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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-05-23 Commission on Cultural Development Minutes COMMISSION ON CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 8:30 am City Council Chambers Minutes Attendance Commissioners: Timothy Lo, Chair; George Kinghorn, Vice Chair Sandra Blake-Leonard, Judy Boothby, Jamie Ballinger Associate Members: Patricia Stowell City Representatives: Shirar Patterson; Councilor Ben Sprague (newly assigned rep.) Absent: Steven Ribble & Joshua Plourde 1. Welcome & Introductions Those in attendance introduced themselves for the record. 2. Approval of Minutes from April 25, 2012 Sandra Blake-Leonard made a motion to approve the Minutes of April 25, 2012 as presented. Seconded by George Kinghorn. Unanimous Vote. 3. FY 2013 Allocation Update/Advocacy Efforts Discussion Timothy Lo reviewed this item stating that at the previous meeting this issue was left at reaching out to the Bangor City Manager, Cathy Conlow, in regards to establish a meeting. Tim has spoken with Cathy and she has complete availability on Wed., as well as time on Thursday of next week. Any members of the Commission that wish to join in speaking with Cathy Conlow are welcome. It was suggested that Wed., May 30 in the afternoon to meet with City Manager Conlow. Tim will contact her to establish an exact time and will notify Commission members. Tim added that he has spoken with City Manager Conlow specifically with regards to funding and the advocacy efforts that the Commission wants to update them on as well as the direction the Commission is going on. 4. Discussion of goals/priorities for FY 13 5. Update on Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium 6. Other Items