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4. ADA Accessible Study, $78,000 —Mr. Coleman presented this project, explaining that the request for CPA funding was for a thorough review of all Town recreation facilities to assess them for ADA compliance. (School playground facilities are evaluated separately by the School Committee and are not included in this request.) In response to a question from Ms. Fenollosa, Mr. Pinsonneault stated that the consultant for the study would contact the Lexington Commission on Disabilities as part of its review. Mr. Pinsonneault noted that the consultant will review all Town facilities, even those ADA compliant ones recently renovated with CPA funds. (Leo McSweeney joined the meeting at this point.) The Committee voted(7-0-1) in a straw vote to support the project, with Mr. McSweeney abstaining since he had missed the majority of the discussion. 5. Park Improvements—Hard Court Resurfacing, $55,000 —Mr. Coleman explained that this CPA request for funding was for re-surfacing the Sutherland and Marvin Park basketball courts. The project would include the installation of new backboards and poles. The Committee supported this project in a straw vote of(8-0). 6. Lincoln Field Improvements, $220,000 —Mr. Filadoro explained that the replacement of Lincoln Field#1 had been successfully litigated. (The synthetic field surface had been improperly installed, and the contractor had been taken to court by the Town.) Mr. Filadoro said the new surface was ready to install, but that weather conditions might postpone the installation until the spring. He said it was possible that Field#2 and#3 might be bid at the same time to be most cost effective, though the replacement would happen in successive years. In response to a question from Mr. McSweeney, Mr. Coleman explained that there are a number of users of the Lincoln Fields who pay to use the facility. Mr. Coleman reported that these fees bring in approximately$35,000 per year, which then allocated to the Recreation operating budget. The CPC voted (8-0) to support this project. 7. Recreation Site Assessment of Potential Land Acquisition—Mr. Coleman explained that there was no information available on this potential acquisition. The Committee discussed the use of CPA administrative funds for appraisals should there be an immediacy to the acquisition. It appeared that there was no immediacy, however, in this case. 8. Battle Green Streetscape Improvements, $140,000 —Mr. Pinsonneault presented this project to the Committee, explaining that the $140,000 requested would be used to hire an architect/engineering firm to take the concept plan to 100% design. The consultants will deliver plans and cost estimates for work proposed around the Green. There was some confusion over the project request form; Mr. Pinsonneault clarified that the total project costs was $200,000 of which$140,000 would be sought in CPA funds. (Mr. Pinsonneault will submit a corrected application.) There was a general discussion of the previous CPA projects in and around the Green, and members sought an explanation of the Battle Green Master Plan and Center Streetscape Committee overlap. Members noted the receipt of the First Parish request to do sidewalk renovations; Mr. Pinsonneault said he would contact the Church regarding the plans for the sidewalks. Mr. Pinsonneault also indicated that he 2