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2 invited to join the working group. While the exact time commitment has not been specified, it is anticipated that it will be a quick turnaround with regular meetings over the next few months. Francesca Pfrommer expressed her interest in serving on the working group and Rick DeAngelis, Chairman of the Recreation Committee made the following motion: "The Recreation Committee moves to select Francesca Pfrommer to serve on the Town Manager's Working Group that will review the various funding models for the Recreation Enterprise Fund." Lisah Rhodes seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 5-0 to approve this motion. a. Conservation&Recreation Projects At this point of the meeting,the Conservation Commission joined the meeting for a discussion on the upcoming Conservation and Recreation capital improvement projects. Melissa Battite explained that there are several properties that are owned by Conservation that overlap park properties,making them of mutual interest for both departments. Ms. Battite added that through the Town's Comprehensive Plan, Community Needs Assessment, and upcoming Open Space and Recreation Plan(OSRP)Update, Recreation and Conservation will be collaborating on joint projects going forward. Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator, stated the OSRP was last updated in 2015 and needs to be updated every seven years. This means that the OSRP is due to be updated during FY2022. Once the update has been completed, the Town will be eligible to receive specific grants. Phil Hamilton, Chairman of the Conservation Commission, indicated that in preparation of the OSRP Update, two Commission members and two Conservation stewards worked together to come up with a revised schedule of the Conservation capital improvement projects for the next five years. A copy of the Conservation 5-Year Capital Plan is attached to the meeting minutes. When there are joint interests, staff from both departments will look to bid out and mobilize projects simultaneously and members from both the Conservation Commission and the Recreation Committee expressed their interest in this reasonable, coordinated approach. During the conversation, it was recommended that a working group consisting of two members from the Conservation Commission,two members from the Recreation Committee, and the director of each department form a working group that would meet a predetermined number of times per year(to be determined by Ms. Mullins and Ms. Battite). It was suggested that the Commission on Disability be involved as well. The working group would review the upcoming capital improvement projects for each department as well as address programmatic and educational enhancements and opportunities. The discussion concluded with Ms. Mullins and Ms. Battite agreeing to draft a charge for the working group that will be reviewed and voted on by the Conservation Commission and Recreation Committee during the respective meetings in December. The Conservation Commission adjourned its meeting at 7:3 6pm. b. Recreation FY22—FY26 Capital Peter Coleman,Assistant Director of Recreation, provided the Committee with an overview of the Recreation FY2022-FY2026 5-Year Capital Plan and a copy of the plan is attached to the meeting minutes. In all,there are seven capital improvement projects scheduled for FY2022 for a total of$1,547,000. Members of the Committee questioned whether to leave the design/engineering phase of the Pine Meadows clubhouse renovation in FY2022 or move it to FY2023 since the actual construction is scheduled for FY2026. Ultimately,the decision was to not make any adjustments to the proposed timelines for any of the projects. After a brief discussion, Lisah Rhodes made the following motion: "The Recreation Committee moves to accept the Recreation FY2022-FY2026 5-Year Capital Plan." Francesca Pfrommer seconded the motion. The Recreation Committee voted 5-0 to approve this motion. 39 MARRETT ROAD,LEXINGTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02421