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Watertown Cultural District Partnership
Monday November 9, 2026
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
KRISTEN14.89 KENNY14.89 -14.89 CULTURAL14.89 DISTRICT14.89 PARTNERSHIP14.89 CHAIR14.89 -14.89 Welcome,14.89 cultural16.18 district16.73 members.17.14 First20.18 of20.49 all,20.65 I20.98 believe21.14 you21.38 want22.26 to22.57 go22.57 through22.73 the23.05 main23.38 call?23.7
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42.99 KENNY42.99 -42.99 So42.99 on43.55 that43.8 note,44.03 shall44.27 we44.52 go44.59 through44.76 a44.91 roll44.99 call?45.31 Let's49.23 see.49.55 Jeanette?50.44
53.08 JEANNETTE53.08 BELCHER-SCHEPIS53.08 -53.08 CULTURAL53.08 DISTRICT53.08 PARTNERSHIP53.08 MEMBER53.08 -53.08 Hello.53.08 I'm53.48 here.53.72
54.59 KENNY54.59 -54.59 Excellent.54.59 Jack?55.72
58.19 JACK58.51 DARGON58.51 -58.51 CULTURAL58.51 DISTRICT58.51 PARTNERSHIP58.51 MEMBER58.51 -58.51 Yes,58.51 here58.51 I58.51 am.58.67
64.35 KENNY64.35 -64.35 Lois?64.35 I64.35 think64.51 I64.75 saw64.83 a65.07 hand.65.23 I66.03 have66.19 an66.43 AI66.91 thing67.39 blocking67.71 my68.11 screen.68.27 There68.67 it68.91 is.68.99 Hi.69.31 Liz?70.91
71.87 LIZ71.87 HELFER71.87 -71.87 CULTURAL71.87 DISTRICT71.87 PARTNERSHIP71.87 MEMBER71.87 -71.87 I'm71.87 here.72.11
75.92 KENNY75.92 -75.92 Yasmin?75.92 Susan?75.92
76.64 HELFER76.64 -76.64 So,76.64 the76.64 point77.03 of77.28 this77.36 is77.59 that77.67 you77.84 actually78 have78.23 to78.4 verbalize78.48 because78.95 it's79.12 a79.36 note79.44 taker79.67 taking80.16 the80.56 notes80.88 through81.52 the81.84 voice82.31 to82.64 text82.8 kind83.12 of83.36 situation.83.44
85.45 YASMIN85.45 -85.45 CULTURAL85.45 DISTRICT85.45 PARTNERSHIP85.45 MEMBER85.45 -85.45 Yes,85.45 I've85.53 been85.61 trying85.77 to86.01 figure86.09 out...86.41 Can86.65 you86.89 hear86.97 me87.13 now?87.29
87.61 KENNY87.61 -87.61 You87.61 got87.85 it.88.01
89.05 YASMIN89.05 -89.05 Yes,89.05 I89.05 was89.13 trying89.29 to89.53 figure89.61 out89.85 where90.09 you90.33 could90.49 hear90.65 me,90.89 the91.13 audio,91.29 but91.69 not91.93 hear92.09 every92.33 time92.57 I92.97 clear93.21 my93.53 throat93.69 or94.01 something.94.25 Is95.93 that96.09 okay?96.17
97.77 KENNY97.77 -97.77 Yes.97.77 Thank98.25 you,98.57 Susan.98.81 Aliana?99.45
101.52 ALIANA101.52 DE101.52 LA101.52 GUARDIA101.52 -101.52 CULTURAL101.52 DISTRICT101.52 PARTNERSHIP101.52 MEMBER101.52 -101.52 Present.101.52
102.64 KENNY102.64 -102.64 Thank102.64 you.102.88 Stephanie?103.36
104.33 STEPHANIE104.33 VENIZELOS104.33 -104.33 CITY104.33 OF104.33 WATERTOWN104.33 -104.33 Present.104.33
105.77 KENNY105.77 -105.77 Danielle?105.77
107.92 DANIELLE107.92 DRAPEAU107.92 -107.92 CULTURAL107.92 DISTRICT107.92 PARTNERSHIP107.92 MEMBER107.92 -107.92 Here.107.92
110.48 KENNY110.72 -110.72 Excellent,110.72 and110.72 I'm110.72 here.110.88 Kristen,111.6 hello112.33 all.112.72 Thank114.56 you.114.8 So,115.76 next,115.92 if116.56 we116.72 could116.88 have118.16 a118.4 motion118.48 to119.28 accept119.44 the119.76 minutes119.92 of120.4 October120.64 19th,121.13 please.122.32 Can123.44 we123.68 get123.84 the124.16 first124.32 motion?124.72
126.24 YASMIN126.24 -126.24 I126.24 just126.4 had126.64 a127.2 couple127.36 of127.68 quick127.92 points.128.24
135.01 BELCHER-SCHEPIS135.33 -135.33 Are135.33 these135.5 additions?137.73
