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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MEETING MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />Committee Name: Bicycle Advisory Committee <br /> <br />Date, Time and Location of Meeting: <br />December 14, 2006; 7:00 pm; Town Office Building <br /> <br />Members Present: <br />Stew Kennedy (BAC chair and acting FOLB chair), John Frey, George Gagliardi, <br />Marita Hartshorn (acting scribe), Mike Tabaczynski, Jerry Van Hook <br />Others Present: <br />Rich Spencer (FOLB) <br />Members Absent: <br />Harvey Bingham, Richard Canale (Planning), Hank Manz (Selectmen), Sandra <br /> <br />Shaw (Recreation), Abe Shenker, Jim Wichmann <br /> <br /> <br />Record of Votes taken and issues discussed. <br /> <br />Minutes <br /> from the October and November meetings were reviewed and accepted. <br /> <br />Hartwell Ave safety: <br /> The Traffic Mitigation Committee has money in the proposed budget, which <br />will be acted upon at the 2007 town meeting. The money will be used to study traffic safety on <br />Hartwell Avenue. Lincoln Lab has committed $5,000 for this purpose. Mike O’Connell, Lexington <br />Police Department, conveyed to Stew Kennedy that currently there are 15,000 vehicles per day on <br />Hartwell Ave. In Abe’s absence, details of Lt. O’Connell’s report will be deferred until the January <br />meeting. Jerry VanHook moved the following: Recommend that a minimum six-foot wide asphalt <br />sidewalk be installed on both sides of Hartwell Ave. from the Bikeway to Bedford Street. Passed <br />unanimously. <br /> <br />Minuteman Connector Trail CPC Application: <br /> Mike Tabaczynski recounted the presentations that <br />have been made for this proposal before the Community Preservation Committee. The CPC’s main <br />concerns (estimated cost of Master Plan, breakdown of that cost estimate, and final project cost) have <br />been considered and addressed in subsequent presentations. Next presentation is tonight December 14 <br />at the CPC public hearing at Cary Hall. <br /> <br />Bicycle Safety: <br />We were apprised of complaints from two concerned citizens. <br />A letter to the Town Manager from Walter Clemens was forwarded, expressing concern <br />a. <br />about the lack of repair on Lexington Roads resulting in dangerous conditions for <br />cyclists. In it he also decried the lack of maintenance on the lower Vine Brook path. <br />Stew agreed to invite Mr. Clemens to join the FOLB and participate in our problem <br />tracking process outlined below. <br /> <br />Ken Brooke, referred to us by Selectman Peter Kelley, called about safety concerns <br />b. <br />with the Hancock Street crossing, especially at night. He advocated installing a warning <br />light for cyclists at the Bikeway gates. Stew will write a letter to Carl Valente regarding <br /> <br />