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TOURISM COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES <br />Room G -1S <br />Monday, November 7, 2011, 4 pm <br />Present: Dawn McKenna, Mary Jo Bohart, Bebe Fallick, Carla Fortmann, Paul <br />O'Shaughnessy, John Patrick, Lou Sideris, Jim Shaw, guests - Fred Johnson, Alison <br />Fatalico, staff Masha Traber <br />Absent: Mary Gillespie, Kerry Brandin <br />New Tourism Office: Dawn and Masha showed the committee the new office near <br />the front stairs of the Town Office Building. Our committee picture was taken there. <br />Announcements: <br />1. Jim Shaw, Masha Traber, Dawn McKenna, John Patrick, Amanda Grant (from <br />Lexington Historical Society office) all will be attending the GMVCVB <br />breakfast on Thursday morning this week. There is some chance that the <br />Lexington - Concord brochure will be reissued as more funds have become <br />available this year to the GMVCVB. <br />2. Bebe Fallick brought us up to date on the Lexington 300 celebration plans. <br />There is a time line on the town website of proposed activities. <br />3. There is a Chamber of Commerce meeting about the Lexington 300 events <br />tomorrow night (11/8/11) at 5:30 p.m. at Brookline Bank. <br />4. GMCVB are proposing a Bike event here and will meet with the bicycle <br />committee and Ride Studio Cafe. <br />S. Dawn has circulated an evaluation of participants in last year's Revolutionary <br />Revelry. She has half of them returned and will report back. <br />Liberty Ride: <br />1. Lowell City of Lights Festival requested the Liberty Ride for its parade on <br />November 26, 2011. After much discussion, it was decided to decline. <br />2. Charter price increase - Masha proposed to raise charter walk on tours <br />from $200 currently to $250. After some discussion, on motion duly <br />made and seconded, it was unanimously passed to adopt a new charter <br />fee of $2SO leaving Diamond Tours and Lexington School groups at the <br />$200 fee. <br />FY2013 Capital Requests <br />Dawn reviewed the proposals for possible funding for <br />1. Stabilization of the White House for possible use by the Liberty <br />Ride as a starting point <br />2. Enlargement and reconfiguration of the Chamber of Commerce <br />Visitors Center. <br />3. Battle Green Master Plan proposals on Pages 91 & 94 in the center <br />