140.38 YASMIN140.38 -140.38 Yes.140.38 So142.29 I'm142.53 not142.78 sure142.94 if143.33 I143.57 have143.66 the143.81 procedures143.97 correct,144.69 but148.5 we150.42 usually150.58 say151.14 what151.38 our152.34 achievements152.58 are153.14 of153.38 the153.46 previous154.1 month.154.66 Is155.22 that155.38 correct?155.54
156.9 HELFER156.9 -156.9 So156.9 you're157.3 talking157.54 about157.78 an158.02 event158.18 that158.5 happened158.66 since159.06 our159.38 last159.54 meeting,160.18 right?162.01
162.01 YASMIN162.01 -162.01 No,162.41 it163.29 happened...163.29
163.29 HELFER163.29 -163.29 Before163.29 the163.69 last163.78 meeting?164.09
165.94 YASMIN165.94 -165.94 Yes,165.94 I166.33 think166.5 so.166.74
167.13 HELFER167.13 -167.13 And167.13 was167.29 it167.53 mentioned167.69 during168.09 the168.33 last168.5 meeting?168.74
169.85 YASMIN169.85 -169.85 No,170.18 it170.33 wasn't.170.33
171.13 HELFER171.13 -171.13 Then171.13 I171.46 would171.61 just171.78 bring171.85 it172.09 up172.18 in172.33 this172.5 meeting172.66 because172.89 otherwise,173.06 it's173.46 something173.61 that173.94 actually174.18 wasn't174.5 discussed.174.81
176.25 YASMIN176.25 -176.25 Alright.176.81 So177.29 then177.53 the177.69 second177.85 thing178.17 is,178.33 one180.41 point180.81 we181.13 did181.37 discuss,181.61 which182.01 was182.17 trying183.45 to183.77 bring185.29 a185.85 cafe186.01 or186.41 something186.89 more187.85 into188.09 the188.33 Mossesian188.49 Campus.189.13 We192.21 talked192.53 about192.76 it192.93 for193 a193.25 little193.33 bit,193.49 and193.65 then193.81 I193.97 just194.21 put194.93 in195.09 the195.25 chat195.41 a195.89 further195.97 comment196.37 after196.84 we've197.09 moved197.41 on,198.37 and199.72 that200.53 didn't200.69 get201 into201.17 the201.41 minutes.202.21 So202.69 perhaps203.41 it203.72 should...203.89
204.05 BELCHER-SCHEPIS204.05 -204.05 Can204.05 you204.21 forward205.41 the205.81 chat206.05 to206.44 me,206.61 and206.94 I207.1 will207.26 amend208.14 the209.1 minutes.209.5
209.5 YASMIN209.5 -209.5 Would210.54 it210.78 be210.94 there211.02 from211.34 last213.02 time?213.42
214.06 BELCHER-SCHEPIS214.06 -214.06 If214.06 you214.3 have214.94 a215.18 point215.34 that215.98 was216.3 mentioned216.7 in217.26 the217.42 chat217.58 that217.98 didn't218.3 make218.62 it218.78 into218.96 the219.28 minutes,219.44 I220.47 usually220.63 try221.03 to221.28 summarize.221.44 So222.07 if222.79 you222.96 have223.03 something223.19 that223.44 you'd223.59 like223.84 added,224.07 I'll224.31 amend224.56 the224.79 minutes224.88 if225.12 you225.35 just225.51 send225.75 it225.92 to226.16 me.226.31 I226.79 probably226.96 didn't227.35 see227.68 the227.84 chat.228.07
229.75 YASMIN229.75 -229.75 Right.229.75 Well,230.16 it's230.4 not230.88 there231.12 now.231.35
232.75 HELFER232.75 -232.75 But232.99 if233.07 you233.11 remember233.15 the233.87 content235.31 of235.79 the236.03 point,236.35 then236.59 you236.75 can236.83 just236.99 send237.15 it237.31 to237.47 Jeannete.237.63
238.59 BELCHER-SCHEPIS238.59 -238.59 If238.59 you238.75 send238.91 me239.15 the239.39 content239.55 of240.03 your240.27 point240.51 that240.83 you241.07 would241.23 like241.47 added,241.71 I'll242.03 add242.27 it242.51 and242.83 amend243.15 it243.39 to243.55 the243.71 minutes.244.51
244.51 YASMIN244.51 -244.51 So244.51 you244.76 want244.93 me245 to245.04 put245.08 it245.41 in245.56 the245.69 chat245.81 right246.13 now?246.36
