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MINUTES Lexington Center Committee Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Room G-15, Town Office Building In attendance: Pam Lyons, Jerry Michelson (chair), Richard Brown, Pam Shadley, Fred Johnson, Pam Shadley, Peter Siy, Howard Levin, Jeff Lyons, Chris Bateman, Joe Rancatore, George Burnell, Francine Stieglitz, Brianna Olson, Susan Yanofsky Meeting Called to Order: 8:00 a.m. Agenda: 1.) Board of Selectmen goal-setting; 2.) DPW update; 3.) Update on Parking Grant; 4) Discussion of bike rack locations; 5.) Liaison & EDO reports; 6.) Other items, taken at the Chair’s discretion Jerry Michelson informed Center Committee members of the changes to the Open Meeting Law regarding posting, note keeping and deliberating, noting that hitting Reply-All to an e-mail is considered deliberation. Susan Yanofsky noted that discussion can be held “offline” provided that, if any decision were made related to the offline discussion, the process of how the decision was reached must be discussed publicly. 1.)Board of Selectmen goal-setting: The Board has requested that the Center Committee propose goals for the Board for the upcoming fiscal year. Susan hands out Draft Center Committee BOS Goals for FY11 for discussion. Key points of the ensuing discussion are as follows: 1.A strategic plan and visioning session for the Center Committee is in order. The process will involve gathering information about the current state of the Center and the Committee’s success in meeting previous goals, as well as discussing their long- term vision for the Center. The Committee is interested in having the Board of Selectmen involved in the process and endorse the Committee’s final product. 2.A key issue to address within the fiscal year is the fostering of existing and new businesses in the Center. This involves streamlining permitting, and helping Town staff to understand the importance of their role as facilitators for businesses. The Committee is interested in having the Board of Selectmen endorse the streamlining of the permit process. 3.The overarching goal for the Committee is to adopt a strategic vision for the Center, and ask for Board of Selectmen support. In addition, the Center Committee will address the issues listed on the Draft Center Committee BOS Goals for FY11. However, the issues will be reorganized slightly, to list permitting, pedestrian/crosswalk safety, and Master Plan issues first. The Committee will request that the Board of Selectmen support their goals.