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MINUTES DECEMBER 12, 2006 LEXINGTON COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE LEXMEDIA PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SPECIAL MEETING Attending: Jeanne Canale, Chair; James Akimchuk; David Becker; James Gonzalez and David Buczkowski The Meeting was called to order at 6:51 P.M. The Chair requested that minutes from the previous meeting be held until the December 21, 2006 regular CAC meeting. Mr. Akimchuk circulated the Fixed Asset Logs Templates for LexMedia to use that he had drafted. A discussion was held regarding their use. Mr. Becker discussed the letter from the Mary Jo Bohart, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce in which she complained of LexMedia not covering a recent Chamber sponsored event. Ms Bohart had recently testified at the Performance Hearing in support of LexMedia. Mr. Gonzalez stated that performance comments were to be sent directly to the Board of Selectmen and Ms. Bohart’s letter was so sent. Mr. Gonzalez will speak at the Selectmen’s meeting and bring the issue to their attention. A discussion was held on whether and how Ms. Bohart’s letter would be handled. A decision was made to attach it to the report. The members will review the latest draft of the report. The CAC voted unanimously to accept the report as discussed with a stipulation of corrections for grammatical and typographical matters. A discussion was held about how the LexMedia report should be presented to the Selectmen in the time allotted. It was decided that the important overall points of the report should be noted such as the failure to live up to the contract. It was also noted that the thoroughness of the review including written interrogatories, site visits, hearings and public comments should be stressed. Also a request to the Selectmen for assistance in obtaining documentation and compliance from LexMedia would be made at the meeting. Finally, the presentation will include the CAC’s recommendations. A discussion was had about the financial concerns the CAC had regarding LexMedia. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M. Respectfully, submitted, David J. Buczkowski