Just want to grab the watch on the desk. Want to grab that just so we can Okay. I don't know. It just gets a little up. Nice.
John Mayor's office. The time is 9:33. So, we'll bring the Tuesday, April 22nd meeting for the Gardener Cultural Council to order. Um, as there are no members of the
public here, I will wave the reading of the announcements for open meeting and recording uh onto the regular meeting. So, we will start with review of appeals to deny members of the or applicants for
the cultural council. Do we did we receive any? I never I don't believe I received any. I sent them out and checked on the website. Nothing came to my email. Okay.
So, no appeals were received for the cultural council. So, um we can move on to decision of aotment for remaining MCC applicants that we chose to move forward with from our previous meeting. Um just
I guess we will do similarly to last time. Uh just to keep in mind, I did the math uh for the total approved that we have. It is a total amount of $30,619, which we chose to move forward with from our last meeting. And our
total aotment is 29,200. So there's a difference of 1,400 uh $1,419. That's pretty easy. That is so much nicer than 50ome,000 to 29. So what a
great I think we can cut off some easily. Yeah, just to think about like a couple that I think are on the larger side. Um, obviously cuz I think cutting for the smaller packages it has a better a greater impact. Um, so the largest ones
we have moving forward are the item 91720 for an amount for 32,500. That's the theater at the mount children's shows. So, we might be able
to knock that one. As well as the um the 32 3250 32,000 I was like we had a 32,000. No, 3200. There is a 30. There is a Well, there actually is a 30,000 for Johnny Apple Seed Visitor Center Cultural Components. There's one for
$41,49 for Boys and Girls Club after school and summer music classes. You mean 4,100 or 4100? 41 100 or 41,000 isn't 41 100 would be 4,100 41,000 would be $41,000 we have 31,000 for the is
there they're requesting 31,000 but that's the total project oh that's their project oh sorry I was like where did I miss those no I just want to know but it's also good to know that their whole project is costing this and they're only
requesting this amount of funds from us right yeah I think the 3250 is the Yeah, the 3250 is the largest. Okay. There's a 2500 for uh 2500 for
um Do you have an extra agenda for Oh, they're right over there. Um what number was that one? The 2500 was that was 91. Yeah, the the one that I mentioned the 3250 was
91720. Okay. The 2500 was 10602. Okay. There is 99169 for 217. Oh yeah, we actually
didn't move forward with that one. Um, I can't see. Let's see. And I know on the back there's a 3000, but I believe No, we didn't move forward with that one. We're just going over a couple of the larger ones cuz the different the
difference. We have to cut $1,400. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. because we approved a total of 3,619 and our a lotment is $29,200. So the difference is $1,419. So pretty good. Not bad. We can do that easy. That's an easy cut. So I'll just
mark I'll mark a couple of them on my sheet that we are moving forward with that we could potentially cut um slightly like divide. Yeah. Amongst you want to cut from from the ones who ask me for more money. Yeah.
Just because it means more for the smaller one. Like we come from the smaller ones like the fairy festival is $1350. Yeah, but they're asking for the full amount. So if we cut any, I don't know, will they not be able to move forward?
That's my question. So like someone like other I'm sure they have other I mentioned in Yeah, they have another request for $1,400. Um, Founders Day performers are asking for
3,000. We could cut that by five. And that's the town of Winon, so it would be the worst to cut maybe 500 off that one. 3,000's a big ask. Which one is that? That is 10125 founders. Oh, sorry, number 45.
This was I'm looking on a list from like the first one you sent. Okay. It's easy for me to search it. Sorry, I should I should have print. No, it's all good. I have I did it digitally because I my printer cracked out this morning. I think Founders Day performers. Yeah, we already decided we already moving
forward with that one. Yeah. So, I have I have on my list. We decided that we cut that one. Okay. last time I have on my list uh 10 total that 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 that are asking for over a thousand
um that we chose to move forward with so we can kind of look at those more closely as we go through the aotments. So we'll just go down the list quickly counted and there's 30 that we put forward. Yep. Total. Um so just starting off from the top uh
number 98368 science and action 2025 requested amount 750. I make a motion that we approve the total amount. Agreed. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Full amount
granted. Moving on to item 97918. Requested amount 1350. We can drop it by 100, maybe do 12250. Um, what are the other large amounts
that we're looking at today? There is nine others and some of them are in the realm of over $3,000, $2,000. So, we figure we can drop those by about two or 300 a piece. Yeah. Easily. So, we can move forward. I'll make a motion to move
forward with,250 aotment for uh item 97918. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. We'll move forward. 1250. I'll write that
down. We did not move forward with the following two items. On to item 94202, summer band stand for the city of gardener. Do we have to leave for this one? Because Mary from Yeah, we will
have to leave for this one. So for this one, because it's city of gardener, city employees will have to leave. Leave it in the caps of us. All right. So the total program is
total thing is 4600. Yeah. And they're asking for Yeah. A lot of Oh, wait. No. I This one was confusing. Is this the one that was This is the confusing one. The 900 one or the Yeah, I think it was I think the 4600 was supposed to go with
the 2,000 and the 900 is the one that we deny. Okay. So So it's the 4600 is the is this is the correct one still. Yes, I guess. So we could cut 200. Yeah, we could easily cut 200 on that one. I'd say that's what I was thinking in my
mind. So then they'll get 44. They'll get they'll get um Whoops. 1,800. 1,800. Yeah. Yeah. And let's see. over here. All right. So, we're down 300. Okay. All those in favor? I Okay. All right.
