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Meeting AGENDA
Pre - Meeting Tasks
Review of handouts & minutes
Attendance:
Present: Seetha Ramnath (New Chair), Amy Crandall Kaser (Treasurer), Jessie Steigerwald, Rebecca McGowan, Cheryl
Meadow, Lynne Klemmer, Jean Hart, Faith Lin, Mark Ferri, Cristina Burwell
Absent: Leslie Masson
Guests:
Recording Secretary: Amy Kaser
Meeting start time:7:05pm
1. WELCOME - Chairperson
a. Christina announced that due to her new position at the Munroe Arts Center she will not be able to participate in
discussion or voting on grants. Seetha will be assuming the chair position beginning this evening's meeting to ensure
there are no conflicts of interest.
2. REPORTS
a. Minutes from the June, September and October meetings were reviewed and all were approved.
3. NEW BUSINESS
a. Grant Evaluation - All applications were reviewed and given an initial score. 30 applications were received this year,
total request was $20,170. Total grant funds available for 2016/17- $5,660.
b. Discussion tonight focused on the grant requests that members categorized as low priority and thus likely to be
rejected. Each low priority project was discussed in depth with reasoning for the scoring provided by the reviewer.
Any rejected grant applicant will have 15 days to re- submit their grant after being denied. Thus, there would be
enough time for them to be re- reviewed at our December meeting.
c. 8 grants were rejected this evening
d. 22 Grants were tabled for discussion at next month's meeting. Members will review all applications that are being
considered for funding in advance of the next meeting.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Next LC4A Meeting: December 12, 2016 — Parker Room (Town Offices) — location change noted.
Meeting Adjourned at: 9:19pm
Motioned by: Lynne Klemmer
Seconded by: Faith Lin
Handouts: June, September and October minutes
Grant applications were emailed to members prior to the meeting.
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