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Casey Hagerty gave the Economic Development update: A bubble-tea shop, "Coco Tea and Fruit Juice" will be going into the Firefly Moon space. StretchMed is still working on coming in to its space. Abbott's is applying for applying for takeout window on Mass Ave. They will need a special permit and permission from HDC. Dabin is closing in June. Fred Johnson described the COA proposal for free senior parking in the Center. Mike suggested more publicity regarding LPD not enforcing meters when there is snow and ice in the Center. Dick Brown noted that it added a layer of complexity to the parking scheme. Fred suggested more communication with DPW. Jeff Lyon felt that there was no real benefit to the Center, and supported more publicity on not enforcing the meters (See the April, 2021 meeting for a prior discussion of this proposal.) The Lexington Center Committee voted 10 to 0 to advise the Select Board to not support the COA proposal for free senior parking. Jesse Steigerwald described the background to LexSeeHer. The intention is to close the gender gap in memorials in Lexington and place a memorial in view of the Minuteman statue to honor the contribution of Lexington women (suffragettes and others.) Jesse described the process of site selection. The corner of Merriam Street and Mass Ave is favored by LexSeeHer. The area around the Cary Library is not suitable for a number of reasons. Kamala Raj indicated that they seek a monument of a woman or women in the Center (and not a rock.) Also this would be another draw for tourists. Pam Shadley noted that while the overall concept is great, there is a movement around keeping not burdening public historic open space and this might not be the best location. Howard Levin suggested that this might be combined with the Hosmer House. Jesse told us that there will be artist sketches and plans available in July. More information is available at www.lexseeher.co��. ................................................................................................................. Dawn McKenna: 'The issue here is who is to be honored, what it will look like and where it will be." Tourism has an alternate location for the monument. Jerry brought up the issue of whether we should change to kiosks in the municipal lots. Fred said the concept is good, the issue is where, how many and what type. Dick said "anything that simplifies parking downtown is good." Innessa supported kiosks but we need the most up-to-date ones. Jeff asked about the reconfiguration of the municipal lots and Frank Smith told us that we are two years out. Fred noted that we already have plans and we should move this project forward. Both Jerry and Dawn supported having