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3. Recreation Committee Email Correspondence Reports Lisah Rhodes reported that emails received over the past month included items such as spikeball lines painted on Lincoln 93, a dedication sign at Lincoln Park being moved to a different location of the park, and an email from Richard Petrasso regarding the tennis practice boards at the Center Recreation Complex. Recreation & Community Programs Report The January 2022 Recreation & Community Programs Report is attached to the meeting minutes. Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, highlighted a few items. The Lexington Fire Department has not received any requests for the installation of AEDs at several parks and open spaces. This would require a substantial amount of maintenance and would have to be a capital request in the 5 -Year Capital Plan. The Fire Department is confident in its response time to emergencies and incidents. The Munroe Center for the Arts has an upcoming capital improvement project that will likely be brought before the Committee as part of the approval process since Munroe Park is under Recreation jurisdiction. The Select Board unanimously approved the Recreation Committee's FY23 fee recommendations on January 10th Ms. Battite reviewed several Save the Dates as well. Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation, provided updates on the ongoing and upcoming capital projects. Melissa Battite reported that repairs were recently completed on the bleachers at the Crumb Football Field and she is currently working with the Lexington Public Schools to determine how the repairs will be paid for. The department will have a Therapeutic Recreation intern from Regis College during the upcoming semester. Ms. Battite informed the Committee that there has been flooding at the Pine Meadows clubhouse recently that will require a reserve fund transfer at Town Meeting. Jim Malloy, Town Manager, recommends using the Recreation Enterprise Fund to pay for the repairs, which is estimated to cost in excess of $130,000 and would have an impact on the Enterprise Fund going forward. It is estimated that the repairs will take approximately 2-3 weeks and the plan is to complete the work in March to have minimal impact on the parking lot at the beginning of the season. Hayato Tsurumaki, Recreation Supervisor, and Peter Coleman provided programming and operations updates for the Recreation Division. Ms. Battite mentioned that the working group to pursue alternative funding models for the Recreation Enterprise Fund will be meeting in mid-February. Christian Boutwell volunteered to attend this meeting and then the Committee could vote at its February meeting to make it official. Details about the citizen's article regarding the new Lexington High School and Center Recreation Complex were previously sent to the Committee members. Liaison Report Suzie Barry, Select Board liaison, informed the Committee that the Select Board found out in late December about the petition to study the land on Worthen Road from Massachusetts Avenue to Waltham Street, including Hastings Park and the Hayden land. In essence, this article would serve as a master plan of the site. This request came as a surprise to Ms. Barry as the Town Manager had already formed a working group on this subject. The working group consists of the Town Manager, Superintendent of Schools, staff from DPW, DPF, and Recreation and Community Programs, representatives from the School Committee, Select Board, and Recreation Committee, and Town Counsel. The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) has delayed its decisions regarding the next funding cycle until March. While the proponent of the petition (Jon Himmel) collected the required ten signatures, he has not reached out to the Permanent Building Committee or the Recreation Committee to date. The request is for $175,000 and Ms. Barry indicated that she will address her concerns about the manner in which this request was brought forward at the 2022 Annual Town Meeting this spring, unless the article is indefinitely postponed. Ms. Barry added that the Town's finance committees would need to take a vote on this and with Town Meeting starting on March 28th, her goal is to minimize any 39 MARRETT ROAD, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02421