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Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Minutes
MEETING OF February 27, 2018
A meeting of the Lexington Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, held in Estabrook Hall,
Cary Memorial Building was called to order 6:30 p.m. by Sarah Felton, with members Stacy
Beutell, Hema Bhatt, Matthew Daggett, Marilyn Fenollosa, Camille Goodwin, Carol Sue Hai,
Leonard Morse-Fortier, Christian Senna, Patrick Sullivan, Ruixi Yuan, with Mr. Deepak Amenani
joining the meeting at a later time, and planning staff David Kucharsky, David Fields, and Assistant
Town Manager Carol Kowalski.
************************ Staff Reports & Updates************************
Planning Staff updated the advisory committee with any known future dates for the ongoing panel
discussion series covering the topics of economic development, housing, and transportation.
********************Comprehensive Plan Overview Discussion*******************
Planning Staff revisited the comprehensive plan framework as presented to Annual Town Meeting
2017 and covered the expectations laid out in the framework, with further explanation on the
different project aspects covered under phase I and phase II.
Questions from the CPAC were fielded by staff and included a suggestion to develop an FAQ based
on feedback from the educator panels, contact other committees who currently gather data for their
own purposes, and further clarification on the role of the as-yet-to-be selected lead consultant.
******************** CPAC Governance*******************
Staff proposed a rotating chair for leadership structure, unless and until the committee vote on a
formalized structure, and a rotating clerk to take minutes each meeting.
******************** Recess*******************
The committee recessed at 6:50 PM to attend a panel discussion on transportation
On a motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously voted to adjourn at 8:05 p.m.
Prepared by David Fields