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Contents 2013 Annual Report Town of Lexington, Massachusetts Town Report Committee includes: Chair: Lynne Pease Editorial Staff: Gloria Amirault Elaine Quinlan Margareth Sarmiento Photographer: David Tabeling Layout: Katherine Gorry -Hines Complex IT, Lexington MA Printer: Quality Graphics, Inc 1,000 copies printed Also available at http://records.lexingtonma.gov/ weblink8 Each year, volunteers getthe unique opportunity to learn about theirTown through their work on this Report. We hope those who peruse this Report also discover something new and interesting about Lexington. Many thanks to the hardworking team listed above, committee members and town staff, who contribute to this report. This Report, including narratives, covers the fiscal year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Un- less otherwise noted, financial data reports the total dollars expended in the fiscal year (FY) that began July 1, 2012 and ended June 30, 2013. Depictions of Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration including the All -Town Photo taken at the center field on September 22, 2012 by Joanne Rathe Strohmeyer (Courtesy of the Boston Globe); photo of the clock dedication ceremony at Emery Park on May 25, 2013 by David Tabeling; depiction of a photo mosaic bell made by John Phelan for the official Incorpora- tion Day Town -Wide Bell Ringing held March 31, 2013; and an official 300th Anniversary Signature Banner inscribed by Lexington resi- dents, businesses, and community organizations throughout the tercentennial. Lexington by the Numbers iii Cary Memorial Building Program Committee 107 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee 4 Center Committee 108 Town Government Commission on Disability 108 Communications Advisory Committee (CAC) 109 Board of Selectmen 16 Community Center Advisory Committee 110 Town Manager 18 Community CenterTask Force 111 Town Clerk /Board of Registars 20 Community Preservation Committee 111 State Primary— September 2013 22 Condominium Conversion Board 113 Presidential /State Election— November 6, 2012 25 Council for the Arts 113 Special Town Meeting— November 19, 2012 27 Council on Aging 114 Annual Town Election —March 4, 2013 30 Design Advisory Committee 114 Special Town Meeting Minutes —March 18, 2013 32 Economic Development Advisory Committee 115 March 18, 2013 Annual Town Meeting 34 Energy Conservation Committee 116 Special State Primary —April 30, 2013 48 Estabrook School Access Task Force 116 Special Town Meeting Minutes —June 17, 2013 49 Fence Viewers 117 Special State Election —June 25, 2013 50 Fund for Lexington 117 Town Meeting Members 51 Greenways Corridor Committee 118 Elected Town Officials 53 Hanscom Committees 118 Senators and Representatives 54 Historic Districts Commission 119 Moderator 55 Historical Commission 120 Town Meeting Members Association (TMMA) 55 Housing Authority 120 Housing Partnership Board 121 Cary Memorial Library 57 Human Rights Committee 122 Community Development 59 Human Services Committee 122 Finance 64 Lexington Housing Assistance Board 123 Fire and Rescue 65 Noise Advisory Committee 124 Human Services 67 Permanent Building Committee 124 Lexington Community Education 69 Police Manual Policy Committee 125 Information Technology (IT) 70 Regional Planning 125 Minuteman Regional High School 70 Scholarship and Education Fund Committee 126 Planning 73 School Transportation and Safety Study Committee 127 Police 75 Sidewalk Committee 127 Public Facilities 79 Sustainable Lexington Committee 128 Public Works 81 Tax Deferral and Exemption Study Committee 129 Recreation 90 Tourism Committee 129 Retirement 91 Town Celebrations Committee 130 School Committee 92 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee 131 Superintendent of Schools 98 Transportation Advisory Committee 132 Town Counsel 99 Tree Committee 132 Town Committees Trustees of Public Trusts 133 2020 Vision Committee 102 Water and Sewer Abatement Board 143 Antony Sister City Association 102 Youth Commission 144 Appropriation Committee 103 Appendix — Financial Data Bicycle Advisory Committee 104 Comptroller Schedule of Appropriations 145 Biosafety Committee 105 Enterprise Funds 149 Board of Appeals 105 Debt Service Summary 151 Capital Expenditures Committee 106 Revenues /Expenditures and Fund Balances 152 Cary Lecture Series Committee 107