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`opS MORNS 775 Town of Lexington 4 o W Recreation Committee APRIL I T" �FXI N 6 Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800 Lisah Rhodes,Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 Lisa O'Brien Christian Boutwell Francesca Pfrommer Recreation Committee Minutes of Meeting August 12, 2020 A virtual meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 6:30pm through the Zoom platform. Members Present: Rick DeAngelis,Lisah Rhodes,Lisa O'Brien,Francesca Pfrommer, Christian Boutwell Staff Present: Melissa Battite,Director of Recreation and Community Programs,Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation, Christine Dean,Community Center Director,and Katharine Labrecque,Management Fellow Others Present: Meredith Applegate (42 Reed Street, Lexington), Suzie Barry(Select Board liaison),Austin Hochstetler(PROS Consulting) 1. July 15,2020 Minutes Francesca Pfrommer moved and Lisah Rhodes seconded the approval of the minutes,with edits, from the July 15'meeting. The Recreation Committee voted 4-0 to approve the July 15 minutes. 2. Public Comment—None 3. Welcome to new Recreation Committee Member, Christian Boutwell Christian Boutwell was welcomed to the Committee and shared a brief overview of his experience and qualifications. 4. Community Needs Assessment Presentation Austin Hochstetler presented key findings and recommendation areas from the Community Needs Assessment(presentation and discussion points are attached). A discussion by the Committee followed the presentation. Lisah Rhodes expressed her excitement about the process and especially the recommendations for the Old Reservoir. Christian Boutwell inquired about the survey response rate and how it compared to other communities. Austin Hochstetler, of Pros Consulting, confirmed that there was an above average response and public engagement in Lexington compared to what he has witnessed in other, oftentimes larger, communities. He noted that he received direct emails from community members which is not typical. Francesca Pfrommer pointed out that the goal of 400 responses was chosen to be a representative sample of the community and wondered how the 700 online survey responses would fit into the picture. She inquired if we had access to the disaggregated data. Austin explained that the statistically valid survey provided a breakdown of the responses by household, and then by the survey respondent. The results reflected a 50150 split of male and female respondents. The race demographics closely matched census data for the Town. It also showed the amount of time that the respondent has lived in Town. Because the