Watertown Cultural District Partnership
Tuesday September 2, 2025
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
LIZ15.05 HELFER15.05 -15.05 CITY15.05 OF15.05 WATERTOWN15.05 -15.05 Alright.15.05 I15.46 think15.54 we15.78 better16.02 get16.82 started.17.14 And17.7 if17.94 Doug19.05 or19.45 a21.21 WBC21.21 person21.7 shows21.94 up,22.26 that'd22.89 be23.21 great.23.38 So24.36 we'll24.6 see.24.76 Thanks25 for25.48 taking25.64 time25.96 out26.28 of26.44 the26.52 afternoon26.68 to27.32 be27.48 here.27.64 I31.4 need31.48 to31.72 get31.8 back31.96 to32.2 it.32.36 You35.08 may35.24 have35.48 seen35.64 the36.2 brief37.69 agenda37.93 here.38.33 Welcome.40.25 But42.16 perhaps42.65 do43.77 we44.01 all44.16 know44.33 each44.48 other,44.65 Erin?44.97 Do45.37 we45.52 know45.61 everyone?45.84 Okay.46.97 Then47.45 we47.77 can48.01 skip48.25 introductions48.48 if49.13 we49.29 feel49.37 comfortable49.61 with50.01 that,50.16 and50.8 we51.72 can51.88 dive52.36 into52.68 what53.4 we53.56 have53.72 here53.88 is54.04 a54.12 discussion54.2 of54.6 roles,54.84 and55.56 then55.72 we55.8 have55.96 talking56.2 about56.44 what56.68 city57 support57.24 can57.64 look57.8 like.58.04 And58.52 then58.6 with58.84 discussion58.92 of59.4 purpose,59.56 we61.8 can62.04 also62.2 switch62.52 these62.84 around.63.08 I63.4 wrote63.56 them63.8 down63.96 the64.12 order64.28 they64.44 came64.6 into64.76 my65.08 head.65.16 So,66.26 but68.73 let's69.53 potentially70.33 discuss70.9 roles.71.3 First,72.26 I73.06 do73.22 think73.38 that73.53 makes73.69 sense.73.94 With74.81 the75.06 subcommittee,75.14 we75.62 need75.78 to75.94 have76.02 a76.17 subcommittee76.26 chair,76.81 a77.38 vice77.53 chair,77.86 and78.74 a78.9 secretary.79.06 Someone's79.46 gonna79.78 take80.02 minutes80.18 in80.42 those80.58 meetings.80.82 With85.3 the85.62 subcommittee,85.78 I87.46 am87.62 happy87.86 to88.18 be88.34 there.88.5 I88.9 do89.06 not89.22 need89.38 to89.62 be89.7 there89.86 every90.18 time,90.5 But92.83 it93.39 is93.55 great93.78 to93.94 have94.03 other94.27 city94.5 support94.83 there95.14 potentially.95.47 And97.55 this97.7 is97.94 where98.03 we're98.34 gonna98.5 get98.75 into98.83 gray99.06 area99.31 between99.55 city100.27 support100.5 and100.83 discussion101.06 of101.47 roles.101.63 But,102.34 potentially,102.67 like,103.15 if103.31 there's103.47 a103.7 subcommittee103.78 meet104.27 meeting104.67 with105.06 the105.22 marketing105.39 subcommittee105.86 here,106.42 that106.97 Aaron107.21 might107.37 be107.61 in107.85 attendance,108.01 and108.21 I108.41 wouldn't108.57 be.108.81 And109.53 that'd109.69 be109.93 totally110.09 fine.110.97
110.97 ERIN110.97 RATHE110.97 -110.97 CULTURAL110.97 DISTRICT110.97 PARTNERSHIP110.97 MEMBER110.97 -110.97 Yep.111.21 Happy111.53 to111.93 do112.01 that.112.17
115.13 HELFER115.13 -115.13 Does115.13 anybody115.61 feel116.09 like116.25 they116.41 might116.57 wanna116.73 be117.05 a117.21 chair117.29 of117.53 this117.61 new117.85 subcommittee?118.09
119.05 KRISTEN119.05 KENNY119.05 -119.05 CULTURAL119.05 DISTRICT119.05 PARTNERSHIP119.05 CHAIR119.05 -119.05 I119.05 think119.21 that's119.45 a120.49 touch120.57 of120.81 a121.05 little121.53 conflicting122.02 to122.66 me.122.9
