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Home My WebLink About2016-01-13-TCC-min Minutes TownCelebrationsCommittee January13,2016 Cafe,201BedfordStreet Memberspresent LorainMarquisandRichMcDonough,CoChairs;SuzanneCaton,KimCoburn,LindaDixon,CarolFlynn, KarenGaughan,JulieMiller,WayneMiller,BillMix,HenryMurphy,GeethaPadaki,SandyPodgorski Membersnotpresent DianaBishop,CeriseJalelian,PaulJenkins,LindaLevitt,MelanieLin,SondraLucente,DaveTaylor,BobTracey, SamZales. Business TheChairdeclaredthataquorumwaspresent. TheSelectmenhaveappointedGinaRadaasourofficialliaisontoveterans. Therearefourvacanciesonthesubcommittee. TheminutesofNovember4,2015wereapproved. AdditionalfeedbackreVeteransBreakfast:1)Decidewhethertoplayservicesongsandstickto thedecision.Therewassomeconcernaboutcorrectprotocolconcerningthenationalanthem, pledgeofallegianceandservicesongs.RichwillcontactGinaforclarification.2)Couldwe follow!«ª¬µ¸ªȟ¹exampleandstringoneormorebannersacrossMassachusettsAvenueafew daysbeforetheevent?Possiblyaddsandwichboardswithposters?3)Infuture,wecould savethefronttablesfor¼«º«¸§´¹ȟseatingandseatVIPguestsalongtheside. MembershipRecruitment:LorainofferedtospeakatCitizensAcademyadvertisingour committee.Sinceithasalreadymetfortheyear,wecouldsendgraduatesanemailinvitation. LindaLevettisarecentgraduateandmighthelpusaccesstheiremaillist. Themembershiprosterneedsupdating;Cerisewillworkonit. MartinLutherKingDay,Monday,January18,2016 Lorainencouragedcommitteememberstoattendandparticipate PatriotsDay,Monday,April18,2016 ParadeApplicationSituation:GeethahadadiscussionwiththeleaderofanIndianAmerican groupwhowishestomarchintheparade,notasanethnicgroupbutacivicgroup.Geetha invitedhimtosubmitanapplication,remindinghimofthe©µ³³¯ºº««ȟ¹policyofno distributionofflyersorgiveawaysduringthemarch.Also,hisgroupoverseesaFestivalof Colors,orIndianharvestfestival,thatwouldliketocomeunderTCCsponsorship.Geetha explainedthattheTCChasabroad,townwidemandateandassuchcannotaccommodate individualgroupslikethis.ThegroupwillinsteadreachouttotheInterfaithCouncilfor support. ProgramofEvents:Sandyiswellunderwaywiththeprogram.Shehasreceivedresponses fromseveralorganizationsthatregularlyparticipateinPatriotsWeekend.Lorainwillhavea draftreadyfortheStakeholdersmeetingonJanuary28,evenifnotfullyconfirmed. OldGuard:KimreportedthattheOldGuardwouldliketoparticipateagainthisyear, includingashowonSaturday.Theyarethinkingofadifferentprogramfromlastyeartokeep thingsnewandfresh. SponsorLetter:Suzannehasfinalizedthesponsorletter.Theletterwillgooutbetween February15andMarch1toprovideasaccurateanduptodateaparadelineuplistas possible.ItwillbesubmittedtotheSelectmenforapproval.Thelistofletterrecipientswill needTownManagerCarl5§²«´º«ȟ¹approval. FloatOpportunity:LindamentionedthatRickBeyer,authorof TheGhostArmyofWorldWarII, ownstwoinflatabletanksfromhisGhostArmyactivities.Hewouldbehappytohavethem intheparade,ifaflatbedtruckisavailable.Thecommitteediscussedsomepossibilities.Julie willaskOrrConstruction;Karenhasacontactwith,§²ȟ¹andwillapproachthem.Other possibilitiesareFlett,theproviderofmilitaryvehicles,and-«ªȟ¹Ȍ Checklistandindividualassignments:Lorainreviewedadetailedplanningchecklistwith individualassignments. GrandMarshal:CarolwillbetheliaisonwithHankManz. StakeholdersMeeting:Lorain,LindaandSuzannewillattendthismeetingonJanuary28at9:00 a.m.attheSelectmensOffice.Othermembersarewelcomeandencouragedtoattend. Clergy:LindawillsendaremindertotheInterfaithCouncilcochairrequestingthenamesof clergyvolunteersforthe2016ceremonies. BuntingLetter:Aprivatevendor,separatefromtheTownortheTCCCommittee,solicits businessesalongMassachusettsAvenuetorentbuntingforPatriotsWeekend.The Committeehashelpedherdistributemarketingmaterialsinthepast.Theowneriscloseto retirement.Lorainwillcontacthertolearnthecurrentsituation. NewReviewingStands:RichreportedthattheTownisbuyingnewreviewingstandswith unusedTCCfunds.OnewillbeusedattheReenactmentontheGreenandonedowntown. Themeetingadjournedat8:45p.m. Respectfullysubmitted, LindaDixon,CoSecretary FutureMeetings: January20;January27;February3;February17;March2;March9;March16;March23;March30; April6;April13;April27;May11;May25;June8;June22.