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March 24, 2021 Adjourned Session of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting cont'd... ARTICLE 25: AMEND BORROWING AUTHORIZATION CONSERVATION LAND ACQUISITION MOTION: That the Town vote to amend the source of funding and borrowing authorization for the acquisition of conservation land at 39 Highland Avenue, approved under Article 7 of Special Town Meeting 2020-3, by (1) increasing the $1,680,000 appropriated from the Undesignated Fund Balance of the Community Preservation Fund by $1,000,000, for a total of$2,680,000 to be appropriated from the Undesignated Fund Balance of the Community Preservation Fund for the purposes of said acquisition and any costs incidental thereto; and (2) rescinding the borrowing authorization voted under Article 7 of Special Town Meeting 2020-3 and reducing the amount authorized to be borrowed thereunder to $0. ARTICLE 27: INCREASE IN RECREATION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP MOTION: That § 29-17 of the Committee Bylaw, Chapter 29 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, be amended by replacing the word "five" with the word "seven" in the second sentence thereof, thereby increasing the membership of the Recreation Committee from five to seven members. ARTICLE 28: REDUCING NOISE FROM LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 37: AMEND GENERAL BYLAW STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (CHAPTER 114) MOTION: That §114-4.A(3)(a) of the Stormwater Management Bylaw, Chapter 114 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, be amended as follows, where struck though text is to be removed: Requires a special permit or a special permit with site plan review. ARTICLE 38: AMEND GENERAL BYLAWS-TREES (CHAPTER 120) MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 40: AMEND ZONING BYLAW-RETAINING WALLS MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 42: AMEND ZONING BYLAW—FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT MOTION: That the Zoning Bylaw, Chapter 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington, be amended by adding the following §135-7.1.7: 7.1.7 Floodplain Administrator. The Town Manager or their designee shall serve as the official Floodplain Administrator for the Town of Lexington. ARTICLE 43: AMEND ZONING BYLAW- TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS MOTION: That this article be indefinitely postponed. 10:06 p.m. There were several questions from members on the Consent Agenda, including the cost of chrome books for the High School, why HVAC Improvements in the schools were Indefinitely Postponed, a procedural question regarding Article 25, Park and Playground funding, and why Technical Corrections to the Zoning Bylaw were Indefinitely Postponed. 10:14 p.m. The Moderator called the vote, explaining that a two-thirds vote would be needed for passage of the Consent Agenda. 10:16 p.m. Following remote electronic vote tallying, the Moderator declared the CONSENT AGENDA Adopted by the necessary two-thirds on a vote of: Yes No Abstain 179 0 3 10:18 p.m. The Moderator reviewed the schedule for the upcoming session of Annual Town Meeting.