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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Meeting January 29, 2013 Date, Place, and Location: January 29, 2013, 8:00 A.M., Town Office Building, Reed Room (111) Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; Beth Masterman, Vice - Chair; Jill Hai; Bill Hurley; David Kanter Other Attendees: Keith Ohmart, Chair, Greenways Corridor Committee (GCC); Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director; Sara Arnold, Recording Secretary Documents Presented: • Community Preservation Committee (CPC) Project Application: ACROSS Lexington Pedestrian /Bicycle Route System; GCC • GCC Report to the Board of Selectmen, West Lexington Greenway Master Plan, December 2012 • Board showing West Lexington Greenway; GCC • Mr. Kanter's e-mail to the other Committee Members; January 24, 2013; Subj: Updated List of Projects for FY2014 Support from the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) & CPF Status • FY2014— FY2018 Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs), Department of Public Works; Sidewalk Improvements & Hartwell Avenue Infrastructure Improvements • Photos of Hartwell Avenue Proposed Sidewalk Areas; Economic Development • Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for May 29, 2012 Executive Session • Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for January 22, 2013, Open Session • Draft CEC Meeting Minutes for January 22, 2013, Executive Session • Draft 2013 Annual Town Warrant Table of Contents, January 16, 2013 Call to Order: Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order at 8:01 A.M. GCC: Mr. Ohmart reviewed two projects being pursued by this committee. • ACROSS Lexington Pedestrian /Bikeway Route System: Mr. Ohmart explained that the FY2014 $5,000 request is for the purchase and installation of sign posts, street markings and marketing materials for the Route System. The CPC supports this project and had considered, but chose not to consolidate the projected 3 -year costs (FY2014— FY2016) into a single request. • West Lexington Greenway: Mr. Ohmart explained that the Town's previous allocation of $125,000 was used to prepare the 25% design work for this project. The resulting Master Plan identifies a project that includes an all- weather path extending from Minuteman Bikeway to Wood Street. Construction of the path's middle section, if pursued as designed, would impact wetlands with vegetation removal and bringing in fill. This is of concern to the Lexington Conservation Commission. Also, access for NSTAR personnel and equipment needs to be maintained. These complications resulted in a scaling back of the project. Raised boardwalks may be recommended; it is unlikely that a paved walkway will be pursued in that section. Page 1 of 5