247.49 BELCHER-SCHEPIS247.49 -247.49 No,247.49 I'd248.21 like248.44 you248.6 to248.76 email248.92 it249.25 to249.41 me.249.49
250.04 YASMIN250.04 -250.04 Email250.04 it,250.6 okay.251.64
251.64 BELCHER-SCHEPIS251.64 -251.64 And251.64 I251.88 will252.04 amend252.36 the252.6 minutes.252.76
253.64 YASMIN253.64 -253.64 Okay.253.64 Thanks.255.88 That's256.2 all.256.44
257.4 KENNY257.4 -257.4 Any257.4 other257.73 notes258.04 on258.52 the258.69 minutes?258.85 Alright.261.63 Could262.51 we262.75 have262.99 a263.71 motion263.95 to264.83 accept265.07 the265.31 minutes265.47 of265.79 October265.95 19th?267.23
267.55 HELFER267.55 -267.55 Accept267.55 the267.55 minutes267.71 with268.03 the268.27 amendment268.35 from268.83 Yasmin.269.07
270.51 KENNY270.51 -270.51 Including270.51 the271.23 minutes,271.39 the272.27 amendment.272.43 Yes.273.07 Anyone?274.93 Motions?275.56
276.37 HELFER276.37 -276.37 I'll276.37 make276.6 the276.76 motion.276.85
277.56 KENNY277.56 -277.56 Thank277.56 you,277.72 Liz.278.04
278.6 HELFER278.6 -278.6 I278.6 make278.76 a278.88 motion279 to279.25 accept279.4 the279.72 minutes279.81 as280.13 written280.29 with280.52 the280.69 amendment280.76 from281.16 Yasmin.281.56
282.13 KENNY282.13 -282.13 Excellent.282.13 Can282.69 I282.85 get283 a283.16 second,283.32 please?283.64
285.72 HELFER285.72 -285.72 I285.72 think285.88 that's286.13 a286.37 Susan.286.52
287 KENNY287 -287 Yes,287 I287.32 think287.49 your287.64 hand287.81 went287.96 up288.13 first.288.29 Thank288.52 you288.76 so289.08 much.289.25 All290.66 in290.98 favor?291.22 Would292.18 you292.42 see292.58 hands?292.82 Unanimous.299.06 Excellent,302.02 and302.42 on302.42 to302.74 our302.98 agenda.303.22 So,306.54 the308.54 Watertown308.86 Cultural309.34 District309.74 organizational310.46 plan.311.1 So,311.5 Erin311.9 has312.21 been312.46 working312.62 on313.01 this,313.25 and314.13 she's314.46 not314.94 able315.25 to315.5 be315.65 with315.74 us315.9 today.316.06 Here334.11 are334.51 the336.45 relaunching336.69 for337.41 2027337.65 for339.25 the339.41 Watertown339.57 Cultural340.06 District.340.38 So,341.01 why341.25 are341.41 we341.57 doing341.65 this?341.89 Participation342.29 for342.85 members343.18 is343.65 not343.89 as344.06 high344.21 as344.45 anticipated.344.77 So,345.33 we345.5 want345.74 to346.13 sort346.13 of346.38 reenergize,346.53 and347.89 we348.38 are348.53 working348.69 on349.01 how349.25 to349.5 make349.74 this349.97 something351.2 that351.52 people351.76 understand352.72 its353.6 importance353.84 and354.48 why354.8 we355.04 want355.2 people355.44 to355.84 add356 things356.24 to356.56 the357.44 calendar.357.68 We're359.92 also360.16 considering360.48 traction362.4 and362.8 name363.04 recognition364.19 in364.67 the364.82 city364.9 not365.23 as365.46 wide365.63 as365.87 desired.366.11 Do366.59 we366.67 want366.82 to367.06 rename367.06 the368.02 cultural368.19 district?368.59 Because369.55 we369.87 have370.02 other370.67 art371.38 groups,371.63 the372.19 cultural372.35 council,373.79 and374.35 the374.35 public374.5 art374.82 and374.99 culture375.15 committee.375.38 So,375.79 you've376.02 got376.26 the376.43 same376.59 words376.82 being377.55 said377.87 for378.75 three379.31 different379.71 groups380.27 in380.59 the380.75 arts.380.99 So,381.55 how381.79 can381.95 we382.67 make382.75 this,384.51 and384.75 what384.75 the385.07 cultural385.31 district385.63 is386.03 doing,386.27 