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2 would affect the department's revenue stream for the Spring/Summer 2022 programs and Ms. Battite answered that there would be no impact on revenue. Portable toilets may be needed at the site in addition to having access to bathrooms at Lexington High School and the Town Pool. Ms. Rhodes also asked what the impact on school programs would be and Ms. Battite indicated that the department would work with the Lexington Public Schools to understand their needs to minimize the impact that is experienced. Deepika Sawhney, liaison from the School Committee, added that it would be important to work through the logistics given how many different users there are. Christian Boutwell stated that the funding source is important and being eligible for CPA funds is a significant change. Mr. Boutwell indicated that he would be open to having storage,but the site would help determine if that would be possible. He agreed with Mr. DeAngelis that the plan shared at Annual Town Meeting would essentially need to be the finalized plan. Mike Cronin reiterated that staff would continue to receive input from the public between now and Annual Town Meeting to ensure there are no surprises and he anticipates going to Annual Town Meeting with the design being completed and the construction and bid documents ready to go. At this point, members in the audience had the opportunity to make comments and ask questions. Tom Shiple,resident of 18 Phinney Road, stated that while they are in a useable state, the Center bathrooms need to be renovated. He also supports delaying the project presentation until the 2022 Annual Town Meeting. Suzie Barry, liaison from the Select Board,inquired about the properties available for the bathrooms to be built on and questioned whether or not the proposed location for the bathrooms would be available for the new Lexington High School to be built on. Melissa Battite said that the land is under Recreation's jurisdiction and control and Dave Pinsonneault concurred with this. Ms. Barry stated that the Select Board, School Committee, and Recreation Committee will have a joint meeting in the next couple of months to review the map of the survey that was recently completed at the Center Recreation Complex and start the conversation about the new Lexington High School. Ms. Battite added that the map has been reviewed with Town Counsel as well. Steve McKenna, cross country and track coach at Lexington High School, commended the Committee for taking a step back to make sure the scope of the project would include everything that is necessary and he expressed his support for using CPA funding for this project. At the conclusion of the discussion, Rick DeAngelis made the following motion: "The Recreation Committee moves to not bring the Center bathrooms and storage building capital improvement project forward to the Fall 2021 Special Town Meeting, but rather to the 2022 Annual Town Meeting to allow for additional work on the plans and further development of the design drawings to be completed in the upcoming months in conjunction with the architect, Department of Public Facilities, DPW, and the Recreation and Community Programs Department." Lisah Rhodes seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 4-0 to approve this motion. The next virtual meeting of the Recreation Committee is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 20"at 7:00pm through the Zoom platform. The October 6`" 2021 meeting of the Recreation Committee adjourned at 7:3 7pm. Respectfully submitted, Peter Coleman Assistant Director of Recreation The following documents distributed at the meeting are attached: • Center Restroom Building and Storage Site Plans 39 MARRETT ROAD,LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02421