Minutes: Malden Cultural Council Meeting 11/21/15
Location: Malden Public Library, Maccario Room
Members Present: Erika Field, Candace Julyan (co-chair), Michele Marcinowski, Roberta Noland (cochair), Toni Pepe (Treasurer), Jennifer Psallidas, and Paula Spizziri
Other Attendees (grant number): Yelena Berileva (L16-002), Anne D’Urso-Rose (L16-010), Brittany
Keenan,( L16-004) Murry Kid (L16-003), Annie Latham (incoming Council member), Ose Manheim (L16001), Barbara Murphy (L16-014), Susan Nestor (p16-006), Tommy Rull (L16-020), Ose Schwab (L16-001
and L16-002), Lisa Sears (interested in L16-002), Susanne Igarteburu ( L16-004), Jodie Zalk (L16-004), and
Linda Zalk (L16-004)
Call to order: Candace called the meeting to order at 9:15 AM.
The main purpose of this meeting was to vote on the 2016 grant awards.
Candace welcomed the attendees and explained the meeting procedure.
The meeting started with Council member asking any questions they had of grant applicants who were
present.
Candace explained that the reason there were a significant number of applications without signatures
was because of an issue with the electronic signature functionality. She has been following up with
affected applicants.
There was discussion about the voting method. The council decided to cast a vote for full, partial or no
funding. These votes could be revisited if the total voted on exceeded the amount available. The council
communicated to applicants present that an initial vote for full funding was not a guarantee. Candace
also explained that applicants who are denied funding receive notification letters and can appeal the
decision if they believe proper procedure was not followed and that dissatisfaction with the decision is
not grounds for appeal.
Voting began in numerical order, starting with applications for which applicants were present. Treasurer
Toni Pepe recorded the votes.
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2016 Grant Awards
Project (Grant Recipient)
Inside Malden: Ideas and Stories that Inspire (Ose
Schwab)
Pictures at an Exhibition (Yelena Beriyeva)
World Music at Salemwood School (Polymnia
Choral Society)
Summer Story Times for School Success (Raising a
Reader MA)
Stoneham Theatre
STEAM in the Gallery (Malden Public Library)
Bubbles and Books (Malden Kiwanis)
Songs of WWII
GREAT Youth and Families Program (Housing
Families)
Sunset, Storytelling, and Stargazing
The Skunk Who Sprayed Christmas Puppet Show
(FOOGI)
Neighborhood View (MATV
Circus Minimus (Malden Public Library
Fairy House Festival (Barbara Murphy)
Pastel Paint Workshop (Gregory Maichack)
Combating Hate and Prejudice (Janet Applefield)
International Women’s Day Celebration 2016
(American Association for Arab Women (AAAW))
Shakespeare in the Courtyard (Sean Walsh, MHS
Drama Department)
The Marble Collection, Inc. (The Marble Collection,
Inc. (TMC))
A Musical Journey Through the Years (Tommy Rull)
Afterheat Presentation (CD Collins)
Freedom Train Field Trip (Beebe School)
Henry and Mudge Filed Trip (Beebe School)
Blues Schoolhouse Program Field Trip (Linden
School)
MFA Field Trip (Mystic Valley Regional Charter
School)
Boston Children’s Theater Field Trip (Forestdale
School)
Alexander and the Horrible No Good Very Bad Day
Field Trip (Salemwood School)
TOTAL
Grant Amount
$2,500.00
$3,600.00
$1,250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$1,100.00
$330.00
$450.00
$2,000.00
$600.00
$2,000.00
$1,000.00
$550.00
$1,000.00
$455.00
$350.00
$1,211.00
$2,500.21
$200.00
$125.00
$1,225.00
$906.50
$1,110.00
640.00
$485.00
$1,270.00
$1,387.00
$29,744.71
Grant recipients and award amounts will be published in a press release.
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The Council broke at 10:25 and reconvened at 10:42.
Voting continued.
The Council broke at 11:36 and reconvened at 11:46.
Voting continued.
The Council broke at 12:23 and reconvened at 12:32.
There was discussion about the inadequacies of the grant application. Candace and Erika had drafted an
application last year, but did not move forward with it because the Massachusetts CC was planning to
revise their application and put it online. The Council discussed the need to review and revise the grant
criteria and replace the current application (the standard Massachusetts Cultural Council application)
and the criteria. The Council also discussed creating a sample of a well done application for applicants to
use as a guide.
Voting continued.
The Council set a tentative date of December 12, 2015 for the next meeting (appeals), pending
availability of a meeting space at the library.
The meeting adjourned at 2:43.
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