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Town of Lexington Tourism Committee Dawn McKenna, Chair (781) 862 -0500 ext 84585 Minutes for the meeting of Friday, September 12, 2014 Approved 9.19.2014 Members present: Mary Jo Bohart, Kerry Brandin, Bobbie Carlton, Bebe Fallick, Dawn McKenna, Members absent: Margaret Coppe, Trisha Kennealy, Wien Nijenberg Center Committee Liaison present: Fred Johnson Staff present: Jeanette Rebecchi Guests Present: Peggy Enders, Jerry Michelson, Richard Pagett, Leeying Wu 1) Center Business Directory — Jerry Michelson, Chairman of the Center Committee, joined our meeting to discuss the possibility of a business directory type of signage for Lexington Center. They are proposing a few signs at different locations in Town. Peggy Enders, Chairman of the Bicycle Advisory Committee was also present. As a part of the Toole report, signage along the Minute Man Commuter Bikeway is also proposed. We agreed that it would be appropriate to consider the request. The details, however, matter. The five areas that will need discussion are: 1) content — how much information should be provided. Should it be different in different areas; 2) form — should it be electronic, visible at night, removable /exchangeable information; 3) siting — location does matter as does the number; 4) Center kiosk — should a kiosk that includes bikeway information, events, business directory 5) design matters. After discussion it was suggested that 2 people from each of the three committees get together to make a proposal that addresses all of these items. 2) Parking and parking signage - Melissa Tintocalis, Economic Development Officer has been working on parking management and implementation plan for Lexington Center. As this overlaps with the Battle Green Master Plan area, and the Signage program, the Committee was asked to comment on the proposal. The Committee questioned the need for the proposed signs. The history of the Tourism Committee's involvement in the signage in Lexington Center and the vote of the Board of Selectmen regarding signage being reviewed with the Committee. How the Visitors Center sign has functioned and the improvement with the 30 minute parking was also discussed. Regarding the parking regulations, the main discussion revolved around the timing of the Battle Green Master Plan study having just begun, versus the Center Streetscape nearing completion. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee unanimously voted to: Support the parking program implementation plan and regulations as presented, provided that those regulations affecting the Battle Green Master Plan area are temporary, pending the outcome of the Battle Green parking and traffic study, and further, that we supporting the sign proposed for the parking hut, but that we don 't support removing the arrow from the Visitor Center sign and believe that the other three proposed parking signs do not appropriately direct cars and therefore do not support their installation. 3) Official Visitors Guide Reprint — The Official Map & Visitors Guide will need to be reprinted. All Committee members were asked to review the document and make any recommended changes. In addition, Jerry Michelson had previously provided some updates for businesses that have left and others that had come since our last printing. Dawn and Kerry will work on updating it. There was a discussion of the possibility of printing less quantity and redoing it yearly. The Committee will discuss that option at a future meeting. 1625 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE • LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02420