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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 4, 2006 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board held in Cary Hall was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Chairman Manz with members Hornig, Harden and planning staff McCall-Taylor, Schilt and Tap present. Mr. Galaitsis and Mr. Canale were absent. ************************************* MINUTES ************************************** Review of Minutes: The Board agreed to postpone acting on the minutes of December 21, 2005. ****************** PLANNING BOARD ORGANIZATION, SCHEDULE ******************* Traffic Mitigation Group: The Board agreed to appoint Ms. Manz as its representative to the Selectmen's newly formed Traffic Mitigation Group. **************************** 2006 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING ************************* Inclusionary Housing Amendment: The Board discussed ways to get the word out to the development community and to town residents in general about the January 18 public information meeting on its proposed inclusionary housing amendment to the Zoning By-Law. ************ ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************* DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND CONSTRUCTION OF UNACCEPTED STREETS 8 Bird Hill Road, Mr. Paul Pedini, Accept Surety: Staff reported on the status of Mr. Paul Pedini's new house in connection with the need to improve a portion of Bird Hill Road, an unaccepted street. Staff is still awaiting word from the Town Engineering Division on the cost to construct the roadway. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept surety against the road improvements at 8 Bird Hill Road, in the amount acceptable to the Planning Director after consultation with Engineering. ************************************* REPORTS ************************************* Planning Board : Meeting Training: Ms. Manz reported that Town Manager Carl Valente issued an invitation to Board and Committee members to attend training in best practices for public meetings. Several sessions will be offered. She will forward the details to the Board members. CBD Parking: Ms. Manz reported that at least two selectmen feel that addressing center business district parking is an urgent matter and would like to see some kind of measure brought to Town Meeting. Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF) - The WCF committee has put forth a series of amendments concerning that portion of the By-Law dealing with wireless communications facilities. The draft warrant lists it as sponsored by the Planning Board. The Board has not had time to review it and felt it would be better to go into the warrant under the committee’s sponsorship. Senior Center Siting Committee - Mr. Hornig said that the Depot Square lot is no longer under consideration as a site for the Senior Center as it is the wrong shape for a cost effective parking structure, which would have been part of the proposal. ************* ADMINISTRATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ************* SUBDIVISION OF LAND Lexington Hills Preliminary Conventional Subdivision Plan: Ms. Manz opened the public information meeting at 8:30 p.m. Present from the development team for the proposed Lexington Hills subdivision on land that was formerly part of the Middlesex County Hospital campus were Mr. Joseph Lerman and Mr. Habib Aminipour, the applicants; Mr. Gary Larson and Ti Johnson, landscape architects, Larson Associates; Mr. Edmund Grant, attorney; and Mr. Frederick Russell, engineer.