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CENTER REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE September 11, 1984 Time: 12: 10 to 2: 15 PRESENT: Margery Battin, Karsten Sorensen, Joe Trani , Dave Wells , Bob Sacco, Laura Nichols , Bill Gothorpe, Jacquie Bateson. Also attending: Wally Tonaazuck DPW, Jim Lima LPD, J. Oberteuffer, Bob Bowyer Planner, Jere Frick MAPC Rep. , Judy Newman Land Use Subcommittee , Tim Wege Chamber of Commerce, and Andrea Cleghorn reporter for The Lexington MinuteMan. MINUTES of the May 10, 1984 meeting were approved as amended by Laura Nichols at a time later in the meeting. NEW MERIAM ST. LOT Comments were made that this new lot is working well, but that some minor changes would need to be made. 1. CENTER TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN It was decided to go through DPW's memo of 7/26/84 with the order of the suggestions slightly varied . John McLaughlin's comments: 1. Left turn arrow at Mass Ave & Waltham St . State approval needed? Staff favors improvement through having a different control ( light) . Vote: approved unan. Recommend 410,000 in 1985 budget for it. 2. Removal of parking spaces on east side of Waltham St. from -cobbler to corner and creation of 2 spaces on opposite side in front of Grand Stand . DPW. favors removing spaces on east side, but not addition of spaces on other side . Gory's uses these spaces for drop-off in their valet parking system. Good? Bad? Lima says the right lane is not quite wide enough, to accomodate these right turns . DPW suggests we postpone until after new signals . Suggestion of relocation of mail boxes to- Grand Stand area or elswhere. Find out from post office their reactions and criteria. Vote: Postpone, review. Unanimous . 3. Removal of 2 spaces in front of Monderer's . Staff recommends this. Some committee members opposed . Suggpstions: Better enforcement on Mass Ave & Waltham St. Encourage Corey's to use Mariam St. lot. Look at changing meter times . Vote: Postpone, review, bring up after new signalization of Center lights . Unanimous. 2. EMERGENCY PARKING ZONE Suggestion #3 of James Lima LPD Emergency parking zone with proper signage should be located in existing spaces just north of the. Center. light. Vote: 6 in favor, Sacco & Bateson opposed . Suggestions 1 & 2 of Jim Lima deferred until later in the meeting. These are numbers 3 and 4 on the agenda of 9/11/84 REVIEW OF NORMANABEND'S PROPOSALS as listed in DPW's 7/26/.84 memo. 9