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Town of Lexington Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Minutes of Meeting April 18th, 2018 A meeting of the EDAC was held on Wednesday, April 18th at 8:00 a.m. in the Parker Room of the Town Office Building. Members Present:John McWeeney, Chair; Kevin McGuire; Sig Tullman; Larry Smith; Rick DeAngelis George Burnell; Staff Present: Melisa Tintocalis and David Fields Liaisons Present: Charles Hornig, Doug Lucente,Joe Pato, Bob Creech Members Absent:Tom Dusel MEETING MINUTES 1. Comprehensive Plan Update a. David Field provided an update to the committee members on the status of the Comp Plan. He reported that a "Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee" has be appointed by the Planning Board and that planning staff is organizing informational sessions on the elements of the Comp Plan over the next couple months—such as regional information sessions on housing, economic development, and transportation. b. George Burnell recommended that the EDAC be an integral in the development of the Economic Development element of the plan. c. Larry Smith recommended that the plan be dynamic and be transparent on the web. 2. Bio International Conference,June 4-7, 2018 a. Melisa reported that the annual BIO conference will be returning to Boston in 2018. The Town participated through a sponsorship program when the conference was last in Boston in 2012. b. There was general agreement that the Town should participate in the BIO conference this year. c. Rick DeAngelis recommended that the Town partner with a corporate tenant or developer such as King Street Prosperities or a tenant-side broker, such as Bob Richard. d. Melisa stated she would send out the BIO agenda for those who would like to volunteer time. e. There was also general consensus that the bio brochure should be updated; however, Melisa reminded the team that the Megan would be on leave and the office would be short staffed.