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Cultural Council 2111 OC122 AM 10: 36
Date: 2019-05-06 Time: 7:00 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, Mary Ann Kozlowski, Nora Bucko, Megan
Fidler Carey, Brian Kimerer, Rosemary Lewis
Members - Not Present:
Jane Soloway
Others Present:
Kathy Natale
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Rosemary Lewis
Topics of Discussion:
Call to order at 7:04 pm.
Minutes were approved. Treasurer's report: No report
Community Survey: Nancy reported the survey was sent out 4/22/19. To date, 107 responses
received; 50 from the email list (180 on list) and 50 from the link on our website. The end date to
respond is June 30. Nancy, Megan and Brian worked on documenting the process for creating and
managing future surveys on the RCC Planning Calendar of the MCC website, under administrative
details. This will make it much easier for new members to understand and implement the process.
The survey is required annually if the town receives more than $20,000 from MCC. Other information
can easily be added to this through Google Docs on Drive; for example, press releases, templates for
letters that need to be sent out, etc.
Megan reported that at the Town Meeting funds were approved for a $ 5,000 line item for the Council.
Donna will send an email to the Town Manger expressing our gratitude.
There was discussion about the reception for grantees—whether to continue the reception bi-annually
or to do it every year; whether to combine forces with other groups, such as Arts Reading; to consider
seeking sponsors from the Town's businesses; whether to include performances/entertainment. No
decisions were made.
Donna presented the proposed schedule for next year's meetings:
September 16, 2019, 7:00 pm
October 21, 6:30 pm
November 4, 6:00 pm Meet with potential grantees
November 5, 6:00 pm Meet with potential grantees
December 9, 6:30 pm Vote on grant applications
January 6, 2020 7:00 pm Start planning reception
March 2, 7:00 pm
April 6, 7:00 pm
May 11, 7:00 pm Community Reception.
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The schedule was adopted, subject to changes as needed.
Donna asked members to think of ways to attract new members. Discussion ensued.
A suggestion was made that the Council participate in the Reading Education Foundation's Festival of
Trees by donating a tree. Nancy offered one that she wants to dispose of. Members agreed this was
a good idea.
The schedule of activities for the Town's 3751h Celebration was distributed.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
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