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Home My WebLink About2015-01-21-TOUR2-Antony-min MinutesforAntonyWorkingGroupmeetingoftheLexingtonTourismCommitteeonJanuary21,2015 Meetingbeganat7:15PMadjournedat9:15PM Place:OriginallyexpectedtobeheldintheParkerRoom(TownOfficeBuilding,1625MassachusettsAvenue).Meeting wasmovedtotheofficedirectlyacrossthehallfromtheParkerRoom. Presentatmeeting:DawnMcKenna,TonyGalaitsis,KittyGalaitsis,MarieTristanRago,ColinGodfrey,FredJohnson, SandyGasbarro,MaureenPoole Documentsavailableforreview: MinutesofDecember10,2014 CopiesforallofƚƓǤ͸ƭsuggestededitsforMinutesofDecember10,2014 LexingtonAntonySisterCityƩĻğƭǒƩĻƩ͸ƭReportof5January2015 CopiesforallofͻDźǝźƓŭ\[ĻǝĻƌƭͼforAntonyPark Minutes TonyrecommendedthattheminutesofDecember10,2014,bemovedtofirstontheagendatoavoidadelayin amendingandapprovingsame.Uponfurtherdiscussion,therewasagreementthatitwouldbebesttogetminutes discussedandapprovedasapriorityearlyratherthanlaterinthemeetings. The12/10/14minuteswerereviewedandseveralsentencesweremodified.Uponmotiondulymadeandseconded,the December10,2014minuteswereapprovedasamended. DiscussiononProceduralMatters Tonysuggestedthatthegroupshouldbeinvitedtoproposeagendaitemssothatallhaveanopportunitytobringup whattheydeemtobeimportantandworthyofconsideration. Anextendeddiscussiontookplaceconcerning1)emailremindersinadditiontothepostingsofmeetingsonthe municipalwebsite,and2)submissionsforagendas. Tonyofferedtosendareminderpriortoeachmeeting,unlessGeorgeGamotaisplanningtohandlethat.Dawnwill checkwithGeorge. Therewasasubsequentdiscussionaboutminutesthathavenotyetbeenposted.Ourexpectationisthatthefull complementofͻğƦƦƩƚǝĻķƒźƓǒƷĻƭͼwillbepostedonthemunicipalwebsite. TherewasanexchangeofideasabouttheneedforpromptactionsincetheOpenMeetingLawͻƩĻƨǒźƩĻƭthatexisting minutesbemadeavailabletothepublicwithin10daysuponƩĻƨǒĻƭƷ͵ͼItwasagreedthereisaneedforaprotocolto ensurethatminutesbepostedinatimelyfashion,andthatwhoeverisinchargeofpostingshouldhaveassistance,if needed,tocompletethetask.Thetopicwillneedtoberevisitedatthenextmeetinginordertoreachadetermination regardingpostingofpast,currentandfutureminutes. AntonyParkUpdate InformationwasgivenaboutdiscussionattheplanningmeetingheldatChristinaandGeorgeDğƒƚƷğ͸ƭhomeon January14.Therecommendationwasthatwenotgoforwardwith AFrenchAFaire thisyear,butthatweshould pursueotheroptionsforfundraising. ğΜ PreliminaryFundraisinggoalsfor2015 wĻĭƚƒƒĻƓķĻķƷƚƷğƌυЊЏƉ Wediscussedthefourpossibilitiesand projectedamountsthatmightberaised.Threeofthefourseemedfeasible(Letterwithprogressupdate,Dîners Amicaux,selling4of8Treesavailable)andideasformovingforwardonthemwereadvanced.Thefourth, Artwork,wasthoughttobeproblematicandthereforemaybenotrealistic.Overallitwasagreedthatthefirst threeseemedtobereasonablegoals,andwouldgetusbeyondthe$12,000neededforthenextPhases. ĬΜ ProjectupdatePhaseIiscompleteandpaid.PhaseII(hardscape)stillhasAprilasthegoal.Daveislooking