2020-08-26-REC-min (includes attachments)

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MORNS o� 1775 m Town of Lexington 4 oW Recreation Committee x z APRIL 19T" �FXIN(iT Frederick DeAngelis, Chairman Tel: (781) 698-4800 Lisah Rhodes, Vice Chair Fax: (781) 861-2747 Lisa O'Brien Ruixi (Ray)Yuan Francesca Pfrommer Recreation Committee Minutes of Meeting August 26, 2020 A virtual meeting of the Recreation Committee was held on Wednesday,August 26, 2020 at 6:30pm through the Zoom platform. Members Present: Rick DeAngelis,Lisah Rhodes, Christian Boutwell,Lisa O'Brien, and Francesca Pfrommer Staff Present: Melissa Battite,Director of Recreation and Community Programs,Peter Coleman, Assistant Director of Recreation, Chris Filadoro,DPW Superintendent of Public Grounds, and Thomas Romano, Community Center Youth and Family Program Coordinator Others Present: Eileen Jay(School Committee liaison) 1. August 12,2020 Minutes Lisa O'Brien moved and Francesca Pfrommer seconded the approval of the minutes from the August 26th meeting. The Recreation Committee voted 4-0 to approve the August 12 minutes. 2. Public Comment—None 3. Liaison Reports Lisah Rhodes, liaison to the Community Preservation Committee, and Francesca Pfrommer, liaison to the Greenways Corridor Committee,had nothing new to report. Lisa O'Brien, liaison to the Lincoln Park Sub-Committee, stated that there would be a few items up for consideration later in the meeting. Melissa Battite, Director of Recreation and Community Programs,reminded the Committee that a new liaison to the Bicycle Advisory Committee would need to be selected. Eileen Jay, liaison to the School Committee,provided the Committee with an update on the Lexington Public Schools Return-to-School Plan. The two options being offered this fall are a hybrid model and a remote learning academy. There will be a phasing in for when school will start over the first 4-6 weeks of the school year as students will return to the classroom based on cohort groups and grade. School will end one hour earlier for elementary and middle school students and dismissal at Lexington High School on Mondays-Thursdays will be 12:30pm. All students will have a half-day on Fridays. Regarding athletics, Melissa Battite stated that the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association(MIAA) is letting leagues and districts decide which sports to play and not to play this fall. Going forward, it will be essential that any and all fall field requests are submitted in a timely manner by Naomi Martin, LHS Athletic Director, so they can be added to the master fall field schedule. The conversation with the Facilities Department about having access to indoor gymnasium space will continue in the weeks ahead.