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RECEIVED 2021 29 IIMov, IpuiT°m COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOWN CLERK MEETING MINUTES LEXINGTON MA May 11th, 2021 The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting, held virtually through Zoom, began at 7:13 pm but was not called to order due to a lack of a quorum. The CPAC held the meeting and omitted all voting matters until a complete quorum was in attendance. CPAC Members Present: Sarah Felton, Co-Chair; Chris Herbert, Co-Chair; Matt Daggett; Deepak Amenani; Hema Bhatt; Larry Freeman; and Leonard Morse-Fortier CPAC Liaisons Present: Bob Creech, Liaison of the Planning Board; Melanie Thompson, Liaison of the Planning Board; Mark Sandeen, Liaison of the Select Board Staff Members present: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Amanda Loomis, Planning Director; Molly Belanger, Land Use Planner Consultants Present: Daphne Politis, Community Circle, Martha Lyon, Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture I. Meeting Opening Sarah Felton, Co-chair, call the meeting to order. Ms. Felton reminded CPAC Members and meeting attendees that no votes would occur until a quorum was reached. II. Summary of April 6th, 2021 Meeting Discussion of Land Use Trend Report Drafts Daphne Politis, Community Circle, Project Co-Lead, provided a brief review of Land Use. III. Public Outreach Ms. Politis introduced the upcoming public forum on June 15th, where project Co- Leads will compile public input. Amanda Loomis, Planning Director, gave an update on the LexingtonNext website, which Stantec will redesign. The website update will include the capability for collecting public input. Ms. Politis also discussed upcoming stakeholder interviews of various community organizations and committees. IV. Discussion of Public Facilities Trend Report Draft Ms. Politis and Martha Lyon, Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, Co-Lead, began a facilitated discussion of Public Facilities. The CPAC participated in this discussion by reviewing key issues, challenges, opportunities, existing patterns, future trends, and long and short-term effects of COVID-19. 1