2016-01-11 Cultural Council Minutes

Home Browse Search

O�y rq� °. Town of Reading Meeting Minutes RECEIVED TOWN CLERK ^" I;EADING. MASS. Board - committee - commission - Council: Cultural Council 1016 MAR IS P it 2S Date: 2016 -01 -11 Time: 7:00 PM Building: Pleasant Street Senior Center Location: Lounge Room Address: 49 Pleasant Street Purpose: Business Session: Attendees: Members - Present: Donna Schenkel, lane Soloway, Julie Barber, Nora Bucko, Mary Ann Kozlowski, Rosemary Lewis Members - Not Present: Nancy Ziemlak Others Present: Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Rosemary Lewis Topics of Discussion: The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm in the Arts and Crafts Room of the Pleasant Street Senior Center. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Treasurer's Report was presented. Everything has been paid out, except for the Reading Art Association grant In the amount of $500. Current balance is $785.04. The annual report was completed and submitted. The Treasurer's report was approved. Donna reported that the acceptance letters have been mailed. We received a Thank You note from the Antiquarian Society. Mary Ann will issue a press release for the local papers and the Town websites regarding the grants. A vote was taken to approve the purchase of 2 Plexiglas stands for poster displays at events we support. The stands cost about $13. The LCC Statewide Assembly is taking place Feb. 10, 2016. Norah has signed up to attend. Rose will try to go as well. The questionnaire for constituents will not be due until next year, as the requirement is every 3 years. There was discussion about the Reception for grantees in May. Donna will check room availability for the Senior Center's Community Room. We discussed including invitations to Town officials, including the Town Manager, Treasurer, Clerk, Finance Committee members, State legislators, members of Arts Reading and Matt Wilson of Creative Arts. Invitations will be done electronically, possibly through Evite. Donna will work on a preliminary design. Rose will compile a list of email addresses. In the past we have had a video about grant recipient projects and events looping in the background. There was discussion about trying to come up with an updated video. It was suggested that perhaps a high school student from the media arts department could undertake this project. It is not likely to have anything ready for this May, but it would be good for future events. Norah reported about the Arts Reading meeting she attended at which Matt Wilson talked about ways to increase our grant money, including Town matching of our State distribution. This was discussed briefly, along with other ideas about ways to raise funds. Page I 1