Planning Board Minutes, 1991-07-31

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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JULY 31, 1991 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Room G-15, Town Office Building, was called to order at 7 35 p m. by the Chairman, Mr. Williams, with members Davison, Domnitz, Grant, Wood, Planning Director Bowyer, Assistant Planner Marino and Secretary Peters present. 154. Review of Minutes The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of June 26, 1991. On the motion of Mrs. Davison, seconded by Mrs. Wood, it was voted 5-0 to approve the minutes, as amended. The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the meeting of July 15, 1991 On the motion of Mrs. Wood, seconded by Mrs Davison, it was voted 4-0-1 (Mr. Domnitz abstained because he did not attend the meeting) to approve the minutes, as amended. 155. HATS, Memorandum of Agreement Establishing a Growth and Development Committee Selectman Jack Eddison joined the Board for a review of a draft Memorandum of Agreement, dated July 17, 1991, to establish a Growth and Development Policy Committee Mr. Williams turned the meeting over to Mr. Grant, the Board's representative on HATS. Mr. Grant welcomed Selectman Eddison on behalf of the Board for a review of the latest HATS draft Memorandum of Agreement establishing a Growth and Development Committee. Mr. Grant reviewed what had occurred between the Board's last discussion of the Memorandum and the resulting draft before it tonight. Mr. Williams asked how the Growth and Development Policy Committee would receive and disburse funds to the towns for particular ground transportation management projects. Mr. Eddison responded that funds are not going to be disbursed rapidly, and that the idea of the memorandum establishing the committee was to provide a mechanism for raising funds, in lieu of taxes, to improve roads around the Base. Mrs. Wood recommended that the three Lexington representatives on the Commit- tee be a Selectmen, a Planning Board member and a member of the Conservation Commission. She also suggested that the Memorandum provide for an alternative voting member, if the designated voting member, the Selectman, is not present at a meeting, and that the alternative be the Planning Board member. Mr. Eddison commented that the Planning Board representative was clearly the appropriate person as the alternate. While Lexington would be willing to designate the Conservation Commission as the third representative, some other towns prefer other options. Mr. Domnitz thought that any disbursement of funds or work done on Lexington streets with these funds should be approved by Town Meeting. Mr. Williams thought it was sufficient that the three members of the Committee come to consensus on any proposal. Mrs Wood noted that the Selectmen have juris- diction over Town streets Mr. Eddison added that, after consultation, ultimately, the Selectmen make the decision, as elected representatives of the public. A general discussion followed about the role of HATS, as it repre- sents the four towns in dealings with the Air Force at Hanscom Field.