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1011 SEP 21 PM 5:25
Cultural Council
Date: 2021-06-07 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Location:
Address: Session: Open Session
Purpose: Version:
Attendees: Members - Present:
Mary Ann Kozlowski, Bharti Joy Paris, Nora Bucko, Brian Kimerer, Katherine
Lopez Natale, Kerr! Perry„ ]ane Soloway
Members - Not Present:
Michael Duncan Smith, Megan Fidler -Carey
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Katherine Lopez Natale
Topics of Discussion:
This meeting was conducted via ZOOM due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes of the May 13, 2021 meeting were approved.
The council discussed some housekeeping issues. There is the possibility that the Senior
Center will be available for next year's meetings. Mary Ann Kozlowski reminded members
who will continue on the board to send the agenda for each upcoming meeting to Laura
Gemme by the Wednesday before the Monday meeting. She also informed members that
she would relay the Council's desire to have the town expand the numbers of members on
the RCC as discussed at the May meeting.
The treasurer said that there were no significant changes to the balance sheet since the last
meeting. She has received two reimbursement requests and the payment of those will
result in full expenditure of the town grant.
Brian Kimerer conveyed the request of the Reading Art Walk to use the RCC survey results
in its publicity activity. The survey found that the Reading Art Walk had the highest
attendance of all grant activities. The Massachusetts Cultural Council did not have an
objection to the request, leaving the decision to the RCC. Local Council members believed
that the publicity might have a positive effect on the number of submissions for next year's
grants. Since the survey report is a public document, the members voted to approve the
request.
Other items discussed addressed current and future methods to get out the word about
grants and make contact with the community:
• Posting of survey and deadlines for grant submissions on town website
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• Posting notices about programs in store windows, the Senior Center, and the library
• Looking into the possibility of using the library or the senior center to hold year-end
reception. Inducements for attendance could be a scavenger hunt or small prizes
• Placing some local art work in the Senior Center
• Updating the town about available programs and activities directly and/or through
the Select Board
Nora Bucko reminded council members that someone must post the announcement of the
grant period on the sign at the common in September. Brian Kimerer agreed to do this.
Nora has the sign, sample brochures, and a banner belonging to the Council, all of which
can be picked up in September.
In September, Megan Fidler -Carey and Brian Kimerer will serve as co-chairs and Kern Perry
agreed to serve as secretary. We will continue to seek a RMHS student to join the board.
Since the town's membership approvals appear to be done at various times throughout the
year, other town residents may now be awaiting the results of the approval process.
The next meeting will be September 13, 2021.
Meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
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