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Town of Lexington
Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
Minutes of Meeting May 17, 2017
A meeting of the EDAC was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. in the Parker Room
of the Town Office Building.
Members Present: George Burnell, Rick DeAngelis, John McWeeney, David Pronchick, Sig
Tullmann, Narain Bhatia, Kevin McGuire, Charles Minasian, and Larry Smith
Staff Present: Melisa Tintocalis
Liaisons Present: Charles Hornig, Joe Pato
Members Absent: Tom Dusel
MOTIONS
Moved to approve April 19, 2017 minutes
ACTION ITEMS
1.Send out Economic Development Summit Information to EDAC members
MEETING NOTES
Data for Economic Development Summit
Melisa Tintocalis reported on the Economic Development Summit presentation efforts and the
meetings with the sub-committees members Kevin Maguire, Charlie Minasian, Sig Tullmann,
and George Burnell. The sub-committee had met twice to develop content for a presentation to
the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board on the commercial environment in Lexington. Ms.
Tintocalis reviewed some of the initial data that staff complied for the sub-committee’s review
including a history of CIP and residential assessed values as a percent of tax levy and in absolute
dollars; capital financing plan over the next five years; tax rate; new growth values for CIP and
residential and current zoning map.
Mr. DeAngelis recommended the ED Summit discussion include how the Town can encourage
infill redevelopment on existing sites. Mr. Burnell suggested that the ED Summit should convey
the need for commercial development that complements the character of the community. Narain
Bhatia expressed concerns on traffic and congestion, and noted as a Town Meeting member, his
sense was that Town Meeting would want to know how additional commercial development and
the associated traffic impacts could be mitigated.
The committee members requested that property owners be invited to the ED Summit and Mr.
Pronchick requested the agenda of the Economic Development be sent to the EDAC group.
DIF for Hartwell
The MassDevelopment representative was not able to attend. However, Ms. Tintocalis reviewed
the mechanics of a District Increment Financing and how it could apply to the Hartwell district.
Visitor Center Project Status
Ms. Tintocalis stated the architect is in the process of refining the design for the new Visitors
Center and there was another stakeholder meeting anticipated prior to a presentation to the Public
Buildings Committee.
Status on Property Owners Forum in Hartwell & Hartwell Quarterly Meeting
Ms. Tintocalis reported that the property owner’s forum would be on hold until after the ED
Summit to assess the next steps.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:45 a.m.
Next Meeting: June 21, 2017
Approved on: June 21, 2017