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Minutes for the Meeting of April 23, 2008 Page 3 Bedford Street and the CRO Zone. There might be possible changes to the CM Zone boundary line. Mr. Canale said he would prefer to have all of Hartwell Avenue done, but the Board could skip Forbes Road. Mr. Henry suggested that before setting the scope, they should discuss with the Board of Selectmen and other interested parties the direction the Planning Board was heading and see if they were on the right path and then move forward. Mr. Hornig said Jeanne Krieger approached him about a joint meeting with the Board of Selectmen on commercial development. Mr. Canale said as soon as they had something coherent they should meet with the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Hornig asked the Board whether they should meet with the Board of Selectmen at the end of May or early in June. Mr. Zurlo said to call upon various Town committees to assist in a workload of this magnitude. Considering the Planning Department will be accumulating the appropriate data, and the Board will be developing goals and an implementation plan, it would be a good opportunity to redraft the Comprehensive Plan if only in part or as an addendum. Ms. McCall-Taylor suggested the Board review the Comprehensive Plan to know where they are starting from. Mr. Canale asked what was the Board trying to do and what were the goals. Mr. Zurlo said based on the Planning office analysis of this year’s schedule, the Board’s goals need to be solidified by October and suggested they should be shared at a fall Town Meeting. Parking and Traffic: Mr. Hornig suggested this matter be set aside for a year, except for the Hartwell Avenue issues. Once Hartwell Avenue is done, it may set up a framework to revise other areas in the Town. The Board needs to consider zoning changes verses the impacts. Green Review: The Board should encourage sustainable development on Hartwell Avenue. Residential sustainable development will not be done this year, but Lexington standards for green should be defined, at least for commercial development. Grandfathered Lots: Mr. Hornig asked if the Board should look at the substandard lots based on the discussion in January. After the height article failed it seems that it might not be worth pursing at this time, but could be considered sometime in the future. The Development Regulations and Hartwell Avenue are top priorities. Over the next two weeks the Board should review the materials and schedule and send comments to the staff. An Associate Planning Board Member outreach is needed. A press release in the Lexington Minuteman should be done with the deadline of June 4, 2008 for letters of interest. All applications should be sent to