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Home My WebLink About1990-06-12-DAC-min.pdf Design Advisory Committee Meeting Notes Date 12 June 1990 Location Town Office Building Attending Kerry Brandin, Tom Coffman, Jack Eddison, John Frey, Barbara Hulsizer, Peg Read, John Vinton Betsy Whitman 1 Approval of May 8th minutes adopted as submitted 2 Board of Appeals actions/comments 2a Mass Avenue Sunoco Station Planning Board comments were discussed Proposal was withdrawn 2b Crafty Yankee sign Planning Board commented that the sign was too high and large The committee discussed whether the sign should be free standing or attached to the building Construction details were questioned The flush contilevered sign arm seemed fragile Members commented that sign submittals should come with building elevations that illustrate the context Otherwise, assessment is difficult Committee recommended that the sign be relocated to the building where it would help identify the shop 3 East Lexington Neighborhood Association has expressed enthusiasm for the Design Guidelines and wishes to help in any way with the implementation Several merchants including Berman's and Kerry's Catch expressed interest in environmental changes and improvements 4 Memorial Tree Fund concept for funding new trees in town by means of memorial gifts was discussed Maintenance must also be considered as well as purchase and planting There may be a combined interest with this and other Public Trusts already in operation Check with Alan Fields Decision as to whether and how need input from others Ideas to be solicited from Dave Williams, Rick White, and representatives of town boards 5 Shawmut/Muzzey Street Tree Planting Jack Eddison will approach Rick White regarding planting ideas Needs were felt for this area 6 Adopted Traffic Islands program has been very successful The Wilson Farm islands and those of Doran's and Lexington Gardens all look very attractive and have been well maintained The DAC will write a letter of appreciation to the businesses involved The plant materials on the Mass Avenue island @ Wilson's Farm have gotten a bit high for traffic safety The Lexington Field and Garden Club island at Worthen Road also looks very well L a � 7 Sign Bylaw DAC will begin an effort on the sign bylaw as time permits Several sign related issues were discussed at the meeting 7a @ new island at the Green, yellow DPW signs are proliferating again This has seemed to have spread to the island at the Unitarian Church as well 7b @ center of town, on axis with Waltham Street, is a large green directional sign for Bedford and Concord, etc DAC questioned whether there was another way to handle this communication less obtrusively 7c @ Lincoln Street Nature Path, signs are proliferating also DAC input may be needed to suggest a better grouping of memorial and instructional signage at that site 7d Welcome to Lexington signs are a good idea that needs to be carried out tastefully in order to make appropiate first impressions Jack Eddison has been discussing with the Chamber of Commerce 8 Design Guidelines Final Comments DAC members are to send final comments to the review committee (Rick Bechtel, Peg Read, John Frey, Jack Eddison) for comments to the consultant 9 New Issues 9a Lincoln Park will not be using the DAC selection for trash barrels due to the expense of the selection This is an example of the public improvements dilemna that the DAC and the town are facing notes by JV L