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Town of Lexington
Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
Minutes of Meeting October 19, 2016
A meeting of the EDAC was held on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. in the Parker Room of
the Town Office Building at 1625 Mass Ave.
Members Present:
Narain Bhatia, George Burnell, Rick DeAngelis, John McWeeney, David Pronchick
Larry Smith, Sig Tullmann
Staff Present:
Melisa Tintocalis, Megan Zammuto
Guests Present:
Charles Hornig, Peter Kelley
Members Absent:
Tom Dusel, Lelani Foster, Kevin McGuire, Bob Richards
Approval of Minutes:
The committee members agreed to review and vote to approve minutes from the September 2016
meeting.
PILOP
(Payment In Lieu of Parking):
Melisa Tintocalis discussed the draft PILOP policy with the committee and explained that the policy was
reviewed by the Lexington Chamber of Commerce and a group of center property owners. The policy was
then brought to the Board of Selectmen. The BOS listened to the collected comments and the Planning
Board is scheduled to hear comments on the policy tonight. Many stakeholders felt that change of use
should be removed from the policy. The current mitigation price is $8,000 per parking space. Some
people felt that that price was too high, and others felt it was too low. The committee discussed how the
collected funds could help augment parking in the center. Members discussed the feasibility of building a
parking structure to supplement parking. Selectman Joe Pato updated the committee on the plans to
research adding additional parking to the center. Committee members encouraged creative ideas such as
valet parking.
George Burnell made a motion to engage with the Planning Department and the Board of Selectmen as to
how we will provide adequate parking if we proceed to adopt a PILOP Policy. The motion was seconded
and unanimously approved.
Planning Board Update:
Charles Hornig updated the committee on the recent Planning Board initiative
to engage Lexington Residents. He discussed proposed adjustments to CRO districts to make the parcels
more like CM. Some changes include increasing FAR to 0.35. The committee discussed the presentation
and thanked Charles for the work he has done. The committee decided to do an analysis on the proposed
changes and review the fiscal impact.
Rick DeAngelis made a motion to thank Charles Hornig and support his efforts to increase economic
development through zoning. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
128 Business Council Update:
Melisa Tintocalis updated the committee on the Rev Shuttle. Invoices are
going out to property owners and ridership has been high.
Middlesex 3 Coalition Update:
Megan Zammuto discussed the recent efforts of the Middlesex 3
Coalition including the recent business leader roundtable meetings with Representatives Seth Moulton
and Niki Tsongas. The coalition is also working on a resource guide, and recently submitted a regional
economic development organization grant application.
Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 10:03 a.m.
Next Meeting:
November 16, 2016
Approved on:
November 16, 2016