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September 28 , 2020 ` '
In attendance : Rog Smith , Tonia St . Germain , Richard Perry , Kathleen Krikorian , Ed
Shephard , Rebecca Alvin , and non - member Eric Bohn .
Rog read the required message regarding public meeting rules under COVID .
Ratification of minutes : of August 17 meeting
Approved unanimously .
Treasurer's Report :
Paid $ 1 , 432 in the last period with $4 , 290 remaining
Rog and Richard will be meeting the town treasurer to get the funding for 2020 figured
out and start off in 2021 on the right foot . We will be moving forward with granting but
we will not know exactly how much until the state budget is confirmed . However , Mr
Guillome from MCC said that the funds come from the lottery and the state cannot
withhold these funds . We are waiting to know how much is in the till from the lottery that
can be allocated to LCC .
Approved report unanimously
Potential for new Cultural Council members :
We have 6 , we will have 7 with Eric' s approval but it would be good to have 7- 9 . Eric will
ask some people and let us know .
Getting the word out for the 2021 round of funding :
Notice about grant cycle for 2021 :
The Brewster Cultural Council will be accepting grant applications from October 1
to November 16 for cultural activities that occur from January 1 , 2021 to
December 31 , 2021 . Applicants must submit an application through the
Massachusetts Cultural Council . For more information about the Brewster
Cultural Council and its funding priorities , visit https : //www . mass - I
culture . o rg/ B rewste r
Discussion :
Rog asks members to put notice on their Facebook pages . Richard will check with his
sister at the Chronicle . Tonia will do the calendars . Eric will share it on Brewster
Community Space Facebook page . Rog will do Brewster Town and email blast , write to
past awardees . Rebecca will include it in the Ptown magazine .
Timeline for grant applications and evaluation .
• Thursday , October 1 : Applications open , grant cycle begins , and LCC priorities
due to MCC
• Monday , November 16 : Grant cycle closes , applications to LCCs due , and LCC
Account Form due ( Rog and Richard )
• Between November 18 and December 1 : Panel Books created and sent to
councils
• Between November 16 and January 31 , 2021 : Voting Meetings held
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Discussion : Need to set dates in December and January for meetings at our next
meeting as these are busy times of year . Potential Monday meeting dates in December
and January include : December 7 , 14 , 21 , 28 and January 4 , 11 , 18 , 25 . It might be
possible to get some of the applications between Nov . 16 and Dec . 1 Rog will look into
it . On Dec . 1 the applications will be available for BCC members to review electronically
through the Panel Books website which is password protected . The new members are
encouraged to review the LCC toolkit online prior to the next meeting and Rog will
circulate the score sheet we used last year for discussion . Rog will inquire about the
rules for going into an executive session if needs be in terms of debates about
applications .
Report filing due dates : Rog and Richard will work together to complete the required
reports .
Saturday , October 31 : Sections 1 & 2 of Annual Report completed
Monday , November 16 : LCC Account Form due
Tuesday , February 16 , 2021 : LCC Annual Report due to Mass Cultural Council
Brewster Cultural District : Rog will find out more about where this stands and who is
involved in organizing it within the town . It will be on the agenda at the next meeting .
Next meeting : October 19th 4 : 00
Motion to adjourn passed unanimously .