124.02 HELFER124.02 -124.02 Why?124.02 KENNY125.3 -125.3 Oh,125.3 man.125.62 Do126.06 I126.5 have126.73 to126.9 qualify127.06 it?127.62
130.57 JEANNETTE130.57 BELCHER-SCHEPIS130.57 -130.57 CULTURAL130.57 DISTRICT130.57 PARTNERSHIP130.57 MEMBER130.57 -130.57 Because130.57 you're130.9 already131.13 chairing131.53 the132.01 committee?132.66
132.66 KENNY132.66 -132.66 Yeah.132.66 Is133.53 there133.69 any134.01 cherry?134.25 Should135.8 I135.96 have136.2 both136.52 positions?136.92
137.64 HELFER137.64 -137.64 Oh,137.64 no.137.88 You138.12 shouldn't138.28 you138.76 well,139.32 but139.48 you139.48 can.139.72 It's140.36 actually140.6 not141 bad.141.16
143.24 KENNY143.24 -143.24 Jeanette,143.24 help143.8 me.144.04
147.16 BELCHER-SCHEPIS147.16 -147.16 Do147.96 you148.12 have148.28 time148.56 to148.81 do148.89 it?148.97
151.6 KENNY151.6 -151.6 Yeah.151.6
152.32 STEPHENS152.49 MATTHEW152.49 -152.49 CULTURAL152.49 DISTRICT152.49 PARTNERSHIP152.49 MEMBER152.49 -152.49 I152.49 don't152.56 know152.72 if152.81 I152.97 have153.04 time153.21 or153.84 not.154.32 I154.56 mean154.65
154.97 KENNY154.97 -154.97 I154.97 could155.04 subchair.155.53
156.81 BELCHER-SCHEPIS156.81 -156.81 What156.81 about157.04 cochairs?157.37
158.81 HELFER158.81 -158.81 It158.81 could159.04 be159.21 cochairs.159.37
160.58 BELCHER-SCHEPIS160.58 -160.58 Could160.58 we160.66 have160.9 co-chairs161.46 and162.02 a162.18 secretary162.42 and164.66 not164.74 have164.98 a165.06 vice165.22 chair?165.54 Is166.26 that166.5 okay?166.9
167.22 HELFER167.22 -167.22 Yeah.167.22 That's167.46 totally167.62 fine.168.02 Let168.42 me168.5 kinda168.74 get169.06 to169.22 decide169.38 the169.7 format169.78 here170.1 a170.34 bit.170.42 But170.5 there170.66 needs170.82 to170.98 be171.06 someone171.14 to171.46 run171.54 the171.78 meetings.171.94 It's172.66 basically172.82 it.173.3
175.74 STEPHENS175.74 -175.74 Yeah.175.74 Yeah.176.53 I'm176.78 happy177.01 to177.18 be177.34 a177.5 cochair.177.66
179.34 KENNY179.34 -179.34 Alright.179.34 I'll180.38 cochair180.69 too.181.34
182.22 HELFER182.22 -182.22 Well,182.22 there182.46 you182.69 have182.86 it.183.01 Let183.18 me183.34 just183.5 take183.81 a183.97 minute,184.06 Jim.184.3
184.62 BELCHER-SCHEPIS184.62 -184.62 I184.62 can184.69 happily185.5 take186.06 notes.186.22
187.18 HELFER187.18 -187.18 Thank187.18 you.187.42 Thank188.3 you.188.69 That189.01 was189.18 so189.34 much189.5 easier.189.9
190.3 BELCHER-SCHEPIS190.3 -190.3 I190.3 would190.62 co-chair,190.62 but190.62 I190.86 think,191.01 you191.22 know,191.3 like,191.54 I191.7 think191.94 you192.5 guys192.74 would192.98 be193.22 fine.193.38 You193.7 know?193.86 And194.02 we're194.18 all194.42 gonna194.58 be194.74 at194.9 every195.06 meeting.195.3
196.18 KENNY196.18 -196.18 There196.18 are196.42 6196.42 of196.66 us.196.9 You198.18 know?198.42 Pretty199.86 manageable.200.1
201.22 BELCHER-SCHEPIS201.22 -201.22 Cool.202.5
202.9 HELFER202.9 -202.9 Writing202.9 it203.14 down203.3 so203.54 I203.78 don't203.78 forget.203.94
