking for volunteers and have shifts for people to set up. Volunteers will help with vendor set-up and registration, as well as other tasks. Abolition Day has been cancelled for that weekend. There will be children's activities, bands, llamas, beer garden, fire jugglers, public art, lantern launch, drummers, Copeland house tours, antique cars, food court, vendors, and craft fair. Friday Hours: 6:30-8:30 Saturday Hours: 12-5 Information Table: There is one table representing the Cultural Council, Downtown Committee, and Historical Commission. Chris suggested we bring a canvas or two for our table at the Festival. Jean volunteered to volunteer partly on Saturday. Lisa suggested that we complete our yearly survey at the table with a question and Chris will make it up. Grant Project - In the last month, Marc and Chris made a Mansfield Cultural calendar and a publication. Publication Marc has made a calendar. The calendar will not be able to be printed by the Fall Festival. Staples sell calendars at $15 per, VistaPrint has a discount based on number ordered. We will have a mock-up and possible order form for calendars at the Fall Festival. Jackie proposed that we should use the grant money solely on the calendar for this 2019 Grant. Jackie suggested that we should distribute the calendars freely as a promotional tool, and submit another Grant this cycle for further publications. There was a discussion on calendars instead being distrubed for a suggested donation. Sally will speak to the state about promotional materials and the ability to use a new fund for collected moneys, if we gain donations from a calendar sale. Jackie moved that the 2019 Grant moneys be used for calendars and that we ask for a Motion Approved. suggested donation for distribution, Lisa seconded, 3 abstentions. Sally suggested that we have a table for calendar donations at the winter Craft Fair. We are going to add a paragraph in the calendar as a promotional tool for the cultural council. Chris has made a publication as well. It was proposed that the next grant will cover the publication and the walking tour. The publication will integrate persons in town, such as the Mansfield Moon, Keep Mansfield Beautiful. There are sections on the impact on volunteering, DPW projects, WPA Monuments, Black History Section from Beth Danesco, Churches, Quotes from Residents for a Facebook Feeler that Chris will organize, Historical Society pictures, Memorial affairs, etc. Each section will have a splash page that contains local artists' works. This will create some weight for the cultural district. Our 2020 Grant will be a proposal on the publication project. Town of Mansfield N/A Update Grant Cycle Timeline October 15th is the Grant Deadline. November 1st is when the council gets the Panel Packets. Strategic Development N/A Committee Report Cultural District Update See Fall Festival section General Discussion Sharon gave Chris the contact information for Yarrow Throne at The Avenue Concept. He is a Providence -based public artist. Chris will see if he'd be willing to get involved in our council/downtown committee meeting and learn about opportunities to incorporate public art. Schedule Next MLCC Next meetings are scheduled for: Meeting November 6, 2019; November 21, 2019; December 4, 2019; and December 10, 2019 as a backup. Adjournment 8:11 pm Annette moved to adjourn the meeting. Marc 2nd the motion. Unanimous vote. Amended and approved Motion by , 2nd by , vote unanimous on Respectfully submitted, Kaitlyn M. MacLeod