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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-07-26-LBC-min.pdf LEXINGTON BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Minutes - July 26, 1973 King Howard made note of the notice from Mrs McCurdy that the Selectmen would like LBC to attend the meeting of August 6, 1973 and Becky was asked to notify her that LBC would be represented Members present as the meeting was called to order were, Rudy Fobert, Ray Barnes, Dick Michelson, Fred James, Bob Camp, Roland Greeley, Tony Mancini, Miriam Butts, and Becky Nussdorfer as well as the Chairman King Howard Neil Cronin and Steve Politi arrived a little later Bob Camp was officially welcomed to the committee and he will consult with King either later in the evening or perhaps Tuesday evening to clarify the tasks Mr Camp will undertake Jason Baron was present as a guest The minutes were accepted King wanted to discuss the reorganization of LBC but Roly Greeley told the committee that Mrs McCurdy had relayed the message from the Selectmen that they would like LBC to delay firming up any reorganization until after the meeting with the Board of Selectmen The memorandum which King is preparing for the Board of Selectmen was read and discussed in detail LBC noted that the scope of the program will be determined by the VIP's invited and present; in particular whether the President will be in attendance Greeley said it is important to re-emphasize that the scope is beyond our control - the crowds will come King said that it is time to make a decision as to invitations to VIP's Mr Finigan in Concord is anxious to know our decision as are the members of the Scottish Rites At a National Historic Park dedication it is traditinna7 to invito rho Pro oidenx Roland—Greeley made the motion—that LBC urge the Board of Selectmen to issue an invitation to the President of the United States to participate in the activities of Patriots' Day weekend This invitation would be issued in coordination with Concord and the Supreme Council of Scottish Rites The motion was "that LBC reiterate its previous decision to cooperate with Concord and the Supreme Council of Scottish Rites in issuing an invitation to the President of the United States to participate in the Patriots' Day weekend celebration in April 1975; and request that this be done by September 1, 1973 " This motion was seconed and voted - 2 - King continued with the reading of his memorandum Rudy Fobert noted that there are certain events which might invite crowds but which are necessary to schedule At the point where TCC activites are to be mentioned, Ray Barnes took over with his report Ray said that there is no problem with two parades other than the time needed to get the units from Concord to Lexington He said that the time could be moved back for the afternoon parade or an earlier start for the morning parade Dick Michelson said that there had been an offer from the military to help with the transportation of the units from Concord Dick felt that the report should show that LBC is committed to the parade and that that is not a debatable issue It was also noted that Mrs Magonagle of the Red Cross should be included in planning for crowd needs during the parades and other events Miriam gave an outline of her progress with the Arts features of the celebration She had received four suggestions for application for funding from the Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission which have to be submitted by August 1, 1973 It was disap- pointing to learn that neither "They Nobly Dar'd" nor the Masterworks Chorale will qualify Bob Harris's project which will cost upwards of $100,000 cannot have matching funds by the deadline Tony said that it should be passed this time but Workshop '75 will form a non profit organization to receive funds and be prepared for the next time around Paul Ciano of the Art Department at the High School had two projects one was an engagement calender with the art work done by grades 1-12 Matching funds could be met and it would be self-subsisting The other project was for a Bicentennial decal with the profits from the sale to go to a scholarship fund Dick Barnes of the School Department had three suggestions A Rilm and audio strip and a foreign language audio film strip were thought to be valuable ideas The Cary Library projects are going ahead and can be funded on their own Rudy Fobert said that Dick Barnes could fill out the application for State funds using two of the School Department suggestions and combining them. LBC was uncertain whether to attempt to gain State funds when our main projects had now been shown inapplicable or to try to get at least some monies for the other projects The August first deadline is almost prohibitive Greeley made a motion to authorize LBC Chairman, Mr Fobert, and Miriam Butts to take itemsone and three of Mr Barnes proposal and to ascertain whether the projects fall into the guidelines, talk to the Town Manager and present a report of the proposal on behalf of LBC to I - 3 - the Board of Selectmen at the August 30th meeting This was voted LBC also authorized the Chairman to endorse the Historical Society program of putting historical records on safety film for application of State funds This was also voted Ray Barnes continued with his report and into the budget figures of the report He needs guidelines from LBC as to the size of the parade The afternoon parade will probably be about the normal size because the Centennial Legion units will be deleted and others included to make up the size TCC also wants infor- mation as to the floats in the parade The budget is not so far out of line 8,320 dollars is the cost for Patriots' Day This does not include transportation, other than local There was discussion of number of units, costs, military help etc Ray will have his part of the LBC report to the Selectmen ready for August 6 The meeting was adjourned at 10 45 p m Respectfully Submitted, Becky Nussdorfer, Secretary r- LEXINGTON BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE SPECIAL NOTICE 1 Meeting with Selectmen 7 30 p m Monday August 6, 1973 Please Attend 2 Next regular meeting 7 30 p m. August 9,1973 Room G-15