HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-12-03 Cultural Council Minutes OF
Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
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READING, MA
Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2919 MAY -6 AM 11: 38
Cultural Council
Date: 2018-12-03 Time: 6:30 PM
Building: Pleasant Street Senior Center Location: Arts and Crafts Room
Address: 49 Pleasant Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Donna Schenkel, Nancy Ziemlak, Nora Bucko, Mary Ann Kozlowski, lane
Soloway, Megan Fidler-Carey, Brian Kimerer, Rosemary Lewis
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Rosemary Lewis
Topics of Discussion:
Call to order at 6:33 pm.
Minutes were approved.
No new Treasurer's report. Nothing has changed. The total amount we have for grants is
$7564.
Donna reported that Kathy Natale, who observed our meeting last month, has expressed
interest in joining the Council. She will apply through Town Hall.
Mandatory Ethics Training for the Town of Reading needs to be completed by 12/31/18.
This can be done online.
Discussion turned to the grant applications and consensus was reached on awards as
follows:
Applicant Project Award
Colonial Chorus Fairy Tale Players 200
No Suburban Child &
Family Resources Lindsay's Puppet Pals 250
Reading Antiquarian 325" Anniversary Celebration 350
Reading Public Library Author Illustrator Raul the Third 300
Austin Prep Dance Dept Field Trip to Nutcracker 250
Fairy Tale Players FTP Theater Performance 250
The Musary Music Instrument Lending Acquisitions 250
Delvena Theatre Ann and Abby 350
Arts Reading - Discover the Arts Festival Reading 300
Reading Concert Band 372th Performance 500
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Coolidge Middle School Real World Issues—Child Slavery 400
Applicant Project Award
UU Church Ivy Chord Coffee House 400
No East School of Ballet Fall Series 400
Reading Com. Singers 100ta Anniversary Concert 500
Beat Heart Foundation Jams for Jake 400
R. Symphony Orchestra Spring Pops Concert 500
R. Art Association Annual Fall Exhibit 400
RCN/375"' Committee Porchfest; If This House Could Talk 200
Coolidge Author Visit Karen McManus 400
Coolidge Science Team Science Olympiad 300
Color in Sound Creative Equals Project"Sound Off" 200
Birch Meadow PTO Creative Arts Core Values Project 400
Total Awards $7500
Voting on the awards was conducted, with Nora recusing for Arts Reading award, and Brian
recusing for the Reading Arts Association award due to their involvement with those groups.
Motion was made and seconded to approve the slate of awards above, and it was
unanimously approved with the recusals mentioned above.
Discussion turned to the Town Select Board Meeting presentation on January 8, 2019. Mary
Ann and Nancy will work on it and as many council members as possible will attend. Mary
Ann offered some ideas in the way of hand-outs for Select Board members. Nancy is
preparing a power point presentation.
The meeting adjourned at 8:05 pm.
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