210.13 STEPHENS210.13 -210.13 And210.13 just,210.69 like,211.09 very211.97 bureaucratic,212.46 question.214.22 Like,215.42 the215.66 Watertown215.81 Cable216.38 Access216.78 Corp217.42 is218.22 the218.46 host218.62 of219.06 these219.54 meetings.220.74 That's221.3 how221.62 it221.78 has222.02 to222.42 be222.58 because223.06 it's,223.38 like,225.14 say,225.46 business.226.18
227.14 HELFER227.14 -227.14 Self227.14 committee227.38 meetings227.7 will228.26 have228.42 to228.58 be228.66 publicly228.82 open229.3 meetings.229.62 They'll229.94 need230.1 to230.34 post230.42 the230.82 agenda230.98 at231.46 least231.62 two231.78 days232.63 in232.87 advance,233.03 two233.5 weekdays233.66 in234.22 advance,234.47 just235.91 include236.22 weekends.236.54 So237.26 all237.43 that237.66 posting237.82 stuff238.22 will238.54 still238.71 go238.86 through239.1 me,239.34 so239.58 I239.75 can239.91 still240.31 make240.78 sure241.03 the241.26 agendas241.43 are241.91 online242.54 in243.63 the243.66 correct243.75 timeline.244.54
245.26 BELCHER-SCHEPIS245.26 -245.26 To245.26 all245.43 the245.58 regular245.93 rules.246.33 Like,246.69 no247.05 side247.29 meetings,247.61 no248.41 chit-chatting249.05 outside249.37 of249.77 yeah.250.09
250.73 HELFER250.73 -250.73 Yeah.250.73 Great.250.97 That252.57 being252.81 said,253.05 singular255.37 people255.69 can256.01 do256.17 jobs.256.65 Right?257.69 So258.25 we258.41 know258.49 this.258.73 And260.01 so260.6 as260.75 long261 as261.37 that261.75 job262.12 is262.5 assigned262.87 in263.25 the263.62 meeting,264 ready264.37 to264.75 go.265.12 And265.88 you271.39 can271.56 also271.71 talk272.19 with272.44 the272.75 staff,272.75 so273.56 that's273.8 okay.274.04 Talk274.68 with275.1 me.275.18 You275.26 could275.34 talk275.58 with275.74 Aaron.275.9 You276.3 could276.38 talk276.46 with276.62 Danielle.276.78 Right.278.46 Cool.281.02
283.18 STEPHENS283.18 -283.18 But283.18 if283.42 I283.58 wanted283.74 to284.14 have,284.22 like,284.46 a284.62 cup284.78 of285.02 coffee285.18 with285.66 Jeanette,286.78 like,287.4 that's287.56 okay,287.81 or288.53 that's288.76 against289.09 the289.4 rule?289.56 You289.73 know?289.88
290.21 HELFER290.21 -290.21 You290.21 can290.37 have290.53 a290.61 cup290.76 of290.93 coffee.291 Maybe291.49 we291.81 can't291.88 talk292.21 about292.37 the292.61 marketing292.69 stuff.293.49
293.88 KENNY293.88 -293.88 Oh,293.88 interesting.294.13 I294.61 did294.76 not294.93 know295.09 about295.32 this295.56 stuff.295.81
297.09 HELFER297.09 -297.09 Right.297.09 Yeah.297.49 I298.85 mean,298.93 where300.05 the300.29 company300.37 is300.77 recorded.300.85 Like,301.33 lately,301.65 the302.21 business302.45 of302.85 the303.01 Yeah.303.41 Right.303.49 It304.05 has304.13 to304.29 happen304.45 in304.77 the304.85 meetings.305.09
305.73 STEPHENS305.73 -305.73 Gotcha.305.73
306.61 KENNY306.61 -306.61 What306.61 if306.85 we307.01 were,307.17 like,307.41 spitballing308.29 ideas309.01 and309.49 then309.73 brought309.89 them310.13 back?310.37
313 HELFER313 -313 Yes.313 The313.25 gray313.65 area,313.81 because314.29 obviously314.69 that315.09 happens.315.32 And316.61 that316.85 happens317 a317.32 lot.317.49
