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<br />Town of Lexington
<br />Recreation Committee
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<br />Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800
<br />Christian Boutwell, Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747
<br />Carl Fantasia
<br />Lisa O’Brien
<br />Claire Sheth
<br />Renen Bassik
<br />Weiwei Li
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<br />Recreation Committee
<br />Minutes of Meeting
<br />September 20, 2023
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<br />A Working Session meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023
<br />in person and via Zoom as a hybrid meeting at 6:30pm in Room 237 of the Lexington Community Center.
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<br />Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Christian Boutwell Renen Bassik, Weiwei Li, Lisa O’Brien, and
<br />Claire Sheth
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<br />Members Not present: Carl Fantasia
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<br />Staff Present: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, Peter Coleman,
<br />Assistant Director of Recreation, Christine Dean, Community Center Director, Chris
<br />Filadoro, DPW Superintendent of Public Grounds, and Charlie Schroeder, Recreation
<br />Coordinator
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<br />Others Present: Dongling Chen (39 Parker Street, Lexington), Rod Cole (Capital Expenditures
<br />Committee liaison), Doreen Karoll (76 Bloomfield Street, Lexington), Brian
<br />Kelley (44 Grant Street, Lexington), Joseph Lehar (33 Parker Street, Lexington),
<br />Kathleen Lenihan (School Committee liaison), Hien Nguyen (17 Holland Street,
<br />Lexington), Richard Petrasso (39 Parker Street, Lexington), Bob Pressman (22
<br />Locust Avenue, Lexington), P.K. Shiu (1024 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington),
<br />and Joanne Shorter (7 Bridge Street, Lexington)
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<br />1. Annual Report Approval
<br />Before voting on the Annual Report, Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community
<br />Programs, introduced Charlie Schroeder, Recreation Coordinator to the Committee. The
<br />Recreation Coordinator is a new position for the Department that was approved in FY23. Mr.
<br />Schroeder, who is a resident of Lexington, began as the Recreation Coordinator on Wednesday,
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<br />September 6 and has worked for the Department in various positions previously. Mr. Schroeder
<br />expressed that he is happy to be here and he is looking forward to working with the Department
<br />going forward.
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<br />A draft of the Committee’s FY23 Annual Report is attached to the meeting minutes. Lisa
<br />O’Brien moved to approve the Recreation Committee FY23 Annual Report. Weiwei Li seconded
<br />the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 6-0 to approve this motion.
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<br />2.Hard Court Reconstruction at the Center Recreation Complex – Lining of the Courts
<br />Claire Sheth, who was the facilitator of the Tennis and Pickleball Working Group (TPWG), led
<br />the discussion. A copy of Ms. Sheth’s memo on the review of siting criteria for pickleball court
<br />construction/lining, dated August 31, 2023, is attached to the meeting minutes. At the June
<br />Committee meeting, it was mentioned that the final decision about whether or not to line the
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