Busa Land Use Proposal Committee Report 03-14-2011

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brought proponents of the three proposals "to the table," literally, to discuss possible site placement /scope of each one in relation to the other, if the land were to serve multi purposes, i.e., affordable housing, a community farm, and a recreation field, while conducting a "site trace" (laying over on the site survey representations -to -scale of key proposal elements in various configurations }; began to discuss the elements and format (categories) of our final report to the BOS; assigned two BLUPC members each to evaluate one of the three proposals according to the evaluation criteria and to bring what they wrote to the next meeting; agreed to meet at least twice in February, after the scheduled January 19th meeting. • January 10, 2011: presented progress report to the Board of Selectmen • January 19, 2011: reviewed meeting with the Board of Selectmen on January 10, 2011; shared and reviewed draft evaluations of the three proposals; developed an outline for the final report • February 2, 2011: heard from committee members regarding their thoughts about the reuse of the Busa land; shared and reviewed drafts of material for the final report • February 9, 2011: reviewed drafts of material for the final report; reviewed how the report will be organized, printed, assembled, and distributed; learned that the committee will present the final report at the March 14, 2011 meeting of the Board of Selectmen • February 16, 2011: discussed possible number of affordable housing units; continued to review drafts of material for the final report; reviewed format and organization of the report • February 28, 2011: final review and edit of the draft of the final report • March 14, 2011: presented final report of the BLUPC to the Board of Selectmen; anticipate that future meetings with the selectmen will be scheduled to review the details of the report 3.2 Evaluation Criteria for Land Use Proposals 1. The value /benefit to the people of Lexington 2. How many people benefit from the use; benefit to underserved populations 3. Scale of the proposed land use /development 4. Impact to the neighborhood 5. Impact to abutters and enhancements 6. Impact to the Arlington Reservoir and enhancements 7. Impact to environmental resource areas and enhancements 8. Impact to public utilities and infrastructure and enhancements 9. Security requirements 10. Maintenance requirements 11. Financial impact to the Town (cost and benefit) 12. Consistency with Town Master Plan and Core Values 13. Sustainability 14. Timeline Busa Land Use Proposal Committee Report Page 15 / 52