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RECEIVED 2022 15 FVI), 4.AO III u iii Town Celebrations Committee TO I..E IR 1( Virtual Meeting Minutes January 12, 2022 L,E)UNGTON MA Members Present: Full Members (11): Present: Steve Coles, Linda Dixon, Cerise Jelelian, Gresh Lattimore, Julie Miller, Sondra Lucente, Lorain Marquis, Bill Mix. Geetha Padaki, Sandy Podgorski. (Absent: Glen Basett.). Quorum: 6. Subcommittee Members (15): Annesha Karody, Yifang Gong, Ashley Rooney, Sue Stering. (Absent: Mary Hutton, Samita Mandella, Wayne Miller, Reeta Pandey, Sam Zales.) 6 vacancies. Guests: Sam Zales, MLK Day; Doug Lucente, Select Board Liaison 7:01 PM: Meeting called to order by Chair Geetha. 7:04 PM: November 17, 2021 Minutes approved. Veterans Day Cermonies Wrap-up - Geetha again thanked all members for making possible this outstanding event. - Linda reported that, thanks to her Thank You note to the Lexington Minutemenm she and Lorain were invited to its Change of Command ceremony and dinner at the Wayside Inn! Our relationship with the Minutemen is very close. Doug Lucente cautioned that 3 Town Zoom meetings have been "bombed" by unauthorized attendees and told Geetha to be suspicious of any outsiders wishing to attend our meetings. Sam Zales invited all TCC members to attend the many activities being offered by the Martin Luther King Day(Jan 17) Committee, the 29th commemoration by the Town. We are encouraged to spread the word though our individual networks. Geetha wished to be kept advised of which members pariticipated ii which activities. Patriots Day (April 18) - A thorough discussion of our main alternatives ensued: (a) hold an outdoor, traditional parade versus (b) support other activities such as last year's Door Decorations, the Smiles & Miles project, and the video. Steve said that Minuteman National Park is going ahead with outdoor plans. Cerise enthused over her Scouts' and son's desire to hold a parade this year. Gresh noted that with vaccines, boosters, and masks prevalent everywhere now, the conditions are set to hold a safe outdoor parade after 2 years of cancellations. - A motion to hold a traditional parade was unanimously approved by the members. This will be subject to Select Board approval (meeting next Tuesday the 18th). - A subcommittee will meet this Friday at 7:30 PM to finalize our parade plan resentation to the Select Baord. It will include backup ideas should the weather or COVID make holding a parade impossilbe. - Doug then urged us to convene soonest a Stakeholder Meeting of all Town Departments which will be involved in supporting an outdoor parade. Geetha will get in touch with Cathy Severance at the Town to set this meeting up. 8:09 PM: Meeting Adjourned. Next Meeting: January 26, 2022.