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RECEIVED 2023 23 ,Jairi, am Monuments & Memorials Committee Meeting Minutes TOWN E RK Thursday, November 3, 2022 Conducted in Person and by Remote Participation LEXINGTON MA 7:00 PM Members Present in Person Linda Dixon, Chair; Avram Baskin, Bebe Fallick, Chuck French, Leslie Masson, Charles Price Members Present by Remote Participation: Glen Bassett Members Not Present: George Gamota, Danjun Pu Guests Holly Ding, Jerry Xu, Wei Ding Business Chair Dixon convened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. and read the Town notice regarding the conduct of public virtual meetings. She declared that a quorum was present. She introduced guest presenter Jerry Xu and Lexington Heroes Liaison Holly Ding. Wei Ding joined the committee at 8:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes After a minor correction, on a roll call vote, the corrected minutes of October 6 were approved. Helping Users Find the Shortest Route Between Monuments Jerry Xu, member of the Lexington Heroes student group,presented a sample of a program he and his sister Cassidy have developed to propose for the Committee's Database project. Dubbed "Pathfinder", the application uses Google Maps to create the shortest route between selected monuments and provides clear directions to the user who may be walking, biking, or driving between monuments. The presentation generated an enthusiastic discussion and Jerry answered many questions. The group consensus was that this would be a great addition to our project. Google Maps Training for Lexington Heroes Professor Wei Ding, director and mentor of the Lexington Heroes group, reported that she has contracted with a computer professional from UMass Boston to train the students in higher level Google Maps coding skills. This activity will be funded by a$3,000 grant from the Community Endowment of Lexington (CEL).