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2 Lisa O'Brien provided the Committee with an update on the emails that have been received in the Recreation Committee inbox over the past month. Items include such things as reconsideration of snow removal at Lincoln Park, Sutherland playground replacement,installing lights at the Skate Park,installing a small mountain bike jump in town,the tennis practice boards at Center, and a memorial plaque for Lisa George-Cox,who served as a track and field coach at Lexington High School. This update will be added as a standing agenda item at future meetings. 3. Membership—Lincoln Park Sub-Committee Lisa O'Brien reported that the Lincoln Park Sub-Committee (LPSC)met on Tuesday, March 30th During the meeting, the LPSC voted 6-0 to approve the committee members and their terms. A copy of the committee member terms are attached to the meeting minutes. After voted on by the Recreation Committee, this information will be sent to the Town Clerk. Lisa O'Brien made the following motion: "The Recreation Committee moves to approve the Lincoln Park Sub- Committee committee member terms as listed: o Christina Burwell December 2023 o Brian Kelley December 2021 o Robert Pressman December 2023 o Joanne Shorter December 2021 o David Williams, Chair December 2022 (Mr. Williams will be stepping down fi^om his role as Chair within a few months, but remain a member of the committee) o Lynne Wilson December 2022" Lisah Rhodes seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 5-0 to approve this motion. 4. Request for Windscreens at Center Recreation Field 1 (Cl) Rick DeAngelis, Chairman of the Recreation Committee,presented a proposal to install windscreens on the outfield fence at the Center 91 Baseball Field and a copy of the proposal is attached to the meeting minutes. Mr. DeAngelis provided an overview of his love affair with baseball and Center 91. He founded Lexington Babe Ruth in 1984 and spearheaded the campaign to have lights installed at Center 91 in 1997. When Center 91/92 was renovated approximately ten years ago, the temporary outfield fence that was there was replaced with a semi-permanent fence. In Mr. DeAngelis's opinion,windscreens would really make the field look special. The windscreens would be designed to reflect the contributions of Lexington High School baseball, Lexington Babe Ruth, and Lexington Blue Sox and they would be a great addition to Center 91 as this field is used by Lexington youth ages 13-19 in addition to the Blue Sox players. There would be no intention to commercialize the windscreens. In looking at the plan, Francesca Pfrommer stated that the windscreens should be symmetrical and Mr. DeAngelis stated that the layout can be adjusted to reflect that. He added that the windscreens have an expected life of 10 years and would be taken down at the end of each season to prevent them from deteriorating prematurely. After a brief conversation,Francesca Pfrommer made the following motion: "The Recreation Committee moves to approve the request fi^om the baseball programs of the Lexington Blue Sox, Lexington Babe Ruth, and the Lexington High School baseball boosters to collaboratively pay for a windscreen and care for its installation on the Center 91 Baseball Field. The windscreen will only contain the logos of the three baseball organizations and it will be displayed on the ou�fleld fence at Center 91 each year fi^om approximately April P-August 25`"." Lisa O'Brien seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 4-0-1 to approve this motion. 5. Old Reservoir Bathhouse Capital Project Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs,provided on the renovation of the Old Reservoir bathhouse. The initial bid results came in over-budget and staff have been 39 MARRETT ROAD,LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02421