MCCI Board Meeting

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Thursday, April 17, 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm
MCTV
A meeting of the MCCI Board

Meeting of MCCI Board

Members: (Quorum)

• Present: Dana Faldasz, President, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Karen Siwicki, Treasurer, at 6:00 PM
• Present: Liz Walber, at 6:00 PM

Also Present:

• Deirdre Pleasant

See original Agenda Draft Minutes * * *

Meeting opened: 6:12 PM

Meeting closed: 7:35 PM

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Meeting Opened / Attendance Taken (see above).

   • Minutes Approved: Thu, Mar 20 - MCCI Board Meeting

1. Administrative Business

   • 1: Treasurer's Report

     General Discussion...
     Capital accounts for interest discussion cont. Karen researched interest rates. Wait for Dean to discuss details of moving money between accounts

     1. MCCI_2025_Balance_Sheet_April_2025.pdf
     2. MCCI_2025_Capital_Equipment_Report_April_2025.pdf
     3. MCCI_2025_Restricted_Capital_Equip-_April_2025.pdf
     4. MCCI_2025b_PL_Budget_vs-_Actual_April_2025.pdf

   • 2: Staff / Equipment Report

     General Discussion...
     Macbeth!

     1. MCCI_2025_MCTV_Staff_Report_3-21-25_thru__4-17-25.pdf

2. Old Business

   • 1: Local Interviews

     General Discussion...
     Great Hauls done, Waterway Arts upcoming.

   • 2: MCCI/Comcast/Town Contract

     General Discussion...
     Email from Dean about comcast offer. Who has subscriber numbers? Is that information we can have? What are the trends for our subscribers past 10-20 years? Dana follow up

3. Fundraising Ideas

   • Mass Cultural Council Grant - Operating Grants for Organizations

     General Discussion...
     Applied!

     MOTION, moved by Dana Faldasz, seconded by Karen Siwicki: Pay Alexis Hott $20/hour for grant consulting this past Tuesday .

     Pass: Aye: Dana Faldasz, Karen Siwicki, Liz Walber.

   • RiverCulture

     General Discussion...
     Soap box races canceled :(

4. New Business

   • Cultural Facilities Fund - Last round: Application Opens: October 10, 2024 Info Session: October 22, 2024 Application Deadline: December 19, 2024 Award Notifications: Mid-May 2025 https://massculturalcouncil.org/organizations/cultural-facilities-fund/

   • Producer Meet Ups - Melissa McClung, ask producers what they’d be interested in

   • 1: Miscellaneous

     General Discussion...
     Update elections in MA website with active board

5. Meeting Wrap-up

   • Next Meeting:
     1. Thu, May 22, at 6:00 PM "[no title]" -- MCTV

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.