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READING CULTURAL COUNCIL, <br />t <br />R7-CE <br />OCTOBER 23, 2007 MEETING i, <br />,L G, <br />CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order at 7. 5 Pl . _ to. Lt <br />Members in attendance were Liz Whitelam, Anne Hooker; ar- h Storti, Kathy Kelly, <br />Lorraine Horne, Patrick Holland, and Vicky Schubert. <br />MINUTES - The minutes of the September 4 meeting were reviewed and approved. <br />TREASURER'S REPORT - AH reported that three reimbursements remain outstanding <br />from the previous grant cycle: The Ruby Bridges project, the RSO, and the Cultural <br />Connection website. KK will follow up with Michelle Chiappini and Gene Nigro on the <br />Bridges project and the RSO respectively; LW will follow up with Jennifer Hart of <br />Creative Arts on the Cultural Connection website. AH commented that it would be <br />preferable to complete these reimbursements prior to December 31 in the interest of <br />bookkeeping clarity. <br />CHAIR'S REPORT: <br />LW reported that Jackie Steele has resigned her position on the Council. It was agreed <br />that we would defer the discussion of a replacement for the vice chairperson's position to <br />a future meeting. LW has posted RCC meetings through January. <br />Town Day resulted in at least one potential new Council member. Alice Armstrong has <br />expressed an interest in joining the Council although she will not be able to participate <br />fully until February. A second prospective volunteer asked that we keep her on our "list" <br />but was not ready to commit to participation. <br />LW distributed the grant applications that had been submitted with the exception of those <br />not meeting the baseline submission requirements. A brief review of current local <br />guidelines followed, including the informal policy of not funding more than 3 <br />consecutive requests from a single applicant. LW reported that she had conversation with <br />Jennifer Hart of Creative Arts about the efforts being made to develop the Cultural <br />Connection website. Further conversation with this recipient is warranted before any <br />additional funding is granted to the project. <br />MISCELLANEOUS - KS observed that the meeting scheduled for November 14 might <br />conflict with a scheduled Town Meeting. It was provisionally agreed to move the meeting <br />to the 15th, pending confirmation of the conflict. LW agreed to contact Council members <br />with a revised date and a projected grantee interview schedule. AH inquired as to whether <br />a minimum number of meetings were required of local Councils. LW agreed to research <br />the question. <br />ADJOURNED - 7:55 PM. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Vicky Schubert <br />'E <br />