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January 8, 2021 via Zoom
Minutes
The January meeting of the Bangor Commission on Cultural Development was called to order at
8:30am with the following in attendance: Jane Bragg, Marge McGill, Tristan Greenlaw, Kevin
Smith, Mary Donovan, Aubrae Filipiak, Barbara McDade, new member Katherine Malia, Angela
Okafor (City council) and Betsy Lundy (City Staff).
The minutes of the December meeting were approved unanimously by roll call vote on a motion
by Barbara McDade with second by Marge McGill
Jane Bragg was unanimously elected chair of the Commission for the 2021 year by roll call vote
on a motion by Barbara McDade and second by Marge McGill.
Aubrae Filipiak was unanimously elected as vice-chair of the Commission for the 2021 year by
roll call vote on a motion by Barbara McDade with second by Angela Okafor.
The 2020 annual report was approved unanimously by roll call vote on a motion by Barbara
McDade with second by Aubrae Filipiak.
The following were named subcommittee chairs for the year 2021:
Grants - Marge McGill
ARTober - Barbara McDade
Cultural Assets - Aubrae Filipiak
Subcommittee Reports
• Grant Committee - No report.
Next meeting TBA
• Cultural Asset Committee - Tristan is continuing work on documents.
Next Meeting: January 28 at 8:30
• ARTober - Committee is meeting weekly and planning an October 2021 month-long festival
with an anticipated budget of $20,000 to be raised from grants and/or sponsors. Plans are
underway to create a promotional video. Barbara will join the Downtown Business
Partnership as ex officio member representing the Cultural Commission.
Next Meeting: Thursday, January 14 at 1:00PM
For future consideration:
• Request for additional time allotment of city staff liaison for Cultural Commission work.
• Policy Statement/Strategic Plan - Jane will continue preliminary work on a restated document
which would be prefaced with a Mission and Vision Statement as well as our recently
approved Diversity Statement. (Commissioners wishing to assist in this project can contact
Jane). Tentative plan is to devote the March meeting to discussing and editing any draft
document.
Meeting adjourned at 9:31 AM on a motion by Tristan Greenlaw with second by Kevin Smith
Next Meeting: February 5 at 8:30 via Zoom. Main Topic: Annual Commissioner Training
Note: Angel Matson is the new public information coordinator
FYI: Confirmed ending dates of current members. Terms end on January 1 of the year indicated
2022-Mary,Lovern,Tristan
2023 - Christina, Barbara, Marge
2024 - Jane, Aubrae, Katherine, Kevin