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MeetingMinutes TOWN CLERK
LEXINGTON MA
Thursday, November 4, 2021
7:00 PM
For this meeting the TCC is convening by video conference by the application Zoom
as posted on the Town's website identifying how the public may join.*
Members Present
Linda Dixon, Chair; Glen Bassett, Bebe Fallick, George Gamota, Danjun Pu, Charlie Price
Members Not Present
Leslie Masson, Charles French, Avram Baskin
Guests
Doug Lucente, Vice Chair, Select Board
Dawn McKenna, Chair, Tourism Committee
Business
Linda Dixon convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Approval of Minutes of September 30, 2021
Upon motion moved and seconded, the minutes of September 30, 2021 were approved by roll
call vote.
John Frey Memorial Marker
Linda reported that the Monuments and Memorials Committee forwarded its report to the Select
Board recommending approval. At a regular meeting of the Select Board on October 25, 2021, the
Board voted unanimously to approve the installation of the marker.
Lafayette Historical Marker
Following a previous Committee vote of approval, Marcia Baker agreed to a slight change in the
location of the marker with the Tourism Committee, necessitating another committee vote. Tourism
Chair Dawn McKenna explained the Unified Signage Program and how the Lafayette Sign will
mesh with it. She showed photos of the new site, located a few feet into Belfry Park. When the
Lafayette sign arrives, it will be installed promptly. Upon motion moved and seconded, the motion
to accept the new location was unanimously approved by roll call vote. Linda will draft the formal
committee report to the Select Board.
Developing the Monuments and Memorials Database
• The Monuments and Memorials Reporting Form, detailed version, is now on the website.
Danjun offered some ideas for processing submitted reports.
• Several suggestions and changes were incorporated to make the reporting form easier to use.
• We need to find crowdsourcing outlets for promotion of our database project and distribution
of the reporting form, for example the website, group emails and chat lines, the schools, and
the Scouts.
• The Database Working Group has done some research on the Robbins Cemetery and the
Olde Burying Ground, and memorials found inside certain public buildings. They have also
drafted a spreadsheet which will be the foundation of our future database.
Policies and Procedures Manual
George Gamota presented the Fourth Draft from the Working Group, which generated discussion
about the wording of the Committee Charge. Currently the policies document describes only the
portion of the charge that empowers the Committee to hear proposals for new monuments or
memorials. All agreed that the policy manual should contain sections dealing with the other aspects
of the Charge, namely: creating a catalogue/database of existing monuments and memorials in town;
developing a maintenance and restoration plan for the town's monuments and memorials; and
identifying a need for a new monument or memorial within the Committee and initiating a proposal
to the Select Board. Glen Bassett will prepare a new draft that distinguishes these various roles.
Upon motion moved and seconded, the motion to adjourn was unanimously approved by roll call
vote.
The meeting adjourned at 8: 50 p.m. Next meeting: December 2, 2021- 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Bebe Fallick, Secretary