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70-372 Joint Meeting Board of Selectmen and Planning Board June 5, 2017 A joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board was held on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Estabrook Hall of the Cary Memorial Building, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue. Board of Selectmen Ms. Barry (chair); Mr. Kelley; Mr. Pato; Ms. Ciccolo, and Mr. Lucente were present along with Mr. Valente, Town Manager; and Ms. Siebert, Recording Secretary. Also present were Planning Board members Mr. Canale (Chair); Mr. Hornig; Ms. Johnson; and Mr. Creech and Planning Director Mr. Henry. Also in attendance, representing the Belmont Country Club, was Randall Goldstein, Board of Directors and member of the Club's Land Committee, Ted Tye, Managing Partner National Development, and Sherry Clancy Vice President/Project Manager National Development. Update—Belmont Country Club Parcel Mr. Valente Town Manager opened by saying the Town has been in discussions for a year and a half with Belmont Country Club regarding the potential sale of club-owned land located in Lexington off Watertown St. Lexington has rights of first refusal under tax status 61A, meaning that any bona fide third-party offer would need to be matched by the Town. The property would have also to be re-zoned by Town Meeting in order for development to proceed. Mr. Goldstein of Belmont CC provided some background of the negotiations to date: in August of 2016, the Hanover Company presented an age-restricted 55+ development concept which did not meet with Club approval. The Club parted ways with Hanover and began subsequent discussions with National Development. Mr. Tye of National Development said his goals for the evening were to provide information about National itself and to present broad concepts regarding the two types of senior living National proposes for two sites on Belmont CC land: Waterstone, an independent model to be built on the Belmont side of Route 2 and Bridges, a memory-care facility to be built on the Lexington/Golden Ave side. He emphasized that the proposal is at a"very preliminary stage" and that it will require "a lot more work, a lot more discussion with the community." National's credentials: National is a local firm based in Newton that has worked in Eastern MA for 30+years. The proposed project would be National's first in Lexington although it has completed many diverse, high-profile developments such as The Ink Block project in Boston, the former Boston Herald building; The Circle in Cleveland Circle; The District in Burlington; Market Street in Lynnfield; and Waterstone in Wellesley. National has been involved in senior housing since the 1990s and worked with the State to introduce the assisted living concept to Massachusetts. Mr. Tye acknowledged there are many hurdles to overcome on this small-but- complex project, including negotiations with intermunicipal utilities, Mass Highway, Planning Board, and Board