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<br />Approved 12/10/2014
<br />Minutes for Antony Working Group meeting of the Lexington Tourism Committee on November 19, 2014
<br />Time: Meeting began at 7:00 PM --- adjourned at 9:19 PM
<br />Place: Reed Room (lst floor Town Office Building) 1625 Massachusetts Avenue
<br />Present at meeting: Kerry Brandin, Kitty Galaitsis, Tony Galaitsis, George Gamota, Colin Godfrey, Fred Johnson, Dawn
<br />McKenna, Maureen Poole, Marie-Tristan Rago
<br />Guests: Emmanuelle DuFour-Depollier, David Tabeling (Town Report Photographer)
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<br />Documents available for review:
<br />Let’s Tart business card
<br />Lexington-Antony Sister City Treasurer’s Report
<br />Minutes for Antony Working Group meeting of the Lexington Tourism Committee on November 5, 2014
<br />Minutes for Antony Working Group meeting of the Lexington Tourism Committee on June 11, 2014
<br />Minutes for Antony Working Group meeting of the Lexington Tourism Committee on April 10, 2014
<br />Antony Park Summary as of 11/19/2014
<br />Antony Park Income as of 11/19/2014
<br />Anticipated Expenses for Antony Park as of 11/19/2014
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<br />Email from Maureen Poole regarding first draft of November 5 minutes for review
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<br />Email from Tony Galaitsis regarding first draft of November 5minutes for review
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<br />Email from Colin Godfrey regarding first draft of November 5 minutes for review
<br />Copy of Town of Lexington, MA Records Portal with references to prior Antony Working Group minutes
<br />Sheet from Fred Johnson with very helpful yellow highlights, clearly delineating his proposed suggestions for amended
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<br />wording in minutes of November 5.
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<br />OPEN MEETING LAW GUIDE booklet, With 940 CMR 29.00 (09-14-2012)--- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of
<br />Attorney General, Martha Coakley, Updated May 2014 --- Town of Lexington, Office of the Town Clerk, 1625
<br />Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420 lexopengov@lexingtonma.gov
<br />At the beginning of the meeting we had the pleasure of meeting Emmanuelle DuFour-Depollier, (thanks to Marie-
<br />Tristan). Emmanuelle has a “Home-Baked Tarts, Tartlets and Cakes” business in town. She brought a wonderful, large
<br />cake for us to sample, and gave out her cards to insure our future enjoyment of French desserts. Her Website ---
<br />www.lets-tart.com Her cell phone: 857-202-0821 Yes, the cake was DELICIOUS!
<br />A photograph was taken of the members present for the Annual Report
<br />Financial Update ---Treasurer’s Report of 3 November 2014 shows no new income or expense items.
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<br />Email communications and the Open Meeting Law --- the group engaged in a lengthy discussion about many aspects of
<br />the law: responsibilities/requirements under the law; meetings exempted from the law; establishing membership for
<br />purpose of having a quorum, and other details. Also, there was consideration of and reflection upon the history of the
<br />Antony Working Group becoming a sub-committee of the Lexington Tourism Committee.
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<br />Future meeting dates through June 2015 were established: December 10, 2014; January 8, 2015; January 21, 2015;
<br />February 4, 2015; February 25, 2015; March 11, 2015; March 25, 2015; April 9, 2015; April 30, 2015; May 13, 2015; June
<br />10, 2015. Important dates to note in calendars are:
<br />March 14, 2015 --- Voyages en Francophonie (Saturday); May 30, 2015 --- La Musique en Fete (Saturday).
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<br />Minutes of November 5, 2014 were unanimously accepted as amended.
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<br />Minutes of June 11, 2014 and April 10, 2014 were deferred until next meeting, December 10.
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