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f j LEXINGTON CENTER COMMITTEE October 29 , 1987 Selectmen' s Meeting Room PRESENT: Chairman Battin , Mary Hastings , Marian Powell ,Norma Bogen, Ed Barsamian, Bill Bowen, Carla Fortmann. Also in attendance were John Eddison and Leo McSweeney, Board of Selectmen and Angela Frick, MAPC Liaison. MINUTES The minutes of the LCC meeting on September 24 , 1987 , were approved as corrected. LIBRARY CROSSWALK Mrs. Battin referred to the LCC request to Susan Adler that in the interest of safety and usefulness , the Library crosswalk be relocated so that it directly connects the Library with the Visitors Center , rather than the present diagonal path. TRAFFIC, PARKING, DECK SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS Bill Bowen reported on progress with gathering information on the financial aspects of the parking deck project. He listed a number of other towns/cities which have built or are in the process of building parking facilities of some type , using State funds. He had received indications that a proposal should be made on an economic basis i. e. pressures from the Mall; impact on Center businesses because of lack of parking. He had been told that CARD procedures were not necessary and might even prove to be detrimental. He was given encouragement that State funds would be available and a firm proposal would have to be made to the state with a site designated, the number of spaces planned and the need documented. Norma Bogen ' s explorations had revealed essentially the same info. Grants can be obtained up to 75% of construction costs , with funding probably available. She also noted that the CARD District designation can be waived for communities of over 20, 000 if specific improvements would be provided by the project. David Wells noted that although there has been discussion of several sites , it appears that the Meriam Street lot would be the only suitable location in the near future. The Committee decided that the use of the Library and adjacent lots will also be explored as possible better geographically but harder to acquire because of mixing public and private lots. With regard to presentation to the Selectmen, D. Wells pointed out that in addition to specifics on location and size of the deck, estimates on construction and operating costs should be submitted. Marian Powell asked for an accounting of funds in the Parking Meter account re: current balance, income and expenditures for the past five years. Mr. Eddison pointed out that the fund is used for parking-related purposes only and doubted that the current balance was very substantial.