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Town of Lexington Recreation Committee Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800 Christian Boutwell, Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 Carl Fantasia Lisa O’Brien Claire Sheth Renen Bassik Weiwei Li Recreation Committee Minutes of Meeting December 14, 2023 A meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Thursday, December 14, 2023 in person and via Zoom as a hybrid meeting at 6:30pm in Room 237 of the Lexington Community Center. Members Present: Rick DeAngelis, Christian Boutwell, Lisa O’Brien, Wei Wei Li, Clare Sheth Not Present: Carl Fantasia, Renen Bassik Liaisons Present: Suzie Barry (SC), Rodney Cole (CEC/remote), Deepika Sawhney (SC/remote), Kathleen Lenihan (SC/remote) Staff Present: Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs, Thomas Romano, Youth and Family Program Coordinator Others Present: Meg Bucynski (Activitas/remote), Brian Kelly (LPSC/remote), Ali Lynch The meeting was called to order at 6:35pm by Rick DeAngelis. 1. Public Comments – there were no members or attendees who shared during public comment 2. November Minutes – Lisa O’Brien moved to accept the November minutes, Wei Wei Li seconded the motion and the it passed unanimously 5-0. 3. Recognition of David Williams – David Williams recently resigned from the Lincoln Park Sub Committee after almost 4 decades of leadership. The Committee would like to recognize David’s dedication to the Lincoln Park in addition to his many other Town wide Contributions. Rick DeAngelis shared “all hats off to David, who served tirelessly and effectively through his love for Lexington. Congratulations on the tremendous service you have given to the Citizens, Boards/Committees and residents of the Town of Lexington.” Brian Kelley, Chair of the LPSC shared “I echo Rick’s comments. Brian has been involved with the LPSC for many years and appreciates David and his contributions and for including Br ian in the Committee early on and volunteers such as the Recreation Committee, David made a lifelong career of volunteerism in Lexington. Rick DeAngelis added “David is an example of great people in Lexington, such as Peter Kelley and others, a long list, cut from the same cloth and mold, with love of family and love of Lexington”. Lisa O’Brien added that she will send David a note and recalls walking through Lincoln Park with David and had lots of questions, she compared David to a candy bar – Sweet and Salty. That David is a True Champion – Congratulations!’ 4. Recreation Committee Email correspondence – please see attached submitted by Renen Bassik 5. Liaison Report(s) – Lincoln Park Sub- Committee, Wei Wei Li shared that the Sub Committee has not met since the last meeting and is looking forward to the Lincoln Park Master Plan presentation scheduled for this evening. Community Preservation Committee – Lisa O’Brien shared that the committee has taken all of the final votes for Articles coming forward at the Annual Town Meeting. She reported that all Recreation requests