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MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: February 26, 2009, 7 pm, Room G15 of the Town Office Building Members Present: Peggy Enders (Chair), Stew Kennedy, Mike Tabaczynski, John Frey, Jerry Van Hook, Marita Hartshorn, George Gagliardi Others Present: Bob Hausslein Members Absent: Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison), Abe Shenker (FoLB Chair), Hank Manz, (Selectmen’s Liaison), Laurel Carpenter, Sandra Shaw, Recreation Committee Liaison Minutes: . Reviewed and approved February 12, 2009, meeting minutes Snow Plowing: Peggy reported that at their February 23 meeting, the Selectmen approved adjustments to the Bikeway snow plowing arrangement based on a proposal read by the Town Manager. Peggy and Stew had met earlier in the month with Carl Valente and Bill Hadley to arrive at these changes. Highlights of the new arrangement include: 1) The Bikeway gates may be opened by LBAC members 24 hours prior to a storm and must be closed 24 hours after plowing. 2) John DiNapoli will be hired at a cost of $70/hour. He will use a small cat with an 8-foot plow blade. 3) Five keys were given to Peggy Enders, who entrust one each to John Frey, Jerry Van Hook, Hank Manz, and Stew Kennedy until the end of the winter season. Mike suggested that gate openers bring something to thaw the lock(s). It was also agreed that each gateman should take a shovel along, too. Spring Street: Jerry reported on his conversations with John Livsey about the allowable street widths of arterials and collector roads, saying that John was firm in his belief that an exception to the current plan has to be granted by the Selectmen. Jerry also reported on the Sidewalk Committee’s recommendations for Spring Street. LBAC members voted unanimously to recommend striping the entire length on both sides of Spring Street indicating the outside edge of the travel lane at 10 feet from the centerline. This would serve to calm traffic and provide a safe paved shoulder for cyclists. As an additional safety measure, we further voted to recommend that the curbing on Spring Street be the Cape Cod style asphalt berm instead of upright granite curbing, allowing cyclists to exit the road in an emergency. Peggy agreed to draft a letter to the Selectmen, stating