what's387.23 our387.63 job,387.87 and388.03 how388.19 do388.35 we388.51 make388.67 it388.83 clear388.99 to389.71 the389.87 public?389.95 How391.31 are391.38 we391.47 going391.55 to391.79 go391.79 about391.94 doing392.19 this?392.35 So,392.59 co-chairs393.31 and393.63 city393.79 staff394.03 planned394.43 together394.67 for395.47 the395.63 past395.71 two396.11 months398.03 to398.03 focus398.03 on398.43 original398.75 mission,399.06 which399.38 is399.55 Watertown399.71 Cultural400.11 District400.5 supports400.82 inclusive401.31 and401.87 diverse402.11 cultural402.67 experiences403.15 that403.94 showcase404.19 the404.67 arts404.82 and405.61 strengthen405.85 the406.25 local406.41 community.406.81
407.45 So,407.45 this408.49 is408.73 what408.89 we409.13 want410.09 to410.41 do.410.49 This410.89 is411.05 why411.21 we411.45 exist.411.61 Our413.85 relaunch414.17 takeaways.414.73 So,415.69 strong416.41 and416.73 consistent416.89 emphasis417.45 on418.33 filling418.65 the419.21 cultural419.45 district419.85 calendar.420.33 So,422.21 this422.44 is422.61 what424.61 I425 plan425.73 on426.05 doing426.13 moving426.85 forward.427.17 Reminders427.73 at428.21 every428.37 meeting428.61 to429.25 add430.61 your430.76 events431 to431.32 the431.49 calendar.431.65 We433.08 have433.32 support433.56 from433.88 city434.13 staff,434.52 our435 outreach435.25 coordinator,435.73 Danielle,436.29 to437.06 assist437.22 with437.46 getting437.7 content438.02 on438.42 the438.58 calendar.438.74 If439.14 you439.3 need439.38 help440.1 getting440.34 your441.38 items441.62 on442.1 the442.26 calendar,442.34 please442.9 contact443.3 us.443.78 More444.42 than444.58 happy444.82 to445.06 sit445.22 with445.94 you,446.18 put446.74 everything446.98 you447.3 need447.46 in447.7 there,447.86 a448.82 couple448.82 of449.06 events,449.62 you450.1 know,450.26 however450.66 long451.06 that451.86 you452.31 need453.19 to453.35 help453.66 learn453.99 the454.31 back454.46 end454.63 of454.79 the454.94 system.455.1 Also,456.54 as457.58 a457.75 reminder,457.99 for458.38 the458.54 inclusion458.63 of459.02 the459.19 2027459.35 guide460.54 to460.87 Watertown,461.02 the461.66 visitors'461.82 guide,462.31 and462.54 that462.7 goes462.94 into463.26 the464.31 library.464.46 Hotels466.36 and466.68 motels466.92 in467.48 the467.72 area,467.8 any468.28 public468.52 space471.32 where472.04 people472.28 can472.52 get472.68 their472.84 hands473 on473.16 an473.4 actual473.64 guide.474.12 Please474.84 add475.16 your475.24 things475.48 to475.64 the475.8 calendar.475.88 Once476.84 you477.08 do477.24 that,477.4 all478.94 that479.1 information479.33 goes479.81 into480.06 this480.45 guide,480.77 this481.1 tangible481.33 object,481.81 which482.38 will482.54 be482.69 handed482.86 out483.18 as483.33 I've483.57 just483.74 said.483.98 So486.45 sharing487.25 is487.74 caring.487.89 Use488.85 your489.1 socials489.25 to490.13 like490.38 and490.62 share490.77 other491.18 members'492.54 content.493.5 If494.51 you494.75 see494.91 something495.07 on496.99 your497.23 socials497.47 that498.19 one498.99 of499.31 our499.47 members499.71 has500.35 just500.59 posted,500.83 share501.55 it501.87 on501.95 yours.502.11 Like,503.23 anything503.63 else504.03 that504.35 you504.59 like504.75 on504.99 any505.31 of505.55 your505.63 other505.87 socials,506.11 please506.59 include506.83 the507.47 cultural507.78 district508.19 and508.5 all508.66 of508.9 its508.99 organizations,509.22 and510.58 help510.82 support511.14 us512.35 and512.75 what512.9 we're513.14 trying513.38 to513.63 do.513.7 Then,515.14 of515.3 course,515.46 tag515.87 Watertown516.26 Culture516.75 District517.14 in517.7 your517.87 media518.02 so518.58 we518.83 can518.9 like519.07 and519.3 also519.54 share519.87 it.520.11
