2012-02-15-GCC-min (ACROSS subcomm)

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MINUTES Greenways Corridor Committee ACROSS Lexington Task Group February 15, 2012 4-5:30 pm Room G -15 Town Hall Members Present: Rick Abrams, Alex Dohan, Eileen Entin, Keith Ohmart Subject Discussed: Across Lexington project. Discussion only, no votes taken. 1. Critical steps to complete the installation of the first trail loop were identified as follows: a. Create new trail connecting the Cheisa Farm property across Diamond Middle School property to connect with new trail on Victory Garden Way property allowing access to Hancock Street. Keith will create a project outline. b. ACROSS Lexington logo design needed. Rick will propose several options at the February 28 full committee meeting. c. Trail signage system — Mike has already taken on the task of proposing a trail signage system design with a delivery date of early March. d. Fund raising for purchase of signs /materials for phase 1. Keith will prepare an outline of tasks. e. Critical presentation meetings to be scheduled: - DPW (Rick to coordinate) - Police (Rick to coordinate) - Bicycle Advisory Committee (discuss with Peggy Enders at February 28 full committee meeting) 2. Remaining town committee presentations — Keith will create a prioritized list of remaining town committees which should be approached for a presentation meeting. 3. Publicity - Rick volunteered to develop an outline of possible publicity measures to take to promote use of the first trail loop upon completion. 4. Budgeting Emily Schadler's time — Karen Mullins has requested an estimate from GCC in regards to time requests of Emily's time for FY 2013. We identified the following likely needs and plan on reviewing these against a more comprehensive project outline for the first loop phase which Rick will prepare. - Conservation Department oversight of Diamond School trail construction