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RECEIVIED `OVS MORN' o� 17 ae 021 21 I3oc, &31 pinn u Town of Lexington D Recreation Committee "roW CLERK APRIL I9' L E M N S.F IIi O N IM FX I N GSA 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 November 16, 2021 A virtual meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Tuesday,November 16, 2021 at 4:00pm 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,David Coelho, Lexington Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations,Peter Coleman,Assistant Director of Recreation,Mike Cronin,Public Facilities Director, Christine Dean, Community Center Director,Naomi Martin,Lexington Public Schools Director of Athletics,and Hayato Tsurumaki,Recreation Supervisor Others Present: Tim Clackson(14 Winthrop Road, Lexington), Brian Kelley(44 Grant Street, Lexington),Kathleen Lenihan (School Committee liaison), Tom Shiple (18 Phinney Road), and David Williams (1433 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington) 1. Meeting Minutes—October 20,2021 Lisah Rhodes moved to approve the minutes from the October 20'meeting. Lisa O'Brien seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 4-0-1 to approve the October 20 minutes. 2. Public Comment—None 3. Liaison Reports The November 2021 Liaison Reports are attached to the meeting minutes. 4. Fall Field Use and Diamond Parking—Tim Clackson/LUSC Tim Clackson,resident of 14 Winthrop Road and Vice President of Logistics for the Lexington United Soccer Club(LUSC),referenced the letter that was submitted to the Committee on September 29, 2021. A copy of the letter is attached to the meeting minutes. While he was representing LUSC, Mr. Clackson explained that he was speaking more broadly on behalf of the Lexington-based youth sports organizations. Mr. Clackson highlighted a few of the concerns that LUSC encountered during the Fall 2021 season. One concern was an increase in the primetime field crunch,which is weekdays from 5:30-8:30pm, specifically due to LHS Athletics games going late due to changes in how officials are being assigned. LUSC documented seven occurrences when Lincoln 92 was permitted to LHS Athletics on weekdays between 5:30- 8:30pm,which is when that field is typically permitted to LUSC. Another concern was the late ending of LHS Athletics events,which was often not communicated ahead of time and was attributed to the later school start time and travel time for opponents. Mr. Clackson stated that during the fall, there were four times when LUSC had late access to Lincoln 93 and at least four