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Tim Williams, Allenn and Major Associates at 100 Commerce Way Woburn, stated the golf course is 66 acres and they will be disturbing less than an acre. He showed existing conditions and proposed conditions. They are going to raze the existing one-story building and build a two- story building. They will be adding an elevator that will be used to accommodate ADA accessibility. They will reconstruction portions of the parking lot and re-grade it to allow for less than 2% from the three handicap parking spots into the accessible entrance. They are adding an 8-foot wide crosswalk across both curb cuts and the parking lot will be one way movement. The proposed parking lot will have 62 parking spots. They did go before the Conservation Commission and received a negative determination of applicability. With the reconstruction of the parking lot they are to incorporate a closed drainage system. Utilities will be upgraded. The landscaping plan has been discussed at length, the intent is to maintain all the existing trees around the parking lot and all the landscape around the building will be foundation plantings with additional screening around Hill Street. He discussed the photometrics plan. Ralph Capploa, Main Street Architects at 25 Mathewson Dr Weymouth, stated the site is unique in which there is limited area the building could be expanded. The second floor faces the golf course and the Hill Street side is a one-story building, they tried to keep the scale of the building down on that side. He then showed and discussed the renderings. A Board Member, Nyles N. Barnert, questioned why they need to take the tree down on Hill Street (Tim Williams stated the branches hang over the building. They need to remove the tree to put the second story on, it won’t survive and the roots will be compromised). Associate Member, Kathryn Roy, stated another committee suggested the parking be on an angle. She asked why that was not done (Tim Williams stated that was only a suggestion. The problem is they lose a parking spot and it pushed parking into the drive isle. It would not work for the site. They added signage to address this). A Board Member, Jeanne K. Krieger, questioned the hours of operation (Mike McNabb, a Board of Governor at 11 Cutler Farm Road Lexington, stated the hours of operation are 7 am to 11 pm). Mr. Gilgun stated the course opens at 7 o’clock but the dining facility opens at 11 am. Henry Liu, at 18 Belfry Terrace Lexington, stated even though the liquor license allows them to go till midnight the kitchen shuts down around 8 or 9 pm. Ms. Krieger questioned how long the lights are on for (Mr. McNabb stated the lights attached to the building are on if somebody is there). Ms. Krieger questioned the energy improvements. She asked if there will be heat pumps for the HVAC so this essentially will be a fossil fuel free building (Mr. Capploa stated that is what they are trying to do. The kitchen requires gas. It is currently on propane so they would keep that but everything else will be all electric). Alternate Board Member, David Williams, asked if the club has any private functions (Mr. McNabb stated the club does not host and does not plan to host any private functions). Mr. Gilgun stated the club does host the rotary lunches on Mondays but that is at a time that the course is closed.