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`OVs MORN' O� 1775 tic Town of Lexington D x W Recreation Committee APRIL 19' �FXI IN 61 Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800 Lisah Rhodes,Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 Christian Boutwell Carl Fantasia Lisa O'Brien Claire Sheth Recreation Committee Minutes of Meeting September 29, 2021 A virtual meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 7:00pm through the Zoom platform. Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Lisah Rhodes, Christian Boutwell, Carl Fantasia,Lisa O'Brien, and Claire Sheth Staff Present: Melissa Battite,Director of Recreation and Community Programs,Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation,Mike Cronin,Public Facilities Director, Christine Dean, Community Center Director, Carolyn Kosnoff,Assistant Town Manager for Finance, and Dave Pinsonneault,DPW Director Others Present: Suzie Barry(Select Board liaison), Gene Bolinger(Weston & Sampson), Ellen Cameron (Council on Aging liaison), Ryan Chmielewski(Weston& Sampson), Tim Clackson (14 Winthrop Road, Lexington), Suzanne Lau(18 Phinney Road, Lexington),Kathleen Lenihan (School Committee liaison), Dawn and Steve McKenna(9 Hancock Street, Lexington),and Tom Shiple (18 Phinney Road, Lexington) 1. September 15,2021 Minutes Christian Boutwell moved to approve the minutes from the September 15t'meeting with a revision to item 49,paragraph 2, line 2.With the revision,the minutes now read "it was agreed upon that this decision would not set a precedent for other playground replacements in the future..."Lisa O'Brien seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 6-0 to approve the September 15 minutes. 2. Public Comment Tim Clackson, resident of 14 Winthrop Road and Vice President of Logistics for the Lexington United Soccer Club (LUSC)made some comments and a copy of the letter that LUSC sent to the Committee is attached to the meeting minutes. Mr. Clackson explained that there are a few factors that are impacting the scheduling for LUSC and the other Lexington youth sports organizations this fall. LUSC has approximately 100 teams with 1,300-1,400 participants each season and he emphasized the importance of weeknight field availability from 5:30-8:30pm. One concern is the increasing use of the synthetic turf fields by Lexington High School(LHS) Athletics on weekday evenings. LHS Athletics has scheduled more back-to-back weekday games due to the lack of officials. In previous years,this typically happens 1-2 times per season. By comparison,there are 6 such instances of back-to-back games this fall. The second concern is the encroachment of LHS Athletics into LUSC permitted field time. LHS Athletics games can run beyond their expected end time,which leads to sudden unavailability for LUSC and other youth sports organizations without any notification ahead of time. While these occurrences are unpredictable due to travel,they have a significant impact on the youth sports groups. The third