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Meeting Minutes
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Cultural Council
Date: 2022-11-16
Time: 6:00 PM
Building:
Location:
Address:
Session: Open Session
Purpose: Grant Applicant Presentations
Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
RECEIVED,
TOWN CLERK
READING, MA.
2022 DEC -6 PM 6:50
Brian Kimerer, Meghan Fidler -Carey, Katherine Lopez Natale, Steve
Theodoridis, Kern Perry, Christine Keller
Members - Not Present:
Sherilla Lestrade
Others Present:
Grant Presenters Listed in Minutes Below
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Kern Perry
Topics of Discussion:
The meeting was conducted Via Zoom. The meeting was called to order at 6:10 PM
The minutes for October 3, 2022, were reviewed. Brian noted that Michael Smith did not
resign but that Instead his term had expired. The minutes were approved with that update
6-0. The minutes for October 27, 2022, were reviewed. The minutes were approved 6-0.
Kathy shared the treasurer's report and that the only change was the addition of interest.
Trending very positively to complete most of the grants for 2022. One may not come
through due to the grantee not being able to secure a location to hold their event. The
treasurer's report was accepted with a 6-0 vote.
It was discussed and determined that the December 5" meeting will be held by Zoom. This
will be a deliberation meeting about grants and priority would be to determine if any dental
letters needed to be able to adhere to the deadline for sending those.
Grant Applicants signed up for 10 -minute presentation slots and presented and shared more
Information on their plans. Below is the detail:
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November 16th lille"all Applicent, Who Presented Their P410 to Me Cahure Council
Applicadon ID
Applicant
Project Title
FY234CC-26977
Reading Memorial High School Beni Downtown Tree Lighting - Musical perforroance
FY234 CC-38471
North Reading Community Chorale
Gershwin 8 Friends Concert
FY23-LCC-38945
Helping Hands of Breakhean Resen
Breakheart Fall Festival
FY234=46113
Reading Community Singers, Inc.
Reading Community Singers Presents: Holiday Fasodtes
FY23-LCC-33493
Birch Meadow Elernardary School
Diverse Voices in Social Studies Enrichment
FY23-LCC-44934
Chin, Am
SourM PI Fant Concert
FY234CC-07021
Alice M_ Barrows Bernentary Sch
Journey to Juneteerdh
FY23.LCC38634
Reading Ofice of Equity and Social
Reading Martin Luther King Day
FY23-LCG-38552
Five Star Theatre Company, Inc.
Five Star Theatre Progiourn
FY23-LCC-45692
Reading Engineering Teams, Inc.
Chain Reaction 6xm
FY234 CC-38B60
Bales Ill, Dans R_
Celehratl the Season- A Performance for Seniors
FY23 LCC-02845
Smfth, Patrick
Afternoon of Brass #2
November 16th lillerefing Applicants Who Were Scheduled ro Present hurt did not
Application ID
Applicant
Pro M Tide
FY23-LCC-30543
MUSIC Dance edu
Hip Hop Chair Dance for Seniors[
FY23LCC-39818
Greater Boston Stage Company
Discounted Tickets to Theatre for Reading Students and
Seniors
FY23-LCC38483
Wafter S. Parker Middle School
Purchase of Behringer X32 Sound Board for Parker Middle
School Drama Program
Adjoumed at 9:02 p.m.
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