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`OVs MORN' <br />o� 1775 tic <br />APRIL 19' <br />�FXI IN 61 <br />Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman <br />Christian Boutwell, Vice Chair <br />Carl Fantasia <br />Lisa O'Brien <br />Claire Sheth <br />Renen Bassik <br />Weiwei Li <br />Town of Lexington <br />Recreation Committee <br />Recreation Committee <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />July 20, 2022 <br />Tel: (781) 698-4800 <br />Fax: (781) 861-2747 <br />2022 24 Aug, 447 1pin <br />TOWN CLERK <br />A meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 7:00pm in Room 237 <br />of the Lexington Community Center. <br />Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Christian Boutwell, Renen Bassik, Weiwei Li, and Claire Sheth <br />Members Absent: Carl Fantasia and Lisa O'Brien <br />Staff Present: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, Peter Coleman, <br />Assistant Director of Recreation, and Christine Dean, Community Center Director <br />Others Present: Tim Clackson (14 Winthrop Road, Lexington) <br />1. Public Comment — None <br />2. New Member Introductions <br />Members welcomed new members Renen Bassik and Weiwei Li to the Committee. Lisah <br />Rhodes resigned effective July 1, 2022 to become a member of the Capital Expenditures <br />Committee (CEC). Mr. Bassik expressed his appreciation for this opportunity and is looking <br />forward to the experience. Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, <br />indicated that the onboarding process for Mr. Bassik and Mr. Li will take place over the next 1-2 <br />months. <br />3. Meeting Minutes <br />The Committee decided to defer the vote on the June 13, 2022 meeting minutes to the August <br />meeting. <br />Committee Vacancies and Liaison/Working Group Memberships <br />With Lisah Rhodes stepping down from the Committee, a listing of the current vacancies and the <br />positions that members had expressed an interest in is attached to the meeting minutes. The three <br />vacancies that are most time -sensitive are Co -Chair of the Committee, liaison to the Community <br />Preservation Committee (CPC), and a member of the Lexington High School/Center Recreation <br />Complex working group. Other vacancies include the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC), <br />Financial Working Group, Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) update, and Recreation <br />Committee email correspondence. <br />Rick DeAngelis, Chairman of the Recreation Committee, stated that the CPC is very important <br />and it would be beneficial to have a Town Meeting Member on the CPC since it serves an <br />important function for Recreation. Christian Boutwell acknowledged that he wants to fight his <br />