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us MOg <br /> ITIS h�G <br /> Town of Lexington <br /> �w = Recreation Committee <br /> s <br /> V APRIL Pr <br /> �FXINGI-V <br /> Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800 <br /> Lisah Rhodes, Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 <br /> Lisa O'Brien <br /> Ruixi (Ray)Yuan <br /> Francesca Pfrommer <br /> Recreation Committee <br /> Minutes of Meeting <br /> May 7, 2020 <br /> A virtual meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 6:30pm through <br /> the Zoom platform. <br /> Members Present: Rick DeAngelis,Lisah Rhodes,Lisa O'Brien,Francesca Pfrommer, and Ruixi Yuan <br /> Staff Present: Melissa Battite,Director of Recreation and Community Programs,Peter Coleman, <br /> Assistant Director of Recreation, Christine Dean, Community Center Director,Kate <br /> DeAngelis,Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Chris Filadoro,DPW Superintendent <br /> of Public Grounds,Dave Pinsonneault,DPW Director,Thomas Romano, <br /> Community Center Youth and Family Program Coordinator,Melinda Spencer, <br /> Administrative Director, and Hayato Tsurumaki,Recreation Supervisor <br /> Others Present: Meredith Applegate (42 Reed Street, Lexington), Suzie Barry (Select Board <br /> liaison), Sandy Beebee (Capital Expenditures Committee liaison), Tim Clackson <br /> (14 Winthrop Road, Lexington), and Eileen Jay (School Committee liaison) <br /> 1. Meeting Minutes from February 26,2020 <br /> Lisah Rhodes moved and Francesca Pfrommer seconded the approval of the Committee Minutes <br /> of February 26th. The Recreation Committee voted 5-0 to approve the February 26 minutes. <br /> 2. Public Comment—None <br /> 3. Recreation & Community Programs and Parks Reports <br /> The March-April Recreation& Community Programs and Parks Report is attached to the meeting <br /> minutes. <br /> 4. FY20 Capital Projects <br /> Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation,Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation, and <br /> Christine Dean, Community Center Director,provided updates regarding the ongoing capital <br /> improvement projects. The Center Track project is moving along nicely and it is anticipated that <br /> the project will reach substantial completion by mid-May. Ms. Dean reported that the consultant <br /> for the Community Needs Assessment was in Lexington on March 4th-5th to conduct focus groups <br /> with various stakeholders and culminated with a public meeting with approximately 40 people in <br /> attendance. The next steps include sending out a statistically-valid survey to community <br /> members and conducting assessments of the Town's parks,playgrounds, and recreational <br /> facilities as well as assessments of the department's programs and services. For the other FY20 <br /> projects, the bid opening for the Adams tennis and basketball court resurfacing project was held <br /> in mid-April and came in within the budget. The contract is in the process of being awarded and <br /> the project will begin by mid-June. The Old Reservoir bathhouse renovation went before the <br /> Conservation Commission on May 4th. This project will go out to bid over the next month and <br /> construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in late June or early July. The Diamond field <br /> renovation project was initially delayed to spring 2021. However,with schools being closed for <br />