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City of Bangor, Commission on Cultural Development
Minutes
January 23, 2013
8:30 AM
City Council Chambers
Commissioners present: Tim Lo (Chair), Jamie Ballinger, Judy Boothby , Josh Plourde, Chas
Bruns, Councilor Blanchette, Elisabeth Young, and Jason Bird (staff)
Commissioners not in attendance: George Kinghorn (Vice-Chair)
1. Welcome & Introductions
Chair Lo was unable to be present at the start of the meeting. So, Judy Boothby
volunteered to run the meeting. Those in attendance introduced themselves for the
record. Guest present were Gerry Palmer, James Kenny, Jing Zhang, Linda Rohman, and
Morgan Connolly. George Kinghorn had notified Jason that he was going to be out of
town during this meeting and therefore unable to make it.
2. Previous Meeting Minutes
Jamie Ballinger made a motion, which was seconded by Josh Plourde, to approve the
minutes as presented. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
3. Discussion of Sister City Monument for Harbin, China
Mr. Palmer, Jing Zhang and James Kenny of the Chinese Language and Cultural Center of
Maine (CLCC) requested that the group consider recommending that the City place a
moment near the soon to be relocated Continuity of Community sculpture on the
waterfront. They stated that the CLCC would fund the cost of the monument.
After consideration, a motion was made by Josh Plourde, and was seconded by Jamie
Ballinger, to recommend that the Council approve the monument concept as presented.
The motion passed by a unanimous vote. The CLCC will research if there is a material
native to Harbin, China that could be used to build the monument. If not, they will
consider using stainless steel to match the Continuity of Community sculpture.
4. Consideration of Grant Applications
After consideration, a motion was made by Josh Plourde, and seconded by Jamie
Ballinger, to approve the Bangor Museum and History Center’s application as presented.
The motion passed by a 4 to 2 vote, with members Bruns and Young voting against.
Chair Lo abstained from the vote.
A motion was made by Elisabeth Young, and seconded by Chas Bruns, to amend the
Museum’s award to $1,000. The motion failed to pass.
After consideration, a motion was made by Tim Lo, and seconded by Josh Plourde, to
award Acadia Hospital $1,750 for their application with the following conditions: 1) The
cost of the matting and framing be deducted from the proceeds of any sale of art work
at one of the exhibits that was matted and framed using the City funds, and that the
money be used to matte and frame additional patient’s art work, and 2) the addition of
four more Bangor venues to the show schedule. The motion failed to pass.
After consideration, Josh Plourde made a motion, which was seconded by Elisabeth
Young, to award Penobscot Theatre $2,000 so long as they were current on their
reporting requirements from the last round of funding. The motion passed by a
unanimous vote.
5. Meeting Date and Time
The Committee discussed the possibility of moving their date and time. A motion was
made by Tim, and seconded by Josh, to move the Commission’s regularly scheduled
nd
meeting to 8:30am on the 2 Thursday of every month. The motion passed by a
unanimous vote. Jason will look into the logistics and availability for moving the
meeting that time slot and get back to the group.
6. Other items
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned.