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<br />MinutesforAntonyWorkingGroupmeetingoftheLexingtonTourismCommitteeonJanuary21,2015 <br />Meetingbeganat7:15PMadjournedat9:15PM <br />Place:OriginallyexpectedtobeheldintheParkerRoom(TownOfficeBuilding,1625MassachusettsAvenue).Meeting <br />wasmovedtotheofficedirectlyacrossthehallfromtheParkerRoom. <br />Presentatmeeting:DawnMcKenna,TonyGalaitsis,KittyGalaitsis,MarieTristanRago,ColinGodfrey,FredJohnson, <br />SandyGasbarro,MaureenPoole <br />Documentsavailableforreview: <br />MinutesofDecember10,2014 <br />CopiesforallofƚƓǤ͸ƭsuggestededitsforMinutesofDecember10,2014 <br />LexingtonAntonySisterCityƩĻğƭǒƩĻƩ͸ƭReportof5January2015 <br />CopiesforallofͻDźǝźƓŭ\[ĻǝĻƌƭͼforAntonyPark <br />Minutes <br />TonyrecommendedthattheminutesofDecember10,2014,bemovedtofirstontheagendatoavoidadelayin <br />amendingandapprovingsame.Uponfurtherdiscussion,therewasagreementthatitwouldbebesttogetminutes <br />discussedandapprovedasapriorityearlyratherthanlaterinthemeetings. <br />The12/10/14minuteswerereviewedandseveralsentencesweremodified.Uponmotiondulymadeandseconded,the <br />December10,2014minuteswereapprovedasamended. <br />DiscussiononProceduralMatters <br />Tonysuggestedthatthegroupshouldbeinvitedtoproposeagendaitemssothatallhaveanopportunitytobringup <br />whattheydeemtobeimportantandworthyofconsideration. <br />Anextendeddiscussiontookplaceconcerning1)emailremindersinadditiontothepostingsofmeetingsonthe <br />municipalwebsite,and2)submissionsforagendas. <br />Tonyofferedtosendareminderpriortoeachmeeting,unlessGeorgeGamotaisplanningtohandlethat.Dawnwill <br />checkwithGeorge. <br />Therewasasubsequentdiscussionaboutminutesthathavenotyetbeenposted.Ourexpectationisthatthefull <br />complementofͻğƦƦƩƚǝĻķƒźƓǒƷĻƭͼwillbepostedonthemunicipalwebsite. <br />TherewasanexchangeofideasabouttheneedforpromptactionsincetheOpenMeetingLawͻƩĻƨǒźƩĻƭthatexisting <br />minutesbemadeavailabletothepublicwithin10daysuponƩĻƨǒĻƭƷ͵ͼItwasagreedthereisaneedforaprotocolto <br />ensurethatminutesbepostedinatimelyfashion,andthatwhoeverisinchargeofpostingshouldhaveassistance,if <br />needed,tocompletethetask.Thetopicwillneedtoberevisitedatthenextmeetinginordertoreachadetermination <br />regardingpostingofpast,currentandfutureminutes. <br />AntonyParkUpdate <br />InformationwasgivenaboutdiscussionattheplanningmeetingheldatChristinaandGeorgeDğƒƚƷğ͸ƭhomeon <br />January14.Therecommendationwasthatwenotgoforwardwith AFrenchAFaire thisyear,butthatweshould <br />pursueotheroptionsforfundraising. <br />ğΜ PreliminaryFundraisinggoalsfor2015 wĻĭƚƒƒĻƓķĻķƷƚƷğƌυЊЏƉ Wediscussedthefourpossibilitiesand <br />projectedamountsthatmightberaised.Threeofthefourseemedfeasible(Letterwithprogressupdate,Dîners <br />Amicaux,selling4of8Treesavailable)andideasformovingforwardonthemwereadvanced.Thefourth, <br />Artwork,wasthoughttobeproblematicandthereforemaybenotrealistic.Overallitwasagreedthatthefirst <br />threeseemedtobereasonablegoals,andwouldgetusbeyondthe$12,000neededforthenextPhases. <br />ĬΜ ProjectupdatePhaseIiscompleteandpaid.PhaseII(hardscape)stillhasAprilasthegoal.Daveislooking <br />foracontractorwithinourbudget.PhaseIII(plantingsandfinishwork)pathwaysDPWwilldotheplanting. <br />Therearevariouspossibilitiesregardingtheplantingsiftheyhavetohireoutsidethedepartment. <br /> <br />