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The Paducah Creative & Cultural Council convened for a Council meeting on April 15th, 2021,
at 4:30 p.m. via video and/or audio teleconference. Upon a call of the roll, the following
answered to their names:
April Cochran, Shand Stamper, Cindy Ragland, Ty Wilson.
Mary Katz, Melanie Reason, Steven Page, were also in attendance (7).
City Employee Lindsay Parrish was also in attendance
In order to keep the Council and public safe in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and in
accordance with Kentucky Executive Order 2020-243 and SB 150, all members of the Creative
& Cultural Council participated using video and/or audio teleconferencing. The public was
invited to view the meeting via the Zoom Virtual Meeting Link and call-in phone number.
APPROVE MINUTES FOR MARCH 18, 2021 Ty Wilson moved to approve, with Cindy
Ragland second. No objections
ARTIST SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE. Shand shared that updates were made and the link will
be re-shared. Questions and suggested amendments can be emailed to Shand
(klara.stamper@mccracken.kyschools.us) and we will address them at a future meeting or
immediately made.
NEA GRANT UPDATE/PROJECT POTENTIAL We need to use the grant money by
December (20K total, 10K from NEA). 3-4K has been spent already.
A discussion followed on potential worthy projects. Evolve- find people who have creative
ideas who want to implement- launch program etc. They take the 10 sessions to help with
generation - may have funding for project at the end. The AIR Institute of Berea also discussed
- but as its free, it’s not a use of NEA funds.
It was decided that our website/artist directory could be the primary focus. Ty and Melanie will
check into whether we can use NEA grant to launch the directory. Timeline and amount of
funding could be an issue.
COUNCIL VISION: Members shared their individual motivations for volunteering to serve. We
have many shared motivations of artist identification, serving as a creative connection, creative
tourism, recognizing art as a change agent, keeping elected officials aware of the creative
community and its value, etc. There are some concerns with the ordinance in its current form. It
might not be practical with an all volunteer, once-a-month meeting council. As our council
carries out its work and develops its vision/mission statements - we may need to revisit.
DIRECTORY: Much discussion about potential uses of the directory ensued. It could be a
marketing tool, encourager for use of local art in your business. Directory committee comprised
of April, Melanie, Shand to continue cleaning directory questionnaire up and preparing it for
website development.
ART A LA CART CONCERN: Cindy brought Mary Ruth Maggard (Tutu) Art A La Cart
concerns to the Council. They are worried they will be moved from the Gazebo corner with the
potential development of that area. We as a council have nothing to do with property use.
Melanie said Art a’la carte Is an important stakeholder group since the beginning of the city
block group and that the use type will remain the same plus there is planned additional space
for more storage and utilities. They had their own listening session for city block. April will
forward their email to Melanie, who will bring it to Katie Axt so she can reach out to the group
and address their concerns.
IN PERSON BOARD MEETING QUERY: The Mayor has asked the city organizations to
explore moving to in person meetings and a gauge member interest and comfort levels in doing
so. Council members expressed general preference for zoom meetings due to ability to be
flexible with schedules and location, in addition to the safety concerns. Different potential in
person locations were discussed and it was decided that the group would like to continue to
meet via zoom for flexibility and added safety.
OTHER BUSINESS: The Council provided updates on upcoming arts events in Paducah.
ADJOURN: Melanie Reason moved, Ty Wilson second to adjourn. Motion carried.
Next Meeting: May 20 at 4:30 pm