Planning Board Minutes 1990-05-14

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MAY 14, 1990 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7:36 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Wood, with members Domnitz, Klauminzer, Williams, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Nordby and Secretary Peters present. 112. Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed the minutes for the meetings of April 11, 23, 25 and 30, 1990. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Domnitz, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes, as written. The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of April 17, 1990. On the motion of Mrs. Klauminzer, seconded by Mr. Domnitz, it was voted 4-0 to approve the minutes, as amended. At 7 40 p.m. , Mrs. Wood recessed the meeting so that the Board could join the Board of Selectmen in its meeting room to hear a report on the MAPC "MetroPlan 2000," presented by representatives from MAPC. MetroPlan 2000 was described as a regional development plan for the 101 communities in the Metropolitan Area Planning Council region. MAPC staff members said the plan's basic tenet was that concentrating development was economically and environmentally more practical than the current mode of scattered development. Also discussed was how Proposition 2 1/2 has influenced the actions of the cities and towns. It was reported that the study identified seven policy areas considered important to the area: economic development, housing, land resources, transportation, water and waste water, solid waste management, and siting regional facilities. Policy committees were formed to discuss and develop solutions and recommendations for solving problems in each policy area. Lexington's MAPC representative, Myla Kabot-Zinn, asked for reactions to the report and for recommendations from the two Boards. At 8 32 p.m. , Mrs. Wood reconvened the Planning Board meeting in Room G-15. ********************************** REPORTS **********************s********* 113. Planning Director a. APA Denver Conference: Mr Bowyer reported on some of the Con- ference sessions he attended. He said that one of the most interesting sessions was one on demographics, and the information expected to be extracted from the 1990 Federal Census. He added that what is happening in Lexington reflects national trends, post 1990. Also featured at the conference was a Comprehensive Plan for Denver, which focussed on the importance of good schools and ways planning activities supported that objective