Salem Cultural Council
Regular MeetingSalem, MA · December 13, 2021
Minutes
Monday, December 13, 2021, 7:00 PM
1. Roll Call
In Attendance: Matthew Cornell, Matthew Malone, Ziggy Hartfelder, Melissa Stockbridge, John Dobroski
2. Salem Cultural Council & Public Art Commission Joint Meeting Minutes approval:
Motion to Approve: Ziggy Hartfelder
Second: Melissa Stockbridge
3. Update on SmartSimple: Council Chair requested confirmation that all in attendance were able to
access applications in SmartSimple and review them. M. Cornell was unable to access them, and Council
Chair emailed him the application packet.
4. Project Funding Vote: The council opined on each application an used their usual methodology of
identifying which projects will receive funding. Priority was given to grants that met priorities set by the
Salem Cultural Council (SCC) and the Massachusetts Cultural Councils (MCC) standard priorities. The SCC
establishes council priorities prior to the opening date of applications and shares them on their website
as well as their webpage on the City of Salem site (www.Salem.com). The council selected 12 projects to
fund and tried to fully fund the projects where the budget allowed. The full amount allocated to the SCC
by the MCC of $25,400 was utilized in the process. Rejection letters are to be send by December 30,
2021, and the council must wait 15 days after sending the letters to allow for any disputes from the 16
rejected applicants. Council Chair J. Dobroski will send the rejection letters before the deadline and will
also send the approval letters. Once all letters have been sent, funded projects will be posted on the
above referenced websites.
7. Any Additional Business: Council member S. Lim requested for a change of meeting date by email but
was unable to attend the meeting. Discussion was deferred to the council’s January meeting.
8. Adjourn: Meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:45 PM
Agenda
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Salem Cultural Council
Monday, December 13, 2021, 7:00 pm
Held via Remote Participation
Important Announcement
Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open
Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20,and the Governor’s March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on
the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the Salem Public Art Commission
will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the
general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or
requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the city’s website, at www.salem.com. No in-
person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure
that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the
event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the city’s website an audio or
video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the
meeting.
Remote Participation Instructions:
Public participation for the Salem Cultural Council meeting scheduled for Monday, December 13,
2021, at 7:00pm will be conducted via a free remote participation platform called Zoom.
The City of Salem strongly encourages any parties who wish to participate in this meeting to
download and familiarize themselves with Zoom prior to the meeting.
For this meeting, members of the public who wish to watch, listen or provide comment during the
meeting may do so using one of the following methods:
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when called upon during the open public comment portion of the meeting. When the time comes,
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Those participating by dialing in from their phones my also utilize the “Raise Hand’ feature of this
platform by pressing “*9” on your keypad.
More detailed instructions for asking questions and other meeting protocols are available at
https://www.salem.com/salem-cultural-council and will be reviewed at the start of the meeting.
MEETING AGENDA
Monday, December 13, 2021
1. Roll Call
2. Prior meeting minutes vote
3. Vote on Project Funding
4. Any Additional Business
5. Adjourn
Contacts:
John Dobroski, Council Chair
SalemCulturalCouncil@Salem.com
Julie Barry, Council Staff Representative; Senior Planner of Arts & Culture
jbarry@salem.com
Persons requiring auxiliary aids and services for effective communication such as sign language interpreter, an
assistive listening device, or print material in digital format or a reasonable modification in programs, services,
policies, or activities, may contact the City of Salem ADA Coordinator, as soon as possible and no less than 2
business days before the meeting, program, or event.
Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A § 18-25 and
City Ordinance § 2-2028 through § 2-2033.
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