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Mr. Lucente asked if the assessment would this be for just a Community Center expansion, or to address recreational activities throughout town. He also questioned how this study would relate to what the Town is already asking for and paying for in the comprehensive plan? Charlotte Rodgers explained that the needs assessment could help inform strategic planning. She agreeed that there is some overlap and we need to be careful not to duplicate work. The Town is also currently involved in Livable Lexington and the Transportation Study. Mr. Alessandrini stressed that we should use all our unused spaces in an efficient way. He reminded the group that the Carriage House will cost more money to update than it is worth. He is in favor of the idea of using a public-private partnership to accomplish this. Ms. Pfrommer added that the Recreation Committee will need to keep the study broad enough to get unexpected results but not so broad that it would dilute the results. Ms. Rodgers recalled that when the community center was in its planning stage,it grew to a vision, and it was nice to be a part of that visioning process. As we look at the demographics, Lexington is unique in that the youth population is high and seniors are high while there is a dip in the middle. This needs to be recognized. Ms. Shepard recaped that once the scope is determined, it will be important to distinguish between this study and the others going on. The CCPAC will try to define and figure out where they sit in relation to the Recreation Committee, as well as determine how to work together to reach out to involve all groups. Meeting together a couple times a year will help with a shared vision. 5. Review of Goals The Committee goals were submitted to the Board of Selectman back in June. Ms.Pfrommer stated the importance of intergenerational programming as one our goals. Upon discussion of other service providers in the Town, she also added that completing a needs assessment will help drive and focus what we can offer that the Town may be lacking. Mr. Lucente explained that the Board of Selectman reviewed the goals and narrowed the over 50 goals to down to 22. The#1 goal is capital planning, along with public-private partnerships as a source of funding. Mr. Alessandrini stresseed that 575,000 is not a shoe-in ask, as a study. The Committee will need to show and campaign how this ask would align with BOS goals. It will be important to meet and present with other committees. Ms. Pfrommer asked if there a time to review the goals to see how we are doing. The group agreed that it would be good to evaluate in the coming months. 5. Community Center Director Updates • The LCC ran 31 half and/or full day program at the LCC with a total of 268 participants over the summer. The programs were a mix of chess, movie making, STEAM, Minecraft, and computer programming themed. • Programs ran for 8 weeks from June 25-August 20, no July 4 week. • The End of the Summer Party has 315 guests who have registered as "interested" on the Facebook event. Sponsors of the event include the Lexington Lions, Police, Russian School of Math, CAAL, Rotary Club, and Lexington Human Services. • A Teen Interview Workshop will be on the evening of August 29 and currently there are 9 students registered. • Surveys were sent out each week to evaluate the summer youth programs. Many responses were returned with good information and suggestions for improvement next year.