Cultural Council
Regular MeetingFitchburg, MA · May 30, 2025
Minutes
FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
Mar 18 10:15 am Fitchburg Cultural Council
Monthly Meeting
Monday, May 30, 2025
MEETING MINUTES
In attendance: Joe Bowen (chair), Shara Osgood (secretary), Liz Murphy (treasurer), Mike Amedeo, Jen
Hemenway, Tamar Russell Brown, Cie Moran, Eva Kelly, Millie Whitfield, Catherine Healy (arrived late)
(view recording for details of meeting)
CALL TO ORDER: Joe called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS:
Joe spoke: Welcome, mission, public meeting guidelines & protocols
Public Comments: No comments. No one is online.
NEW MEMBERS:
No new members or new info to relate
VOTE: Treasurer’s Report
No report tonight
GRANT REPORT;
No grant report
TREASURERS REPORT:
Most checks are out. A few will go out in the next 2 Fridays.
VOTE: MEETING MINUTES:
Motion: - Millie: to accept meeting minutes from 4/28/25, 5/5/25 & 5/27/25 FY26 grant subcommittee
2nd: Liz
In Favor:8 Opposed: 0
Passes Unanimously
FY26 Grant Planning Subcommittee :
Tamar: Noted committee’s reasons for changes
Mike Described the basic concept for evaluating proposals
PUBLIC INPUT SURVEY:
Items discussed relevant to the 2024 survey updates for 2025:
Need for relevance of information being requested in the survey
Removal of questions 5 & 6 used in the 2024 survey
Request more details in the types of events people want to attend, have attended or will attend, ranked
by importance and interest.
Motion: Liz: Propose removing Questions 5&6
2nd: Shara
In Favor: 8 Opposed: 0
passes unanimously
Discuss rating the importance of various programs. Valued answer. 1-5
Catherine suggested we have a box to check to volunteer at events.
Add yoga & wellness programs, with humanities.
Motion: Liz : add Wellness & Other categories to Q4 & split into 2 parts; interest to volunteer and attend,
followed by rating importance.
2nd: Catherine
In favor: 8 Opposed: 0
Passes unanimously
Motion: Shara: Q2 - to add checkboxes for “I attend school in Fitchburg” & “other”
2nd: Mike
In Favor: 8 Opposed: 0
Motion: Shara: remove #3. Consider answered in question 8
2nd: Jenn
In Favor: 8 Opposed: 0
Passes unanimously
Motion: Millie request where you get your info about events
2nd: Shara
In Favor: 8 Opposed: 0
Passes unanimously
Catherine suggests QR code on survey to a list of events/ our website
Motion: Shara: Remove bullet points & keep 8-10 as is
2nd: Jenn
In Favor: 8 Opposed: 0
Passes unanimously
Motion: Liz: to adjourn
2nd: Joe
In Favor: 8 Opposed: 0
Adjourned: 6:03
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Submitted by Shara Osgood
Agenda
CITY OF FITCHBURG Filed
Filed in
in the
the City
City Clerk’s
Clerk’s Office:
Office:
FITCHBURG CITY CLERK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
May 27 2025 8:39 am
FITCHBURG CULTURAL COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: Friday, May 30, 2025
MEETING TIME: 5:00 PM
MEETING PLACE: Fitchburg City Hall
Name of building (if applicable) Legislative Building
Room number (if applicable)
Address 700 Main St.
City Fitchburg, MA
AGENDA ITEMS:*
● Introductory Comments: Welcome, MCC Mission, Public Meeting Guidelines / FCC
Announcements
● Public Comment
● New Members
● VOTE: Grant Report
● VOTE: Treasurer’s Report
● VOTE: Minutes to Review
● FY26 Public Input Survey Review & Vote to Adopt
● FY26 Grant Funding Criteria Planning Update
● Upcoming events announcements / Adjournment
The public is invited to participate in the Zoom webinar. Register in advance by going to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5UadVtMRS664I_tPgbtCJQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about logging in to join the webinar.
Public comments can also be emailed to the Council at Fitchburg.mcc@gmail.com by 4PM 24 hours before the meeting.
For more information about the Fitchburg Cultural Council, please visit https://www.fitchburgma.gov/708/Cultural-Council
Joe Bowen (Chair, Fitchburg Cultural Council)
*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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