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Town of Lexington Recreation Committee Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800 Christian Boutwell, Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 Carl Fantasia Lisa O’Brien Claire Sheth Renen Bassik Weiwei Li Recreation Committee Minutes of Meeting September 29, 2022 A meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6:30pm in Room 237 of the Lexington Community Center. Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Christian Boutwell, Renen Bassik, Weiwei Li, Lisa O’Brien, and Claire Sheth Members Absent: Carl Fantasia Staff Present: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation, Mike Cronin, Public Facilities Director, Christine Dean, Community Center Director, and Chris Filadoro, DPW Superintendent of Public Grounds Others Present: None 1. Public Comment – None 2. Meeting Minutes – August Lisa O’Brien moved to approve the minutes from the August 17th meeting. Claire Sheth seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 6-0 to approve this motion. 3. Recreation Committee Email Correspondence Lisa O’Brien reported that the proponents of the bike pump track submitted a proposal through the participatory budget process. Conservation has included a placeholder in its capital plan in the amount of $200,000 to install a connector trail between the Community Center and Cotton Farm that would be 0.3 miles. The abutters of the Center Recreation Complex that live on Parker Street have expressed concerns about how late the lights remain on at the complex, especially now since the white pine trees have been removed. Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, added that the neighbors are concerned with the excess light and excessive cheering late at night and have claimed that there is inequity for them as abutters since the lights do not go off at 9:00pm like they do at Lincoln Park. Ms. Battite stated that the shut off time for the lights at the Town Pool and Gallagher and Farias Courts is 9:00pm, whereas the lights at the Center Track Field and Center #1 baseball field and Center #2 softball field remain on until 10:30pm (in the offseason, the Center Track Field lights remain on until 9:00pm, weather permitting). Ms. Battite that the shut off time at Center #1/Center #2 has been in place for 25 years. The neighbors have requested clarity on how the shut off time is decided, how it is approved, and how abutters are notified.