318.61 BELCHER-SCHEPIS318.61 -318.61 I318.61 was318.76 gonna319 say,319.25 doesn't319.56 that319.81 kind321.25 of321.41 because321.88 some322.21 conversations322.53 organically323.56 develop.324.95
324.95 HELFER324.95 -324.95 It's325.35 like,325.99 it's326.31 the326.71 push326.79 and327.03 pull327.11 between,327.43 like,327.75 doing328.07 the328.31 business328.63 of329.03 the329.19 city,329.27 which329.67 is329.83 meant329.99 to330.23 be330.39 public,331.67 and331.83 then331.83 getting332.71 things333.03 done.333.27
334.71 BELCHER-SCHEPIS334.71 -334.71 As334.71 soon335.03 as335.27 it335.39 gets335.51 reported335.83 back336.31 here336.55 and337.03 into337.43 notes337.91 and339.13 shared339.37 with339.76 the340 broader340.08 committee,340.56 and346 not346.25 initiated.
347.04 KENNY347.04 -347.04 Right.347.04
352 HELFER352 -352 Yeah.352 So352.24 here's352.56 the352.96 thing353.28 for353.52 creating353.76 agendas.354.08 Like,354.48 you354.72 may354.96 have355.2 noticed355.28 in355.76 all355.84 of356 our356.08 current356.88 agendas,357.2 we357.6 have357.76 a358.08 section358.32 for358.64 the358.96 visitor359.04 input.359.44 We359.76 don't359.92 need360 to360.24 have360.32 that360.56 section.360.64 It361.04 doesn't361.12 need361.36 to361.52 exist.361.68 You362.16 can362.24 say,362.48 Here's362.72 our362.96 meeting.363.12 You363.52 don't363.68 get363.84 to364 say364.08 anything.364.32 You365.27 just365.51 get365.6 to365.75 watch365.91 and366.79 give367.04 us367.19 feedback,367.35 and367.68 some367.75 other367.91 method.368.15 Usually,368.95 you369.35 know,369.83 or370.07 I370.24 get370.39 a370.47 phone370.63 call370.79 or370.95 something.371.12 So,373.19 like,373.6 subcommittee373.83 meetings374.39 rarely375.19 get375.51 attended375.68 by376.15 anyone.376.95 Unless377.51 it's,377.67 like,377.83 the378.07 finance378.31 subcommittee378.63 of379.11 the379.19 city379.19 council.379.43 People379.91 are380.15 interested380.31 in380.71 that.381.11 Go381.27 figure.381.43 So,382.87 I384.63 doubt384.79 we're385.03 gonna385.19 get385.35 a385.51 lot385.59 of385.67 visitation385.83 because386.31 we386.55 already386.71 don't386.95 get,387.11 like,387.35 outside387.51 visitation387.91 for388.71 the388.87 large389.11 town389.35 cultural389.51 district.389.83 Okay.392.47 Does394.29 that394.52 clarify?394.76 Okay.396.29 Cool.396.69 But,398.85 yes,399.08 subject399.32 to399.64 all399.73 open399.96 meeting400.2 laws.400.52 Thank401.25 you.401.49 City403.25 support.403.56 Erin,405.32 I405.81 don't405.88 know406.04 if406.13 you406.2 thought406.44 about406.61 this406.85 directly.407.08 Yeah.407.7 But407.94 would408.18 you408.34 like408.58 to408.82 talk408.98 about409.22 what409.54 you409.7 know409.86 how410.02 to410.26 do410.34 and410.5 what410.66 you're410.82 willing410.98 to411.66 do411.86 here?413.46 I'll413.86 mute414.1 myself414.42 because414.74 this415.06 will415.22 be415.38 all.418.82
