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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOWN CLERK
MEETING MINUTES LEXINGTON MA
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting was called to order by Sarah
Felton, Co-Chair at 7:21 PM virtually via Zoom.
CPAC Members Present: Chris Herbert, Co-Chair; Sarah Felton, Co-Chair; Marilyn Fenollosa;
Hema Bhatt; Patrick Sullivan; Matt Daggett; Len Morse-Fortier; Deepak Amenani
CPAC Liaisons Present: Bob Creech, Liaison to the Planning Board; Mark Sandeen, Liaison to the
Select Board; Melanie Thompson, Liaison to the Planning Board; Joe Pato, Liaison to the Select
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Staff Members Present: Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; Molly
Belanger, Land Use Planner
Consultants Present (Project Co-Leads): Daphne Politis, Community Circle, Martha Lyon, Martha
Lyon Landscape Architecture
Meeting Materials:
-Implementation Plan Introduction (25 key recommendations) updated January 20, 2022
• Meeting Opening
Sarah Felton, Co-Chair called the meeting to order at 7:21 PM.
• 25 Key Recommendations
• Ms. Felton thanked the Project Co-Leads for their work on the
Implementation Plan.
• Chris Herbert, Co-Chair, began a discussion on the 25 key recommendations
and welcomed the CPAC Members to comment, and several members gave
their support or critiques.
• Mr. Herbert asked the Project Co-Leads to explain the recommendations and
how they were chosen. Daphne Politis, Project Co-Lead, mentioned the
recommendations were meant as stepping stones that are necessary to lay
the foundations for large, more difficult goals that can be found later in the
following nine sections of the Implementation Plan. The order of the
recommendations is random.
• Status of Implementation Plan and process for Incorporating Feedback
• Ms. Politis announced Volume I (The Plan) would be released soon, which
incorporated comments submitted by the CPAC on January 31St
• The CPAC should review Volume 1 by February 28th for general themes and
information gaps.
• February 17 Planning Board Meeting
• Ms. Politis announced Volume I will be reviewed by the Planning Board. The
Planning Board will discuss their opinions on the overall themes of Volume I
at their meeting on February 17. Staff, Project Co-Leads, and Co-Chairs will
be representing the CPAC at this meeting.
Marilyn Fenollosa moved to adjourn the CPAC meeting, and Hema Bhatt seconded the motion.
Sarah Felton took a roll-call vote to adjourn the February 9th CPAC meeting. The CPAC voted
unanimously to adjourn.
The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) meeting of February 9th, 2022, adjourned
at 9:35 PM.