520.58 This520.58 exposes520.83 everyone's523.38 content523.7 to524.18 a524.34 wider524.5 audience.524.98 The531.94 things532.1 that532.34 we're532.5 going532.66 to532.9 introduce533.06 including533.62 quarterly534.1 office534.74 hours.535.54 So,535.78 with535.78 city535.94 staff,536.34 culture537.25 district537.64 officers,537.96 completely538.85 casual539.32 drop-ins539.96 for540.2 brainstorming,540.37 networking,541.32 and541.8 support.542.04 So542.61 if542.85 you've543 got543.25 some543.4 ideas543.64 that544.2 happen545.32 in545.8 between545.96 meetings546.37 or546.68 you546.92 don't547 want547.25 to547.49 bring547.49 it547.64 up547.8 in547.88 a548.04 meeting,548.13 please549 come549.51 to549.67 the549.91 office549.99 hours.550.31 Remember550.79 to551.11 remember551.27 partnerships551.67 that552.39 benefit552.55 both.553.03 So553.59 Mighty553.99 Squirrel554.23 beer554.63 garden554.87 at555.19 Gore555.35 Place,555.67 two557.19 great557.35 tastes557.59 that557.83 go557.99 great558.15 together.558.31 Come558.71 on.558.95 I559.11 mean,559.19 that's559.67 like559.91 a560.31 huge560.47 win560.79 for561.03 Gore561.27 and561.99 for562.23 Mighty562.55 Squirrel.562.87 How563.27 else563.43 can563.67 we563.91 make564.07 this564.23 happen564.47 with565.38 our565.54 other566.18 district566.83 partners?567.23 Then568.83 direct568.99 outreach569.3 to569.71 new569.78 members,570.02 the570.66 structured570.83 onboarding571.38 process571.87 to572.26 welcome572.42 them572.75 and573.07 get573.3 them573.47 involved.573.71 I574.35 just574.42 came574.66 across574.9 Vivace576.18 Music576.75 School577.14 business577.54 card577.78 that578.11 I578.26 have578.42 from578.66 the579.17 last579.33 arts579.41 market.579.49 They580.53 would580.77 make580.93 a581.09 great581.25 member581.57 for582.53 the582.85 cultural583.01 district.583.41 They583.73 have583.89 events584.05 all584.45 the584.61 time.584.69 It585.57 would585.73 be585.89 great585.97 to586.21 get586.37 more586.61 of586.85 Watertown's587.09 music587.73 schools588.05 involved588.53 in589.01 the589.41 cultural589.57 district590.05 to590.37 help590.53 support590.77 them,591.17 the591.89 performers,592.05 and596.09 this596.25 lovely596.57 diagram.597.04 So,597.92 here599.52 are599.68 some599.76 points.600 Show600.4 your600.64 membership.600.8 Use601.85 your602.17 logos602.4 on602.97 your603.13 marketing603.37 materials,603.76 on604.25 your604.4 website.604.64 Post605.92 your606.25 Watertown606.57 Cultural607.13 District607.45 if608.4 you608.64 have608.88 a609.21 storefront,609.68 put610.94 it611.18 on611.26 your611.34 window611.58 or612.06 on612.22 your612.38 door,612.54 carry612.86 stickers613.18 and613.5 rack613.74 cards613.98 to614.46 promote614.62 the614.94 cultural615.1 district615.5 to615.9 your616.06 visitors.616.22 Please617.66 feel618.3 free618.46 to618.7 have618.78 them618.94 out.619.18 Liz,620.78 do621.02 you621.1 know621.18 when621.42 the621.66 next621.82 round622.3 of622.78 those622.86 may623.18 be623.34 coming623.5 out?623.82
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