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' construction of St. Brigid's Church and Kennedy School which included variances for inadequate yard areas but none with respect to land use, and his concurrence with accuracy of the fact sheet prepared by the proponents as compared to the sub- mitted plans. Mr. Jon Truslow, Archdiocese Planning Office, is to be advised of the requirement for 100 signatures on a petition to the Planning Board to hold a public hearing, date for which has not yet been set. Mr. Costello requested that metes and bounds, as well as contours be indicated on an 1 fl engineering map of the site and that exact locations of existing and proposed buildings be shown. Mr. Briggs reported on his efforts to obtain information on government funding for a TAMS parking study under TOPICS program. Apparently no monies will be available to Lexington for either a study or construction of additional parking spaces in CBD. Value of a parking study to substantiate need for extension of the Meriam St./RR lot and methods of financing such a study were dis- cussed. Mr. O'Connell will be invited to meet with the Board for discussion of procedures for implementing a parking study and of the Planning Board's 1973 Work Program. Mr. Graham informed the Board of the forthcoming meeting of the Middlesex Bicentennial Liaison Council in January at the North Bridge Visitors Center in Concord, at which time committee members will report on planning progress in the member town, to be incor- porated in a State report scheduled for the end of January. Mr. Briggs will contact Mr. Roland Greeley, Lexington Bicentennial Committee, to plan a work session for discussion of Bicentennial Planning Policy Questions in the near future. page 2 1.2.73 ST. BRIGID (CONT'D) TAMS PARKING STUDY BICENTENNIAL MIDDLESEX LIAISON COUNCIL Mr. Graham reported on the meeting with the Selectmen which he SILC TRANSP. and Mr. Costello had attended earlier in the evening. A SILC STUDY proposal had been discussed that an Article be inserted in the 1973 Warrant for Lexington's contribution of $5000 to a $200,000 study of transportation needs in the bicentennial.years.. Mr. Graham had recommended against the proposal to the Selectmen. Mr. Nickerson, Chairman of the Board of Appeals, joined the meeting briefly to request a Planning Board statement of position on the Snow petition (hearing 1/2/73). Upon a motion duly made and seconded, it was VOTED: To go into executive session for discussion of matters the disclosure of which could adversely affect the reputation of EXEC. SESSION any person. Following discussion of the Board of Appeals request, open session was resumed at 10:30 p.m. Mr. Briggs reported on his conference with Mr. O'Connell regarding communication and retationships between the Planning Board,planning staff and Town Manager and discussion of priorities for proposed Planning Board programs as well as those of other Town agencies, stressing need to avoid duplication of effort. The meeting adjourned at 11:09 p.m. Thomas F. Costello, Clerk