HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-12-04 Commission on Cultural Development Minutes 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