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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-04-15-EDAC-min Town of Lexington Economic Development Advisory Committee Minutes of Meeting of April 15, 2015 EDAC A meeting of the was held on Wednesday, April 15th at 8:00 a.m. in the Parker Room of the Town Office Building at 1625 Mass Ave. Members Present : John McWeeney, George Burnell, Rick DeAngelis, Narain Bhatia, Larry Smith, Sig Tullman, and Lelani Loder, Tom Dusel, Bob Richards Liaisons Present: Charles Hornig (Planning Board), Joe Pato (Board of Selectmen) Staff Present: Carl Valente, Melisa Tintocalis Members Absent: Action Items: None The meeting was called to order at 8:05 a.m. and the following items were discussed: March 2015 minutes were reviewed and approved. Town Meeting Update: Melisa reported that Town Meeting would be asked to consider the funding for the Hartwell Avenue capital improvements including the final design and construction of the Maguire/Hartwell intersection; the renovation of the Kiln Brook Bridge; and the lighting and pedestrian improvements at the Jug Handle. Melisa also reported on the Center parking initiative led by her office and that Town Meeting would be asked to consider funding for new smart parking meters in the Center. NAIOP Bus Tour: The committee discussed ideas how to better position Lexington and participate in the NAIOP bus tour. Previously the committee had discussed hosting a brokers open house around the same time that the NAIOP bus tour was taking place. The committees discussed the ideas of leveraging the bus tour with a captive audience over the trying to organize and promote a separate event that may draw on the same audience. Melisa agreed to coordinate with the NAIOP representatives to seek a role in the bus tour. Other Business: Melisa reported that the Metropolitan Planning Office (MPO) had moved up two Lexington based projects on the priority list for state funding: 1) the Mass Ave intersections at Marrett and Pleasant proposed for 2020 funding, and 2) the Jug Handle reconfiguration which had been moved, but with a year stated. at 9:40AM Meeting Adjourned: Next meeting: May 2015