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<br />Lexington Council on the Arts <br />Approved Minutes November 10, 2014 <br />Town Offices Building 7:00 p.m. <br />Present: Diana South, Lynne Klemmer, Cristina Burwell, Matt Pronchick, Cheryl Meadow, Jean Hart, (guest potential <br />board member Seetha Ramnath) <br />Absent: Regie Gibson O’Hare, Emily Passman, Leslie Masson, Jessie Steigerwald, Zoe Perry-Wood (ex-officio) <br />Minutes were taken by Cristina Burwell and Cheryl Meadow. <br />Meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. <br />Secretary's report – Not available as Jessie Steigerwald unable to attend <br />Treasurer’s report – Diana South <br />Pending Grant reimbursements: Historical Society, LCAS (Mural - $700.), Munroe Saturday Nights (Supportive <br />Dance). Total funds available to grant: $5137. Local revenue: $2685.39 <br />Gift account set up for the Golden Tricorne <br />Diana suggests in future to upload grant applications to MCC prior to our numbering the grants. <br />Old Business <br />Website / Blog / Social Media <br />Zoe, Matt and Diana met to work on blog. <br />Facebook page was reviewed, noting the number of Likes double from last spring. Diana and Matt will be <br />added as soon as Zoe provides the FB password. Twitter suggested but not supported as appropriate vehicle. <br />Membership <br />Seetha Remnath attended meeting and has agreed to join the Council. <br />New Business <br />Community Center <br />: Interiors Committee gave message that our input to that group is to be only for furnishings <br />and colors. Cristina has contacted Linda Vine, who both works for the town and on Community Center Comm., <br />to pursue the 19 page report we submitted to Interiors Comm. in accordance with discussions we have had with <br />this group in the past. <br />May National Park Event <br /> (www.freedomsway.org) The Park Service is trying to link towns for the “Freedom <br />Trail”. LCA was sent invitation to co-organize. While the focus still needs to be fleshed out, LCA members <br />who are interested in planning should contact Cristina. <br />Lexington Store-Front Painting Contest <br />Received invitation from Town Economic Development to co-organize this event for the winter holidays with <br />Lexington Retailers Assoc. and Center Committee. Council members decided this was too much to take on as <br />the target date for this event is to happen the weekend after Thanksgiving (or one after), and suggested that <br />LCA be contacted for 2015 if this is of interest. <br />Grant Review and Voting <br />Reviewed 27 applications <br />Approved partial funding for 19 <br />Approved: <br />Pops Chorus: $350 <br />MUSIC Dance.edu $200 <br /> <br />