HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-11-22-SCAP-min Senior Center Action Plan Committee Meeting
November 22, 2005
530 pm
Present Shirley Stolz, Mary Lou Touart, Duke Bitsko, Maria Constantimdes,
Lauren MacNeil, Paul Lapointe, Marian Cohen, Laura Kole,
Richard Pagett, Charles Hornig, John Rossi
Absent Tom Griffiths, Marilyn Campbell
Minutes
We approved the minutes from Nov 8, 2005 Minutes from Nov 15, 2005 were
approved with the addition of "on behalf of the COA(Council on Aging)" after"Marian
Cohen" under Lexington Adult Supportive Day Program Richard requested that the
minutes be sent to the Town Clerk, Laura will do this from now on and also send all prior
minutes
Comments about 11/15 Meeting
Charles Hornig, speaking for the Planning Board, wondered if he should do an analysis to
make sure the proposed space(s) conforms to zoning bylaws From the space analysis
report as presented last week, he thinks we require at least a 2 acre site There are rules
about parking spaces, setbacks, height limits and so forth. Zoning will be a big issue for
the small sites such as Muzzey and Munroe Discussion about how we would fit on
Muzzey, where Charles thought we would be lucky to get 25-30 parking spaces behind
any proposed building. Norm Cohen is coming to the 11/29 meeting to talk about some
of the legal issues of Muzzey
What about privately owned sites in towns We don't know how to identify them, they
Just appear and disappear
Selection Criteria
We listed each site currently under consideration and the selection criteria as described
on page 10 of the Senior Center Siting Committee Report of April 2, 2001 so we can see
how each site conforms to the criteria. ( + it conforms, - does not conform )
Criteria Harrington Meriam Munroe Muzzey Waldorf
1 + + + + +
2 + + + + +
3 + + - - +
4 + + + + -
5 - + + + -
6 + + + + +
7 + + + - +
8 + + - + +
9 + - + + -
10 - + + + +
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Criteria
1 Functionally accessible
2 Access to well-traveled street
3 Large enough
4 Owned by town or available for acquisition
5 Could be completed within 4 years
6 In a place of prominence
7 Bias toward adaptive reuse rather than using open space
8 Consistent with surroundings
9 Purchase of property should not make total cost prohibitive
10 Availability of public transportation
Time and cost should be given more consideration than other criteria. Meriam St looks
practical according to the chart Municipal lot is 2 5 acres A 28,000 sq ft building
would replace 50-60 parking spaces We need to come up with cost/sq ft to renovate and
to build new Can we get help from the Permanent Building Committee on this9 At
Muzzey we would put the Adult Day program in the existing Center, put the new Senior
Center on the playing field. Meriam seems too expensive, Waldorf has a lease for 17
more years, not practical to consider
We will continue to evaluate these sites
Meeting adjourned at 7 20 pm.
Next meeting Tuesday November 29, 2005 at 5 30 in the Selectmen's Meeting Room at
Town Hall Norm Cohen will come to talk about legal issues
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