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From : Tonia St. Germain < tstgerma . bud@gmail . com >
Sent: Saturday, December 12 , 2020 9 : 11 AM
To: Colette Williams; Agendas
Cc: Rog Smith
Subject: Brewster Cultural Council Minutes for October
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Brewster Cultural Council
MEETING Minutes
Remote Participation Only
October 26 , 2020 at 4 : 00 pm
In Attendance : Roger A . Smith , Chair; Tonia St . Germain , Secretary ; Richard Perry , Treasurer; Members-at-
large , Rebecca Alvin , Kathleen Krikorian , Ed Shepherd and Eric joined as a non voting member .
1 . Call to Order
2 . Declaration of a Quorum
3 . Meeting Participation Statement
4 . Presentation - Brewster Cultural District
Ms . S . Kyle Hinkle , Executive Director
Clare O ' Connor Rice , Volunteer
Brewster Chamber of Commerce , Inc .
(Two Attachments) Narrative and map
Eco tourism needs cultural assets to compliment (e . g . inns with long history) this was part of the
visioning plan for the town of Brewster .
• At the point where we need to make movement ahead .
Cultural district is supported by MCC to support different organizations and businesses that support and
promote culture . At one point there was state funding but that has been removed . Raised the visibility
within the local and state organizations for Brewster .
• Most of the other cultural districts have maps that show a walkable area , used to be required that it be
walkable , that has changed as well . For example the entire town of Orleans is a cultural district . This
increases the connections between the cultural assets and institutions .
Map shows that there is a reason to come to Brewster . There are 33 galleries in 6A alone from Orleans
to Dennis .
Clare asked us for " a little money" from BCC to create the map . Three fold map 8 . 5x14 for $ 375 we can
get 2 , 500 maps . Kyle has a graphic artist who has a map that could be used , she would charge
$ 1 , 000 + to do the work .
Kyle says it is her goal to make the entire town of Brewster a cultural district .
• Including B & B it is a little trickier to get the connection but if the Brewster Historical Society is involved it
might work .
Question about the eco -friendly part of driving around is not good and we do not have a place for
people to park and walk .
Purpose is to promote Brewster and what we have in Brewster and the businesses would have been a
practice to kick in money like $25 .
Question is should they make an application by November 16th . Ask if we are receptive at all .
• Rog will investigate to make sure they fit with our criteria .
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Discussion : Does it fit our criteria or does MCC
nuke it permissiblethis fune it . It includes cultural
Brewster in Bloom is a Chamber of Commerce
institutions and assets not events .
Can we give money to the Chamber of Commerce , is it the right fit in terms of
the institution
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Does the map need to be updated ? Yes , the printer did minor updates when y g
issue is about it being on -line and event driven .
5 . Approval of request for postponement to 2021
a . John Root : $ 200 APPROVEDUNANIMOUSLY
$ 34 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
b . Meetinghouse Chamber Music
c . Brewster Historical Society $496 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
6 . Approval of payments to 2019-20 grant recipients
d . Open Mic Classical [Receipts submitted :
Receipts491 Psubmitted :tD $4961)vIAPPROVED
OUSLY
e . Outer Cape Chorale [Concerts cancelled *
UNANIMOUSLY
f. Truro Center for the Arts [Receipts submitted : $3121 APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
7 . Approval of change in project from original grant application
g . Lee Roscoe - HERE ! / Impossible ? Change of project from in - person to on -line . APPROVED
UNANIMOUSLY
The play was engaging from Rog , Ed , and Kath ' s perspective .
8 . To Be Determined [up in the air at the time of agenda submission]
h . Songkeepers [Festival cancelled . Request for final payment but without receipts . I have
requested receipts : $208)]
i . Stephano ; [ Event has taken place . I have requested receipts ; $ 125)
MOVED TO NOVEMBER AGENDA
9 . Grant application Scoring Sheet discussion
Shall we use the MCC scoring sheet as is or do we want to make any changes ?
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Note that we are a direct granting organization which means we are going to grant money up fro
awardee submits a report after the event .
Question what does community mean , Brewster or Cape Cod ? We are governed by our criteria .
Moved to use it as is and then change it next year if we need to . APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
10 . For Your Information
Discussion about how many applicants or money
Constant Contact and using our money to pay for it will be on the agenda in November
11 . Matters Not Reasonably Anticipated by the Chair
N /A
12 , Next Meetings : Thursday , November 12 at 7 : 00 ; Monday , November 23 at 4 : 00 ; Thursday ,
December 10 at 4 : 00
All meetings are public when we have a quorum .
13 . Adjournment APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
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