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Home My WebLink About2016-12-15-CSDRC-min TownofLexington CenterStreetscapeDesignReviewAdHocCommittee Tuesday,December15,2016 ParkerRoom,LexingtonTownHall 8:00AMto10AM Minutes Attendees: CommitteeMembers:CommitteeChairHowardLevin,VictoriaBuckley(Disability Commission),NancyCorcoranRonchetti(PlanningBoard),AnneL.Eccles(HDC), MargaretEnders(BicycleAdvisory),JohnFrey(TreeComm.),JonathanA.Himmel (Tourism),WendallKalsow(HistoricCommission), TimothyLee(DesignAdvisory),PamelaF.Shadley(CenterComm.) Liaisons;ElaineC.Doran(GardenClub),WendyManz(CapitalExp), DavidWells(HistoricalSociety),FredJohnson(Chamber) Invitees:NancyAdler,ElizabethBrach,LeeConnor,JayFlynn,DickFriedson, DavidKucharsky,JohnLivsey(DPW),GerryPaul,DavidPinsonneault(DPW), MargieSharfin Note:Thismeetingwasvideotapedforpublicaccess ChairHowardLevincalledthemeetingtoorderat8:07AMandpassedthe attendancesigninsheet.Howardthankedeveryonewhohaspitchedinon draftingthereport. TheMinutesofNovember22werecorrectedtoreflectthecommitteeschanges. ConcernsabouteconomypromptedtheAdHoccommitteetoconsideraplanfor costsavingsandrecommendittotheSelectmen. Asummaryofcostsavingsdetailingwhichelementsarebeingrecommendedfor removalshouldbeincludedinthefinalreport. Additionalcostelementsshouldbeincludedaswell. Thefinalreportshouldinclude:summariesofallthreeTierGroupsanda speakerswhoattendedtheAdHocmeetings. completelistofallpresentersand PrinciplerecommendationsfromTier2include:Designdirectivechange,howto 1 introducesuspendedplantingsystem(SilvaCell),elementstoaddordelete,the ideaofusingtreestoextendthepromenade,pointsonirrigation,informationon IPEbenches.AlsoincludetheideaofeliminatingtreesontheSouthsideofMass. Aveoranalternative. RecommendationsfromTier3toinclude:Elementsaddressinghistoricsignage andwayfindingincludingimbeddedmarkers.Signagedesigntocompliment newlightingposts. Beforethepublichearing,meetwiththeDPWtogettheirinputandcomments. Presentationonthe11thwillreflecttheircomments. RevisedocumentsaftertheJanuary11thmeetingandincludecommentsfrom thatmeeting. Thefinalreportshouldstatetheneedforanoversightcommitteeandinclude membersfromtheDAC. Oncereportiscompleted,includeaqualityassurance,thirdpartyreview. Motionwasmadeandaccepted(unanimous)toapprovecorerecommendations tothereportexceptforsidewalkmaterial. Votetakentoapprovebrickasprimarysidewalkmaterialasoutlinedinthemain report.Seven(7)infavor,oneabstaining,oneagainst. Minorityreport.VictoriaBuckleyexpressedconcernthataestheticswerebeing favoredoverfunctionality.Buckleygavesummaryofminorityreport. HowardLevinpointedoutTheAdHocCommitteehasbeenveryinterestedinthe needsoftheCODthroughouttheprocess. Apublichearingpreparationgroupincluding:Enders,Shadley,Johnson,Lee, EcclesandKalsowwillmeettopreparethepresentationforthepublichearingon January11th. Meetingadjournedat10:04 HowardthankedeveryonefortheirparticipationandhardworkontheAdHoc Committee. 2