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APPROVED MEETING MINUTES Committee Name: Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee Date, Time and Location of Meeting: April 21, 2016, Community Center 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), Laurel Carpenter, George Gagliardi. Marita Hartshorn. Members Absent: None Review February Meeting Minutes: The minutes were approved as submitted. Bike Lanes: East Mass Ave. Corridor: Peggy updated us on communications between herself and the town and MassDOT regarding the Committee’s request that a safer design for the bike lanes with respect to the width of the buffer between parked cars and bikes be considered. She shared a letter from MassBike executive director Richard Fries, regarding the width of the lanes. Minuteman Bikeway Signage Plan: Peggy reported that a group of Committee members met to review the Toole Design Group recommendations for Bikeway wayfinding and gateway signage prior to a meeting with Toole and town staff members. At the meeting, the group representing the Bicycle Committee recommended changes to the sign plan, including the elimination of a number of groups of signs. The sign plan will be presented to Town Meeting in the coming week and is for the 5.5 mile Lexington corridor, including kiosks, interpretive displays, and mile markers. The LBAC voted unanimously to support funding of the article with the understanding that the Committee will continue to be consulted as the plan gets to its final stage. Bicycle Friendly Community : Peggy said that the Town’s status as a Bicycle Friendly Community will need to be renewed in 2017-18. The current entry-level status is Bronze; Silver status will require that the Town have a stronger commitment to being safer for cyclists. Unfortunately, the budget for bicycle accommodations – both for maintenance of existing accommodations as well as new ones -- submitted by the DPW was removed before it was presented to the Board of Selectmen. Peggy reported that she was assured by Mr. Pato that the Board was committed to improving bicycle accommodations, and that this issue will be revisited next year. Selectmen’s Annual Goal Setting : Recommendations to the BoS are due from the Committee by the end of May. The Committee agreed that a strong statement should be