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Town of Lexington Lexington Center Committee Minutes for the meeting of June 17, 2020. The meeting was held pursuant to Gov. Baker's executive order of March 12, 2020 suspending certain provisions of G.L. c. 30A, section 20. Center Committee Members: Katherine Huang, Frederic Johnson, Howard Levin, Pamela Lyons, Innessa Manning, Jerold Michelson (Chair), Pamela Shadley, Peter Siy Liaisons: Jill Hai, Select Board, Frank Smith, Capital Expenditures Committee, Casey Hagerty, Economic Development Department, David Pinsonneault, Department of Public Works, Sandra Shaw, Council on Aging, Guests: Susan Barrett, Transportation Manager, Kathy Fields, Crafty Yankee, Kevin Falcone, Chair, Bike Committee, Sheila Page, Assistant Planner We started out with the DPW update from Dave Pinsonneault: "it's been hectic and crazy downtown." All downtown striping and other maintenance was done as is usual to prepare for Patriots Day, even though those festivities did not take place. Sunday trash pickup in the Center begins on Sunday June 28. The Parklett is going in this Saturday, June 20. DPW is working with the Transportation Safety Group to create additional outdoor spaces in the Center to help the restaurants. The Center Streetscape Project is scheduled to begin after Patriot's Day, 2021. Sandhya Iyer, the new Economic Development Director, introduced herself and discussed her background which includes economic development for the life sciences sector on the state level. Casey Hagerty discussed various EDD strategies in response to the pandemic including eliminating fees and restrictions on parking, creating a dine and shop webpage on the Town website and allowing sandwich signs in the Center. Ms. Iyer outlined reopening plans for the Center. (See Presentation to the Select Board dated June 10, 2020