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Minutes for the Meeting of July 21, 2004 time. Also from the General Outline N Suggested Participants: --- Lexington Center Committee lead, particularly via its smaller Working Group, with some technical and coordinating backup from Planning Department. — Secondary involvement from Public Works /Engineering; Possibly some involvement from Chamber of Commerce, volunteers. Mr. Smith indicated that some impetus is needed from the Board of Selectmen, which appoints the Center Committee and to which the committee reports. Stakeholders: Property owners in Center; businesses in Center; Board of Selectmen; Historic Districts Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals; Traffic Safety advisory Committee; Design Advisory Committee. General Outline of Project — Identify set of potential enhancement sites in Center. — Identify property ownership in each case, and identify other likely stakeholders. — The "de nainimus" Plan -- analyze each site and propose a general set of improvements for it, using simple graphics and text to briefly describe the objective for each location. — Create simple, efficient means of communicating key information to stakeholders and the public. — Establish a streamlined, expedited process of consensus building among property owners and stakeholders and reach agreement on an action plan for the priority and/or most feasible projects. — Seek financial resources for funding projects from all available private and public sources — Implement selected projects over time, as resources allow. Mr. Harden indicated that he would like to see an effort to craft another center parking zoning amendment to Town Meeting 2005. Relative to the 2001 VHB parking study, the group wants to discuss it and give a progress report to the Selectmen. Selectman Pagett noted that the Selectmen will have their goal- setting meeting on August 24. Based on that, the group decided to meet again before that date, on August 18. The joint meeting ended at approximately 9:30 p.m. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** REGIONAL, INTERTOWN ISSUES Middlesex Coun , Hospital Land Disposition of Lot 6 : Mr. Kastorf reported that a public hearing will be held by the MA Department of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) on its intended sale of a 6.4 -acre parcel of land off Walnut Street in Lexington and Waltham. It is part of the former Middlesex County Hospital property, on which there was a doctor's residence. He said that the Town's position is that the underlying zoning of the site, RO, Single - Family Dwelling district, should be adhered to. At a meeting with DCAM earlier in the week, the Selectmen and the agency agreed on this. Mr. Kastorf noted,