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Department of the Treasury US Mint 801 9th Street NW Washington DC 20220 CCAC members: Tom Uram Mary Lannin Heidi Wastweet Dennis Tucker Michael Moran Donald Scarinci Robert Hoge Jeanne Stevens-Sollman Thursday, November 17, 2016 US Mint personnel: Greg Weinman April Stafford Berry Birdsong Pam Borer Vanessa Franck Megan Sullivan Roger Vasquez Don Everhart Andy Tran Jennifer Woodworth 1. Chairperson Lannin opened the meeting at 12:02 PM EST. 2. A motion was made by Chairperson Lannin to approve the letters to the Secretary of the Treasury and minutes of previous meeting, seconded by Thomas Uram and the vote was unanimous. 3. Megan Sullivan and April Stafford of the United States Mint presented the portfolio of designs for the medal for Secretary of the Treasury, Jacob Lew, noting the choice of designs by Secretary Lew and adding the additional information that the Ellis Island building was significant to him. 4. Chairperson Lannin asked she be allowed to go first in the discussion and recommended O-1A as the obverse and R-5 as the reverse aligning with Secretary Lew’s preferences. 5. Heidi Wastweet discussed using the official photograph as a guide to sculpting the 1A obverse. Don Everhart of the United States Mint concurred. 6. Robert Hoge noted that the glasses did not seem accurate compared with other depictions of Secretary Lew, and asked the artist make the flag seem less like a drawing and more realistic. 7. Chairperson Lannin called for a vote, and the Committee voted the designs O1A and R-5 unanimously. 8. Chairperson Lannin adjourned the meeting at 12:20 PM EST.