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Town of Lexington
Lexington Community Center Program Advisory Committee
Nancy Shepard, Chairman Tel: 781-698-4800
Alessandro Alessandrini Fax: 781-861-2747
Francesca Pfrommer
Mehr Khurana
Sandra Shaw
Archana Singhal
Ling Yang
Community Center Program Advisory Committee
Minutes of Meeting
January 10, 2019
A meeting of the Community Center Programs Advisory Committee (CCPAC)was held on Thursday,
January 10, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lexington Community Center, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington.
Meeting Attendees: Members—Nancy Shepard(Chairman),Archana Singhal(Vice Chair),Francesca
Pfrommer, Ling Yang,Mehr Khurana(Youth Commission), Sandra Shaw (COA)
Ex-Officio Member Attendees: Thomas Romano (Youth&Family Program Coordinator), Hemali Shah
(Senior Services Coordinator) Sue Rockwell(Historical Society)
Unable to attend: Melissa Battite (Director of Recreation&Community Programs), Christine Dean
(Community Center Director), Doug Lucente(Board of Selectman), Alessandro Alessandrini(School
Committee)
The meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m.
1. Minutes of December 13,2018
The minutes from the December 13 meeting were reviewed and accepted unanimously.
2. Public Comment
a. Eagle Scout Project by Jordan O'Hare Gibson
Jordan proposed to build 3 picnic tables with umbrellas at the Community Center for
residents to use year round. Francesca asked if there has to be any upkeep, to which
Jordan reported that he has had the same tables at home for 4-5 years outside and
they are fine. Jordan said the project would be around$920 for everything. Sandra
Shaw moved to accept the Eagle Scout project as proposed; it was unanimously
approved. Archana said that the Committee would write a letter to the Minuteman so
there is publicity for the project.
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4. Liaison Report
Sandra Shaw reported that at the last COA meeting there was discussion about cheaper
options for senior housing. She also mentioned that the MLK Day of Service is coming up.
Sandra said that High School students will be going out on the MLK day of service to make
house calls to change light bulbs, change batteries, and run errands. Archana suggested that
Hemali put the MLK day of service in the Community Calendar or the Colonial Times so
other seniors are aware of it.
Mehr brought up an idea from the Youth Commission where they wanted to have a drive-in
at Lexington High School and they suggested to have a preview of the Community Center
before the movie started. Tom mentioned that if you show the movie outside there is a license
that you have to get, so they may try playing the movie inside. Mehr is going to take this info
back to the Youth Commission and get back to us. The spike ball tournament which was
mentioned in previous meetings was also briefly discussed.
Francesca said that the Recreation Committee settled on a 6 lane track with an 8 lane
straightaway.Next week's public meeting will discuss options for the infield and what
surface to use(hybrid,turf, or natural). The Committee is not hearing from the regular
townsperson,they want to know if people other than those involved in organized athletics
have an opinion on the track. There is still the possibility of having a lighted football field in
the middle of the track. Community group, LexSwim, approached the Recreation Committee
and were referred to work through Suzie Barry to establish a committee. They are looking to
have an indoor pool somewhere in Lexington since they Minuteman Tech facility will be
closed. Ling was wondering when the adhoc committee will be starting, no one is sure yet but
updates will be posted.
Archana mentioned that IAAL is looking for new programs to add and be a part of as they are
accepting new members.
5. CPR Memorial Fund Update
Nancy inquired if donations made will be tax deductible and the group was unsure. When the
flyer for the Daniel Palant fund is made, it was suggested to add a QR code to it so it would
be easier for people around town to access the donation page.Nancy has not followed up with
Barbara Palant yet but will by the next meeting.
Christine Dean reached out to the Finance Department to see if donations made to the
Community Center gift fund is possible. At this time we are waiting for further information.
6. Community Center,Recreation and Human Services Updates
Tom Romano reported that the Community Center has added a"purpose" column to the
drop-in sign in sheet so we can keep a track of what people are doing the drop-in rooms. The
Community Center has also added"No Commercial Business"to the room signs 245 &246
so that will help deter meetings/sales calls that should not be happening on Town-owned
property.
The athletic field lighting project is underway and they have already made great progress.
Pictures can be found on the Capital Projects page of the Recreation website.
Tom Romano reported that 70 kids went tubing on January 10 to Nashoba Valley Tubing
Park. On January 26 we will host the second annual Open House. There are 13 businesses
registered at the moment and we will be expecting a couple hundred people during the 4 hour
time block. On February 9 the Community Center is pairing up with Lexington Education
Foundation for its second"UnPlug"event where they have yoga, arts &crafts,music lessons,
and more. They are expecting a couple hundred people during the two hour block. The new
Recreation Supervisor Hayato Tsurumaki started on January 2 and is off to a great start.
7. Adjourn/Next Meeting February 14",2019
The next meeting of the Community Center Program Advisory Committee is scheduled to take
place on Thursday,February 14, 2019 at 7:00pm at the Lexington Community Center.
The January 10, 2019 meeting of the Community Center Program Advisory Committee adjourned at 8:41
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Respectfully submitted,
Thomas Romano,Youth&Family Program Coordinator