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LexFarm Clarification Questions: <br />1. Educational Programming: Please clarify how Lexington residents will be given <br />preference in educational programming. <br />2. Financial Capacity: What is the basis for your income estimates for the first three <br />years of operations? Can you provide five years of financial statements for <br />Community Farms Outreach (CFO)? <br />3. Director's Experience: According to your proposal you will be outsourcing the <br />Director position and farming operation to CFO. Can you provide more <br />information on your proposed contract with that firm and that Director's <br />experience? <br />4. Operational /Site Plan: Please elaborate on how you propose to mitigate the impact <br />your operations will have on the neighborhood, particularly the traffic that could <br />result from your U -Pick operation. <br />NEW QUESTIONS: <br />1. What are your plans for neighborhood interaction? How do you currently work <br />with surrounding neighborhoods when making decisions? Do you have a plan in <br />place detailing how you will handle any neighborhood controversies that may <br />arise? <br />2. Do you plan on operating any services that may attract large audiences at once? <br />What are your plans to control the overflow of visitors during those times? How <br />much parking do you anticipate will be required for your proposed operations? <br />How do you plan to provide that parking? <br />3. Will you be willing to attend regular or periodic meetings of the Town's <br />Community Farming Committee to provide operational updates? Are you <br />prepared to work closely with the Community Farming Committee <br />( "Committee "), which will be the Town entity directly overseeing all farm <br />operations? This coordination will include having a representative attend <br />Committee meetings, which may well be monthly during at least the first year of <br />farm operations, and in any case will be at a frequency responsive to issues that <br />may arise. <br />4. Please describe any capital improvements you plan for the farm over the life of <br />the lease. Do the terms of the lease present any obstacles to capital improvements <br />that you otherwise might plan to make? Please describe any long term capital <br />plans for the facility relative to buildings and equipment. <br />