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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: February 18, 2016, Community Center Room 217 Members Present : Peggy Enders (Chair), Bob Dangel, John Frey, Mike Tabaczynski, Carolyn Levi, Bob Hausslein (FoLB Chair), Sandra Shaw (Recreation Liaison), Richard Canale (Planning Board Liaison) Members Absent : Marita Hartshorn, Laurel Carpenter, George Gagliardi Others Present : Jennifer Melot, Tom Fortmann, Steve Hill, Elaine Ashton Review January Meeting Minutes: The notes were approved as submitted. Master Plan for Bikeway Signage (update): Peggy reported that a meeting with the Toole Design Group to give LBAC members a chance to review the proposed Master Plan for Bikeway Signage is being scheduled for late March. The CPC has approved the funds being requested for Bikeway wayfinding; the request will be considered at Town Meeting. Bike Accommodations and Town Budget (update): Peggy reported that the Board of Selectmen reviewed the DPW request for roadway bike accommodation (paint for new symbols as well as for maintenance of existing sharrow and bike lane markings) that had been removed from the budget request submitted to the BoS. Two members voted to replace the item in this year’s budget request, but the majority wanted to defer consideration until the next fiscal year. Budget funds to maintain existing markings, however, will be available this coming year, according to the Town Manager. Sharrows for Concord Avenue, Hill Street, and Wood Street, will be done, according to a conversation Peggy had with John Livsey. Boston Metro Bike Committees Meeting: Peggy, Laurel, Bob Dangel, and Jennifer attended this meeting in Arlington on February 6. The goal of the meeting was to increase cooperation and information sharing among regional bicycle advisory committees. Jennifer talked about her map of regional bicycle facilities and asked if any LBAC members were interested in the LAB certified instructor program. Bike Lanes on Hartwell Avenue and the East Mass Ave Corridor Project: The DPW engineers have informed the Committee that they are looking at options to improve the left turn lane into the Landfill at Hartwell Ave and Maguire Road, including the option of eliminating the bicycle lane between the Bikeway and Maguire Road in order to gain streetspace. The Committee agreed with bicycle commuters who are very much