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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 23, 2009 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board at the Selectmen’s Meeting in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Manz, Canale, and planning staff McCall-Taylor present. Mr. Zurlo joined the meeting later. Mr. Galaitsis was absent. ***********************Board of Selectmen’s Meeting*************************** Beal Companies Mitigation Offer - Susan Yanofsky, the Economic Development Officer, reported on the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Beal Companies and the Town. Originally payments had been tied to performance measurements but that had been abandoned as it was difficult to establish base standards as well as the difficulty in enforcing such an agreement over time. The current MOU provides for a total of $800,000 in transportation mitigation payments in two chunks. Of that amount $200,000 is slated to go the support of Lexpress. At the end of the discussion the Selectmen voted to support in concept the MOU. Spring Street Update – The Town Engineer John Livsey gave an update of the Spring Street improvements. The current plan shows sidewalks along the entire west side, on the east side from Hudson to Marrett, neckdowns around the two large trees that are to be saved and improved crossings. There are two designs for the intersection, one with signals and one with pedestrian crossings offset by at least 50 feet. There will be another public meeting in March and the proposal will be before the Conservation Commission soon. Hartwell Avenue – Susan Yanofsky presented a worksheet on the floor area ration (FAR) in the CM zone on Hartwell Avenue. She estimated that at a .35 FAR there could be an additional 500,000 square feet of development. At an FAR of .40, that would increase to 600,000 square feet. She said that there was a possibility of an enhanced use at Hanscom. She is meeting with the base commander about this.