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Ruth Ladd—Aye David Langseth—Aye Holly Samuels —Aye Phil Hamilton—Aye 7:33 PM (1:01:30 for LexMedia Recording) Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation: 475 Bedford Street ViewPoint Cloud Permit# CORD-21-1, DEP#201-#### Applicant/Property Owner: Cresset Lexington LLC Project: confirmation of resource areas Documentation Submitted: — "Existing Conditions Plan of Land"; Prepared for: Cresset Lexington LLC; Prepared by: VHB; Stamped and signed by: Russell J. Bousquet, PLS No. 35389; Date: 6/17/2021; — Photographs of site; Date: 4/20/2021; — "Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation" application and attachments; Prepared by: VHB; Prepared for: Cresset Lexington LLC; Date: June 2021; — DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (3 10 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form; 4 Sheets; Prepared by: VHB, Inc.; Date: 4/20/2021; Ms. Laura Laich, representative from VHB, presented before the Commission. The Site is the old Boston Sports Club location. Wetland extends nearly the entire perimeter of the site. In addition to BVW, there are a couple of isolated wet areas that have formed as a result of stormwater drainage that is running off the building and pooling in these areas. Ms. Laich and members of the Commission discussed enlarging the isolated wetland area, west of the existing building, on the site plan, as well as extending the Wetland 1 line closer to the parking lot edge on the east side of the lot(right side of site plan). The south/southeastern section of the property contains goldenrod. Ms. Laich mentioned waiting until the flowering plant blooms to be able to determine the specific species. This would be beneficial as some species are considered upland and others are considered wetland. Ms. Ladd stated that, after additional research, the species appears to be Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), which is a facultative upland species. In the datasheets, wetland status is assigned to plants that are not identified to a species and the Commission won't accept that. Ms. Ladd raised concern that not all the species were captured entirely and Ms. Laich will reflag the area and update the plan. A DEP number has not been issued yet. On a motion by Ms. Ladd and seconded by Ms. Dohan, the Commission voted 7-0 by roll call vote to continue the hearing to the August 2, 2021 meeting at the applicant's request. Record of vote as follows: Kevin Beuttell—Aye Duke Bitsko —Aye