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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee This July 8, 2021 meeting beginning about 8:30 am was held pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021 extending certain measures adopted during the state of emergency including an extension of the remote meeting provisions of Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 order. Center Committee Members present: Michael Boudett, Frederic Johnson, Howard Levin, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair), Pamela Shadley Liaisons present: Doug Lucente, Select Board, Frank Smith, Capital Expenditures Committee, Sandhya Iyer, Economic Development Director, Casey Hagerty, Economic Development, John Livsey, Engineering, Sandra Shaw, Council on Aging, Dawn McKenna, Tourism, Janet Perry, Commission on Disability, Erin Sandler-Rathe, Chamber of Commerce, Joe Pato, Select Board (informally), Upasna Chhabra John Livsey gave the DPW/Streetscape update: Streetscape Project is now working on drainage and water work/sidewalk work beginning at easterly end near Cary Hall and Library and Santander Bank. The website continues to be updated and the interactive map is up and working. No mass tree clearing, trees will go out in stages. Discovery Day is likely to be on Columbus Day weekend. No full closure of Mass Ave is anticipated this season. The pop up that was in the Goodfeet space in December, 2019 is coming to the old Revolve space. There will be a Bubble Tea establishment in the Firefly Moon space. Ride Studio is not renewing its lease. A specialty store is going in here. Grain Mill Alley is on track. The new 20 mph speed limit signs have been installed. Sandhya discussed Pay By Phone as an alternative preferred by the Select Board to kiosks. There will be a pilot project in the parking lots beginning on August 1. Parking will be enforced beginning on August 1. Pam Shadley inquired about the duration of the parking passes. Jerry asked "is Pay by Phone a parking management system or parking payment system?" Jerry noted that the current meter system gives us a lot of statistical information. There was a lively discussion of the merits of pay by phone. Doug Lucente described the Select Board's thinking on this issue.