Laserfiche WebLink
rq <br /> Town of Reading KtGrlVEU <br /> = Meeting Minutes TO n WN CLERK P r. <br /> MA. <br /> 2021 JAN 19 PM 5: 41 <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br /> Cultural Council <br /> Date: 2020-12-28 Time: 7:00 PM <br /> Building: Location: <br /> Address: Session: Open Session <br /> Purpose: Version: <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Mary Ann Kozlowski, Nora Bucko, Brian Kimerer, Katherine Lopez Natale, <br /> Kern Perry, Jane Soloway <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> , Michael Duncan Smith, Megan Fidler-Carey, Bharti Joy Paris <br /> Others Present: <br /> Heather Gay, Quannapowitt Players <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Katherine Lopez Natale <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> This meeting was conducted via ZOOM due to the Corona Virus Pandemic restrictiions. <br /> Meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. Minutes of the November meeting were approved. <br /> The treasurer updated the balance in the RCC accounts. $8210.96 remains encumbered for <br /> grant projects yet to be completed or submitted for payment and includes interest. The <br /> balance in the Reading town grant for FY2021 is $7816.33. Earliest requested <br /> reimbursements will be taken from the town account. The state funds for 2021 are reported <br /> to arrive in the next week or two. In the meantime, the treasurer is completing the annual <br /> report and will work with Ann Kozlowski to obtain the list of last year's meeting dates which <br /> are needed for the report. <br /> Town Hall, Brian Kimmerer, and Nora Bucko have all played a role in informing residents of <br /> the change in application dates through notices via the town website, email, and public <br /> postings. Mary Ann recognized the effectiveness of their efforts in light of the increase in <br /> applications since December 1a'. <br /> Heather Gay from Quannapowitt Players attended the meeting as a visitor and was asked to <br /> speak. QP ran a summer theater experience from July through the beginning of June. It <br /> took place in the parking lot and was observant of the COVID restrictions. Over 950 people <br /> attended, many from Reading, but others from nearby communities, including many new <br /> faces. Attendees were asked to "pay as you can", QP has submitted a grant request to <br /> cover the cost of licenses for which they were charged at the regular rates despite the <br /> pandemic. <br /> Looking ahead to the next meeting, one member asked if the Arts Reading small request to <br /> pay for a fiscal agent was an appropriate application for a cultural grant. Mary Ann said that <br /> she would pose the question directly to the Massachusetts Cultural Council. <br /> Page 1 1 <br />