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Minutes for the Meeting of June 25, 2008 Page 3 Mr. Hornig said thank you for coming in so early in the process. It would be important to work with the Board as the plan evolves and come back in well before any public hearing. He asked that they have the traffic engineers look at the interior flow when contemplating access. Density was not as much of a concern for him as site sensitivity. Mr. Zurlo stated that at the Board of Selectmen meeting the applicant stated the building would be LEED certified, and asked if a target level was selected. Mr. Nichols said until he had more information he could not comment. ***********************PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULE***************** Interviews of the Potential Associate Planning Board Member: Interviews with Chris Kluchman and Ginna Johnson were conducted. After the interviews were completed the Board members discussed their preferences, noting that both applicants were highly qualified and either would be an asset to the Board. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to appoint Ginna Johnson as the Associate member of the Planning Board. Letters would go out to both candidates. ******************************** BOARD MEMBER REPORTS*************************** Recaps of the Planning Board’s Hartwell Ave. Neighborhood and Landowners Meetings: At the landowners’ session the transfer of development rights with a maximum cap was discussed. This could encourage quicker buildout and provide some landowners an incentive to redevelop. Several landowners stated that Lexington is not a top commercial draw like Waltham or Burlington. Mr. Hornig thought the neighborhood meeting went well. There seemed to be a feeling that there would be acceptance of commercial development with better zoning and traffic mitigation. Ms. Manz said she was pleased at the generally constructive tone of the meeting. Mr. Galaitsis did not get that same impression, but Mr. Canale said he heard that as long it was done reasonably and fairly the residents would accept the changes with traffic calming and mitigation set in place. Ms. McCall-Taylor said there was a request for the e-mail list from the public forum. The Board decided to not set up such as list as they did not want to compromise the privacy of those who signed. The sign-in list will not be utilized by the Board and will be disposed of. A postcard will be sent to all who received a notice of the forum explaining the situation.