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Lexington Sidewalk Committee Meeting Minutes of May 4, 2009, 11:00 am, Selectman’s Board Room Members Present : Jerry Van Hook (chair), Francine Stieglitz, Judy Crocker, Lucy Fletcher-Jones, Margaret Lotz (secretary) Liaisons Present : Elaine Celi (Transportation), Richard Canale (Planning Board), Jeanne Krieger (Board of Selectman) Guests : Jane Kalinski. Craig Weeks First under discussion was general information about the minutes: Lucy reported that we should send approved minutes to her in a word document or in the body of the email. Then Lucy will forward the minutes to Lynn Pease, secretary of the Board of Selectman (BOS), Candy McLaughlin, the town web manager, and the town archives. Lucy mentioned that the LSWC website is currently deleted but when it is back online, the minutes will be posted there. We agreed that the minutes should report those present in these categories: members, liaisons (with affiliations), and visitors. Agenda topics: 1) April minutes were approved . We went off the agenda to discuss if the LSC should have rules about attendance. Jerry mentioned that there is no attendance rule in the town charge. He would like to have a rule that those members missing more than 6 meetings in a row should be taken off the committee. We decided to put this subject on next month’s agenda. Jerry also mentioned that he received a resignation letter from Lisa Baci. 2) Discussed letter to Selectman about Roosevelt Rd. Jeanne asked Jerry to first ask TSAC to give their opinion about Roosevelt, so that when Jerry sends the letter to the Selectmen, the board can proceed with both the TSAC and SWC opinions in hand. The SWC does not have to send a letter to TSAC; Lynn Pease can simply ask Gail Wagner, chair of TSAC, their opinion. 3) Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Liability Judy, in her role of SR2S Chairperson, informed us of the recent debate over who is liable for SR2S walks. SRTS was involved in a discussion concerning liability as it relates to SRTS and other PTA-sponsored programs. It began as the Bowman SRTS Committee was instructed by their principal to include a very unexpected disclaimer ASAP at the end of its SRTS Walking Wednesday- Massachusetts Walk Day flyer. It was to read," the program is sponsored by Bowman parents and is not affiliated with LPS." The award-winning Lexington SRTS vehemently objects to this proposed new directive. Historically, SRTS's programs are annually approved by the SC, LPS, BOS, and LPD. The program is covered under the insurance umbrella of the Town of Lexington (SWC is town-sanctioned), LPS, PTA (local, sate, and national), and is a partnered school with the MA Executive Office of Transportation.