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New Business: • Expenditures: We should have a budget laid out by June 1 in order to figure out fu- ture funding plans. There is CPA money remaining, but it is not designated for printing costs, so the brochure will have to be paid for by other funding sources. (The CHYNNA grant paid for the last batch.) At this point, do we want to re -do the whole brochure, or just the maps? We are still creating routes, so another update will be needed within a year. How often should we do paper maps? It is easy to update the online maps, but the paper ones become obsolete. Should we put a QR code on the paper maps so users can access the up -to -date maps with smartphones? What do other trail organizations do for map access? Susan reports that she could have used more high school students last summer to keep brochure boxes filled. We ought to think about alternate funding sources, such as the Tour- ism Committee or the Community Endowment of Lexington. Keith will also talk with Karen Mullins (as fund manager) since we don't need more basic hardware for route marking and maybe we can flip the funds over to printing. • Keith was approached by a faculty member at the High School looking for a project for a student, perhaps creating an app for ACROSS Lexington. David Neal owns the existing app, so that might not work out. There might be other ways to involve students with technology know -how, to broaden the ACROSS online presence, such as a Facebook page, or way finding. Paul suggested the possibility of route finding using Open Street Maps. Keith will put the LHS person in touch with Susan, who will work with Paul to see what might be a viable project. Next Meeting: December 14, 2015, 4:30- 6:00pm, DPW Training Room Future meeting dates: 2016 schedule TBD Future Agenda Items: - Certification of ACROSS Lexington Completion program update - Gil Benghiat - Easement/Town Access Project Respectfully Submitted by Alexandra Dohan, Secretary