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Lexington Sidewalk Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, September 9, 2013, 9 AM Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building Present: Jeanne Canale , Judy Crocker , Mary Hosmer Fanucci, Bettina McGimsey; Members absent:, Sean Osborne, Francine Stieglitz; Liaisons present: Hank Manz (BOS) The meeting of the Sidewalk Committee (SWC) was called to order at 9:08 AM by Judy Crocker. 1.Review of June 2012 minutes: The minutes were approved as amended. 2.Review of Town Meeting Report 2012-2013: Ms. Crocker noted that the SWC had submitted its report highlighting what the committee had done over the past year. 3.Safe Routes to School (SRTS): The first meeting of the SRTS representatives will take place September , 192013 Annual bookmarks detailing the dates of the Walking Wednesdays have been distributed to the schools. All LPS schools are now SRTS partners and are registered with the State SRTS Office. October 9 will be Lexington’s International Walk to School Day. 4.Ad hoc School Transportation and Safety Study Committee (STS) Update: The Town has hired World Tech to do a school property traffic evaluation. The preliminary report is out and is being reviewed by school principals and others involved with school transportation. A final report is due at the end of September. Once that is published, the community will be able to provide feedback. The report notes that, for the schools in town, there are no uniform procedures, policies, or traffic patterns. More uniform procedures are expected to come out of this process. After the feedback period, the School Committee will decide which recommendations to enact. At the BOS meeting on 9/9, a proposed September tax bill insert stressing the importance of stopping for flashing red lights on school buses and bike helmet safety will be on the consent agenda. Bus ridership as of 9/16 includes 2826 students (43%) – up from 31% prior to the fees being lowered last year. One additional bus has been added and more may be needed. Bus passes were passed out on the first day of school at school as opposed to being sent home by mail. Last year 18% of the bus passes sent via mail were returned. 5.Quarterly Transportation Forum Update: This group met in June and will meet again in October. Discussion centered on: a.Town Center Streetscape, which is currently in the first of three phases (data collection/modeling, traffic study of the Battle Green, design plans) b.Lexpress was free for seniors this summer. c.A grant was received from JARC (Jobs Access and Reverse Commute) for a shuttle from Hartwell Ave to Alewife. The shuttle began in September. 6.Correspondence Log:Correspondence was received on the following topics: a.Concord Ave abutters are concerned about the removal of trees to put in a sidewalk on the southern side of Concord Ave. b.A crosswalk has been requested at Dewey Road and Grove Street . We have not heard anything more from Nick Havan about the Marrett Road sidewalk request. 7. New Business:New items are as follows: