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Minutes for the Meeting of May 14, 2008 Page 5 The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the April 30, 2008. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 3-0-1, (Mr. Galaitsis abstained) to approve the minutes as amended. The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the May 5, 2008. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0, to approve the minutes as amended. *********************PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION SCHEDULE******************* The site visit is scheduled for 7:30 a.m.; the Board will meet along Westview Street as long as there is no rain. Ms. McCall-Taylor will look into parking at the animal shelter. May 27 will be the Planning Board organization meeting and the meeting with the Board of Selectmen. Mr. Hornig will invite Colin Smith, and someone from the traffic group. There will be an update on the open space and the recreation plan at the same meeting. On June 18 there will be a public forum to discuss Hartwell Avenue. The public will be notified through postcards, news articles and the TMMA. ************************************ STAFF REPORTS********************************* Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership is holding a meeting on May 29, 2008 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 th p.m., in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room. As part of its 25 anniversary celebration they are trying to meet in each of town in their service area. ******************************* BOARD MEMBER REPORTS*************************** Mr. Canale had begun the outreach to the Bicycle Committee. A bill mandating open space residential developments for every town is in its third reading before the legislature. The governor’s office will not be filing LURA but the CPA2 may be filed after drafting over the summer. Mr. Zurlo said the EDTF is meeting on Friday, May 30, 2008, in the morning and will have the Cecil report in hand. Tomorrow morning he is a meeting with the woman from the green round table. Mr. Hornig said 341 Marrett Road is before the Historic Commission. Mr. Hornig said to send comments regarding the work plan outline. Mr. Canale said it would be useful to look through the comprehensive plan policy statements. Mr. Zurlo said he ran across design guidelines, but the town doesn’t need guidelines, it needs zoning. These things should not be left to guidelines. Mr. Galaitsis is looking to find studies that predict the levels of use at intersections following improvements and whether increasing capacity increases the level of service, or just attracts and is