You guys can come back in. Okay. Just so I can mark it down on my list. What do we move forward with that for? So, 1,800. Take 200 off and move forward with 1,800 for the music. Okay. So, that brings it down.
1100 119 19 to go. Not bad. Okay, moving on to the next item. One 0602 build the flag woodworking art therapy workshop for veterans requested
amount 2500 and if we want we can move forward with another 200 off of that bring that down to 2300. I don't I would say yeah I would say keep keeping the full amount I don't know I would say keep doing the full amount for this one if we can but
if we can yeah we can cut it elsewhere if we come to it we can always pull back on it okay then if we want to move forward with the full amount I would like to okay I'll make a motion seconded all in favor say I oppose say
nay nay all right we'll move forward with the motion carries move forward with the full amount for that item. On to the next one. Item 104336 asking about 150. Make a motion
to move forward with the full amount. Second. Yeah. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Full amount granted. Moving on to the next item which is item
96702. Paul Rivere and friends. Was there someone who had a who would have to sit up for this one? I had a Did you have something written on yours for Oh, Mike. That's Mike. Ellis Ellis. Are they
doing it? But it's not But he didn't he wasn't the one. I think that we confused that. I think that Mike just wrote a letter of support. Okay. Okay. Cuz it's at the senior center. He's not the applicant. This is the guy who was applying. Just have to make sure. Yeah. All right. So, they're asking for
$449 for this. I make a motion to move forward with the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Full amount granted. Moving on to item 86193. Um that is family heritage paper
plate puppets, plays, classroom, and family night asking amount. Uh full amount for 2,000. Um, drop it by 150 200. 2 was 250. Well, it is it is
the full we didn't we didn't I I think if we didn't drop it off of the 2500 that we did before when they were the total expenses were, you know, about 16,000. Yeah. This is the
200 I think is good. 200. So make a motion to move forward with uh 1,800 for aotment for this item. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. 1,800 for that item. Moving on to that
brings us down to $919 off. So, moving on to our next one, which is item 100063, Gala Annual Arts and Music Festival, asking amount for
1,400. We could take 119 off get us down to get us down to an even number finally. 119 off for that. And then that would bring that down to 28
289 12 12. Yeah, 129. That's embarrassing. Good math, guys. Scratching your imag. All right, so moving forward with uh a lotment for $1,289 for
um the Gala Annual Arts and Music Festival. Okay. Do I hear a second? Second. Second. All in favor say I. I. All say nay. Motion carries. 1289. And that brings us down
to 800 even. Okay. Moving on to the next one. Item 102270. Image making workshop for children. bookmaking asking amount 600.
I'll make a motion to um move forward with the full amount of list. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Full amount granted. Moving on to the following which is
93640 Greater Gardener Annual Spring Art Show. And we can drop this. Maybe we have one, two, three, four. We have five more items that we can we can drop. And how much we need to get rid of? 800. 800. Yeah. So, we can drop
this. There's one coming up that's over 3,000 that they're asking for. So, maybe 150. Mhm. Two five. Yeah. 15. 1650. Yeah, that's good. I like that. Yeah. I think they
could probably make the difference up on that if they need to. So, we'll drop it by 150 from 1765 to 16:15. Do we hear a motion? Uh, someone else want to make a motion. Make a motion. Second to drop down. All right.
All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries for 1615 for that item, which brings us down to 650 off.
