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2.Center Playfields Drainage – Implementation Phase – Mr. Pinsonneault next addressed the Center Playfields Project, (funding request of $875,173) stating that the engineering firm, The Louis Berger Group, Inc., had completed its report and had made recommendations about the types of drainage improvements needed. Mr. Pinsonneault had provided the Committee with additional support material in the form of a handout. He said the work proposed for the Center Playfields would be divided into three Phases, with Phase I taking place in FY 2011. The work would involve regrading the baseball/softball/multipurpose field and installing additional subsurface drainage. There was a discussion of the quality of the underlying drainage infrastructure, especially the culvert at Vine Brook, which appears to be undersized. There were questions from the CPC about whether the job as proposed was adequate, since so much of the area is underlain by peat. Mr. Wolk suggested that to address the issue on a permanent basis the underlying soils might have to be removed. Mr. Pinsonneault agreed, but said that a major earth removal and drainage project was just not feasible at this time. Mr. Pinsonneault said that the fields would be rotated out of service for approximately a year as each one was restored. 3.Minuteman Bikeway Preservation Project – Mr. Pinsonneault explained that this request for $320,000 would be used in conjunction with a $175,000 appropriation passed in 2007 by Town Meeting. He had given the Committee a handout which explained the project. He said that the Bikeway is in a state of disrepair in many locations due to root invasion, poor drainage, and erosion. The CPC funds will be used to install root barriers, conduct drainage repairs and restore swales. After all the restoration work has been completed, the appropriation from 2007 will be used to repave the restored sections. CPC dollars will not be used for repaving. Mr. Stew Kennedy of the Conservation Commission and Ms. Peggy Enders spoke in support of the Bikeway Restoration, stating that use of the Bikeway was increasing, and that a recent use survey noted 3,000 trips in one Saturday at the Depot. A tally taken during the commuting hours tallied 750 trips. The CPC received letters of support from three groups in addition to those submitted with the application. These included the Chamber of Commerce, the Town Recreation Committee, and the Lexington Center Committee. 4.Cultural Resources Request – Ms. Fenollosa, who had not been able to attend the previous CPC meeting when this item was on the agenda, 2