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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board Held on February 17, 2022, Virtual Meeting at 6:00 pm Present: Charles Hornig, Chair; Robert Peters, Vice-Chair; Robert Creech; Melanie Thompson; and Michael Leon, Associate Member. Also present were Sheila Page, Acting Planning Director; Carol Kowalski Assistant Town Manager for Land Use; Sarah Felton and Chris Herbert, co- chairs for the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee; and Martha Lyon and Daphne Politis, consultants. Michael Schanbacher was not present at the meeting. Charles Hornig, Chair, called to order the meeting of the Lexington Planning Board on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 6:01 pm. For this meeting, the Planning Board is convening by video conference via Zoom. LexMedia may broadcast this meeting live and will record it for future viewing. Detailed information for remote participation by the public may be found on the Planning Office web page. Mr. Hornig conducted a roll call to ensure all members of the Planning Board and members of staff present could hear and be heard. Mr. Hornig provided a summary of instructions for members of the public in attendance. It was further noted that written materials for this meeting are available on the Town's NovusAGENDA dashboard. **********************BOARD ADMINISTRATION************************ Discussion: LexingtonNext Comprehensive Plan, Implementation Plan Volume 1: Ms. Kowalski explained the concept of the comprehensive plan and its requirements. Mr. Herbert and Ms. Felton discussed the process they followed, the role of the committee and the consultants, and where they are right now. Ms. Politis presented the format and structure/outline of the draft plan as it exists now especially Volume 1 which includes the executive summary, introduction, plan foundation, implementation plan (heart of the plan), and appendices. She presented information on the implementation plan which is based on the goals, the organization of the goals, how to address the issues, questions to consider, and documented representative voices that have been heard from the different forums. She showed how the goals of the Select Board, Planning Board, and relevant Town goals and objectives align with the comprehensive plan goals and guiding principles which are charted and would be reviewed at a later time. Ms. Politis said she was looking to the Planning Board for what should be an end note or footnote. Planning Board Comments and Questions:  Mr. Hornig said this is very oriented towards a print document presentation and st not a modern document in the 21 century with hyperlinks. It was difficult to go back and forth for the endnotes on a computer. Do we want people to absorb this information through print or on a computer application with modern hyperlinks presentation or should we do both? He had some concern with priorities and said