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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JULY 26, 2017 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Battin Hall, Cary Memorial Building was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Chair, Richard Canale with members Charles Hornig, Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, Bob Creech, Michael Leon, and Ginna Johnson and planning staff Aaron Henry, David Kucharsky, and Lori Kaufman present. *******************************STAFF REPORTS******************************** General Updates: Comprehensive Plan Update: This will be a regular standing item from now on for updates. Staff will send documents to Board Members regarding timelines for the comprehensive plan; Planning Board members should submit comments. July 31 is the soft deadline the submittal of applications and appointments should be made by early September. Mr. Hornig’s wife will be applying so he will not participate in the selection process. Mr. Henry gave a brief update on how the process will proceed and an approximate timeline for phase 1 through December. Planning Board Work Plan The Fall Special Town Meeting in October will have some items that will go forward for the Hayden Avenue Merck property. September 13 is the tentative public hearing date. The other article is recreational marijuana which will be discussed with the Board of Selectmen (BOS) to see if they can prohibit the use since the town voted against it. Staff will follow up on this matter. Brookhaven filed an application for site plan review yesterday and the public hearing will be August 16. The Neighborhood Conservation Districts (NCD) were hoping to be ready for the Fall Special Town Meeting, but it may be wiser to wait for the Annual Town Meeting. The Belmont Country Club and activity for zoning changes west of 128 may be coming up. The Residential Policy Committee items will need to be discussed. The Economic Development proposal for September should be considered. Staff said to keep it to something uncomplicated for Spring Town Meeting since staff is at capacity and the Board should not be setting expectations too high in order to keep up with timelines. There will be two public hearings on NCDs between late October and early December for the Annual Town Meeting. If the Board spreads itself too thin it will not be able to devote the time needed to do the comprehensive plan. Upcoming Meetings and Anticipated Schedule: The BOS has requested dates from the Planning Board for joint meetings for September and October. Staff will send a memo for proposed dates.