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LEXINGTON CENTER COMMITTEE May 5, 1988 PRESENT: Chairman Battin, Dave Wells , Mary Hastings, Norma Bogen, Bob Ossman, Carla Fortmann, and Ed Barsamian. Also in attendance were Jere Frick, MAPC Representative; Robert Domnitz, Meriam Hill Association member; and Liz Banks, Lexington Minute-Man. MINUTES: The minutes of the L.C.C. meeting on January 28, 1988 were accepted as written. REVIEW OF TOWN MEETING ACTION/CRITIQUE Dave Wells reported that he felt that there were 2 major problems with the presentation for the Parking Study to Town Meeting this year. One was the incorrect connection to the construction of a parking facility and the other was insufficient data available at this time of the impact of the completion of the bikepath and the new structure where the burned out buildings were located. There is a potential loss of 50 spaces on the completion of the bikepath. This point was not accepted by Town Meeting members. Carla Fortmann stated that the message she had received from several Town Meeting members was that no parking problem exists. Mary Hastings referred to the lack of communication that exists between committees and the citizenry at- large which has resulted in misunderstanding of the motives of the committees. Bob Ossman said that the drawing of the downtown is coming together so that it would be possible to design sketches and overlays to help make the available parking areas more efficient. He offered his expertise in this area to the committee. Several committee members felt that because more people work in Lexington than live in Lexington the use of the Center has changed dramatically over recent years which has increased resentment by the residents of the traffic and parking problems they feel non residents create. The parking sub committee will be expanded to include Bob Ossman and will meet with Rick White prior to the June 30 meeting to begin a preliminary analysis. In response to a question by Bob Domnitz regarding the selection of the composition of the L.C.C. , Mrs. Battin explained that the Selectmen chose the various members to represent all facets of the community i .e. business sector, Town boards and knowledgeable residents. Bob Ossman suggested that after a preliminary analysis of the parking situation, a discussion group be formed with representatives of the neighborhood and Planning Board to help ferret out better information and cut through the stumbling blocks to enable the committee and residents to agree on the nature and degree of problems pertaining to the parking situation. Mrs. Battin referred to the recommendations of the 1984 C.R.C. Report that strongly urged no expansion of the Center. DESIGN PLAN The committee members agreed that the 'L.C.C. , working through its design sub- committee, should play an equal role in developing the center design plan with the DAC. Mrs. Battin asked Mrs. Bogen to determine at what point the DAC would want the LCC to become involved in the action of Town Meeting. Norma replied that the first meeting of the DAC since the Town Meeting vote would be held on Tuesday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. . It was decided that the LCC subcommittee did not necessarily have to help choose the consultant but should participate in the design of the RFP and monitor the work of the consultant.