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ClowningforKidzFoundation:Sondraagreedtotalkfurtherwiththisgrouptolearnmoredetails <br />aboutthem. <br />AcceptanceLetter:SuzanneCatonwillupdateandredrafttheacceptancelettersenttoallparade <br />participants.Itwillnowincludelanguagethat1)unitsmustarrivewiththepromisednumberof <br />participantsorfacethepossibilityofareducedfeebasedontheactualnumberattending;and2) <br />aunitmustpassthereviewingstandinLexingtonCenterinordertobepaid. <br />UnitHeadCount:Wewillneedtodevelopasystemforcountingtheactualnumberofmarchers. <br />Floatjudges:Sondrahasspokenwiththepanelofjudgesfortheparadefloats;theyareallset. <br />ParadeAmbassadors:LindahaswrittentoallformerParadeAmbassadors,sentemailstokey <br />individuals,theLexingtonListandLHSdepartmentheads,andsentpressreleasestothe Colonial <br />Times andthe LexingtonShopper.Todate,therearesevenconfirmedvolunteers(4former,3new). <br />Jackets:BillMixhandedoutsamplesofthecommitteejacket.Thecostis$50eachwith$25due <br />withtheorder.Deliverywilltakeabouttwoweeks.Wewillcollectmoneyandplacetheorder <br />atthenextmeeting. <br />Applications:Lorainreviewedapplicationsreceivedsincethelastmeeting. <br />NoFee <br />ArlmontFuel(1946truck) <br />LexFun <br />LexingtonHistoricalSociety(Pumper) <br />LexingtonDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution <br />LionsClub <br />MenotomyMinutemen <br />MinutemanTechɋfloatɋGirlsinSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,Mathematics) <br />MinutemanNationalHistoricPark <br />WagonWheel <br />UpperSt.ClairHighSchool(Panthers)MarchingBand,UpperSt.Clair,PA <br />U.S.CoastGuard <br />TheCommitteevotedtoapprovetheseapplications. <br />FeesRequested <br />LTGJamesM.GavinChapter82Airborne <br />nd <br />LexingtonHighSchoolMarchingBand <br />GeorgeDeBonus(FlettTrucks,34militaryvehiclesontrailers) <br />MassachusettsMaritimeAcademyMarchingBand <br />RoyalNorthumberlandFusiliers(BritishBrenCarrier) <br />NewEnglandHistoricalMilitaryVehicleCollectors(BobBarber,812assortedvehicles) <br />TheCommitteevotedtoapprovetheseapplications. <br />ShorteningtheParadeRoute:CeriseJaleliansuggestedthatthecommitteeconsidershorteningthe <br />paraderoutebyuptoonemileandplacingthestartingpointneartheMonroeTavern,citingthe <br />smallnumberofparadeviewersforthefirstmilestretchandthelengthoftheparaderoute, <br />whichistaxingformanymarchers.SuzieBarryexplainedthatthisactionwouldtriggermajor <br />publicsafety,maintenanceandlogisticalconcernssuchasroadclosures,aswellasreactionfrom <br />angryneighbors.SheadvisedthattheTownwoulddefinitelynotbeopentothisidea. <br />Themeetingadjournedat8:20p.m. <br />Respectfullysubmitted, <br />LindaDixon,CoSecretary <br />