HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-07-08-EDAC-min Town of Lexington
Economic Development Advisory Committee
July 8, 2009
Legion Room, Carr Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington,MA
8.00 am to 9:30 am
AGENDA
Vice Chair Sheri Mahoney
Attending Naram Bhatia, Frederick DeAngelis, Sheryl Mahoney, David Bronchick, Sigmar
Tullmann, Peter C.J Kelley, Greg Zurlo, Bob Buckley, reamer &Brownstein
Absent John McWeeney
1 Selectmen's Annual Goal Setting
Action. Provide key areas of concern for consideration
1 Regulatory- Permitting? Perhaps on agenda for goals- BOS set 12 or so goals-
RD- make sure ec is on radar screen. Work through the challenges that more density brings-
DP- Asked Carl if the committee needs more visability?-
NB- Form in message to community that we are going to manage traffic
2 Would like to see a goal- that traffic will not be left to news or blogs- managed through proper
funding and administration.
RD- Suggestion that the mission statement reoffi*- by BOS Ask planning- what mitigation in
place
MMT- Current process is * "-
PK- Challenges- is the community development welcomed or encouraged- comes w/eng.
Team fund * auctioned w/plans that are very intrusive- Stuck w/more urbanized elements that
are more incompatible- Not sure we should accept plans
RD- Framingham- has a requirement * 2 for peer review- This town has the ability as well.
PK- T* process with committees- Appreciation of benefits of community development- tough
if out w/ all parts of view but land on a good result.
RD- Solution (4)(*) may work but changes the characters of rights- But if we focus on how to
more efficiently deliver mitigation- to all effective mitigations "Effective coordination of
transportation efforts"
NB- Not be possible for all development to solve problems- require an investment from
Town- be part of goal- how we are going to fund. Dedicate some % of the grant* monies
GZ- This thinking is useful for the TMOP discussion.
PK- Can have a discussion w/PB & BOS- Calculate the turf* * and a % to fund for
improvements Take new * and put aside a portion toward traffic mitigation.
PK- Should a % of new growth perpetually stay towards transportation issues? Regional-
effective funding- Community wide transportation plans and administration.
Bob Buckley- Can use the BID process to select issues and funding* of infrastructure
2 Bob Buckley- Cubist Presentation.
1 Cubist Pharmaceuticals Sketch Plan submitted to Planning Board
Prepared building the added s f 6 parking story garage Analyzed traffic on mass ave (office)-
144 additional employees Surrounded by Hayden Woods Would like to be under
construction in 2010 Increase in FAR will be only for "* B" (65 Hayden)
DP- Lab requirements?
BB- We're going to ask for 50% mechanical coverage and some uses would be removed from
zoning. Would include manufacturing.
2 November Town Mtg. For Cubist-
PB- * will be 1st week of Septemper Addition is 45' to 50' Will peer review traffic put
together w/the LTP submittal.
MMT- Will be posting on the web and the Cubist site
Action- Link to these from "bus" page.
PK- Do you anticipate the site being self-supported?
BB- Yes- (45/55) leases through 2011 with options to extend.
RD- Presume the * FAR- non-transferrable (new development.)
BB- Tucker Anthony (TA Associates) Site the PSDUP by end of July
2 Patriot Partners development Update
Patriot Partners- will be at BOS 7/13 Changed some uses- incorporated MOU- * is part of*-
Schedule with district topics at each hearing.
September 9- Public Hearing. Consultant- TMOD
Meeting Schedule
Action- find out dates.
3 Planning Board on Site Plan Review regulation process
Maryann McCall-Taylor Attending
5 Meeting Schedule
Next meeting is
6 Other business, at the discretion of the Chairman
3 NAIOP-
Adiournment 9 30am
September 3, 8am
October 1, 8am
November 5, 8am
December 3, 8am