Cultural Council
Regular MeetingFitchburg, MA · November 13, 2023
Minutes
FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
Jan 22 2024 8:33 am
FITCHBURG CULTURAL COUNCIL MINUTES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023
IDEALAB, 717 MAIN STREET
4:30 PM
In attendance: Tamar Russell-Brown, Elizabeth “Liz” Murphy, A.J. Tourigny, Shara
Osgood, Ellen Daoust, Audrey Pendleton-Chow, Catherine Healey joined at 5:05 pm,
Ellen Daoust left at 5:49pm
Call to order: Tamar called the meeting to order at 4:49 pm
Scultpture Park
- Jacqueline Whetjie provided a letter regarding a sculpture park, Tamar read the letter to
the council
- Liz - Sculpture Park is on hold until after January
Approval of minutes:
- A motion was made by Shara to approveSeptemer 18, 2023 meeting minutes
- Seconded by ellen
- All in favor: 5 (A.J. left meeting to take phone call)
- Opposed: 0
Grants 2023 Cycle
● LCC43530, applicant asked for an extension to April 1, 2024
○ Motion to approve made by Liz
○ Second by Audrey
○ In favor: 6
○ Opposed: 0
Grants 2024 Cycle:
- LCC-67358
- Motion to approve made by A.J.
- Second by Shara
- In favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-69812
- Motion to approve made by A.J.
- Second by Shara
- In favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-69864
- Motion to approve made by Audrey
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-70313
- Motion to approve made by Shara
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-65604
- Motion to approve made by Shara
- Second by Audret
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-71993
- Motion to approve made by A.J.
- Second by Liz
- All in favor 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-61940
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-60686
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 0
- Opposed: 7
- Does not meet local priorities, eligibility
- LCC-70861
- Motion made by Shara to approve
- Second by Liz
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-61640
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC- 67203
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-56680
- Ellen Daoust left the room for vote
- Motion to approve made by A.J.
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-63425
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-69225
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor:7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-63152
- Motion made by Shara to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 7
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-72370
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor:
- Opposed: 7
- Doesnt meet local priorities
- LCC-63373
- Motion made by Audrey to approve
- Second by Liz
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-68395
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Liz
- All in favor: 5 (Shara and Joe left the room)
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-57665
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC 57528
- Motion made by Shara to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-57530
- Motion made by Adure to approve
- Second by Liz
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-57036
- Motion made by A.J. to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-61098
- Motion to made by Audrey to approve
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC- 70222
- Motion made by Audrey to approve
- Second by A.J.
- All in favor: 0
- OIpposed: 6
- Local Eligibiloity
- LCC-62893
- Motion made by Audrey to approve
- Second by A.J.
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-63536
- Motion made by Audrey to approve
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-63272
- Motion made by Shara to approve
- Second by Liz
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-62320
- Motion made by Shara to approve
- Second by Liz
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-67600
- Motion made by Shara to approve
- Second by Audrey
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-59303
- Motion made by Audrey to approve
- Seconf by A.J.
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-60281
- Motion made by Audrey to approve
- Seconf by Liz
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-67151
- Motion made by A.J. to approver
- Seconf by Liz
- All in favor: 0
- Opposed: 6
- Does not meet local eligibility, priorities
- LCC-69463
- Motion to approve made by A.J.
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 6
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-63380
- Motion to approve made by Liz
- Seond by Audrey
- All in favor: 5 (A.J. left the room)
- Opposed: 0
- LCC-62330
- Motion to approved ade by Liz
- Second by Shara
- All in favor: 0
- Opposed: 6
- Does not meet local eligibility, priorities
- LCC-6347
- Motion to approve made by Liz
- Second by Catherine
- All in favor: 5 (shara left the room)
- Opposed: 0
Motion to Adjourn:
- Made by A.J.
- Seond by Liz
- All in favor: 6
Agenda
CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed
Filed in
in the
the City
City Clerk’s
Clerk’s Office:
Office:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
Nov 08 2023 8:37 am
FITCHBURG CULTURAL COUNCIL: NOV. 13, 2023 CULTURAL COUNCIL MEETING
MEETING DATE: Monday, November 13, 2023
MEETING TIME: 4:30-6:30 PM
MEETING PLACE:
The IdeaLab at Fitchburg State
Name of building (if applicable) University
Room number (if applicable)
Address 721 Main St.
City Fitchburg
AGENDA ITEMS: *
● Introductory Comments: Welcome, MCC Mission, Public Meeting Guidelines
● Sculpture Park
● VOTE: Minutes to Review
● VOTE: Treasurer’s Report
● Events / Scholarship
● VOTE: GRANTS
Notes: Register in Advance: www.linktr.ee/FitchburgCulturalCouncil
Send requests for comments via email on items pertaining to the agenda.
Email us for the Zoom Link: fitchburg.mcc@gmail.com
Tamar Russell Brown, LCC Chair
*Please note: Massachusetts Open Meeting Law requires that all topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates must be listed and
that the list of topics must be sufficiently specific to reasonably inform the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting.
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