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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 May 17, 2023 A meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in person and via Zoom as a hybrid meeting at 6:30pm in Room 237 of the Lexington Community Center. Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Christian Boutwell, Carl Fantasia, Weiwei Li, Lisa O’Brien, and Claire Sheth Members Not present: Renen Bassik Staff Present: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation, Christine Dean, Community Center Director, Chris Filadoro, DPW Superintendent of Public Grounds, and Laura Perry, Recreation Supervisor Others Present: Suzie Barry (Select Board liaison), Dongling Chen (39 Parker Street, Lexington), Rod Cole (Capital Expenditures Committee liaison), Dr. Julie Hackett (Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools), Brian Kelley (44 Grant Street, Lexington), Kathleen Lenihan (School Committee liaison), Dawn McKenna (9 Hancock, Street, Lexington), Richard Petrasso (39 Parker Street, Lexington), Barbara Tarrh (47 Liberty Avenue, Lexington), Ruth Thomas (10 Parker Street, Lexington), and Charlie Wyman (66 Harding Road, Lexington) 1. Public Comment Richard Petrasso, resident of 39 Parker Street, made four points about the practice backboards located next to the Gallagher Courts. Mr. Petrasso strongly endorses the project design which calls for cement-based practice boards as it will reduce noise and sound levels, he claimed that it will only be effective if the practice boards are used exclusively for tennis, he believes that signage about tennis use only and hours of use should be displayed, and lastly, he thought it would be important to be included in the orientation of the new practice boards given its close proximity to the abutter property line. Mr. Petrasso thanked the Recreation Committee for their continued service to the community and a copy of his comments are attached to the meeting minutes. 2. Meeting Minutes Lisa O’Brien moved to approve the minutes from the April 19th meeting and Weiwei Li seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 5-0 to approve this motion. 3. Recreation Committee Email Correspondence Claire Sheth indicated that the Recreation Committee email has been quiet over the past month with nothing notable to report. Ms. Sheth added that it had been reported that the bike pump