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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Selectmen’s Meeting Room, in the Town Office Building was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Chair Richard Canale with members Ginna Johnson, Charles Hornig, Robert Peters, Bob Creech, and planning staff Eve Tapper and Lori Kaufman present. *************************BOARD ADMINISTRATION**************************** Hartwell Avenue Initiative update by Ted Brovitz Consultant: Mr. Ted Brovitz, consultant made a presentation on the Hartwell Avenue District Zoning Initiative. This is the second step of a public outreach to show the opportunities and constraints for that area. The presentation can be found in the Planning Board packet on the website. According to Mr. Brovitz the Hartwell Avenue area:  Lacks amenities to attract businesses and young professionals;  Has limited public and alternative transportation options; and  Is governed by zoning and other regulations that restrict the ability of existing businesses to expand. As part of the discussion a Board Member suggested that traffic issues on Hartwell Avenue must be done in tandem with the zoning initiative. On a motion of Mr. Hornig, seconded by Ms. Johnson, it was voted, 5-0, that the chair should write a formal letter to the Board of Selectmen (BOS) in support of the inclusion of this warrant article to get money for the 25% state design and development of Hartwell Avenue as quickly as possible so if it is a shovel-ready project it could move up on the TIP. Board Feedback on the presentation:  Diagonal parking is not a good design;  Showing the shared use path is critical;  The Hartwell frontage design should consider addressing the back door design;  With increased impervious surface how will stormwater runoff management and high ground water be handled? We need calculations.