418.82 RATHE418.82 -418.82 So418.82 Liz419.14 invited419.38 me419.78 to419.94 help420.02 with420.26 this420.42 because420.58 I420.98 do421.14 a421.46 lot421.54 of421.7 the421.86 marketing422.18 for,422.74 well,424.24 I424.39 do424.56 all424.71 of424.88 the424.95 marketing425.03 for425.35 economic425.6 development.426 And427.68 I'm428.15 working429.19 with429.68 the431.19 Mass431.6 250th431.6 committee,432.07 the432.39 Treaty432.95 Day433.35 250433.35 committee434 on434.95 their435.12 advertising435.6 and436.24 marketing436.39 around437.03 that437.6 event437.83 next438.31 summer,438.8 which439.44 is439.68 going439.84 to440 include,440.16 visitor's442.08 guide442.64 that442.96 I'm443.12 working443.36 with443.68 City444 Communications444.24 on444.88 developing445.12 that445.92 will446.08 have446.24 a446.4 calendar.446.56 We're447.84 developing448.08 a448.8 map448.96 with449.28 all449.44 of449.68 the449.76 restaurants450.64 in451.28 Watertown.451.52 Nice453.7 pins454.02 all454.43 over454.67 the454.82 map,454.99 so455.14 you455.31 can455.38 zoom455.63 in,455.79 see456.02 where456.26 all456.43 of456.58 our456.67 restaurants456.75 are.457.14 There'll457.38 be457.63 a457.7 QR457.87 code458.19 of458.43 this458.5 visitor458.75 guide.459.06 Talk459.7 to459.94 the460.02 hotels460.19 about460.75 putting460.99 that461.87 visitor462.1 guide462.58 in462.9 the463.14 hotels463.23 so463.79 that464.02 when464.19 people464.43 are464.67 here,464.82 they'll465.14 have465.46 access465.7 to466.02 that.466.19 And466.35 the466.58 calendar,466.75 the467.31 events467.38 part467.79 of467.94 that468.1 is468.59 going468.75 to468.91 be468.99 drawn469.39 directly469.71 from470.27 the470.99 cultural471.55 district471.95 events473.15 calendar.473.31 So,475.79 I476.19 my478.03 skills478.27 in478.75 that478.99 area,479.15 I'm479.87 very480.19 familiar480.43 with480.83 laying481.15 out481.47 designs482.62 in483.25 InDesign,483.65 that483.98 kind484.13 of484.29 thing,484.38 spreads,485.5 booklets,487.01 posters,488.06 all488.85 of489.1 that.489.18
490.62 I490.62 do490.77 a491.1 fair491.25 amount491.41 of491.74 graphic491.89 design.492.29 I'm492.69 not492.77 an493.1 artist493.33 by493.89 any494.06 means,494.62 but495.25 I496.06 can496.69 work496.94 with,497.1 you497.33 know,497.5 colors498.27 and498.51 shapes498.67 pretty499.07 well,499.31 fonts,499.63 all500.27 of500.51 that.500.59 And502.11 I502.27 do502.43 all502.59 the502.75 social502.83 media503.15 for503.63 the504.35 economic504.51 development504.91 accounts506.67 as507.15 well.507.31 So,507.47 you507.71 know,507.79 I507.95 have508.03 the508.27 newsletter,508.67 writing509.55 skills,509.95 all511.38 of511.54 that511.79 background512.26 as512.66 well.512.83 So513.87 I514.18 am514.35 happy514.5 to514.99 produce515.3 anything515.95 that516.66 this516.9 group517.07 wants517.95 me518.42 to518.75 produce.518.9 This520.66 creative520.9 work521.38 is521.63 probably521.87 the522.26 most522.42 fun522.66 part522.99 of523.14 my523.23 job,523.38 so523.63 I523.87 was524.02 actually524.18 really524.5 happy524.75 when524.99 you525.14 said,525.38 Hey.525.71 Would525.87 you526.02 wanna526.18 do526.42 this?526.59 Yes.527.33 I527.65 love527.89 doing528.13 this528.29 kind528.53 of528.69 