1/22/2018 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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4 Board of Selectmen Minutes January 22, 2018 NEW BUSINESS Review and Approval of Special Event: Annual Ra rear Cgpe Cod Relay—Ma 11 & 12 2018: The Board of Selectmen reviewed the Special Event Application for the Annual Reebok Rapar Cape Cod Relay scheduled to be held on May 11 .12, 2018+ Ranar Events has requested to pass through the Town of Mashpee, and to set up an exchange point at Heritage park as in previous years. Runners will arrive atapproximately ; � .m. on l ay 11 t". The last runner is projected to leave � Mashpee around 4:00 a.m. The course route in the Town of Mashpee has been slightly modified from previous years. The Mashpee police Department is fully advised of the added exchange point at the Quashnet School. Proof of insurance naming the Town of Mashpee as the Certificate Holder was secured. The application was distributed and approved by various Town Departments with comments/stipulations contained in the memorandum from Terrie Cook, Administrative.Assistant dated January 18, 2018 Motion made by Selectman Gottlieb to approve the Special Events Application for the Annual Reebok Ra nar Cape Cod Relay on May 11-12,2018 as presented. Lotion seconded by Selectman Cotton. VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. Roll Call Vote: Selectman O'Hara,yes Selectman Cotton,yes Selectman Sherman,yes Selectman Cahalane,yes Selectman Gottlieb,yes Opposed, none Update on Cultural Council- Chairman Dawn Thayer: Mashpee Cultural Council members Dawn Thayer and Lyn Waterman were in attendance to update the Board on the council and its activities The Mashpee Cultural Council was established in 1982. It is a state funded program benefiting the arts and humanities. Each year, state funding is received, and grants are prioritized and issued to worthwhile programs that benefit the Town of Mashpee. Although grant funding fluctuates,the Mashpee Cultural Council generally receives a state funding appropriation of$4,500 per year. In F 18, 28 applications totaling $15,000 was received. after careful consideration and with the use of available funding from the previous fiscal year a total of $5,,125 was awarded to benefit fourteen permissible progrw-ns and objectives. This included funding to the Mashpee Public Library, the Cape Cod Children's Museum,the Quashnet School,to the Mashpee Village, the Mashpee Garden Club and to recreational programs benefiting the arts offered by the Town of Mashpee. Barbara Cotton a farmer member of the Mashpee Cultural Council commented on the role of the Council which ensures that projects are funded locally, and reaching a large demographic of the population. The Board of Selectmen was invited to provide comment to the Council to solicit interest in programs which would benefit and promote the economy of the Torn of Mashpee. A goal of the Council is to support as many projects as passible.