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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF FEBRUARY 28, 1983 The meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Room G-15, Town Offices, was called to order at 7:36 p.m. by the Chairman, Mrs. Smith, with members Sandy, Sorensen, Uhrig and Planning Director Bowyer present. Mrs. Nichols was absent due to illness. 29. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motions by Mr. Sorensen, each seconded by Mrs. Uhrig, the minutes of the meet- ings of January 24 and 31, 1983, were approved unanimously as written. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Sandy, the minutes of the meeting of February 3, 1983, were approved as written by a vote of 3-0. Mrs. Uhrig abstained because she was not present at that meeting. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Sandy, the minutes of the meeting of February 8, 1983, were approved unanimously as written. On the motion of Mr. Sandy, seconded by Mr. Sorensen, the minutes of the meeting of February 14, 1983, were approved unanimously as written. SUBDIVISION OF LAND 30. Kitson Park, off Concord Avenue: Reduction of Surety, Acceptance of Surety, Release of Lots, Suggested Revision to Definitive Plan The Board reviewed a memorandum from Francis X. Fields, Town Engineer, dated February 23, 1983, recommending that the original surety for the subdivision be reduced from $190,000 to $60,000. The Board also reviewed a proposed surety agreement and a request for a release of lots. Mr. Bowyer reported that Town Coun- sel Norman Cohen had some difficulty with the proposed surety agreement because it was not clear or sufficiently specific. There was discussion about the various types of surety agreements proposed by developers and the time required to review those by Town Counsel and staff. Mr. Bowyer commented that the Subdivision Rules and Regulations gave three alterna- tives for providing surety. He suggested adding a fourth alternative based on the letter of credit approach used in the Trodden Path subdivision. Members suggested that Mr. Cohen review the wording of the letter of credit approach and that when he is satisfied, a fourth alternative be drafted for the Board to include in the Rules and Regulations. Thereafter, developers would have the choice of one of four alternatives and the Board would not consider other types of surety. z Mr. Bowyer explained that for the suggested revision to the plan, Mr. Hamilton proposed to eliminate a sidewalk on one side of the street, to change the grad- ing of the lots adjacent to the right-of-way, to preserve more mature trees, and to install a planted island in the center of the turnaround. There was general agreement that the proposal would.improve the subdivision plan. Mr. Bowyer will investigate the specific steps necessary to revise the definitive subdivision plan. There was a consensus that the Board had no problem with providing a sidewalk on one side only or the reduction of the surety to $60,000. On the motion of Mr. Sorensen, seconded by Mr. Sandy, and by a unanimous vote, the matter was laid on the table. "..