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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee Minutes for the meeting of January 12th, 2023 in the basement of the Cary Hall Building, Lexington Massachusetts Members present: T. Eric Ballard, Jr., Richard Brown, Katherine Huang, Frederic Johnson, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair), Pamela Shadley, Jon Wakelin Liaisons: Doug Lucente, Select Board, Sandra Shaw, Council on Aging, Captain Chris Barry, LPD, Sona Antoyan, Sandhya Iyer, EDD Capt. Barry began with a parking update: parking enforcement “begins” on February 1 with a hard start on March 1 (which is consistent with the turnover date of the parking passes.) Maps will be coordinated so all have current parking information. Jimmy Cataldo is using the Depot Lot kiosk for spare parts and maintenance. The Ghost Code will remain at the Depot Lot. On to the MBTA Communities Act: the Planning Board is leaning toward not including the Center in the MBTA acreage so as to retain mixed use in the Center. There are plenty of other locations that will more than fulfil Lexington’s acreage obligations under the Act. Other communities are considering the same strategy. MBTA Act will likely not be on the warrant for spring 2023. Final plans are not due until December 31, 2024. Sandhya alerted us to a variety of new businesses coming into the Center. A brewpub is looking at the Center. Jerry has invited new business owners to come to a Center Committee meeting. Jerry noted that the sign rules for the Center are outdated. Signs in “the back” can only be ½ the size of the sign in the front. EDD is seeking technical assistance for new regulations. Richard noted the dinky CVS signs and that we should have good signage by right rather than special permit. Michelson’s has good signage because their signs are grandfathered in. The Center Committee voted nine to zero to support EDD’s application for a grant to obtain technical assistance for new sign regulations. The Select Board approved the TM’s new sidewalk dining fees EXCEPT for the parklett – SB did not think businesses should have to pay for it. So parklett is in abeyance right now.