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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee Minutes for the meeting of July 12"', 2018 Parker Room, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, 8:30 am to 10:00 am. Center Committee Members: Michael Boudett, Frederic Johnson, Howard Levin, Pamela Lyons, Jerold Michelson (Chair), Pamela Shadley, David Tabeling Liaisons and others: Melisa Tintocalis, Economic Development Director, David Pinsonneault, Department of Public Works, Dawn McKenna, Tourism Committee, Casey Haggerty (covering for Megan Zammuto) The meeting began with an intense discussion of traffic calming in the Center. Members and others discussed both temporary solutions (while waiting for the Streetscape Project) and permanent solutions including: moving and enlarging the traffic island at the Woburn Street/Mass Ave intersection; entry welcoming signs (must go to TSG for these); and electronic PD signs. Dave Pinsonneault noted that the Board of Selectmen has never voted on the two lane restrictions suggested by the Center Streetscape Ad Hoc Committee. DPW is going to Fall Town Meeting for design funding and Spring Town Meeting for construction funds. We are on a tight timeline for these dates. Construction will take multiple construction seasons. Grain Mill Alley lights are going up the week of July 16". Jerry has the lights! The checkerboard is no longer usable and only one umbrella is functioning. But we have HDC approval for these items so Melisa might be able to buy replacements. The Center Committee voted 7-0 in support of the elimination of the right turn lane from Mass Ave to Waltham Street as recommended by the Streetscape Plan Ad Hoc Committee. The Center Committee voted 7-0 in support of having no parking from lam to 10 am on Mass Ave from Grant Street to Edison Way so that it functions as a turning lane, and then allowing parking for the remainder of the day as suggested by the Streetscape Plan Ad Hoc Committee. Dawn McKenna gave us an update on the Battle Green Master Plan. The Hayes Fountain(at the base of the Minuteman Statute) will be restored. Monuments will have crushed granite pathways around them, and the Battle Green will have its own unique lighting, not the same as the Center Streetscape. The Bikeshare seems to have somewhat less usage than was hoped. General discussion of different models of bikeshares. 19 Muzzey has Partner Therapeutics as a new tenant. We touched on the perennial topic of Center Code enforcement—signs in the Great Harvest window— Sanyo coming into the Yangtzee space, Love at First Bite at the Lemon Grass space Some members of the Committee thought it would be helpful to have a conversation with the new Building Commissioner and whoever is in charge of zoning enforcement. The Committee will provide questions in advance and we hope to do this in September. Three locations are in play for the temporary Visitors Center.A trailer on the current site, temporary