We'll move on to item 91348. Boys and Girls Club after school and summer music classes. Asking amount of 1,000. You could drop that by 100 to 900. Yeah, that sounds That sounds
great. Unless there's any discussion, I'll make a motion to make that decision. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. All right, moving forward with 900 for Boys and Girls Club after school
summer music classes. Moving on to the next one, which is item 91720 Theater at the Mount Children's Shows. We can They're asking for the full amount, which is 3250. We can drop that. I think we
should drop that by 250. Make it an even three. Yeah, I think it make up the difference. Yep. Okay. All right. So, I'll make that motion drop by second. Okay. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. So moving forward with
30,000. That brings us down to 400 difference. Moving on to item 1082 asking about 1,000 uh for Johnny Apple Seed Visitor Center cultural components. Drop that down by
200. Oh, I actually need to step out. I'm sorry for this one. Yes, I'm sorry. That's that's my old boss. So, we can drop that by I say we there's two items left that are over 1,000 that we're moving forward with and one of them is for 1,800 and
this is for a,000. So, maybe this one for 150 and the the following for 250 to make up the last 400. Okay. that. So, we'll drop this down to 850. Do we hear a motion? Motion. All right. Anyone say? All in
favor say I. I. All post say nay. Moving forward with 850 for that one. All good. Did you give them anything? 850. Give them more. Moving on to item 91797, drums and strums asking amount
450. Make a motion to approve the full amount. Okay. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Moving on to the following item 89443 concert for gardener COA asking
amount 480. Make a motion to approve full amount. Yeah. Second. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Moving on to the following item 92155, New England animals in winter,
asking amount 375. Make motion to approve full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Moving on to the next one. Item 9257. Up or one up games on the go.
Asking amount 510. Make a motion to approve the full amount. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Moving on to the following. 925 or
92158 animal world experience asking amount 690. I make a motion to approve approve the full amount. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries. Moving on to the
following item 92159 for Tanglewood Marinettes asking amount 825 making make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion
carries. Moving on to item 101122. Crocodile River Music asking for 800. I'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries.
Moving on to item 101.34, science heroes asking amount 450. I'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries.
Okay. Moving on to item 85805. I am autistic. I am fantastic the musical asking amount 580. We'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post
say nay. Motion carries. Item 85812 hiphop chair dance for seniors a dance series. God, I want to see that. Right, ma'am. I'll make a motion. They're asking for 600. Make a motion to
approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. No. Sorry. 400. 400 left. We have to. Okay. Thank you. And that's going to come out of a later item. That's I just wanted to show where we were. Thank you. Yep.
Um, moving on to item 8 88546, Micology Mushroom Walk, which I will also be attending if possible. Me, too. one. That's what we want. Like, should we all go to this one? They're
asking for 300. Yes. Uh, you make you want to do I'll make a motion to include the full amount cuz we're all going second. All in favor say I. I. I. All oppose say nay. Motion carries. Then we need the details for that. I know.
September 13th, 2025. Um, moving on to item 89878. Hope Brow House Bavarians asking amount 1,800. I'll make a motion to
under well cut that by 250 the remaining 250 that we have between between our y uh amounts. Um so that would bring that down to$,550. Second. Okay. Okay. All in favor say I. I. All
post say nay. I. Okay. So 1550. Motion carries.$1550 for that item. Moving on to item 899791908T
uh for 565. I'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I all post say nay. Moving on. I guess we do have um item
90967 ukulele strummers group beginner lessons asking amount 1,200. I'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries for the full amount. Moving on to item
91773, artistic pathways expressive therapies for cancer support. Uh asking amount 1,000. We'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Yep. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay.
Motion carries. Moving on to item 900600. Live music making history live history and legends through song for asking about 300. Make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in
favor say I. I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries for the full amount. Moving on to item 88154. That is Winon and Wins 2025 concert series asking amount
$800. I'll make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. All post say nay. Motion carries for the full amount. And finally, item 93705, the theft of dignity gardener
free public presentation, asking amount 680. Make a motion to approve the full amount. Second. All in favor say I. I. I. All post say nay. Four of us are a quorum. Still right without.
All right. That is the full amount uh for me MCC applicants. All we have left is the schedule for release of So, how does the release of funds of funds work? We have to do it through the Mass Cultural
Council website. Okay. Is there a time limit? Preferably like like this week. Okay. I since they hold the funds, it's usually just a um you go in and say this is the approved amount. This is how much you
did it. And then the funds are so it's all online. supposed to be all online, right? It was super easy to um send out the denial. It should be released. Yeah. The only difference with the acceptance is the ones that you're going to change the values on is you need to go in and say that these values are changing. Yep.
But we're but it's an acceptance. So I don't know if it's I think you have to change it and then accept it. Okay. So we'll the schedule for that will hopefully be moving forward with that this week. Okay.
Um, I'll connect the other members with the rep over at MCC for any questions that come up uh regarding sending out the aotments. Um, and the applicant should be notified as soon as those a lotments are made. Okay. Do we need to
schedule another meeting? I don't think we do. The next meeting will be scheduled in end of 2025 for 2026 applicants. Okay. Does it is it does it make a difference if they're being reimbursed for
something that's already happened? Wasn't a few of them that No, it shouldn't make a difference. They should just get the funds sent to them. Okay. All right. If there's no other business, then I'll make a motion to adjourn the meeting. Second. All in favor say I. All
post say nay. Meeting st motion stance. Meetings adjourned. Oh, guys. I can't believe you thought it was going to take the noon. You never know, right? That was much more efficient. I'm glad it was only $1,400 to cut. That's a such a relief that we're not cutting thousands and
thousands for the program. That's great.