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BOA Meeting June 26, 2014 11 The Chairman asked if there will there be assigned parking and how do you determine who will get additional parking. (Yes, every unit will have assigned. Not sure what method they will use for additional parking, has not been determined yet.) The applicant responded to the Board they are required to provide a certain number of parking and cannot charge for spaces that are required by the bylaw. A Board member commented on the Tree and Countryside Park Trust Funds. He would like to see the Countryside Park trust fund separate and under the jurisdiction of the Trustees. (They would be very amendable to that. There is also a transportation trust that is separate as well.) Another Board member asked if the garage was completely closed in. (Yes) The Chairwoman asked if she could drive in one door and out another. (No) One of the alternate members of the Board commented the change in the gross floor area on Exhibit A of the Manor House is 21%; he does not consider that to be a minor change. The applicant answered that this increase is with the garage, maintenance space and parking. The net floor area is 5.5%. A Board member asked if in the future is there is going to be additional parking spaces added to the 107 spaces and also asked how many spaces per unit are at Locke Village? (No more spaces to be added at this time and Mr. Kelly was not sure how many spaces were at Locke Village.) One of the Board members said he had no problem with the increase. A Board member asked the applicant to explain the model recommended motions that were drafted by the Planning Department and had been marked up by the applicant. A discussion followed regarding the conditions. (Copy attached to this document.) Rhonda Cohen of 20 Peachtree Road had quite a few questions regarding: 1) How many children are projected? In the original development 25 years ago with 51 apartments 7 children were projected, there are now 40 children. In 2010 the applicant said 9, new projections are at 11.5. 2) Will they get approval from the State for the Street cuts. 25 years ago the State did not aprove the sidewalks. Their next step is to get State approval, don’t know what will happen. 3) Who takes care of the 6 affordable units. This is regulated by a state program which is a lottery for ownership and will have deed restrictions and carried through to owners. Mr. Kelly has no control of these units. 4) Fire Department cannot make it around the building. They have adequate ability to get around the building. Starla Colosino of 24 Peachtree Road was concerned with how many families would be anticipated in the 2 acre lot. (It looks like 20 families in a 2 acre lot.) Also asked for clairification of the height of the building and the tree screening. Connie Nivala of 500 Lexington Street in Woburn was concerned with 1) The lighting and how will it be placed. (The applicant has a lighting plan on file and show no washover of lighting into abutters property.)2) What are the work hours.(They would stay within the existing law.) Would like the Board to consider conditioning work time to be 5 days a week with shorter work hours than 7 to 7.