12-03-97"FIRST NIGHT" STEERING COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF MEETING OF DECEMBER 3, 1997
The "First Night" Steering Committee held its regular meeting
on Wednesday, December 3, in the Commission Chambers. Pre-
sent were: Co -Chairpersons Nancy DeCandis and Rosemary Flet-
cher, Woody Winfree, Pam Bushnell, Dezmond Waters, Thelma
Fugere, Cindy Grossberg, Karen Summers, Donna Zimmerman,
Peggy Neville, and Carl Walker, Board Coordinator.
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 PM by Nancy DeCandis.
Minutes of the last meeting were not yet prepared.
Woody Winfree reported that Howell Park had been the final
selection as the site for the sculpture and described the lo-
cation within the park for the artwork. For programming, she
also advised that the final contracts were arriving and the
scheduling was complete.
Thelma, for logistics/operations, advised that the final de-
tails were being completed and thanked Cindy Grossberg for
her work and dedication. Thelma answered questions posed by
the members and went over other operational specifics.
Donna Zimmerman announced that letters were out to volunteers
and that training needed to be done by site captains, some of
whom have already been assigned. Other aspects of securing
volunteers were recommended and will be considered.
The remainder of the meeting was spent in final "brain-
storming", with the purpose of preventing any last minute
problems or unsolved situations.
It was agreed that a meeting should be held in two weeks (De-
cember 1%). With no further business, the meeting was ad-
journed at 8:25 PM.
Carl Walker
Board Coordinator