2000-11-14 Cultural Council Minutes

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t& L-.V ED READING, MASS. 2001 APR - Q A 8: 2 q RCC Reading Cultural Council Town_ Manager's Office - Reading Town Hall - Readiniz. MA 01867 Reading Cultural Council Meeting Minutes November 14, 2000 7:30pm at the Reading Public Library. Members in attendance: Roberta McRae, Judy Junker, Ann Rotondo, Joyce Holt, Allison DaSilva, Anna Dixon, Debra D'Arcy. Reading Cultural Council Votes on Grants .(The interviews of grant applicants were 11/8/00) Roberta McRae abstained from voting on the Birchmeadow School Grants because she has children at that school. Allison Da Silva did not fill out the interest exemption portion of the disclosure form from the Library Grants and fill out the disclosure form. She is an employee of the Reading Public Library and chose not to vote for Library Grants. A voting grid will be sent in with the minutes. Correct the number of grants to 48 grant applications submitted this year. The minutes from the October 18th meeting were changed and approved. Ann Rotondo presented the treasurer's report. $520.00 left in the administrative funds. 5% is $513.00 out of our $10,274 Year 2000 grant cycle award for administrative use. Examples of administrative costs: Printing bills from the Graphics shop The plaque comes out of admin. funds Flowers for the Cultural Award comes out of admin. funds. We may hold focus groups 100 cards may be printed A community input meeting for a grantwriting workshop and it can be posted in the paper Check with Rosalie DeQuattro at MCC re: requirements for it. Ann Rotondo notified Marjorie Pratt of the Reading Public Library re: Reimbursement forms are needed for the Coffee Hour at the Library, as well as the concert series Andover Chorus has not submitted reimbursement Chlotrudis is deferring their grant.. Roberta asked Ann to send requests for reimbursements.