stuff.528.77 So,529.57 I531.17 am531.73 basically532.29 at532.77 your532.93 disposal534.93 to535.17 help535.41 with535.65 whatever535.97 kind536.29 of536.45 material.536.61 These537.17 are537.33 the537.41 materials537.57 that537.97 I538.13 already538.29 know538.53 about538.77 and539.09 ways539.25 that539.49 I539.65 already539.73 know540.05 I540.21 can540.29 help540.45 with540.93 this541.17 committee.541.33 But541.73 as542.05 other542.37 things542.61 come542.99 up,543.14 do543.23 you543.38 need543.46 a,543.7 you543.87 know,544.02 particular544.26 poster544.83 or545.23 flyer545.3 for545.63 something,545.78 or546.18 do546.5 you546.66 have546.83 an547.23 idea547.38 to547.7 produce547.87 a,548.26 I548.9 don't549.07 know,549.14 a549.46 holiday549.63 guide550.02 or550.35 something550.9 like551.3 that?551.46 Happy552.26 to552.58 give553.38 my553.63 assistance553.95 on554.5 all554.66 of554.83 them.554.9
557.32 STEPHENS557.32 -557.32 Who557.32 puts557.4 together557.64 the558.2 monthly-ish562.6 newsletter?563.08 That's563.64 Danielle,565.32 or?
565.32 HELFER565.32 -565.32 That565.32 is565.4 Danielle.565.64 Yeah.566.12 So,566.44 I568.2 guess,568.28 originally,568.76 we569.16 were569.24 thinking569.32 that569.64 Danielle569.8 would570.2 be570.36 producing571.08 most571.72 of571.96 our572.04 content572.2 for572.82 this573.06 because573.38 she573.7 is573.86 our574.18 person574.89 to575.1 do575.3 that575.46 and576.25 does576.5 our576.65 website576.82 and577.22 socials,578.01 which578.42 are578.58 forthcoming.578.89 And582.01 so582.18 that'll582.74 actually583.06 rest583.46 with583.7 Danielle583.94 for584.58 the584.74 most584.89 part.585.13 Things586.34 like586.65 figuring587.57 out587.89 which587.97 networks588.21 to588.61 reach588.77 out589.01 to,590.69 but591.17 this591.17 kind591.33 of591.57 thing591.65 is591.97 maybe593.17 more593.49 what593.89 we'd594.05 be594.29 seeing594.37 from594.69 this595.17 office.595.33
598.69 STEPHENS598.69 -598.69 And598.69 then598.93 if599.09 we're599.25 creating,599.49 like,600.05 individual600.74 pieces601.7 of602.25 collateral.604.25 That604.58 sounds604.74 like604.98 Aaron605.53 would606.01 be606.17 developing606.98 as,608.58 like,608.82 a,608.98 you610.74 know,610.98 in-house611.62 sort612.34 of612.5 graphic612.58 artist613.05 of613.62 sorts.613.77
615.29 HELFER615.29 -615.29 Hold615.29 on.615.62 I'll615.84 direct.616 I'm616.32 sorry.616.56 And,617.04 I617.52 think617.76 we're618.08 thinking618.32 about618.56 you618.8 more618.96 for619.2 the619.36 networking619.6 piece620.16 of620.4 this,620.64 and620.96 Danielle621.2 is621.68 our621.84 graphics622 person622.48 for622.96 the623.12 most623.2 part.623.44
623.84 STEPHENS623.84 -623.84 That's623.84 fine.624.08
624.8 DANIELLE624.8 DRAPEAU624.8 -624.8 CULTURAL626.4 DISTRICT626.4 PARTNERSHIP626.4 MEMBER626.4 -626.4 But626.4 we626.48 can626.64 share626.88 too.627.2 If628.64 something's628.72 particularly629.52 what630.24 you630.24 want,630.4 feel630.96 free,631.04 but631.2 I631.39 can631.71 also631.88 do631.88 the632.27 graphics.632.6
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