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Commission on Cultural Development
December 4
Minutes
The December 4 meeting of the Commission on Cultural Development was held by Zoom. The meeting
was called to order at 9:00am with the following in attendance: Commission members Aubrae Filipiak,
Jane Bragg (chair), Kevin Smith, Barbara McDade, Amy Roeder, Marge McGill, Christina Berube,
Angela Okafor (City Council Rep); City Staff Betsy Lundy; Representatives of Bangor Community
Theatre Irene Dennis and Doreen Moody; Representatives of Launchpad Josh Gass and Meg Shorette.
MOVED SECONDED and VOTED to the minutes of the November
Motion to approve the minutes of the November meeting of the Commission on Cultural
Development - Barbara
Second Marge
Yay vote Aubrey, Kevin, Barbara, Amy, Marge, Angela, Christina, Jane
Following presentation and discussion of the application from Bangor Community Theatre, it was
MOVED, SECONDED and VOTED to the application from Bangor Community Theatre with
an amount to be
Motion to approve funding of the Bangor Community Theatre 2 productions with an amount to
be determined Barbara
Second Kevin
Yay vote Aubrey, Kevin, Barbara, Amy, Marge, Angela, Christina, Jane
Following presentation and discussion of the application from Launchpad, it was MOVED, SECONDED,
and VOTED to the application from Launchpad with an amount to be
Motion to approve funding of Creative Ed project with an amount to be determined
Kevin
Second Aubrey
Yay vote Aubrey, Kevin, Barbara, Amy, Marge, Angela, Christina, Jane
Following discussion of allocation of funds, it was voted to send the following motions to the Business
and Economic Committee for consideration.
MOVED, SECONDED and VOTED to that the application from Bangor Community
Theatre be fully funded with the condition that there be flexibility in timing for the proposed March
Motion to recommend that the application from Bangor Community Theatre be fully funded with
the condition that there be flexibility in timing for the proposed March performance Aubrey
Second Barbara
Yay vote Aubrey, Kevin, Barbara, Amy, Marge, Angela, Christina, Jane
MOVED, SECONDED and VOTED to that the application from Launchpad be full
Motion to recommend that the application from Launchpad be fully funded Marge
Second Kevin
Yay vote Aubrey, Kevin, Barbara, Amy, Marge, Angela, Christina, Jane
Having received by email and reviewed the revised statement of Goals and Objectives, it was MOVED,
SECONDED and VOTED to the statement of goals and objectives as
Motion to approve the statement of goals and objectives as presented Kevin
Second Barbara
Yay vote Aubrey, Kevin, Barbara, Amy, Marge, Angela, Christina, Jane
Committee Updates
Gomez Committee - Aubrae reported that there is a tentative date of January 13 at 9:00 am to begin
considering the next steps.
Cultural Asset Committee is continuing its work
ARTober Committee - Barbara reported that the committee is continuing to meet regularly and is
planning a month long festival for October 2021.
Grant Committee - This is the final meeting for committee chair Amy Roeder.
Jane thanked Amy for her service as a commissioner, commission vice-chair and chair of the Grant
committee.
Meeting adjourned at 9:45am
Next meeting January 8 at 8:30am