foracontractorwithinourbudget.PhaseIII(plantingsandfinishwork)pathwaysDPWwilldotheplanting. Therearevariouspossibilitiesregardingtheplantingsiftheyhavetohireoutsidethedepartment. ĭΜ FuturephasesItwasmentionedthatplansforfuturephaseswillbediscussedatafuturemeetingwhen scopeandschedulecanbeidentified. ķΜ ItemizeditemsforsponsorshipTheitemsgiven(seatwall,sprinklersystemandstairs)ķźķƓ͸Ʒseemlikelyto engendersponsorship.Optionsforadditionalwaystoacquiresponsorswerediscussed:groupsororganizations thatmighthaveaninterestinsupportingandbeingrepresented;crowdfunding;findingdonorsoncethereisa centralartfocalpiece.Dawnwillfindoutifacrowdfundingrequestwouldbelegal. FinancialUpdate TonypresentedtheƩĻğƭǒƩĻƩ͸ƭReport,includingmostrecentinvoices.Therewerequestionsabout2expensesand Dawnwilllookintotheapprovalprocess,investigatefurther,andreportbackaboutthevalidityof2payments. OfficialsupporttoAntonyfollowingParisattacks(andFrenchConsulFabienFieschi) SandyemphasizedtheimportanceofagroupmessagetothoseinAntonyandtoFabienFieschi.Wesharedwitheach otherthetypesofindividualemailsseveralofushavesenttovariousAntonianswithwhomwehaveformedfriendships, buttheabsenceofagroupacknowledgementwassomethingweneededtoaddress. TheselectmenwereaskedbyDawntoformallyexpressoursympathiesandsupport.Sincetheselectmenaresendinga letter(towntotown)thatDawnhasbeentaskedwithcomposing,itwasagreedtoletthatletterincludeourAntony Groupjointlywiththetown,highlightedasapartofLexingtonwithespeciallypersonalͻƭźƭƷĻƩĭźƷǤͼties.Wejointhe townmanagerandselectmeninremembranceoftheinnocentliveslostandincondemnationofthehorrific,barbaric actsthatproducedsuchatragedyinParis. Programs th a)VoyagesenFrancophonie,March14,2015MarieTristantoldusofmanyplansinplacefortheMarch14 event,tobeheldattheClarkeSchool.Thefamilypartwillbefrom10AMto4PM,withconcertsfrom4PMto6 PM.Wewillhelpbydistributingposters,spreadingtheword,andattendingontheday.Aswedidlastyearat CaryHall,AntonyGroupwillhaveatableandwilllookforwardtomanyofourlargergrouphelpingtoinform attendeesabouttheLexingtonAntonySisterCityAssociation. b)AFrenchAFaire ĭğƓĭĻƌƌĻķ c)LaMûsiqueenFte,May30,2015Plansincludelookingforstreetmusicianstoplayallthroughoutdowntown ê Lexington.EFBGwillhostaneventincludingapicnicattheͻCğźƩŭƩƚǒƓķƭ͵ d)CommunityPicnic,May31,2015ThisisplannedforTowerPark.Plansareforstreetpianostobeatvarious locationsthroughthemonthofMay. VariousideasweresuggestedrelatedtoƚǒƩźƭƒ͸ƭsponsorshipofthepicnicforfutureconsideration.Couldthis beanopportunitytobuildawarenessofAntonyPark?Wouldthisprovideawaytoselltheartwork?Could therebeanauctionofapiano?HowaboutaFrenchthemeforapianoplacedinAntonyPark? e)OtherprogramsThoughtsincludedaFrencheventatAntonyPark,perhapsonLaFêtenationale/Le quatorzejuillet/BastilleDay,andinaddition,aDedicationofthePark,sometimeinthefuture.Thequestion thenaroseastoreservingAntonyParkinthefutureΑguidelinesforspaceused? Ournextscheduledmeetingsare:February4,2015andFebruary25,2015. wĻƭƦĻĭƷŅǒƌƌǤƭǒĬƒźƷƷĻķͲağǒƩĻĻƓtƚƚƌĻ