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<br /> concern is the Diamond Middle School on Saturdays. For the last 15 years, LUSC has offered its
<br /> Grade K-2 programs (with approximately 500 participants) at Diamond on Saturday mornings.
<br /> The German School also operates at Diamond on Saturdays. The main issues are parking,
<br /> logistics, and ensuring safety as there are non-stop arrivals throughout the day. LUSC has
<br /> worked with the Recreation and Community Programs Department and the German School to
<br /> come up with short-term compromises. Going forward, Mr. Clackson indicated that LUSC will
<br /> cooperate fully as the various stakeholders pursue permanent solutions for these issues. Members
<br /> of the Committee thanked Mr. Clackson for bringing this to their attention and for LUSC's
<br /> partnership with the Town.
<br /> 3. Committee Email Correspondence—Lisa O'Brien/Lisah Rhodes
<br /> Lisa O'Brien reported that the emails that have been received over the past few weeks have
<br /> included such items as interest in more badminton opportunities,pickleball courts,the trees
<br /> behind the Gallagher Courts, and a request from the United Cricket League (UCL)to hang a
<br /> banner.
<br /> 4. Athletic Fields Feasibility Study—Weston & Sampson
<br /> Gene Bolinger, Principal-hl-Charge,and Ryan Chmielewski, Project Manager, from Weston &
<br /> Sampson provided the Committee with a status update on the athletic fields feasibility study. The
<br /> project update and presentation slides are attached to the meeting minutes. The presentation
<br /> provided an overview of the basic goals and process for the study, field inventory and analysis,
<br /> programmed used and capacity of the fields, stakeholder involvement and data analysis,and what
<br /> the next steps will be. Mr. Bolinger explained that the basic goals of the study include
<br /> determining the benefit of installing sports lighting and/or additional synthetic turf fields,
<br /> optimizing the use of the existing fields through reconfiguration or expansion, and evaluate the
<br /> potential need for purchasing a site for field expansion or pursuing a public/private partnership.
<br /> Mr. Bolinger added that safety is the first priority and recommendations will look to provide the
<br /> maximum longevity for the fields. The final study will include conceptual field improvement
<br /> plans for each site included in the study.
<br /> Mr. Chmielewski reported that staff from the Town and Weston &Sampson completed twenty
<br /> (20) site visits in August. The sites include Adams Park, Bowman School, Bridge School, Center
<br /> Recreation Complex, Clarke Middle School, Diamond Middle School, Estabrook School,Fiske
<br /> School,Franklin Park, Garfield Park,Harrington School,Hastings School,Justin Park, Kinneens
<br /> Park, Lincoln Park, Marvin Park, Munroe Field, Muzzey Field, Rindge Park, and Sutherland
<br /> Park. Among the items included in the physical conditions analysis are turf quality, irrigation,
<br /> drainage,grading, field dimensions, solar orientation,room for expansion/re-orientation,ADA
<br /> access,lighting, available amenities,and environmental constraints. Mr. Chmielewski stated that
<br /> while there are 22 living grass diamond fields (4 large and 18 small), 19 living grass rectangle
<br /> fields (9 large and 10 small), and 4 large,rectangle synthetic turf fields,the number of fields that
<br /> Lexington actually has when field overlays and daylight limits are taken into consideration is still
<br /> being determined as all of the data is currently being reviewed. Mr. Chmielewski added that he
<br /> has reached out to the Lexington Public Schools to determine the actual use of the fields during
<br /> the school day for physical education classes and recess.
<br /> For stakeholder involvement,there was a Sports Advisory Council meeting on Monday,
<br /> September 20t'where an overview of the project was provided. Going forward,it will be critical
<br /> to determine the current and future field demand. The various youth and adult sports
<br /> organizations will be submitting their field use data to Weston& Sampson by October 1St and a
<br /> considerable amount of work will be completed in this area during the upcoming weeks. The
<br /> outreach will continue when a community engagement meeting is held on Tuesday, October Stn at
<br /> 7:00pm via Zoom. Mr. Chmielewski concluded the presentation by reiterating that one of the
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