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Minutes for the Meeting of March 3, 2004 • Work with tenants to design employer- sponsored programs. • Provide money toward improvements at the Marrett Road/Spring Street intersection • Provide a police detail at the entrance to the site Mr. Rice indicated that Patriot Partners is committed to being a positive presence in Lexington. 2 Board Questions and Comments: Conservation restriction In response to Board questions about the restricted conservation easement, Mr. Rice indicated that the restriction would be permanent and that potential tenant concerns about security vis -a -vis public access to that area would be "off the table ". Asked if barriers to protect abutting residences from potential manufacturing- related nuisances would be considered, Mr. Rice indicated that bio- manufacturing is a highly regulated industry. Descriptions of Biosafety Levels 1 -4 parallel those in the National Institute for Health Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA. The Lexington Technology Park intends to include only Levels 1 and 2 facilities. Mr. Fearnside described some of the annual Town permits the companies would need and noted that Lexington's regulations are more stringent than those of Cambridge in this field. Town permits also come with controls. Noise Issues Mr. Rice indicated that State regulations would allow a 10- decibel increase over the "ambient" noise, which includes noise from Routes 2 and 128, as measured at the perimeter of the property. Audience Questions and Comments: • Mr. Richard Canale indicated that he was pleased with Patriot Partners' outreach to residents. He urged them to act in the interest of long -terns sustainability. • Selectman Dawn McKenna indicated she is pleased with Patriot Partners' process so far. She would like to see ongoing and escalating payments to Lexpress and efforts to discourage traffic cutting through surrounding neighborhoods. • Mr. Kevin Johnson, President of the South Lexington Civic Association, indicated the SLCA would like to see much more in the way of traffic management and support to Lexpress. • Ms. Sally Castleman, Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee, thanked Mr. Rice for Patriot Partners' donation to Lexpress in FY 2004, when service was so nearly extinguished. She asked him to consider on -going donations of $20,000 to $25,000 to fund bus routes and a Town transportation coordinator position. • Other suggestions from the audience were: provide a cafeteria for employees on site (Mrs. McKenna countered that she wants the employees to come to Lexington restaurants, preferably via Lexpress); fund speed humps on surrounding neighborhood streets; allow no Saturday construction on the site. A limit on the amount of product manufactured was suggested. At 9:50 p.m., it was agreed to continue the hearing to Wednesday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m. in the Clarke auditorium. By that date Patriot Partners would have met with the Board of Health and Conservation Commission. On motion duly made and seconded, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 p.m. John , Imo , a , Clerk'