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Minutes of the Lexington Capital Expenditures Committee (CEC) Date, Place and Location: September 27, 2011 8:00 a.m., Town Office Building, Room 111 Members Present: Charles Lamb, Chair; Ted Edson, Vice - Chair; Shirley Stolz; David Kanter Member Absent: Bill Hurley Other Attendees: Deb Mauger, Selectman; Glenn Parker, Chair, Appropriation Committee; George Burnell, Selectman; Carl Valente, Town Manager; Maryann McCall - Taylor, Planning Director; Bill Hadley, Director, Department of Public Works (DPW); John Livsey, Town Engineer; Fred Johnson, Lexington Center Committee; Mark Barrett, Project Manager, Department of Public Facilities (DPF) Documents Presented: 1. Town of Lexington Planning Department Memorandum to Board of Selectmen, September 23, 2011, Re: Center Streetscape 2. Lexington Center Streetscape Concept Plan, September 6, 2011, Project No. 10092.00 3. Presentation "Town of Lexington Preliminary Evaluation of Organic Waste Facility ", May 16, 2011, prepared by Bruce Haskell of Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM) and Robert Beaudoin, Lexington's Superintendent of Environmental Services Mr. Lamb called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Center Streetscape plan (Carl Valente and Maryann McCall - Taylor): A memo was distributed and a concept plan was placed on the table for viewing. (The concept plan is available on the Engineering and Planning website.) The memo summarizes the Center Streetscape plan reflecting input from the Selectmen, various boards and committees, and from meetings with the public. Mr. Valente gave an introduction to the Center Streetscape project and the original plan with respect to funding and safety issues that arose. Ms. McCall - Taylor explained the project was originally to widen sidewalks on the south side for benches, but the Fire and Police departments were not comfortable with the potential safety issues created from narrowing the roadway. The project was summarized and includes turning lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks, bump outs, bicycle boxes, roadway markings, flush medians, intersection redesign, bicycle paths, and parking lots. The next step is the selection of materials and to include a plan for lighting, benches, trash receptacles, planters, and pavement surface treatment. (For more information see the memo.) Mr. Kanter asked whether there would also be a separate budget line for connectivity projects and was told the DPW's operating budget has about $18,000 for connectivity. Page 1 of 6