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Home My WebLink About2020-02-10-ARTS-min Lexington Council for the Arts Meeting Minutes Monday, February 10, 2020 7:00 - 8:45pm Lexington Community Center, Marrett Road, Lexington, MA Room 232 (Please check at front desk to confirm meeting room) Pre-Meeting Tasks Review of handouts & minutes Attendance: Present: Seetha Ramnath, Shubra Chandra, Steve Poltorzycki Absent: Jillian Tung Guests: Recording Secretary: Steve Poltorzycki Meeting start time: 7:05 • WELCOME - Chairperson (Seetha Ramnath) • Introduction – this month’s mail • Recruiting : Shubra Chandra will arrange for a posting on school newsletters to solicit applications from parents, etc.; Steve Poltorzycki’s role on this Council and the Munroe Center for the Arts was deemed not a conflict by the Select Board • Strategic plan – awaiting confirmation on funding for 2021 • NEW BUSINESS • Grants reimbursements received four local grant request confirmations. Listed in the Grants tracking spreadsheet for reference. • LexArts and other community organizations will be asked to come to a meeting. • A reception will be planned for grant recipients sometime in June (6/4?) at Aloft • Subra Chandra will look into having a student to help with the Council website (paid or volunteer) • Steve Poltorzycki will ask Cecily Miller (a public art consultant) to a future meeting to discuss the potential for public art projects in Lexington. • REPORTS (10 minutes) • Secretary’s Report (Steven Poltorzycki) • December meeting’s approved (motion by Shubra Chandra, seconded by Steve Poltorzycki) • Treasurer’s Report (Shubhra Chandra will present) • Update on State & Local budgets will take place in March • Reimbursements update 2018-19—Shubra Chandra will look into this and report in March • Communications Report • Website: www.lexartscouncil.org. Update will take place at the March meeting. 4. 2019-20 OLD BUSINESS  LCA Community survey – Council members were asked to consider which questions/topics to raise in a survey  Breakthrough Artist—on hold for now  African drum circle—Seetha Ramnath will follow up on status of plans for this 5.. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Next LC4A Meeting: March 9, 2020, 7pm Meeting Adjourned at: 7:45 PM Motioned by: Steve Poltorzycki Seconded by: Seetha Ramnath