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Selectmen's Meeting— November 1, 2010 Hearing — Lexington Liquor Mart Package Store License This hearing was scheduled after the Selectmen discovered that Lexington Liquor Mart located at 58 Bedford Street, was no longer open for business. The Selectmen were not notified by the licensee. Per Chapter 138, Section 77, of the Mass. General Laws, the Licensing Board is allowed to cancel a liquor license if it ceases to conduct the licensed business. Mr. Rekhi, Manger of the Lexington Liquor Mart, attended the hearing. He stated that he had problems resolving lease issues at 58 Bedford Street and is now looking for new space to transfer his liquor license to and thus requested that the Selectmen not cancel the license and allow him to transfer it to a new location when he finds one. Some of the Selectmen believe the license should be cancelled because the business is not currently operating and that Mr. Rekhi should apply for a new license when he has a new location. Mr. Fernandez, who hopes to become a business partner with Mr. Rekhi, asked that the hearing be extended for two week to allow time to speak to legal counsel. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted 5 -0 to adjourn the hearing for Lexington Liquor Mart until 7:30 p.m. on November 8, 2010 in the Selectmen Meeting Room. Presentation on 12 -18 Hartwell Avenue Proposed Building Mr. Farrington, Attorney; Mr. Smith, Colin Smith Architecture, Inc.; and Steve and Adam Colangelo presented information to the Selectmen on a proposal to construct two new building at 12 -18 Hartwell Avenue to house restaurants, businesses and office retail space. This would be the first new building project under the new use and zoning requirements approved at the 2009 Annual Town Meeting to encourage the redevelopment of Hartwell Avenue. They feel it is very important for the Transportation Management Overlay District Plan to be approved and implemented as soon as possible. They are against installing a median on Hartwell Avenue that would hamper cars heading toward Hanscom from turning into these retail buildings. The Colangelos are interested in installing sidewalks along their properties and also up to a bus stop on Bedford Street. Ms. Bohart, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, has heard through the Chamber from people who work on Hartwell Avenue that having retail space would provide nice amenities to workers that currently do not have a place close by to get lunch or other amenities. Ms. McKenna, Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member, is concerned that these proposed new buildings will have too much retail space and she recalls some language from the 2009 Annual Town Meeting that was to take care of those situations.