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3 39 MARRETT ROAD, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02421 Chmielewski stated that the Town completed an ADA Compliance Study of the recreational resources back in 2017. Members in the audience then had the opportunity to make remarks or provide input. Tom Shiple, resident of 18 Phinney Road, was a proponent of this project and said that he was deeply impressed with all of the thought that went into it. Mr. Shiple’s preference is to see tax dollars used to upgrade the current fields. If lights are going to be installed at additional fields at Lincoln Park, it would make sense to complete this work and the next round of turf replacements simultaneously to minimize the field playability in the future. Mr. Shiple added that he thought a short-term partnership with Minuteman High School during the Lexington High School construction project would make sense. Bob Pressman, resident of 22 Locust Avenue, stated that the Select Board is a strong advocate for equal consideration on the importance of athletic fields and their impact on physical and mental health. Mr. Pressman added that the Center #1 baseball field and Center #2 softball field are outside the scope of work for where a new Lexington High School would be and he believes that multiple recreation representatives must be present when the discussion on where the new Lexington High School will be located takes place. At the end of the conversation, Rick DeAngelis made the following motion: “The Recreation Committee moves to accept the Athletic Fields Feasibility Study that was completed by Weston & Sampson and the summary which was presented this evening.” Renen Bassik seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 6-0 to approve this motion. 6. FY24-FY28 Capital Improvement – 5-year plan – Melissa Battite/Peter Coleman Attached to the meeting minutes are the Committee’s FY23-FY27 Capital Summary Statement and the memo on the FY2024-FY2028 Capital Improvement Plan. Melissa Battite explained that last year was the first year that the Committee had a summary statement on the capital plan. Christian Boutwell, Vice Chair of the Recreation Committee, authored the statement last year and will do so again this year. Mr. Boutwell added that the format will be the same and a brief section with updates on recently funded projects will be included. Ms. Battite mentioned that the statement will have information about maintaining level-service when fields go offline. Renen Bassik stressed the importance of having a prioritization for the projects and rationale within the statement and Ms. Battite reminded the Committee that prioritizing the projects was an exercise that the Committee had done in previous years. Rick DeAngelis believed that the statement provides a good template to use going forward and it will be beneficial to highlight the critical field shortage in town. He also suggested that the Committee complete site visits for the proposed projects to familiarize some of the new members of these properties. Christian Boutwell stated that the ADA Compliance Study, Community Needs Assessment, and the recently completed Comprehensive Study of Athletic & Outdoor Recreation Facilities serve as the framework to determine the needs and wants for the town and he noted that he costs to maintain the current Recreation infrastructure are quite high. Staff will continue working on the plan over the next month and the majority of the Committee’s next meeting on Thursday, September 29th will be spent reviewing and voting on the FY24-FY28 Recreation 5-Year Capital Plan. 7. Munroe Center for the Arts Request – Cristina Burwell Cristina Burwell, Executive Director of the Munroe Center for the Arts, was joined by Brian Healy of Brian Healy Architects and Steve Poltorzycki, Co-Chair of the Munroe Center for the Arts Board of Directors, to the schematic design and drawings for the proposed entry pavilion addition. A copy of the schematic design and drawings are attached to the meeting minutes. improvements at the site. Ms. Burwell stated that improving accessibility at Munroe is the main objective for this project and she provided the Committee with an overview on the operations at